In July of 2010 late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon attempted to play 10 different games on 10 different consoles in one minute. He only played nine. Not 10, but still impressive, at least until Ohio’s Ryan Sullivan did 13. More »
I am sure you have Pac-Man skills. We all do. I’m sure you’re good at turning the corners of getting Inky, Blinky & Clyde to trail you just as you’re approaching the power pellet. More »
Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I remember being awed at when the TV specials based on the Guinness Book of World Records would show up on network TV. I’d see really big things! Really small things! Weird life forms out of 1950s monster comics! A guy who’d never cut his fingernails, like, ever! More »
Jimmy Fallon had 10 game consoles set in front of him on Late Night yesterday. He tried to claim a world record by playing each in 60 seconds. Officially, he fell short. But did he really? Watch and decide. More »
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Two Activision game testers staged a speed-eating competition of the KFC culinary profanity known as the Double Down, with the winner polishing it off in 57.97 seconds. Video inside, plus my review of the “sandwich.” More »
Walter Day, a former oil industry executive so captivated by the video game craze that he founded an arcade that would later become the international sanctioning authority for record high scores, has retired from his creation, Twin Galaxies. More »