SOLVED. children/teen time travel using an arcade machine [s]

[Darthyoda6]

I read this book around 1992-1996 when I was in elementary school. It's about a time machine in the guise of an arcade machine. The older brother (maybe named Jack) finds this out by accident when he's playing the machine. He gets transported into the future gets chased by soldiers then comes back. He tells this to his brother, who later on tries out the machine. He gets transported to the future where he meets YOS. Also a girl (maybe a sister) also get involved. The have to fix the future by doing something to do with a computer that's located in a company, re-programming it or something. Also there's a scene with a security guard dropping his keys on a kart or something.

I've tried looking for this on google, but since it involves an arcade machine I keeping getting titles of games, not books. Thanks.

[Angela]

I found it--it's Time Twister by Ged Maybury

In Time Twister, Troy, Helena and Jason are drawn to a computer arcade game that lets them into the past and future. Once they are hooked, they are drawn into the future by the mysterious figure[s] of Yos who shows them how to use the helmet to go back in time and change the future so that the world is not enslaved by a computer corporation.

http://farah-sf.blogspot.com/search?q...

[Darthyoda6]

Of course I can't find a copy at the local libraries so I'll have to do an inter-library loan, but that looks like that probably is it. So for now I'll change the status to Solved. Thanks very much.

[Angela]

You're welcome, glad to be able to help!