Guinness World Records puts up videogame achievements

Posted Jan 12, 2007 at 9:29PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Tags: Gamerscore, Guinness World Record, Halo 2, PS2, wrestling
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The best of the best

Game Politics put up a unique find that might help immortalize some of the most dedicated players of all time. According to their report, the Guinness Book of World Records will be putting up another videogame-related section with records for players who've picked up achievements for determination, high scores, and long life.

As you can see from the shot above, there are some new records being put up along with the quintessential high scores list that remains mostly the same from its previous incarnation 20 years back. Cody Miller's legendary speed run through Halo 2 on the Xbox is now listed, as well as a record for the guy who pulled off a three-hour speed run through the PS2's GTA: Vice City.

The records also hold some noteworthy people who've managed to get high scores in multiple games, such as Greg Sakundiak's records for Dragon's Lair, Tag Team Wrestling, and Twin Cobra, and Doris Self, our dearly departed mistress of all things Q*bert who got her place in Guinness for being the oldest competitive gamer to date.

Hopefully, they'll include some new categories next year, including "Person with the highest gamerscore ever" and "Most annoying leetspeak phrase used in online games." We'll be betting on "STFU Noob," for that last entry.



 
 
 

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by :D - 2007-01-12 16:46
» :D





Im gunna go buy this year's one

by Keitaro - 2007-01-12 16:58
» wao wo wi wa

Wow why am I not surprised all those games are from US

by TMFNDURNIL - 2007-01-12 18:12
» yea, well...

They've been doing this for the past couple of years...where the *****C have u been???!!!???

by Wat ThE HeLL... - 2007-01-12 18:44
» I AgRee WiTh TMFNDURNIL

I KNo WAt ThE HeLL ThEy Do ThAt EvERY YeAr ITS NOT NEW INFO

by Dude - 2007-01-13 07:48
» ...

Sou desu ne... Boku wa kanashii.

by bellybutton - 2007-01-13 16:42
» you are square

STFU Noob!

by ochse - 2007-01-13 18:11
» %u30A6%u30C0%u30A4%u30E4%u4EBA%u304F%u3055%u3044%uFF01

absolutely right! this is ridiculous... Tag-team Wrestling WTF

please bury yourself...

by Mr. Common Sense - 2007-01-14 15:20
» new category

The PS3 could win a category for worst screwup of a console winning streak for a company. It had so much going for it, yet actually offered so little... Runners up are the Sega Saturn and the Gamecube!

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