World Records

In Real Life

Jimmy Fallon’s Most Consoles Played In One Minute Record Shattered

5:00AM January 28, 2012 | Mike Fahey

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 »


Retro

You Cannot Top The New Pac-Man World Record

2:40AM January 12, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

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 »


In Real Life

The 10 Most Bogus Entries In The Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition

6:00AM January 11, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

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 »


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LittleBigPlanet 2 Gunning For World Records No Other Game Could Win

3:20AM January 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Guinness is handing out the video game world records left and right, and now it’s Sony’s turn. They’ve assembled a crack team of LittleBigPlanet 2 players to take down fabricated records next week, and you can watch. More »


In Real Life

Arcade Legend Sets Joust Tandem Record – With His Son

11:00AM December 24, 2010 | Owen Good

Steve Sanders, one of the first competitive professional gamers during the 1980s arcade boom, now holds a world record in his best game: Joust. He and his son, Isaiah (pictured), recently set the tandem high score record, with 745,000. More »


In Real Life

Jimmy Fallon Fails To Play 10 Game Consoles In 60 Seconds

12:40AM July 30, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

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 »


News

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Launch Is All About The Love

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4:00PM June 30, 2010 | David Wildgoose

How much do you love Mario? Nintendo is aiming to set a world record for hugs at tomorrow morning’s Super Mario Galaxy 2 official launch event in Melbourne. More »


In Real Life

Activision Claims World Record In Double Down Speed-Eating

9:00AM May 3, 2010 | Owen Good

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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 »


In Real Life

Salute Your New King Of Kong

4:30PM March 9, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Hit documentary “King of Kong” portrayed the real life battle between Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe over the world’s highest Donkey Kong score. It’s moot now, however, because a new challenger has beaten them both. More »


News

Twin Galaxies Founder Retires

12:30PM March 6, 2010 | Owen Good

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 »