“That’s Incredible” Broadcasts History’s First Video Game World Championship (1983)
07.27.2009
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Speaking of “Look Around You”, here’s a nifty nostalgic peek at 1983’s “That’s Incredible Video Game Invitational.”  Twin Galaxies says:

Twin Galaxies first Coronation Day Tournament is recognized as history’s first video game “World Championship”—held January 8-9, 1983 at the the Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA.

Co-sponsored by Twin Galaxies and ABC-TV’s That’s Incredible, the event featured nineteen of North America’s top players competing on five current titles: Frogger, Millipede, Joust, Super Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong, Jr.

The top three finalists won complimentary subscriptions to Joystik, RePlay and Playmeter Magazine and were invited to compete on the “That’s Incredible” finals in Los Angeles.

The show was aired to an international TV audience on February 21, 1983.

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Posted by Tara McGinley | 2 Comments
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Jul 28, 2009
Robert Sterling says:

Why is it that when I read the show title of “That’s Incredible” the first thing that popped into my head was the name Yogi Kudu?

Robalini, showing his age…

Jul 25, 2011
Flash Games says:

thanks admin

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