Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008 (56k)

PLAYSTATION RECORDS

BEST SELLING PS2 GAME

Best Selling PS2 game is GTA: Vice City with 15 million copies sold.

GRAND SALES AUTO

GTA is the most successful video game franchise on the PS2.

FASTEST SELLING VIDEO GAME

GTA: San Andreas sold 1 million copies in its first 9 days on sale in Britain making it UK's fasting selling video game ever.

MOST VOICE ACTORS

GTA: San Andreas has a credited cast of 339 voice actors, more than any other video game.

HIGHEST-SELLING GAME ON THE PLAYSTATION

Sales of 10.85 million units make the original Gran Turismo the highest-selling game on the PlayStation.

CARS R US

The largest number of cars available to drive and customize is 721 in Gran Turismo 4.

TEN OF THE BEST

Gran Turismo is still the only racing game to receive 10/10 from Edge magazine.

FIRST VIDEO GAME CONSOLE TO SHIP 100 MILLION UNITS

In May 2004, Sony announced that the PlayStation had sold 100 million units worldwide - the first console in history to do so.

VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE

Twenty eight variations of the PlayStation hardware have been made commercially available. Add developer units to this and the total number of PlayStation variations hits 34.

NINTENDO RECORDS

PLUMBER'S MATE

The fastest completion of Super Mario World is 10min 54sec by Scott Kessler on 9 July 2004.

FIRST MOVIE BASED ON A VIDEO GAME

The first movie to be based on a video game is Super Mario Bros starring Bob Hoskins as Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi.

HIGHEST-SELLING HANDHELD RACING GAME

Sales of 7.83 million units make Super Mario Kart DS the highest-selling racing game on any handheld.

BEST-SELLING VIDEO GAME

Super Mario Bros on the NES is the best-selling video game of all-time with more than 40 million copies sold worldwide.

HIGH INTEREST RATES

Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the highest rated game of all time at 97.7% according to website gamerankings.com.

RUN LINK RUN

The Legend of Zelda is the longest running action adventure series of all time. The first game was releases in 1986 on the NES. The most recent is Phantom Hourglass released on the DS in 2007.

SAMUS IT EVER WAS

Samus Aran and Metroid have also appeared, or been referenced in 18 other Nintendo games including Super Smash Bros.

FASTEST COMPLETION OF METROID

The world record for the fastest completion of Metroid on the NES is 17 mins 22 secs by Christopher Knight on 31st October 2005.

THE 64 BIT QUESTION

Metroid was the only leading Nintendo series not to appear on the N64.

FIRST GAME THEME PARK

Pokemon was the first gaming series to get its own theme park.

BEST-SELLING NINTENDO DS RPG

The best-selling RPG on the Nintendo DS is Pokemon Diamond/Pearl with combined sales of 12.1 million units.

100 YEARS OF NINTENDO

Nintendo was originally created to manufacture playing cards way back in 1889.

XBOX RECORDS

BIGGEST-SELLING GAME ON THE XBOX

Halo 2 was the biggest-selling game on the Xbox with over 9 million copies sold.

FIRST COME FIRST SERVED

On September 25th 2007, the release of Halo 3 generated $170 million worth of first-day sales in the USA alone - nearly triple the $60 million made by the movie Spider-Man 3 on its first day of release.

FASTEST SELLING ORIGINAL GAME

On 15 December 2006, Gears of War became the fastest-selling next-generation game of that year and was the fastest selling Xbox game at that time with more than 2 million copies sold in the first six weeks.

LARGEST LICENSED SOUNDTRACK INCLUDED IN A RACING GAME

90 licensed songs across 9 genres make up Project Gotham Racing's soundtrack, the largest of its kind in any racing game.

LARGEST WATER BALLOON FIGHT

A water fight might not be something you would readily associate with a piece of electrical equipment, but on 23 March 2006 Microsoft set the record for the largest water balloon fight at the Xbox 360 launch in Australia. A total of 2,849 people gathered on Coogee Beach, forming the shape of the Xbox 360 logo and brandishing 51,400 water balloons.

PC GAMING RECORDS

BEST-SELLING FIRST PERSON SHOOTER OF ALL TIME

Half Life has sold over 8 million copies worldwide making it the best-selling first-person shooter of all time. With sequels and spin-offs the franchise has sold over 16 million copies (not including sales from The Orange Box).

FASTEST HALF-LIFE 2 SPEED RUN

The fastest speed run ever for Half-Life 2 is 1hr 36min 57secs achieved by the "Half-Life 2 done Quick" team on 8 March 2006.

MOST SUCCESFUL GAME MOD

Counter-Strike is the most successful game mod ever selling over 9 million retail copies worldwide.

BIRTH OF DEATHMATCH

Doom was the first FPS to feature a networked deathmatch mode.

MATURE ENTERTAINMENT

Doom was the first console game to receive a "Mature" rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) in America. The board deemed that the game was suitable for those aged 17 years old or over.

FULL MOON

The best Civilization player in the world is "Moonsinger" who currently leads both the Civ III and Civ IV high score tables. His high score of 88,553 on Civ III beats the second place score by 7000 points.

MOST POPULAR MMORPG

World of Warcraft is the most popular MMORPG in the world with nearly 10 million subscribers around the world.

WEIRD AND WONDERFUL RECORDS

A selection of some of the more crazy world records from the world of video games...

FIRST GAMING CLAN TO LEGALLY BIND THEIR PLAYERS

The success of Counter-Strike inspired the first ever gaming clan to legally bind their players to the clan. The clan, SK Gaming, subsequently became the first clan to have a player bought out of their contract when Team NoA bought Ola "elemeNt" Moum for an undisclosed sum in May 2004.

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

The smallest DDR mat in the world measures 10 cm (4 in) wide by 11.5cm (4.5 in) long and weighs just 20 g (0.7 oz) and is the world's first hand-held dance mat to be played with the fingers.

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.

MOST PROLIFIC VIDEO GAME CHARACTER

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

In December 2000, it was reported that the FBI and US Customs were investigating the shipment of up to 4,000 PlayStation 2 consoles to Iraq. As they were designated video game systems, rather than hardware, it was rumoured that this allowed Saddam Hussein to avoid UN sanctions prohibiting the sale of computer hardware to Iraq. It was speculated that the consoles could be adapted for use as guidance systems for long-range missiles.

ONLY SENSORED SPORTS GAME

BMX XXX is the only extreme sports game to have been censored. Featuring several nude BMX riders, this was modified in the PlayStation 2 version to include black bars covering exposed body parts. Ironically, the version on the family-centric GameCube remained unchanged. BMX XXX was originally part of the Dave Mirra series, until Dave realised the nature of the content and requested his name be removed.

"HOTTEST" FEMALE FIGHTING GAME CHARACTER

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.

MULTI-FORMAT RECORDS

MOST PORTED VIDEO GAME

Tetris is the most ported video game appearing on 55 different computer game platforms.

RARE BLOCKS

Fewer than 10 copies of the Sega Mega Drive version of Tetris are know to exist making it one of the rarest and sought after games of all time. One complete example was recently sold to a private bidder for $8,130. The game is so scarce because the original release was quickly withdraw after a legal row about rights which were eventually awarded to Nintendo.

BEST-SELLING PC GAME

The original, The Sims, is the best selling PC game of all time with 16 million sales worldwide since its launch in 2000.

MOST VIEWED SIMS MOVIE

The most viewed video on Youtube created using The Sims in-game movie software is 'Male Restroom Etiquette' by Zarathustra Studios.

BEST-SELLING SIMULATION

With over 90 million units sold, The Sims franchise is the biggest selling series in the simulation genre.

FIRST STEALTH GAME

Metal Gear on the NES was the first video game to fully utilize stealth as part of the gameplay.

THE FINAL CUT

The longest single cut-scene in the series last for 15mins 17secs and comes at the end of Metal Gear Solid, as snake destroys Metal Gear Rex.

FASTEST COMPLETION OF METAL GEAR SOLID

The fastest ever completion of Metal Gear Solid with one life and without saving is 1hr 55min 31secs

MOST EXPENSIVE GAME PRODUCTION

Shen Mue on the Dreamcast was the most expensive game ever to develop at $70 million.

MOST SUCCESFUL FILM BASED ON A VIDEO GAME

The first Tomb Raider (USA, 2001) movie grossed $274,703,340 at cinemas worldwide making it the most succesful film based on a video game.

SHORTEST ACTION/ADVENTURE

The shortest officially released action adventure is Jack in the Dark , a spin-off created to promote the release of Alone in the Dark 2. The game, which involves haunted toys, can be completed in just thirteen steps.

LOWEST-GROSSING GAME-BASED MOVIE

The 2005 Alone in the Dark movie, directed by Uwe Boll, is the lowest grossing internationally released film based on a game. Although it cost around $20 million to make, the film, which starred Christian Slater, earned just $5,178,569 during its US theatrical run.

FIRST FOOTBALL GAME TO BE PLAYED FROM A SIDE PERSPECTIVE

The first football game to allow players to control their team from a side perspective (stadium viewpoint) was International Soccer . The game - also known as NASL Soccer - was released on the Atari 2600 in 1980. This side-on playing perspective has since become the default view for many leading football games, including the FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer games.

Nice find campzor, pretty interesting stuff.carljohnson3456

How come they said Half Life is the highest selling game of all time with over 8 million units sold when they said earlier that Halo 2 has sold over 9 million units!?DeathScape666

How come they said Half Life is the highest selling game of all time with over 8 million units sold when they said earlier that Halo 2 has sold over 9 million units!?DeathScape666

[QUOTE="DeathScape666"]How come they said Half Life is the highest selling game of all time with over 8 million units sold when they said earlier that Halo 2 has sold over 9 million units!?dotWithShoes

I don't get how you can go to jail for playing Tetris on your mobile phone on a plane.siLVURcross

ur not allowed to use cellphones on airplanes, cause they could mess with the electronics, which was proven false by the mythbusters :)

Wow, I didn't think it could be factually wrong.. Metal Gear on NES? ugh.110million

Very nice. I also noticed that the Xbox 360 is the only current gen console with Guinness World breaking Records.one_on_one

Very nice. I also noticed that the Xbox 360 is the only current gen console with Guinness World breaking Records.one_on_one

did you also noticed that records like ...

"BIGGEST-SELLING GAME ON THE XBOX" cant be beaten by nintendo or sony ? or..

LARGEST LICENSED SOUNDTRACK INCLUDED IN A RACING GAME is stupit course you can make that for every genre ? or...

LARGEST WATER BALLOON FIGHThave nothing too do with the 360 ?

some records are just stupid;)

i have a good one

best selling babyz game using motion controls made by ubisoft on the wii for 30$ in the first 24 hours EVER !!!

[QUOTE="one_on_one"]Very nice. I also noticed that the Xbox 360 is the only current gen console with Guinness World breaking Records.habkeinbock

did you also noticed that records like ...

"BIGGEST-SELLING GAME ON THE XBOX" cant be beaten by nintendo or sony ? or..

LARGEST LICENSED SOUNDTRACK INCLUDED IN A RACING GAME is stupit course you can make that for every genre ? or...

LARGEST WATER BALLOON FIGHThave nothing too do with the 360 ?

some records are just stupid;)

i have a good one

best selling babyz game using motion controls made by ubisoft on the wii for 30$ in the first 24 hours EVER !!!

I didn't even know they made an Alone In The Dark movie. Why?!bez2083

"Shen Mue on the Dreamcast was the most expensive game ever to develop at $70 million." lolcoolmonkeykid

Yep. Every single DreamCast owner would've had to have bought the game twice for it to have made a profit.

[QUOTE="dotWithShoes"][QUOTE="DeathScape666"]How come they said Half Life is the highest selling game of all time with over 8 million units sold when they said earlier that Halo 2 has sold over 9 million units!?DeathScape666

I came into this thread expecting this guy. :P

I don't get how you can go to jail for playing Tetris on your mobile phone on a plane.siLVURcross

probably because you are not suppose to use cell phones on a plane, or they thought he was texting or making a call or something