Twin Galaxies is the official supplier of video game scores to the Guinness World Records books.
Twin Galaxies is the world authority on player rankings, gaming statistics and championship tournaments, with pinball statistics dating from the 1930s and video game statistics from the early 1970s.
OUR HISTORY
In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, realised that a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove popular. He was right!
Eighty Cos-Players break Guinness World Records History
Sonic the Hedgehog, Yoshi, Lara Croft, Detective Gumshoe and Vincent Valentine were among the eighty character’s breaking the ‘Largest Gathering of Games Characters’ Guinness World Record on the Millennium Bridge, London on Tuesday 18 March!
Dedicated ‘cos-players’ and gamers donned their best costumes to earn a place in the Guinness World Record Gamer’s Edition 2009 and make Guinness World Record history.
Thirty children from Argyle Primary School, Kings Cross dressed up Super Mario, one mini Mario said ‘I have had a great day, I have met all my favourite characters – the best one is Tails from Sonic’!
The record attempt celebrates the inaugural Guinness World Record Gamer’s Edition 2008 that is on sale now and is bursting with new records, high score statistics and fascinating facts.
18th March 2008
**Event photos by Andy Paradise / Guinness World Records