I know what its like to set a record in a game or finish the game on the hardest level. There's this feeling of pride and joy over accomplishing something that isn't easy. But here's some selection of records in the gaming world that borders weirdness:
FIRST GAMING CLAN TO LEGALLY BIND THEIR PLAYERS
LONGEST PRISON SENTENCE FOR PLAYING A VIDEO GAME In September 2002, the UK’s Faiz Chopdat was jailed for four months for playing Tetris on his mobile phone on a plane. Nobody has been jailed longer for playing a video game.
SMALLEST VIDEO GAME DANCE MAT
FIRST VIDEO GAME SERIES TO INSPIRE A BALLET
The first video game to inspire a ballet was Dragon Quest.
MOST EXPENSIVE FLIGHT SIMULATOR COCKPIT
Australian trucking tycoon Matthew Sheil has spent the last eight years constructing a flight simulator cockpit based around the Boeing 747-400. To date the project has cost $300,000 Australian dollars (£132,000) – it is the most expensive home-made flight simulation cockpit in the world.
LARGEST VIRTUAL BEER FESTIVAL
Once a year in World of Warcraft the warring factions of the Horde and the Alliance put down their arms and celebrate “Brewfest”; the world’s largest virtual beer festival.
MOST OFFICIAL REAL LIFE STAND-INS
Having been officially portrayed by nine different models, Lara Croft is the video game character with the most real life stand-ins.
Mario has appeared in 116 distinct titles (not including remakes or re-releases) making him the most prolific video game character of all time.
FIRST CONSOLE IN A NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONSPIRACY
ONLY SENSORED SPORTS GAME
In an internet poll of serious martial artists who also happen to play fighting games, the character of Nina Williams, from Tekken, was voted the “hottest”. The barely-clad blonde was admired for her fighting skills and fashion sense. Nina is the only female character to have appeared in every version of Tekken, and also starred in her own spin-off game, the 2005 PlayStation 2 title Death by Degrees.
So if you know more records in gaming that you think is worth mentioning, feel free to point them out in our comment section below. We love to hear from you. =P
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