Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007)

1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.

Director:

Lincoln Ruchti

Stars:

Walter Day, Ben Gold, Steve Sanders

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Walter Day	...	Self
Ben Gold	...	Self
Steve Sanders	...	Self
Kent Farries	...	Self
Darren Olsen	...	Self
Billy Mitchell	...	Self
Ronald Bailey	...	Self
Sam Blackburn	...	Self
Mark Robichek	...	Self
Todd Rogers	...	Self
Robert Mruczek	...	Self
Joel West	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leo Daniels	...	Self

Storyline

1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and brief drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eric Ginner, the player from the center of the LIFE Magazine photo, refused to take part in the film. Ginner's gaming accomplishments were featured in 100s of early 80s media outlets, and he won the 1981 Centipede World Championships.

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Alternate Versions

A more complete Screener-version leaked out on the web. It has copyrighted songs instead of the specially made synth-tunes of the retail-version. It also has an extra scene with Rob's "art" collection.

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Connections

Features 1942 (1984)

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Soundtracks

Easier Said Than Done
Performed by Walter Day
Written by Walter Day
Recorded for Chasing Ghosts 2006

User Reviews

A Look Back 30 Years to the Arcade Days...

1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.

I enjoyed the discussion of how to make the buttons react faster by using an electric knife, a pencil, or the double tap. I cannot say I was ever so devoted to games that I felt I needed to speed up my response time. Is this devotion? Obsession? A waste of time? Hmmm.

I also loved Billy Mitchell's mullet, and the trash talking from the "Missile Command" champion Mister Awesome, who has an obsession with phallic objects. There is something seriously wrong with that guy. Mitchell may not deserve to be famous, but you cannot fault the guy for taking advantage of opportunities that come his way. Awesome, on the other hand, seems to have a warped sense of his own importance... the costume and comic book take any bit of respectability gaming might have and throws it away.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Охота на призраков

Company Credits

Production Co:

Men at Work Pictures LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color