The Pioneers Of eSports

 Steven Lucas won the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge, the follow-up to the legendary 1990 Nintendo World Championships.  Unlike NWC 90, finalists in the NCC 91 were not given a competition cartridge and this is likely the biggest reason this tournament is not very well remembered today.  

The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions.  The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. 

 Zach Hendrix was one half of the winning team of the Wii Games Summer 2010 national championship in the teen division.  Though this major Nintendo tournament was relatively recent compared to events like the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, there is little recorded history of this event.  

Zach has a gofundme for a planned documentary on the Wii Summer Games 2010.  https://www.gofundme.com/WiiGames2010  

The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions.  The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. 

 Robin finished in third place in the 1990 Nintendo World Championships 12-17 age division, the division that featured the strongest players of the tournament.  A year later, he claimed first place in the Capcom Disney Playtour, a national tour/championship featuring Capcom's Disney NES titles Duck Tales, Talespin and others.  

Robin is best known, for his role in the documentary film The Ecstasy of Order, and his work in helping establish the annual Classic Tetris World Championships in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.  

The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions.  The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. 

 Rebecca was the first national video game champion by virtue of winning Atari's Space Invaders championship in 1980.  She managed to parlay her win into a prolific career in video game programming, best known for her work on Bard's Tale III on several 1980's computer platforms. She also managed to find time to dive into side quests within the worlds of hacking and LGBTQ activism (Rebecca was born Bill Heineman and transitioned in the early 2000's.)  

The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions.  The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. 

 Chris Tang is most famous for his work as an announcer for the Classic Tetris World Championships.  However, Chris was a pioneer in the world of competitive video gaming by virtue of winning the Hawaii Nintendo Championship in 1989 and the Sega "Rock the Rock" World Championship in 1994.  Chris was also a finalist in the legendary 1990 Nintendo World Championships which paved Chris's path to a career in the video game industry.    

The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions.  The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.