When Every Arcade Cabinet Had a Voice Defender hit in 1981, followed by Robotron: 2084, Joust, and Moon Patrol in 1982. What we remember most aren’t just the graphics or gameplay. It’s the sounds. The cannon of Defender, the flapping of Joust’s wings, Robotron’s chaos, and Moon Patrol’s music. Those tones are etched deep in our minds and forever remembered. | Broken Arcade

This December, Joe Dearman returned to the arcade to take up some unfinished business on the shooter classic Defender. As a participant in Twin Galaxies' first tournment back in 1982 - the California vs. North Carolina Challenge - Joe was never a stranger to high score competition. In September 2022, Joe continued his climb up the Defender leaderboard with 265,725 points. Eight months later, he returned to push his score to 308,400 points. And then this December, Joe pushed it all the way to the