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AIM logs by Fussbett 01/20/2005, 3:40am PST
INC: haha
INC: modelled for Mello Mail
INC: "Media Tranning"
INC: Celeberties
INC: I`m glad he listed them out like that
INC: I wonder if there are other celeberties
Sanitario666: Yeah, theres a list of celebrities all right.

The man is certainly one of the most prolific high-scorers in the history of videogames, with hundreds of scores dating back as far as 1980. Many of them will be 1st place world records, once they are verified.

INC: Why is the verification process taking so long?
Sanitario666: Because no one wants to watch 86 hours of Journey Escape on videotape.

"I remember my dad saying `hey, slow down on the controller!` while we played Atari`s Street Racer", muses Todd, "I guess this was his way of saying `slow down so I can beat you`."

INC: memories
Sanitario666: haha

Todd`s obsession with videogames grew with each new release, and soon he decided to try his skills in the arcades.

INC: wow, stepping up! So long, living room! Hello, big time!

After the 1982 Consumer Electronics Show, other companies began calling Todd with their videogame promos. Soon, he was writing for the popular videogame publication, Joystik Magazine. He found himself in a room with Eric Ginner, the Centipede champion at the arcade level, and Jim Gorzelany, the editor of the magazine.

INC: he must have pinched himself

In the following months, Todd promoted games like Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega, and played at the 1990 play-offs for Nintendo. He soon realized that most of these games were not based on the same concepts he was accustomed to. These games presented the player with no real recognition for a high score, and enabled the players to cheat using certain enhancements. Many of them didn`t keep score at all.

Sanitario666: "You used to be about the SCORE, man!"
INC: Time wasn`t kind to Todd
INC: The industry he spent so much time promoting, left him behind

Now, Todd is ready to get back in the ring. Along with submitting old videotapes, photographs, and article clippings documenting his high scores from the past, Todd is busy playing his way to new world records. He still has the skills, as evidenced by his recent score achievements, which include 780,035 (flipped) on Centipede, 59,050,059 on Journey Escape, and 0:56 on Superman, all for the Atari 2600. He plans on becoming a key player in the world of competitive gaming.

Sanitario666: I became a key player... In Adventure 2600.



INC: Jhoh would kill for that shirt

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Ray: OK that`s awesome
Ray: A list of celebrities he`s met. Good at drawing, arm wrestling, tarantulas
Sanitario666: You chose drawing over tummy rolling?
Ray: How did I miss that! I didn`t even see it
Ray: WTF is it?
Sanitario666: When you do the wave with your stomach.
Sanitario666: It`s in Special Skills / Interests, so maybe he`s just interested in the feat.
Ray: Oh OK. I suspected that but thought it wouldn`t go on a resume
Ray: I guess I outthunk myself
Ray: I played that 18 Wheeler game in Florida. It sucks, although there`s room for 2 in the cab so my bro sat with me and worked the horn. Otherwise it`s the world`s slowest driving game
Sanitario666: Oh yeah, I burned it on the Dreamcast.
Sanitario666: Imagine it without the thrill of the cab environment.
Ray: Hard to
Sanitario666: Special Skill: Imagining 18 Wheeler without the cab.
Sanitario666: I have a book he mentions, How To Master Home Video Games.
Ray: And he appears in it?
Sanitario666: Contributor I`m guessing. I`m not running to get it.
Sanitario666: So fuck YOU, pal.
Ray: There was a "How to Win at E.T." magazine?
Ray: inaugural issue: "Don`t buy it."
Ray: second issue: "invest in landfills"
Ray: executive #1: "We should hire this guy maybe. Does this Gorf championship mean anything?"
Ray: executive 2: "Well who presented it?"
Ray: 1: "Walter Day" 2: "Hired!"
Ray: For second place you get the inferior Ron "Corky" Corcoran as presenter
Sanitario666: His whole site is good.
Sanitario666: The tale of how someone told him he was a big loser when he was 36, so he decided to come back to the video game... game.
Sanitario666: Retake all his Atari 2600 records.
Sanitario666: Here`s me: someone gives a shit about Atari 2600 records?
Ray: "to continue to make his mark, again!"
Sanitario666: Ok, I got the book.
Ray: finally
Sanitario666: He`s prominently displayed on the THANKS page.
Sanitario666: Name #20
Sanitario666: ...of 26 names
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Todd Rogers by Fussbett 01/20/2005, 3:26am PST NEW
    AIM logs by Fussbett 01/20/2005, 3:40am PST NEW
        For girls to like you you have to have some kinda skills. by Fullofkittens 01/20/2005, 6:59am PST NEW
            COMPUTER HACKING SKILLS NT by Creexul :( 01/20/2005, 8:47am PST NEW
        I'm calling him on this by FABIO 01/20/2005, 9:27am PST NEW
            SMB does not keep a score (unless you count lives) NT by Ray of Light 01/20/2005, 11:22am PST NEW
                then what are those numbers that float up when you jump on stuff? by FABIO 01/20/2005, 11:41am PST NEW
                    The first Mario game to NOT keep score was Mario 64. NT by Creexul :( 01/20/2005, 12:03pm PST NEW
                        Mario 2 by FABIO 01/20/2005, 12:52pm PST NEW
                            Oh yeah. :( NT by Creexul :( 01/20/2005, 2:36pm PST NEW
                    lol wtf was I thinking?! by Ray of Light 01/20/2005, 1:31pm PST NEW
    Flatlined for 28 seconds and missed his chance to move. by Clent Kark 01/20/2005, 4:21am PST NEW
    Eric Smith still does the channel 7 morning news. NT by Creexul :( 01/20/2005, 8:41am PST NEW
    Somebody's been reading my QT3 posts!!!! by Kthor 01/20/2005, 9:56am PST NEW
        I'll buy your game. That's it. NT by Mysterio 01/20/2005, 12:58pm PST NEW
            Thanks, Mysterio! NT by Kthor 01/21/2005, 8:33am PST NEW
        No! by Fussbett 01/21/2005, 2:58am PST NEW
            Nevemind! by Fussbett 01/21/2005, 3:03am PST NEW
                Re: Nevemind! by Kthor 01/21/2005, 8:34am PST NEW
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        All of his scores have been erased from Twin Galaxies by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/29/2018, 10:52am PST NEW
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