2668 Walter Day

Details

• Card ID:
  2668 Walter Day
• First Name:
  Walter
• Last Name:
  Day
• Tags: ARCADE 2_0 Arcade Expo Superstars of 2017 WDC Trading Card Museum Awards
• Other Notes:

  This trading card and award were presented at ARCADE EXPO 2.0 during the Official Walter Day Trading Card Museum Awards Ceremonies, March 15, 2017, at John Week's legendary Museum of PInball, in Banning, California. The 2017 Class of Museum Inductees included Sega's David Rosen, President George Washington, Alexander Graham Bell, sci-fi author Ray Bradbury, and computer pioneer Alan Turing.

   

  LAUNCH THE BALL • A FILM BY DAVID TROTTER
  Jack, a technology-obsessed, real estate investor, unexpectedly inherits his uncle’s property along with a warehouse full of classic arcade games in Banning, California. Intent on quickly liquidating the property, Jack meets Jill, a cute convenience store worker who opens Jack’s eyes to the wonders of pinball and beyond in an attempt to save his uncle’s collection. Launch the Ball is a feature film written by David Trotter that explores the marvelous world of classic arcade gaming with principle photography filmed at John Weeks’ amazing Museum of Pinball, in Banning, California.
  • Walter Day, appearing as himself in Launch the Ball, is the founder of the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard who inspired Ottumwa, Iowa to declare itself the “Video Game Capital of the World” and create the International Video Game Hall of Fame & Museum. Considered by many to be the “Father of eSports,” Walter now makes trading cards for the world of video games, science fiction and popular culture.