Walter Day

Walter Day is the original founder of Twin Galaxies, an organizaton that tracks world records for video games and Walter Day Trading cards. In 1981, he appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in an edition featuring video games, and he established rules and compliled records for competitive video game playing. Twin Galaxies soon became known as the trusted database for high score records. Beginning in 1983, Guinness World Records recognized video games as a new category, and Twin Galaxies became the official supplier of verified scores, Walter has appeared in numerous documentaries and is known as the "Father of Esports".

Tim Kitzrow

TIM KITZROW is the iconic voice of your favorite sports franchises -- NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, NHL Hitz and MLB Slugfest -- and over a dozen classic pinball games. With NBA JAM, which grossed over $2 BILLION to date, Kitzrow introduced BOOMSHAKALAKA to the NBA lexicon and earned pop culture immortality. A Chicago based Voice Artist and NBA pop culture personality, Kitzrow is beloved by fans for his unforgettable catchphrases and one-of-a-kind humor and entertainment.

Brian Colin

Brian Colin is an American video-game designer, artist and animator. Among his best-known works are the coin-operated arcade games Rampage, Arch Rivals and Rampage: World Tour as well as General Chaos for the Sega Genesis game console.

Paul Zimmerman

Paul Zimmerman, of Deerfield, Il, is a multi-talented gamer who excels in both the arcade and console worlds. With more than a dozen world records verified by the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard, Paul has attained celebrity status and has apperared as a special guest at numerous gaming events. Famous for his skill on the Atari 2600 and 7800 consoles, Paul received a Medal from Twin Galaxies in August, 2009.

Billy Mitchell

William James Mitchell Jr. was the special guest in 2019. He rose to national prominence in the 1980s when Life included him in a photo spread of game champions during the height of the golden age of arcade games. In 1999, Mitchell became the first person to record a perfect score of 3,333,360 points on the arcade game Pac-Man. Billie also co-starred in 2007's documentary "The King of Kong: a Fist Full of Quarters"

Daniel Pasina

Daniel Pesina was the special guest in 2018. He is an American martial arts expert and a former freelance employee of Midway. He is best known for his motion capture acting in 1992's Mortal Kombat, where he played Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Reptile and served as martial arts coordinator for the game.

Steven Lucas

The 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge National Champion.

Joust Master Lonnie McDonald representing the IVGHOF & opened 2020 nominations.

Pete Hahn and Doc Mack of Galloping Ghost Arcade accepted their 2019 IVGHOF awards during the 2020 nomination opening ceremony.

Renown record breaker Brian Kuh joins us for the Kong-Off.