Sunday, May 17, 2009

Iowa town seeks status as video gamers' mecca


Iowa town seeks status as video gamers' mecca : "For a brief shining moment in the 1980s, Ottumwa was the unlikely hot spot of the fledgling video game industry as gamers around the globe flocked to this sleepy Iowa city and its video game arcade for a series of landmark tournaments.

Gamers set world records, the TV show 'That's Incredible' broadcast a tournament to a national audience, and then-mayor Jerry Parker dubbed Ottumwa 'The Video Game Capital of the World.'"

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