fabman99 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hi all, need to get some info on this topic as could not find any info on searches. Whoever has some info on what this was about and such would be a great help. Thanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Scrabbler15 played in some tournaments in the early '80's, so he might know about it. Try giving him a PM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I don't remember anything about this, but there were no Boscov's stores where I was in 1982. My hobby back then was scouring video game magazines, looking for competitions. I don't recall even reading anything about this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabman99 Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hi, this is why i ask. It is about 2" , standard shirt pinback. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Rocketship Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hey guys. I know this post is old, but I was researching the Boscov tournament on my own. I came across this post and wanted to share what I found. These are from the Standard Speaker newspaper in Hazleton, PA (via Newspapers.com). 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 That's really cool and a great update to a nearly 8 year old post! I believe Boscov's is still around in the PA area. Also, not a surprise that the 13-17 year old division winner's score was higher than the 18+ winning score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Yeah, I grew up near Hazleton, and Boscov's was still around last time I visited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 11 hours ago, cvga said: I believe Boscov's is still around in the PA area. Yes there is one down the street from me at the local mall. A lot of rumors of the mall being demolished though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I lived in a city called Laurel but not the one in that ad. We didn't have a Boscov's . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Those winning scores are kind of low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aramis Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Atarian7 said: Those winning scores are kind of low. Maybe you saw it in the ad photo, but just in case: each player was only given two 5-minute attempts to get their highest score. I haven't played 2600 pac-man in a while, so I don't remember if that's a good score for just 5 minutes of play or not... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Atarian7 said: I lived in a city called Laurel but not the one in that ad. We didn't have a Boscov's . The Laurel Mall is in Hazleton, Pa. Its ironically named for the plants that were cut down in order to build it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 4 hours ago, aramis said: Maybe you saw it in the ad photo, but just in case: each player was only given two 5-minute attempts to get their highest score. I haven't played 2600 pac-man in a while, so I don't remember if that's a good score for just 5 minutes of play or not... I was wondering what my score would be in 5 minutes. I'm sure it would be less but I may try it this weekend. We can revive the Boscov Challenge! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Rocketship Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 5 hours ago, cvga said: I was wondering what my score would be in 5 minutes. I'm sure it would be less but I may try it this weekend. We can revive the Boscov Challenge! That sounds like fun. I live a few miles away from the Laurel Mall, and Boscov's is still open. Maybe I'll give it a shot on-location. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I didn't live near the Boscov's in Hazelton at the time but the store in Wilkes-Barre had an exhibit of different video games & computers to play on. My mom took me to it and later that Christmas I received an Atari 2600 and a copy of Donkey Kong, which was one of the games I played there. So yeah, Boscov's was a major start of my gaming life... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 5:58 PM, cvga said: I was wondering what my score would be in 5 minutes. I'm sure it would be less but I may try it this weekend. We can revive the Boscov Challenge! I took the Boscov Challenge. My score was 3,561 in 5 minutes. Not too bad given that I didn't practice and was a little afraid I wouldn't last the full 5 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeatari1 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 If Boscovs' ever does a new version of this, I am in! I live within driving distance of 10 or 11 of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, joeatari1 said: If Boscovs' ever does a new version of this, I am in! I live within driving distance of 10 or 11 of them. That would be awesome. There are 50 Boscov's (26 in PA). None super close to me but I would drive to do this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I always wonder why people dissed Pac-Man, it was very popular way back for sure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 2:48 AM, high voltage said: I always wonder why people dissed Pac-Man, it was very popular way back for sure.... It was the only way for us to play Pac-Man at home as the Atari 8-bit systems (including 5200) were way too expensive. Either that or get the handhelds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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