The Guinness Book of Records Gamer Edition 2011 has just launched and to celebrate, MyGaming has gathered up some interesting and down-right jaw-dropping video gaming records.
The Oldest Gamer: 85 year-old John Bates from Onalaska, Wisconsin, USA. The former high school principal hadn’t played a videogame until April 2009 when he received Wii Sports as a gift. John soon became hooked on Wii Bowling, becoming so good that he went on to achieve the Most Perfect Games on Wii Sports Bowling (2,850). John, who also bowls for real at his local alley said “the fundamentals of being good at ‘virtual’ and ‘real’ sports are the same: You have to be focused, yet remain relaxed.”
Youngest Person to be a Professional Video Gamer: ‘Lil Poison’ (aka Victor De Leon III, USA) has been gaming since age 2. His first competition was a Halo tournament in which he competed at age 4. One year later he was competing in the Major League Games. In 2005, at the age of seven, Lil Poison signed a deal with the organisers of Major League Gaming and became the youngest signed professional video gamer.
Youngest Gamer to Achieve a Perfect ‘AAA’ Score on Dance Dance Revolution: At the other end of the age spectrum is 9 year-old Ryota Wada from Tokyo, Japan who has been dancing since he has been able to stand. Ryota said: “I am so happy to get the record. My school class are so happy for me!”
Most Participants in a Football Videogame: On 11 June 2010, the opening match of the Football World Cup took place. As fans gathered in Trafalgar Square in London, England, 82 gamers took part in a match of their own. Playing the EA Sports 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa game. The group was divided along the lines of USA and England supporters. The match was closely contested but ultimately resulted in a 2-2 draw – a fair result for the 82 individuals now sharing the record.
Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Mario: 230 participants achieved the record at an event organised by Red Star Macalline Home Furniture Shopping Mall in Chifeng City, China, on 18 August 2010.
Largest Collection of Playable Gaming Systems: In a record set in August 2008, Richard Lecce (US) owns 483 unique items, including home consoles, portable games and LCD mini-systems. No doubt he’ll soon be picking up a 3DS and a PSP2.
Largest Collection of Super Mario Memorabilia: Mitsugu Kikai (25) from Tokyo, Japan, is recognised for having the Largest Collection of Super Mario Memorabilia (5,400 individual items). Mitsugu’s studio flat is covered wall to wall in everything Super Mario, a product of keen collecting since he was a child. “I want people to see how cool Mario is, how happy this little plumber makes people!”
Most Consecutive Victories Against Human Opponents on Street Fighter IV: Britain’s Ryan Hart from Croydon achieved 169 victories.
Longest Marathon Playing a Dance Game: Primary school teacher Chris McGivern from Horsham, West Sussex, Britain, broke the record with an incredible 13 hours, 33 minutes, 56 seconds of dancing.
Longest Gaming Session in Indoor Freefall: This odd record was set when Jesse Moerkerk (Netherlands) lasted 18 min 52 sec at Indoor Skydive Roosendaal, Netherlands, on 11 January 2011.
Longest Video Games Marathon on a First Person Shooter: 33 hours was achieved by the Rustler’s Gamesafe team of Craig Johnson, Sam Smith, Thomas Stilliard and Steve Weavis (all UK) at i41, Newbury, UK, from 12-13 November 2010.
Highest Score on Guitar Hero 3 for a Female: Female gaming sensation Annie Leung (26) from San Francisco, California, USA, is featured for achieving the Highest Score on Guitar Hero 3 for a Female (789,349 points). Annie, an inspiration to female gamers across the world, said: “being a female in gaming has been hard, there’s harassment and guys can under estimate you. I’ve had to work hard to prove that I’m just as good as anybody out there.”
Highest Score on Sonic the Hedgehog: Michael Sroka, USA, now holds the record for the highest score in the original Sonic the Hedgehog game (SEGA 1991), setting a score of 404,980 on 28 May 2010.
Largest Audience for a Video Game Performance: An audience 16,000 attended a gaming session lead by Zoo magazine’s Matt Beadle and Activision’s Jonathan Edney. The pair played DJ Hero at the Isle of Wight Festival on 11 June 2010.
Most Magazine Cover Features for a Videogame: Assassin’s Creed II holds this distinction, appearing on the cover of 127 gaming magazines through 32 countries between April 2009 and April 2010.
Oldest Voice Actor in a Videogame: British acting legend Christopher Lee became the Oldest Voice Actor in a Videogame at 87 years-old when he featured in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days last year.
Most Swearing in a Videogame: The developers of the 2005 PS2 game Scarface earned its 18-rating with over 5,000 expletives.
Most People to Sing to a Karaoke Video Game: 10,490 people achieved this feat when a crowd performed at Los Premios 40 Principales, Madrid, Spain.
Most Popular Facebook Game: Launched in June 2009, farming simulator FarmVille quickly became the most popular application in history with 60 million monthly active users.
Most Online Players in a Console First Person Shooter: MAG, which allows 256 players on a single game.
Best Videogame Character of All Time: Based on a poll of over 13,000 gamers Mario takes this top honour with over 10% of the vote. In second was Link from Legend of Zelda and taking third spot was, Master Chief from Halo.
The Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer’s Edition features loads of record trivia and feature spreads detailing many aspects of the industry and culture surrounding our favourite pastime. A great preview of the book can be view on the Guinness World Records website.
“It’s been another great year for gaming, with incredible records broken, set, and created by players from all walks of life,” says Gaz Deaves, Guinness World Records Gaming Editor. “Gaming has become a hugely important part of popular culture and this year’s Gamer’s Edition will amaze and entertain everyone from the ultra-casual to the ultra-competitive.”
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