Gallery: 10 Guinness Gaming Records You Didn't Know Existed
01longest-survival-on-6-star-wanted-level-in-gta-iv
Longest Survival on a 6-Star Wanted Level in Grand Theft Auto IV ---------------------------------------------------------------- __Winner:__ Henrik Lindholm __How he won:__ The Danish native survived for 16 minutes, 16 seconds at the Copenhagen eSport Challenge on April 13, 2009. He fought against cops, snipers and a massive helicopter gunship while achieving this feat. This may seem really impressive, but I'm willing to bet he couldn't do it in real life. *Image courtesy Rockstar Games*
02largest-collection-of-pokemon-stuff
Largest Collection of Pokémon Memorabilia ----------------------------------------- __Winner:__ Lisa Courtney __How she won:__ Courtney's horde of Pokémon treasure consists of a whopping 14,410 different collectibles, including objects from Europe, the United States and Japan. Not included: actual Pokémon. *Image courtesy Ana Fuji/Flickr*
03most-prolific-cooking-mama-record-breaker
Most Prolific Cooking Mama Record-Breaker ----------------------------------------- __Winner:__ William Willemstyn III __How he won:__ U.S. resident Willemstyn holds nine different records on the original DS version of Cooking Mama, including the titles for cracking eggs, peeling shrimp and stuffing cabbages. Eat your heart out, Bobby Flay.
04most-expensive-virtual-property
Most Expensive Virtual Property ------------------------------- __Winner:__ Crystal Palace Spec Station __How it won:__ This space station is part of [Entropia Universe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropia_Universe), a massive multiplayer online game that allows for currency transactions based on real money. U.S. player Erik Novak paid 3.3 million in-game dollars, the equivalent of $330,000, for the [Crystal Palace Spec Station](http://www.entropiadirectory.com/wiki/Crystal_Palace_Space_Station). $330,000. He spent $330,000 on a piece of digital real estate. Shoot me in the head.
05widest-variety-of-player-death-animations
Widest Variety of Player-Death Animations ----------------------------------------- __Winner:__ Resident Evil 4 __How it won:__ Capcom's horror-action game features 47 unique death animations for protagonist Leon Kennedy, including decapitation, drowning and stabbing. This includes one of my favorite scenes in any videogame — [shooting the lake](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMPuIowSBvY). *Image courtesy Capcom*
06most-f-bombs-in-a-videogame
Most "F" Words in a Videogame ----------------------------- __Winner:__ Mafia II __How it won:__ While 2K's mob-themed action-adventure game didn't snag any 2010 Game of the Year awards, it is the front-runner for Most Obscene Script. Mafia II can drop up to 397 F-bombs in an average 12-hour play-through. That's 33 per hour, or an average of one every two minutes. *Image courtesy 2K Games*
07first-facebook-game-to-cause-lawsuit
First Facebook Game to Cause a Lawsuit -------------------------------------- __Winner:__ Scrabulous __How it won:__ When at its peak back in 2007, Facebook Scrabble clone Scrabulous was drawing in $25,000 a month from its 2.4 million users. Since Scrabble owners Mattel and Hasbro weren't seeing any of this profit, they decided to [sue Scrabulous for copyright infringement](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/epicenter/2008/01/hasbro-matel-te/). Several months later, Scrabulous received a cease-and-desist order. (It's now known as [Lexulous](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexulous).) *Image courtesy Dana Robinson/Flickr*
08most-lines-of-commentary-in-nfl-videogame
Most Lines of Commentary in an NFL Videogame -------------------------------------------- __Winner:__ Madden NFL 2011 __How it won:__ The most recent installment in the Madden series features more than 90,000 lines of commentary by Gus Johnson, Cris Collinsworth and other assorted voice actors. Unfortunately, EA Sports couldn't snag any [classic Rex Ryan soundbites](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbCEOD0xbmM). Since EA owns the exclusive NFL license for videogames, no one but EA will be able to break this record. *Image courtesy EA Sports*
09first-public-official-fired-over-farmville
First Public Official Fired for Playing FarmVille ------------------------------------------------- __Winner:__ Dimitar Kerin __How he won:__ By [playing FarmVille during government discussions](http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/703583/politician-fired-for-farmville.html). Kerin, who was part of the Plovdiv (Bulgaria) Municipal Committee, lost his job (and won this record) by "using council-owned laptops to 'milk virtual cows' during important meetings," according to Guinness. The committee immediately voted to give him the boot. *Screengrab courtesy Sabrina Dent/Flickr*
10first-game-to-have-officially-recognized-day
We've all seen near-perfect Mario speed runs and lofty Tetris high scores, but how many people can recount the first religious music game?^1^ Or name the gamer who's saved the most Lemmings?^2^ The recently released [*Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition*](http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/) book is chock-full of notable achievements from the world of videogames. The records include high-speed play-throughs of popular games, Xbox Live Gamerscores and other feats, encompassing every genre imaginable. Plenty of the 2011 records are bizarre and hilarious. Some of them, though, are the sort of records you didn't even think would exist. Here are 10 of the book's most esoteric high-water marks. __Above:__ First Game to Have an Officially Recognized Day ----------------------------------------------- __Winner:__ Sid Meier's Civilization V __How it won:__ Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley declared Sept. 21, 2010, "[Sid Meier's Civilization V Day](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/29661/Maryland_Declares_September_21_Civilization_V_Day.php)" to honor the game's release and celebrate the strength of the game-development industry in his state, which developer Firaxis calls home. I say we take it one step further and just call it "Sid Meier's Day." *Image courtesy 2K Games* ^1^Guitar Praise. ^2^ Martijn Cobussen (326).
