Your "High Score Table" Initials of Choice?

[Wavelflack]

Just out of curiosity, how many of you actually enter your own initials when playing an arcade game? How many use "funny" initials? How many use a distinct code?

From the time that I managed to make my way onto high score tables (Defender, believe it or not!), I have always used "XRX". Why? Because those letters are fucking cool, that's all. I felt that it was my personal stamp on a machine, even more so than my legitimate initials, to use XRX. Not only are they cool letters, but the fact that they could not possibly be "real" initials would lead to a mystique of sorts. "Who is 'XRX'?" (etc.)...or something like that.

Of course, whenever I encountered a late model (1986-up) Atari machine, I would circumvent my normal "XRX" routine and take advantage of the full sentence worth of space those machines allotted you. "FUCKING DICKHEAD" was a top scorer at Hard Drivin', at least in my my neck of the woods. Unfortunately, around the time that Steel Talons came out, Atari wised up, and entering an expletive in the high score table resulted in a generic "PLAYER" entry (or did it just leave a blank? I can't remember now..)

One fun little anecdote of mine: A local convenience store had a Merit Pit Boss machine, with Trivia Whiz as one of it's selections. I can't believe how many quarters I spent on god-damned Trivia Whiz, but it was a LOT! Anyway, my cousin and I liked the game, but a completely annoying acquaintence also played it religiously. Suffice it to say, we hated the guy for being so irritating, but I couldn't manage to get rid of him! We had a plan, though: We would get very high scores on all of the categories, and stage our scores so that we could enter long messages down the length of the score tables!
(Quick note before proceeding: The irritant in question was named "Dave", but was universally referred to as "Nacho". Moving on..)
Well, it took awhile, but we finally managed to pull it off. End result? No matter which category you selected (sports, entertainment, science, etc.), the high score table (which allowed 10 characters or so per entry) would read :

1. NACHO IS A
2. FUCKING FAG
3. WHO EATS
4. DICKS
5. AND BALLS

Of course, there were variations in the messages between categories, but the fact remained that not only did the guy have a machine slandering him 24 hours a day, on multiple games, but the scores themselves were high enough that his meager talent couldn't get in to change them! The machine stayed that way for nearly a week, desecrating the guy with every attract screen cycle, until someone reset the power to the machine and ruined it. Oh well. It was worth it.

Anyway, what do you put in your high score slot?

[hydr0x]

i use JAN, because my name is Jan and it fits nicely :)

[maxlords]

I use "MAX". Go figure ;)

[digitalpress]

LOL @_@ LOL

I LOVE that story, Wavel. You know, when the next book comes out I'm expecting you to turn some of these in as LORE. Great stuff.

[GENESISNES]

At my old babysitters house, my friend and I played enough NBA JAM for Sega Genesis to get the #3 slot(beat all 26 teams) and i was about to put my initials in, (GJG) when my friend told me to put in GEF on account of it shows some of my first name. Needless to say, I always use those initials in arcade games, and my babysitters son erased my game and was mad at me for taking his spot on the top 3.

[stonecutter]

For the 3 letter entries I use my first initial, first letter of game title, and last initial.

[Oobgarm]

OOB - see my AIM name for the origin. I used to put my actual initials DAC in games, but I like OOB much better. Looks unusual and different.

EDIT: Silly me, look at my damn handle for the origin as well! *hits self in face for being a dumbass and forgetting his forum name*

[Chunky]

I use Chunk or Chunky if i can...but on only 3 for some reason i use 'BIZ'

i don't know why either I like the BIZ


You..............you got what I neeeeeeeeed but you say he's just a friend, And you say he's just a friend.

[Captain Wrong]

Usually "ROB", sometimes "ZAP" sometimes "FAG" (if I'm feeling juvenile.)

[den68]

I've always used DEN, even if more characters are allowed.

[buttasuperb]

I use BKO, it's my last name shortened, and it rhymes with TKO, which means that your high score JUST GOT KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT!

[Britboy]

POT

[NE146]

I remember the early days some games (notably Space Invaders Part II), where you get to put your full fame on display. Unsurprisingly this provided an obvious incitement to obscenity.. and the fact that it was obscenity in neon made it all the more irresistable. Instead of seeing KEITH MILLER or PAUL CHURCH or whoever up there on the honored line, you were more likely to be confronted by FUCK OFF or UP YOURS or SHITHEAD in a wide variety of spellings.

There isn't much the dirty minded graffitist can do with three letters, though of course you get many a COQ, FUC, and ASS and all the other configurations I remember BUM being pretty popular. AAA was the "cool" thing to mark up for the simple reason that it requires least effort (three quick taps on the Fire button), showing the person's contempt for the whole convention.

(ok the above aint me.. it's paraphrased from some book. Just thought you'd like it ;))

Anyway, Me? These days I just put "NE".. :)

[Iron Monkey]

Iron Monkey High Score Initial of CHOICE!
Is "IRONMONKEY".
Is Top Score on All game Okinawa.
Champion I!
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAI!

[TheRedEye]

I'm a COK man myself.

[Nature Boy]

How can I compete with Wavel's story? I can't. So I won't.

But I like the topic so I'll contribute anyway.

For myself, I use one of three: JAS, JGG, or SKP. The first is the first three letters of my first name, the middle are my initials proper, and the last is my nickname without the vowel. These days I usually use SKP.

Awhile back a friend of mine had a contest of sorts to see who could come up with the 'best' names for another friends first child. My entries into the competition all revolved around ensuring that, when a 3 character initial was used for a high score table, that the end result would be ... well funny. Luckly the last name I had to work with was Kasunic.

My favourite: Francis Ulysses Kasunic... (I can't even spell Ulsysejfa anymore...)

[jonjandran]

ACE Because I just bumped your high score down.

MOO HOO HA HA
MOO HOO HA HA
(Evil Laugh)

[Kid Fenris]

I use "KID," "FEN," and "RIS" in rotation, and recently I've been adding a "COM." Every now and then, the top four scores will line up just right.

And if I see "FAG," "ASS," or similar attempts at cleverness on the high scores list, I'll play until they're booted from the rankings. I'm not a straight-edge, but it reminds me of those people who rented RPGs and erased someone's 30-hour quest to make way for a save slot that they would dub "FAGUT" or "BUTTHED."

[NE146]

it reminds me of those people who rented RPGs and erased someone's 30-hour quest to make way for a save slot that they would dub "FAGUT" or "BUTTHED."

hahaha LOL yknow oddly enough any RPG throughout the years (after Phantasy Star) that I had the opportunity to name myself, it was always something like "you ass" or similar. My whole Chrono Trigger party was "the slut", "you ass", and a whole bunch of other dufus names. It just tended to make inject the game with a little more goofiness especially in the "tender" Final Fantasy segments. e.g. It's more fun during a supposedly heartwrenching moment when someone talks to you saying "help me you ass!" LOL

[gamergary]

I put GMW or ASS if the game wasn't going to well for me.

[digitalpress]

I am known around the world as "AAA".

[hamburgler]

I always use the name Ham.It's my favorite.

[IGotTheDot]

I also use COK at arcades as well.

For the home it is fun to have a character named TITSUP!

[punkoffgirl]

JAM, which are my initials. Yeah baby, I'm cool :D

[Zaxxon]

Last time I played Hard Drivin was at this sucky Aladdin's Castle mall arcade that NEVER changed their games. I put in "THIS ARCADE SUCKS" in first place. LOL I like those games that give you that many characters. On the classic games I put in ASS. If you put in ASS on a newer machine it'll just display *** in the high scores. :-(

[nesman85]

i use MTM which are my initials. :D
i can't even count the number of times i've seen different people enter ACE. LOL

[scooterb23]

SRB...my initials...pretty generic...but in all my travels, I'm the only SRB I've ever seen at the top of the charts

[BillyKaneIsGod]

This depends on what text palette is offered...if it's just letters, I use the obvious "GUY" (my first name). However (seems mostly in capcom games), sometimes you are offered symbols outside the alphabet. My personal favorite is two hearts followed by a musical note...it's an homage to the attack of the soldier before the final boss of Gunstar Heroes..."Love Love Dancing" heheheh.

[deadtech]

I have used "PKD" for years now. PKD contains none of my initials. It is actually the initials of my favorite author, Philip K. Dick. I have been a fan of his writing since middle school (I'm 27 now), and thought it was a fun way to thank him. :)

-deadtech

[Happy_Dude]

My name is Cye :P

What do you think I use :lol:

[WiseSalesman]

I sometimes use JRA (my initials), but when I'm playing around my home town I always use ATMA or even ATM (AtmaJR if I have enough letters). It has something to do with one of my e-mail addresses, and I named my Soul Calibur 2 character that, so it sort of just stuck. People know whom I am when I use that one....not a lot of people know me by JRA.

[DDCecil]

JLT, my initials. On Capcom console games, I always put AAA.

[davidbrit2]

If it's three characters, I usually go with my initials, DGB.

However, DDR since 5th Mix allows four characters, so I go with DAVE. Interestingly enough, after playing an Oni course, this has many times resulted in bystanders exclaiming, "You're Dave???" Heh. Sure, I got about 98.1% on Nearly=130, but I wonder what their reactions would be if they saw the infamous Yasu in action... ;-)

So if you see DAVE on a DDR machine in Southern Michigan, it's probably me.

[Starcade]

I use my real name "Wes" for my high score initials.

[Mr-E_MaN]

I use FOO, in honour of Mr. T.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Mine are MJB (my complete name: Matías Javier Bianco), and...sometimes... ?M?

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Oh sorry...and a lot of times... AD. (Arqueología Digital)

[Gamemaster_ca_2003]

for me i put down ALD but it might be AJD (because i have 2 middle names) but i never do that. for games that can have a name i usually put down my first name (sometimes first and last names).



And that's the way it is.

[dave2236]

DMW


It's more fun during a supposedly heartwrenching moment when someone talks to you saying "help me you ass!"

thats awesome, gave me a good laugh today

[RetroYoungen]

I had a friend that said I was a stingy fuck (I wouldn't let him read one of my mags after he and his buddy ripped up the last one) so they started calling me SFK. I kept it 'cuz I can change it to mean "Super Fly", and if I get a high score it means that I kick ass, Super Fly Style.

I used to just use KEV, it got boring.

[ubersaurus]

I use Kev...its my name, and dammit, it works all too well.

[AB Positive]

My fiancee uses random letters apparently, because she doesn't want to use her real initials. I don't know why.... RAW would be great to see as a high score...


my own initials sort of suck: AAG. I've been known to substitute the second 'a' for a S to make it look a bit cooler, but lately I've been using my nickname instead of my first name (Bruno). Leaving a few BAGs around the area.

-AG

[hezeuschrist]

My friends used to call me Fats, because *gasp* I was a fat kid. Over the past year I've consequently lost a lot of weight, and with my long hair I kinda look like Jesus. So over a year ago, I always used FAT, but now if I can I use Jesus, or if it's only 3, JHC. Jesus H. Christ. The H is for Herbert.

[Anonymous]

It used to be my initials, NAM

Now it's BLR, or BLAR if I get 4. Every once in awhile I'll use FLUKE, but not usually. Most commonly found on Galaga machines.

[Cheese]

CHZ

[Pantechnicon]

My middle name is Zeno, as my family origins begin in the Czech Republic by way of Greece. This makes for a nice, unique name to place on a high score list. I spell it out when possible and use either ZNO or ZEN when I only get to use three letters. It has given considerable lift to my ego to see this name remain atop many games in town, particularly "Pit Boss"-type machines.

If my children are watching me play something and I earn a high score I give them the credit: either ALX or XAN for my son Alexander, and either IZY or BEL for my daughter Isabella.

My children have a very good local reputation for Galaga and Klax 8-)

[nellwyn5]

JAY cause it's my name and it fits. Sometimes if the mood strikes me YO!

[Ed Oscuro]

EAH, preferably with a single line forming the middle horizontals in the letters :P

I remember having some wierd stuff for use in WinPC shooters back in the day...the one that stands out was "The Amazing Zordoe." Go figure, I was a little kid :D Then there's the immortal Captain Hero (have to create a game around the character sometime) and a few others.

Ed O would fit, but I only use it if I've got enough space.

For three letters, it's always EAH.

Say, I wonder what the first arcade title was that let you input three-letter initials by your score?

[Funk Buddy]

My friend Steve used to put BAA on any game we'd play, it stood for Beat Anyones Ass. He thought that was so great, too bad it wasn't true! Another guy used H2O all the time, his last name was Waters. I used JAA or AAA most of the time. Kept it simple for a simple guy.

Not to thread jack but, has anyone done a topic like this for the names you'd use for characters? I'll have to start one if there isn't. Man we used to have a ton of nasty, potty humor names for the characters we'd play. I remember bringing a system to my folks house and my mom saw the names we used, that was interesting! @_@

[Oobgarm]

O O B

Obvious reasons.

[Oberfuhrer Hamm]

O O B

Obvious reasons.

Yo, we got ya the first time. LOL

Anyway, I think that I use my real initials. Reason being that I rarely get high score on an arcade machine and I have no score keeping games at home (that I play).

[Jasoco]

I use "JMA" because they are my initials. They're also Jessica Alba's, but that's totally unrelated.

[atomicthumbs]

FAQ

as in fah-q

[geo]

I used CND a lot. Mainly because I was in love with Cindy Crawford. Hey, that was back in the day!

[Darth Sensei]

When I was big into Arcades I considered it a war against the machine. So I used

POW- Prisoner of War
or
DOA- Dead on Arrival


God do I miss those times.

[Perkar]

when i can only input three letters... it's my initials, MSO.

but if i can input more than that... it's WYFITS, which endearingly enough, stands for Wash Your Face In The Stink. tasty.

[skot]

skt

[l_lamb]

FAQ

as in fah-q

I always use FUQ as in fuh-q. 'Cause it looks great on a list to have

FUQ
ACE

I just kicked your ass.

[gulag picture radio]

3 letter: BLA
4 letter: BLAH

first syllable of my ridiculous last name.

[Flack]

I am known around the world as "AAA".

Hey, I've seen YOU ... ;)

My name is ROB, and my initials are RPO, which eventually got switched around to PRO, which is what I usually use.

And I didn't know games let you put more than 3 letters in. That should tell you how long it's been since I held a high score anywhere.

Flack

[Querjek]

*sigh*
My initials are what I use... but they're "MSN"...

[Neonsolid]

Gone.

[Jedi805]

JJV

Those are the first letters in my name (J) my girlfriend (J) and my son (V). Its a family thing. :)

[Nez]

MDS my initials of course.

Then NEZ.......................

[anagrama]

JAM.

1st 3 letters of my name (James).

[qbertandernie]

LUC

first names luke, so i kinda worked. now if there is ever more than 3 letters, as homage to the old classic arcade machines, i still use LUC...

so my robotron was filled with that, until my girlfriend got pretty good and took the last spot

[Cmosfm]

CHR

Well, I guess I wasnt a creative child, but back in the day I used CHR (my name is Chris) and I've been wanting to change it forever but every time a high score table is up...It's gotta be CHR.

Works I guess!

[tritium]

My first name is MEL, so that's what I use.

-Tritium

[Cryomancer]

I normally use JAR as it's the beginning of the name Jarid which just so happens to be my name. Otherwise I'd use my initials of JWS. I always loved how many capcom machines would change AAA to CAP, and similar.

[Vigilante]

VIG .... go figure....

[max 330 mega]

i always use FUK. about every one in ten games wont allow it, thus mine changes to SNK or CAP, because the machine likes to make me there bitch by slapping there logo on my name for trying to say fuck. lol

[fergojisan]

I usually use my initials, RGF. If I can, I'll use Ferg or ferghead. I remember a Dig Dug machine I used to play at a deli, I would always get the high score, and then GIOVANNI would come along and beat me. Every friggin' time! I hate GIOVANNI.

Ferg

[Kamino]

i always use FUK. about every one in ten games wont allow it, thus mine changes to SNK or CAP, because the machine likes to make me there bitch by slapping there logo on my name for trying to say fuck. lol
lol. i try ASS.

[Gapporin]

First I started using my initials. JMB.

Then, once I got my username, I started using that. GAP.

Now, I like to keep things anonymous. Either I'll use WHO or ME2.

[AFGiant]

I usually put in ATF, my initials. Coincidentally, that also stands for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Good enough, I guess.