Top 20 Video Game Records That Will Never Be Broken
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Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at records in video games that seemed unachievable. Many of our selections are feats that were once thought to be impossible, until these record holders proved everyone wrong.
A lot of us love to collect video games, but what’s the perfect compliment to them all? Video Game Merch of course! Brett Martin from Colorado, USA has outdone us all with his spectacular collection of memorabilia featuring franchises such as Super Mario, Mega Man, Crash Bandicoot and Final Fantasy. He’s accumulated a Guiness world record collection of over 8000 items, which is worth in the excess of $100k. Not bad for someone who only started collecting after they discovered eBay!
Why did the chicken cross the road? To obtain an unbreakable video game record of course! In this popular Frogger-like game, players must control a chicken crossing unlimited busy roads, all while avoiding traffic and building up their score. For the PC/Web version of this game, Joshua Beesley from Tonbridge, Kent, UK has amassed a Guinness world record of 9699 points! Not only is this the fifth time Joshua has broken this record, but his score is also twice as much as second place.
While there are numerous long running video game franchises, only Tekken can claim to have the longest running cohesive storyline, as officially awarded by Guinness world records. Starting all the way back in 1994, with the original arcade release of Tekken, the story has continued with each new release without any substantial development gaps. It also claims this record because despite not being as long as other game series, it’s never had a storyline reboot. With the release of Tekken 8, this streak looks to continue into the future, and the only way this record is ever going to be beaten is if the franchise suddenly ends one day, which considering its popularity is very unlikely to happen.
Forgot about the console wars! Why limit yourself to just one console… when you can buy all of them! That’s exactly what Linda Guillory from Richardson, Texas did, amassing the world's largest collection of video game consoles. Linda had originally lost her console collection in a house fire, but after talking to her brother years later, she decided to build this incredible collection over the course of twenty years. Obtaining a Guinness world record, Linda hasn’t let this slow her down, and continues to search for consoles she doesn’t yet own.
Minecraft has all sorts of ridiculous speedrun records, but this one takes the cake, especially considering how long it must have taken! From just the title of the game alone, we all know that building tunnels is one of the main features in Minecraft and Thomas Horabin decided on a whim to build the longest one! At over 100,000 blocks long, it’s no surprise he was awarded a Guiness world record! And keep in mind he was doing this while in survival mode, which is a lot more dangerous!
When “Dark Souls” fans mockingly tell others to “Git Gud” we certainly hope they weren’t referring to this! As one of the toughest video game series out there, anyone who’s played even a little bit of Dark Souls knows you’re going to die a lot. Benjamin Gwin decided to take things one step further, finishing the PC version of the game with 9 different alternative control methods. This included controllers such as the Rock Band Guitar, a Wiimote, Donkey Kong Bongo drums and even a microphone with voice control! This eccentric accomplishment was rewarded with a Guinness World record.
As we exited the 90s, a lot of gamers grew up, so it’s no wonder that games started to mature alongside them, featuring plenty of profanity for an older audience. You would have thought this honor would go to the likes of “Grand Theft Auto” but the movie tie-in “Scarface: The World Is Yours” actually has a Guinness world record for the most swear words in a video game ever! Averaging at around 16 hours to beat, the famous four letter word is uttered 5688 times throughout the game. We doubt this record will ever be beaten, especially if the ESRB has anything to say about it!
Quite possibly the most unique entry on our list, and one we don’t see being broken any time soon, if ever. A big fan of Wii Bowling, in 2011 at the age of 85 John Bates had already achieved over 3000 perfect scores, recording himself each time. This would earn him a well deserved Guiness world record, but John wouldn’t stop there. By 2015 John would increase this number to an astounding 20,000. As with everything it’s possible that someone could one day achieve this number, but we highly doubt they’d accomplish it in their late 80s!
We’ve all had incredibly long binge sessions with our favorite video games, but this is probably taking things a little too far! In 2012 Okan Kaya of Sydney, Australia obtained a Guinness world record after having the longest gameplay Marathon with a controller while playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II for an astonishing 135 hours. For health reasons, Guinness World Records allowed a break of 10 minutes every hour. This record would seemingly be beaten in 2021, when Kory Breaden from Nanaimo, B.C. played Call of Duty Warzone for over 145 hours. Unfortunately we don’t yet know if this record is official as we’ve heard nothing since it was submitted.
Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell ain’t got nothing on Robbie Lakeman! For many years, the rivalry between Mitchell and Wiebe highlighted a good chunk of Donkey Kong history, eventually spawning a documentary about them in 2007. Carrying on a new rivalry are Robbie Lakeman and John McCurdy, who have been switching the record on and off between each other for the past few years. On June 8, 2021, Lakeman managed to beat McCurdy’s score, setting the bar at 1,272,800 points. Better train your barrel-hopping skills if you hope to get anywhere close to that!
Without a doubt, Mario has the most recognizable voice in all of video games, and it can be all attributed to one man: Charles Martinet. While some of you may think his first performance as the Italian plumber was in “Super Mario 64”, it actually goes further back to “Mario Teaches Typing” on PC in 1994. Since then, Martinet has voiced mario in over one hundred games, obtaining a Guinness world record in the process. He would eventually pass on the iconic red cap to Kevin Afghani in 2023 after announcing his retirement from the role, but his legacy will endure forever.
For many of us, this is a dream come true. What kid today would NOT want a seemingly never ending library of video games at their disposal? He may not be a kid, but Antonio Romero Monteiro collected over twenty four thousand video games to set the Guinness record for World’s Largest Video Game Collection. Sounds amazing, but imagine the nightmares in backlogging on these games. He’s also set the record for world's largest Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox items. Talk about a huge backlog!
Microtransactions can be the worst sometimes, especially when you’re playing MMO’s or alternate life simulators. Why spend money for digital material in a video game? Well, because we need to expand our virtual towns. Enter Entropia Universe, designed by Swedish software company MindArk, where users are allowed to sell virtual real estate, breaking this record in 2009. The Crystal Palace was sold for $330,000 only for this record to be topped a year later by Jon Jacobs who sold Club Neverdie for $635,000. How is this unbreakable? Get this: Entropia is a registered bank, meaning the in-game currency and digital goods hold real world value.
Most of us probably have stories of playing video games at a young age, but how many of you were playing them professionally at that time? That’s the case with Victor, aka Lil Poison who entered his first professional Halo tournament at age 6, and the following year ended up placing 2nd out of 550 competitors during a Halo 2 Free For All tournament. He’s been officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for competing at such a young age since 2008. Victor has since moved on from Pro Gaming, but until 5 year olds start winning competitions his legacy isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
We all know Pokemon’s motto of “Gotta catch ‘em all” and this woman from Hertfordshire in the UK seems to have taken that to heart. Lisa started collecting Pokemon memorabilia since she was 9 years old when the craze first started, and since then her collection has continued to grow to the point where her mother’s house has memorabilia scattered everywhere. She has been officially recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records since 2009 with over 12,000 pieces of memorabilia, and as of early 2021 that number has grown to over 20,000 items. If anyone’s going to try and top this record, they have got a LOT of catching up to do.
Speed has been more of Sonic’s thing, but SEGA won’t lie; Sonic was inspired by “Super Mario Bros” back when speedrunning was first becoming a thing, a tradition that is still alive and well in the gaming community. To this day, speedrunners are still practicing with one of the original speedrunning games. Many players have been setting records with this game, with each setting the bar just a little more impossibly high than the last. In September 2023, a player by the name of Niftski streamed his world record run of four minutes and fifty-four seconds. Under five minutes?! Some of us can barely get through World 3! Props to you, man.
Some games are just best left forgotten. As totally bizarre as it is to see this game on a list like this, we should ask ourselves one question: who has the patience? This game was the trigger that caused the industry to crash in the late eighties. Given how buggy, glitchy, and practically unplayable it was, how could anyone tolerate this game long enough to rack up a high score of 1,058,399 points? Glenn Case. Glenn Case would…for eight hours and thirty minutes. For those about to play the suckiest game of the eighties, we salute you.
As we mentioned in a previous entry, the longest gameplay marathon with a controller was set whilst playing “Call of Duty”. Without a controller however, this record is held by Swidecki with “Just Dance 4”. Let’s just say this took an incredible amount of stamina! This dancer wasn’t done dancing with just that record, though, as she managed to nab two more world records during her run; Longest Dance Game Marathon and Longest Motion-Sensing Game Marathon. Give yourself a victory dance, Carrie! You earned it…or maybe a relaxing week on the couch.
We all know about Pac-Man’s killscreen, Level 256. You get to 256, half of the screen is glitched out, maximum difficulty, and all that crap. Nothing new…until you witness someone achieve a perfect run, reaching the killscreen and beyond without dying even once! Within three hours and twenty eight minutes, David Race has managed to reach a perfect score of 3,333,360 points in flawless execution. Not only that, but he is the only person to ever have achieved this AND beaten his own records on more than a few occasions! Someone give this man a medal! A giant, platinum medal with his name emboldened—okay, we’re getting carried away.
What’s better than obtaining the highest score in Tetris? Beating it. That’s exactly what 13 year old Willis Gibson aka Blue Scuti accomplished on December 21, 2023. Previously thought to be unbeatable, making it all the way to level 157, Willis triggered a kill scene after reaching a score of over 999,999, something the game is not programmed to do. This incredible achievement garnered worldwide acclaim from both gamers and the press. And at such a young age, he’s already considered one of the best Tetris players ever!
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#20: Largest Collection of Video Game Memorabilia
Brett MartinA lot of us love to collect video games, but what’s the perfect compliment to them all? Video Game Merch of course! Brett Martin from Colorado, USA has outdone us all with his spectacular collection of memorabilia featuring franchises such as Super Mario, Mega Man, Crash Bandicoot and Final Fantasy. He’s accumulated a Guiness world record collection of over 8000 items, which is worth in the excess of $100k. Not bad for someone who only started collecting after they discovered eBay!
#19: Highest Score on Crossy Road
Joshua BeesleyWhy did the chicken cross the road? To obtain an unbreakable video game record of course! In this popular Frogger-like game, players must control a chicken crossing unlimited busy roads, all while avoiding traffic and building up their score. For the PC/Web version of this game, Joshua Beesley from Tonbridge, Kent, UK has amassed a Guinness world record of 9699 points! Not only is this the fifth time Joshua has broken this record, but his score is also twice as much as second place.
#18: Longest Running Story in a Video Game Series
“Tekken” franchise (1994-)While there are numerous long running video game franchises, only Tekken can claim to have the longest running cohesive storyline, as officially awarded by Guinness world records. Starting all the way back in 1994, with the original arcade release of Tekken, the story has continued with each new release without any substantial development gaps. It also claims this record because despite not being as long as other game series, it’s never had a storyline reboot. With the release of Tekken 8, this streak looks to continue into the future, and the only way this record is ever going to be beaten is if the franchise suddenly ends one day, which considering its popularity is very unlikely to happen.
#17: Largest Collection of Gaming Consoles
Linda GuilloryForgot about the console wars! Why limit yourself to just one console… when you can buy all of them! That’s exactly what Linda Guillory from Richardson, Texas did, amassing the world's largest collection of video game consoles. Linda had originally lost her console collection in a house fire, but after talking to her brother years later, she decided to build this incredible collection over the course of twenty years. Obtaining a Guinness world record, Linda hasn’t let this slow her down, and continues to search for consoles she doesn’t yet own.
#16: Longest Minecraft Tunnel Made in Survival Mode
Thomas HorabinMinecraft has all sorts of ridiculous speedrun records, but this one takes the cake, especially considering how long it must have taken! From just the title of the game alone, we all know that building tunnels is one of the main features in Minecraft and Thomas Horabin decided on a whim to build the longest one! At over 100,000 blocks long, it’s no surprise he was awarded a Guiness world record! And keep in mind he was doing this while in survival mode, which is a lot more dangerous!
#15: Most Alternative Control Methods Used to Complete Dark Souls
Benjamin Gwin aka bearzlyWhen “Dark Souls” fans mockingly tell others to “Git Gud” we certainly hope they weren’t referring to this! As one of the toughest video game series out there, anyone who’s played even a little bit of Dark Souls knows you’re going to die a lot. Benjamin Gwin decided to take things one step further, finishing the PC version of the game with 9 different alternative control methods. This included controllers such as the Rock Band Guitar, a Wiimote, Donkey Kong Bongo drums and even a microphone with voice control! This eccentric accomplishment was rewarded with a Guinness World record.
#14: Most Swearing in a Video Game
“Scarface: The World Is Yours” (2006)As we exited the 90s, a lot of gamers grew up, so it’s no wonder that games started to mature alongside them, featuring plenty of profanity for an older audience. You would have thought this honor would go to the likes of “Grand Theft Auto” but the movie tie-in “Scarface: The World Is Yours” actually has a Guinness world record for the most swear words in a video game ever! Averaging at around 16 hours to beat, the famous four letter word is uttered 5688 times throughout the game. We doubt this record will ever be beaten, especially if the ESRB has anything to say about it!
#13: Most Perfect Games of Wii Sports Bowling
John BatesQuite possibly the most unique entry on our list, and one we don’t see being broken any time soon, if ever. A big fan of Wii Bowling, in 2011 at the age of 85 John Bates had already achieved over 3000 perfect scores, recording himself each time. This would earn him a well deserved Guiness world record, but John wouldn’t stop there. By 2015 John would increase this number to an astounding 20,000. As with everything it’s possible that someone could one day achieve this number, but we highly doubt they’d accomplish it in their late 80s!
#12: Longest Gameplay Marathon With a Controller
We’ve all had incredibly long binge sessions with our favorite video games, but this is probably taking things a little too far! In 2012 Okan Kaya of Sydney, Australia obtained a Guinness world record after having the longest gameplay Marathon with a controller while playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II for an astonishing 135 hours. For health reasons, Guinness World Records allowed a break of 10 minutes every hour. This record would seemingly be beaten in 2021, when Kory Breaden from Nanaimo, B.C. played Call of Duty Warzone for over 145 hours. Unfortunately we don’t yet know if this record is official as we’ve heard nothing since it was submitted.
#11: Donkey Kong High Score
Robbie LakemanSteve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell ain’t got nothing on Robbie Lakeman! For many years, the rivalry between Mitchell and Wiebe highlighted a good chunk of Donkey Kong history, eventually spawning a documentary about them in 2007. Carrying on a new rivalry are Robbie Lakeman and John McCurdy, who have been switching the record on and off between each other for the past few years. On June 8, 2021, Lakeman managed to beat McCurdy’s score, setting the bar at 1,272,800 points. Better train your barrel-hopping skills if you hope to get anywhere close to that!
#10: Most Video Game Voice-Over Performances as the Same Character
Charles MartinetWithout a doubt, Mario has the most recognizable voice in all of video games, and it can be all attributed to one man: Charles Martinet. While some of you may think his first performance as the Italian plumber was in “Super Mario 64”, it actually goes further back to “Mario Teaches Typing” on PC in 1994. Since then, Martinet has voiced mario in over one hundred games, obtaining a Guinness world record in the process. He would eventually pass on the iconic red cap to Kevin Afghani in 2023 after announcing his retirement from the role, but his legacy will endure forever.
#9: World’s Largest Video Game Collection
Antonio Romero MonteiroFor many of us, this is a dream come true. What kid today would NOT want a seemingly never ending library of video games at their disposal? He may not be a kid, but Antonio Romero Monteiro collected over twenty four thousand video games to set the Guinness record for World’s Largest Video Game Collection. Sounds amazing, but imagine the nightmares in backlogging on these games. He’s also set the record for world's largest Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox items. Talk about a huge backlog!
#8: Video Game with Most Expensive Virtual Real Estate
“Entropia Universe” (2003)Microtransactions can be the worst sometimes, especially when you’re playing MMO’s or alternate life simulators. Why spend money for digital material in a video game? Well, because we need to expand our virtual towns. Enter Entropia Universe, designed by Swedish software company MindArk, where users are allowed to sell virtual real estate, breaking this record in 2009. The Crystal Palace was sold for $330,000 only for this record to be topped a year later by Jon Jacobs who sold Club Neverdie for $635,000. How is this unbreakable? Get this: Entropia is a registered bank, meaning the in-game currency and digital goods hold real world value.
#7: Youngest Pro Gamer
Victor De Leon III aka Lil PoisonMost of us probably have stories of playing video games at a young age, but how many of you were playing them professionally at that time? That’s the case with Victor, aka Lil Poison who entered his first professional Halo tournament at age 6, and the following year ended up placing 2nd out of 550 competitors during a Halo 2 Free For All tournament. He’s been officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for competing at such a young age since 2008. Victor has since moved on from Pro Gaming, but until 5 year olds start winning competitions his legacy isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
#6: Largest collection of Pokémon memorabilia
Lisa CourtneyWe all know Pokemon’s motto of “Gotta catch ‘em all” and this woman from Hertfordshire in the UK seems to have taken that to heart. Lisa started collecting Pokemon memorabilia since she was 9 years old when the craze first started, and since then her collection has continued to grow to the point where her mother’s house has memorabilia scattered everywhere. She has been officially recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records since 2009 with over 12,000 pieces of memorabilia, and as of early 2021 that number has grown to over 20,000 items. If anyone’s going to try and top this record, they have got a LOT of catching up to do.
#5: Fastest Time in “Super Mario Bros.”
NiftskiSpeed has been more of Sonic’s thing, but SEGA won’t lie; Sonic was inspired by “Super Mario Bros” back when speedrunning was first becoming a thing, a tradition that is still alive and well in the gaming community. To this day, speedrunners are still practicing with one of the original speedrunning games. Many players have been setting records with this game, with each setting the bar just a little more impossibly high than the last. In September 2023, a player by the name of Niftski streamed his world record run of four minutes and fifty-four seconds. Under five minutes?! Some of us can barely get through World 3! Props to you, man.
#4: Highest Score in “E.T.”
Glenn CaseSome games are just best left forgotten. As totally bizarre as it is to see this game on a list like this, we should ask ourselves one question: who has the patience? This game was the trigger that caused the industry to crash in the late eighties. Given how buggy, glitchy, and practically unplayable it was, how could anyone tolerate this game long enough to rack up a high score of 1,058,399 points? Glenn Case. Glenn Case would…for eight hours and thirty minutes. For those about to play the suckiest game of the eighties, we salute you.
#3: Longest Gameplay Marathon in “Just Dance 4”
Carrie SwideckiAs we mentioned in a previous entry, the longest gameplay marathon with a controller was set whilst playing “Call of Duty”. Without a controller however, this record is held by Swidecki with “Just Dance 4”. Let’s just say this took an incredible amount of stamina! This dancer wasn’t done dancing with just that record, though, as she managed to nab two more world records during her run; Longest Dance Game Marathon and Longest Motion-Sensing Game Marathon. Give yourself a victory dance, Carrie! You earned it…or maybe a relaxing week on the couch.
#2: “Pac-Man” Perfect Game Speed Record
David RaceWe all know about Pac-Man’s killscreen, Level 256. You get to 256, half of the screen is glitched out, maximum difficulty, and all that crap. Nothing new…until you witness someone achieve a perfect run, reaching the killscreen and beyond without dying even once! Within three hours and twenty eight minutes, David Race has managed to reach a perfect score of 3,333,360 points in flawless execution. Not only that, but he is the only person to ever have achieved this AND beaten his own records on more than a few occasions! Someone give this man a medal! A giant, platinum medal with his name emboldened—okay, we’re getting carried away.
#1: Beating Tetris
Willis Gibson aka Blue ScutiWhat’s better than obtaining the highest score in Tetris? Beating it. That’s exactly what 13 year old Willis Gibson aka Blue Scuti accomplished on December 21, 2023. Previously thought to be unbeatable, making it all the way to level 157, Willis triggered a kill scene after reaching a score of over 999,999, something the game is not programmed to do. This incredible achievement garnered worldwide acclaim from both gamers and the press. And at such a young age, he’s already considered one of the best Tetris players ever!
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