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Sunday at the Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show, photographer Jenny Jimenez found

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

Alpiger playing Crystal Castles with his feet.
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Alpiger playing Crystal Castles with his feet.
Alpiger playing Crystal Castles with his feet.
Jason wins Motor Dome,A  the Sunday Raffle's Grand Prize.A  He bought 50 tickets to increase his odds.
Sarah Jurado can't believe she is kickin butt on the Baywatch game.
Roya runs the website and is the lady behind the @nwpinballshow twitter account.
Elvis got game.
T-shirt for a this summer's 2009 World Pinball Championshiop in the UK.
Based in Lake Stevens, he runs a Pinball repair service and has serviced the machines of Bill Gates and other notables.
Jeff has been collecting vintage pinball parts for over 20 years.
Two games manufactured by Bally Midway in 1983-84; Tapper & Timber.
Future pinball wizard in the making, baby Silas.
Local videogame hero Steve Wiebe. Steve holds the high score for Donkey Kong Junior and is star of the documentary, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.
Alison hangs out while her boyfriend Bill Carlton plays Galaga.A  Bill is ranked 10th in the world on Missile Command and stars in the documentary, High Score.
Eric Liddell concentrates on Space Invaders, one of his top games.
Watler Day, founder of Twin Galaxies and referee to video game record breakers in front of Make Trax, which he holds the scoring record for.
To fully appreciate Mark Alpiger you have to watch his interview from The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.
I can play for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles. Oh yeah.
At 6 years old, they need a little boost stepping up to the game.
Twins Anna (left) and Celina (right) take turns playing Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Jacob shows off the Super Star scoreboard he won in the raffle.
Eden Stamm, tournament director, took 1st in the Classics division.
Trophies for the Classic, Women's and Novice pinball tournament division winners.
8-year-old Brandon plays his favorite game of the day, Grand Slam.
Sarah has been keeping a score tally of wins on her arm.A  Isaac is ahead, but not by much.
Isaac & Sarah came up from Portland for the show.
Milt from the Old School New School audio podcast.

Sunday at the Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show, photographer Jenny Jimenez found record holders, amateurs, Super Stars and half the cast of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Check out Jimenez’ Seattle People essay every Tuesday.Published on June 16, 2009

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