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The '''U.S. National Video Game Team''' was founded on July 25, 1983 in [[Ottumwa, Iowa]], USA by [[Walter Day]] and the [Twin Galaxies]Intergalactic Scoreboard. |
The '''U.S. National Video Game Team''' was founded on July 25, 1983 in [[Ottumwa, Iowa]], USA by [[Walter Day]] and the [Twin Galaxies]Intergalactic Scoreboard. |
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In 1986, the USNVGT continued on without Day with Donn Nauert <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.syfygames.com/news/article/icons-donn-nauert-is-one-of-the-fathers-of-esports-competition|title = ICONS: Donn Nauert is one of the fathers of eSports competition|date = June 25, 2015|accessdate = June 25, 2015|website = G4@Syfygames|publisher = NBCUniversal|last = Patterson|first = Patrick Scott}}</ref> as team captain. Eager to increase their reach, the Team purchased Twin Galaxies from Day for $1,500 and began to extend their reach to include publishing the ''Top Score Newsletter'' and ''Electronic Game Player Magazine'', which became ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' a short time later. <ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.syfygames.com/news/article/icons-jeff-peters-has-left-his-mark-on-multiple-aspects-of-gaming-culture---part-2|title = ICONS: Jeff Peters has left his mark on multiple aspects of gaming culture - Part 2|date = May 8, 2015|accessdate = May 8, 2015|website = G4@Syfygames|publisher = NBCUniversal|last = Patterson|first = Patrick Scott}}</ref> Nauert appeared in television commercials for the Atari 7800 <ref name=":1" /> and served as the referee for Incredible Sunday on ''[[That's Incredible!]]'', a three-game competition on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] that served as a precursor to the [[Nintendo World Championships 1990]]. <ref name=":0" /> The USNVGT also endorsed various video game products with a Player's Seal of Approval from 1988-1989. |
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==Members== |
==Members== |
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Additional members accepted in 1985: |
Additional members accepted in 1985: |
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*Perry Rodgers, Seattle, Washington |
*Perry Rodgers, Seattle, Washington |
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*Donn Nauert, Austin, Texas <ref>{{Citation|title= There was Once a U.S. National Video Game Team, and This Guy Was Its Captain |publisher = Kotaku |date= 13 Apr 2012 |url=http://kotaku.com/5901938/there-was-once-a-us-national-video-game-team-and-this-guy-was-its-captain|author=Owen Good|accessdate=7 Aug 2013}}</ref> |
*Donn Nauert, Austin, Texas <ref name=":1">{{Citation|title= There was Once a U.S. National Video Game Team, and This Guy Was Its Captain |publisher = Kotaku |date= 13 Apr 2012 |url=http://kotaku.com/5901938/there-was-once-a-us-national-video-game-team-and-this-guy-was-its-captain|author=Owen Good|accessdate=7 Aug 2013}}</ref> |
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*Dwayne Richard, Alberta, Canada |
*Dwayne Richard, Alberta, Canada |
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The U.S. National Video Game Team was founded on July 25, 1983 in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA by Walter Day and the [Twin Galaxies]Intergalactic Scoreboard.
In 1986, the USNVGT continued on without Day with Donn Nauert [1] as team captain. Eager to increase their reach, the Team purchased Twin Galaxies from Day for $1,500 and began to extend their reach to include publishing the Top Score Newsletter and Electronic Game Player Magazine, which became Electronic Gaming Monthly a short time later. [2] Nauert appeared in television commercials for the Atari 7800 [3] and served as the referee for Incredible Sunday on That's Incredible!, a three-game competition on the Nintendo Entertainment System that served as a precursor to the Nintendo World Championships 1990. [1] The USNVGT also endorsed various video game products with a Player's Seal of Approval from 1988-1989.
Members
Walter Day was the Team Captain and the first five members chosen by Twin Galaxies for the team were:
- Billy Mitchell, Hollywood, Florida (Had five listings in Guinness that year, a record)
- Steve Harris, Gladstone, Missouri (Later founded Electronic Gaming Monthly [EGM])
- Jay Kim, Miami, Florida
- Ben Gold, Dallas, Texas (Won history's first Video Game World Championship, televised by ABC's That's Incredible)
- Tim McVey, Ottumwa, Iowa (Achieved history's first Billion-Point-Score on a video game.)
Additional members accepted in 1983:
- Tom Asaki, Bozeman, Montana
- Tim Collum, Boyd, Texas
- Eric Ginner, Mountain View, California
- Todd Walker, Milpitas, California
- Mark Bersabe, San Jose, California
- Jeff Peters, Etiwanda, California
Additional members accepted in 1984:
- Mark Hoff, Ottumwa, Iowa
- Leo Daniels, Wilmington, North Carolina
- Chris Emery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Additional members accepted in 1985:
- Perry Rodgers, Seattle, Washington
- Donn Nauert, Austin, Texas [3]
- Dwayne Richard, Alberta, Canada
Additional members accepted in 1986:
- Gary Hatt, Ontario, California
- Jim Allee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Brent Walker, Austin, Texas
- Todd Rogers, Bridgeview, Illinois (First paid pro video game player)
- Scott Rogers, Bridgeview, Illinois
- Eric Gater, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Additional members accepted in 1994:
- Terry "Trickman" Minnich, Lombard, Illinois
- Ken "Sushi-X" Williams, Lombard, Illinois
Additional members accepted in 2005:
- David Nelson, Laconia, New Hampshire
References
- ^ a b Patterson, Patrick Scott (June 25, 2015). "ICONS: Donn Nauert is one of the fathers of eSports competition". G4@Syfygames. NBCUniversal. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ Patterson, Patrick Scott (May 8, 2015). "ICONS: Jeff Peters has left his mark on multiple aspects of gaming culture - Part 2". G4@Syfygames. NBCUniversal. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ a b Owen Good (13 Apr 2012), There was Once a U.S. National Video Game Team, and This Guy Was Its Captain, Kotaku, retrieved 7 Aug 2013
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