Otumwa Iowa, 1982. Here is a taste of some of the archival footage from the early days of the Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard and other activities organized by Walter Day. This footage is all held in copyright and can only be used in productions under written license agreement. Producers should contact me here to request to license the footage.
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FOR a brief shining moment in the 1980s, Ottumwa was the unlikely hotspot of the fledgling videogame industry as gamers around the globe flocked to this sleepy Iowa city and its videogame arcade for a series of landmark tournaments.
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Events Calendar (The Times-News)
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