Thor Bjorn Thorlei Aackerlund (born January 4, 1977) is a competitive video gamer. He was one of the winners of the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, for which he was bestowed a Mario trophy. Soon after the competition, Camerica, a producer of unlicensed Nintendo Entertainment System games, signed a deal with Aackerlund to make him the official spokesman for their games.

He is a featured player in the 2011 documentary film Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters, which covers his second effort in competitive video gaming at the 2010 Classic Tetris World Championship.

References

• http://web.archive.org/web/1/http://thewarpzone.classicgaming.gamespy.com/champ.html
• http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/nes/46.php

Further reading

• "Nintendo King Champ Says Game a Challenge but Anyone Can Play." Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
• "Thor Aackerlund was born to play and win at Tetris." The Dallas Morning News.
• "Business Notebook." The Dallas Morning News.
• NES max-out + level 30 in one game! (discussion)