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- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- CD Projekt
The Most Surprising Guinness World Records Set By Gamers
While casual gamers play to earn achievements and trophies on their consoles, a select group set their sights on bigger goals: gaming world records. Those feats aren't as easy as turning on a console or PC. Attempting to break gamer Guinness World Records can take months or even years. Being able to snag a rare world record will give any gamer a great deal of satisfaction.
When it comes to world records, these are the most surprising ones owned by gamers. While records are meant to be broken, these might stick around in the Guinness Gamer's Edition for a long time. Vote for the video game records that impressed you the most.
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Longest Video Game Marathon On A Dance Game
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- Just Dance 2021
- Ubisoft
Sometimes, you just want to drop everything and dance. Carrie Swidecki did that and let the entire world watch during the process on Twitch. In 2015, Swidecki broke the world record for the longest video game marathon on a dance game with a 138-hour, 34-second session playing Just Dance.
During the stream, the teacher raised money for the charity event ExtraLife4Kids. This also gives Swidecki the world record for the longest video game marathon in general.
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Fastest Blindfolded Completion Of 'Super Mario World'
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While many people have beat Super Mario World in record time, it takes a different class of gamer to attempt to do it blindfolded.
In 2017, a gamer known as katun24 earned the world record for beating the game blindfolded in 13 minutes, 31 seconds, dethroning the previous record holder, PangaeaPanga, by more than two minutes.
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Largest Game Boy
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- Super Mario Land
- Nintendo
The original Game Boy set the standard for handheld gaming upon its arrival in 1989. Ilhan Ünal loved the console and wanted to pay tribute to it decades later.
After a month in development, the gamer unveiled a massive Game Boy console in 2016. At 1.01 meters tall, this has the world record for the largest Game Boy ever. The gargantuan creation earned its record not only for its dimensions, but also by playing actual, original Game Boy cartridges.
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Biggest Video Game Collection
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- The Last of Us Part II
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
Many people try to accumulate a massive video game collection. No matter how hard they try, they'll probably never top Antonio Monteiro. In 2019, the Texan broke the world record for the biggest video game collection with 20,139 games.
The gamer owns the full North American game collection for consoles such as the Atari Jaguar, PlayStation 3, and Wii U. The entire collection took eight days to count.
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Most Alternative Control Methods Used To Complete 'Dark Souls'
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Dark Souls is tough enough with one controller. Gamer bearzly decided to test their mettle even more in 2016 by setting out on a mission to beat the game with as many obscure peripherals as possible.
Of the nine different setups used to beat the game, some of the interesting controllers used include a Donkey Konga bongo drum, a steering wheel, and a microphone with the voice control turned on. This gives bearzly the standout world record for most alternative control methods used to complete Dark Souls.
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Most Players In A 24-Hour Guitar Rhythm Game Relay
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- Guitar Hero 5
- Activision
When Guitar Hero 5 launched in 2009, Activision Italy decided to have fun with one major gaming session. The publisher brought together 594 gamers to break the world record for the most players in a guitar rhythm game relay in 24 hours.
Italy wasn't the only country trying to go for the record; several other European teams also held guitar relays, but they couldn't top Italy's communal shredding.
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