I was able to purchase an old classic book edited by Walter Day himself. It's the Official Video Game & Pinball Book Of World Records, 1st Edition published in 1998. This book details "The Official Scoreboard for the World of Video Game & Pinball Playing", Twin Galaxies opens its vaults and reveals who the champions of the electronic gaming world are. The only book of its kind, this volume lists thousands of games--old and new--and crowns the top ten champions of every pinball, home game, network game, computer game, and arcade game ever made. Illustrations. This book was sold at Discover Books Website.
Some of the Records as printed by the Book of World Records in 1998.
Arcade
Dig Dug 4,129,600 Ken Arthur Blacksburg, VA 1/20/83
Moon Patrol 1,214,600 Mark Robichek Mountain View, CA 11/21/83
Pole Position 67,310 Les Lagier San Jose, CA 6/30/86
Tekken 3 3:23:60 Mathew Nelson Wilmington, NC 4/20/97
Surf N Safari 43,982,620 Robert Chesnavich 2/13/93
Donkey Kong 874,300 Billy Mitchell Ft Lauderdale, FL 7/2/85
Home Computer Game Systems (Consoles)
Atari 2600 Frogger 4,025 Matt Matthews Raleigh , NC
Atari 2600 Rampage 39,700 Jacob Huebert North Lima , OH
Atari 5200 Mario Bros 93,750 James Carter Lakeland, FL
NES Arkanoid 820,420 Jack Wang Findlay, OH
NES ExciteBike Track 1 0:49.79 Ryan McGough & Shawn Beniller Mt Vernon,OH
NES Jordan vs. Bird 171 points Jim Goble Blountsville, AL
Gameboy Tetris 743,641 Michael Schulte Fremont, CA
Commodore 64 Battlezone 21,000 James Carter Lakeland, FL