David Nelson (born January 18, 1974, in New Hampshire) is an American arcade video game player who holds world record high scores listed in the 2008 Guinness World Records-Gamer's Edition.
David Nelson has broken many world records while competing in classic arcade championships at the Funspot Family Fun Center in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire. As of 2008, David Nelson held more than 20 world records on arcade and console game titles.David Nelson's High-Score Records, TwinGalaxies
In competitive play, Nelson took third place in the 2001 Classic Video Game World Championship. In 2006, David Nelson won two major divisional championships at the 2006 Funspot Classic Arcade Tournament, June 1–4, 2006. He won the "Color" competition, which featured a high-score contest on 10 different titles from the 1980-1985 era and he won the "Monochrome" Division, which featured titles from the 1970s. The year before, in 2005, at Funspot, he was co-crowned the 2005 "Player of the Year", sharing the title with Michael Sao Pedro of Massachusetts.Spyhunter.com June, 2006., Spyhunter007.com
On November 11, 2005, David Nelson was designated Team Captain of the New England Chapter of the U.S. National Video Game Team.The U.S. National Video Game Team to hold tryouts, November 11, 2005., TwinGalaxies
After years as a volunteer referee with Twin Galaxies, David Nelson was elevated to the position of Senior Referee and then, in 2008, assigned to the post of Chief Referee.David Nelson Promoted to Chief Referee, June 15, 2006., TwinGalaxies Nelson was the presiding referee at the World Record Weekend competition held at the Challenge Arcade in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, September 18–21, 2008—an official event to qualify for inclusion in the Guinness World Records- Gamer's Edition.Twin Galaxies to attend World Record Weekend at Challenge Arcade, September 8, 2008., TwinGalaxies
Chronology of significant world records Gaming achievements that hold 1st Place in the World Date Game Score Site Platform3/1/2000X Games Pro BoarderTwin Galaxies Rankings for X Games Pro Boarder., TwinGalaxies3,982Home Submission PlayStation3/21/04AvalancheTwin Galaxies Rankings for Avalanche., TwinGalaxies2,453PhillyClassic 2004 Arcade2/8/05Warlords96,125Home SubmissionMAME - INP6/4/06Super Princess Peach-Fastest23.470FunspotNintendo DS4/14/07APB 86,294FunspotArcade5/31/08Astro Fighter37,130FunspotArcade
References Funspot Arcade Tournament Coverage, Gamespy.com, June, 2000.
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