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Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2018 Out Now
New York, NY (September 21, in the year of our Lord
2017): In a year which has already seen the return of
the Nokia 3310 and before long, the mighty Nintendo SNES, the
brand new Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2018 can reveal
today a super-sized version of a true videogame classic.
Ilhan Ünal (21), a student and software developer from Brussels,
Belgium, has created a fully functional version of a former
handheld favorite – the one and only Nintendo Game Boy.
Measuring 101 cm in height, 62cm wide and 20cm deep, his
creation has earned him the Guinness World Records title for the
Largest Game Boy and Ilhan could not be happier.
Ilhan said: “The Game Boy was a huge part of many peoples
childhood, including my own. I was obsessed with my Game Boy as
a kid, so I wanted to create something that would put a smile on
little Ilhan’s face, and hopefully on the face of anyone who is
a big kid at heart.”
The monster machine took just one week to design on a computer
and one month to build in a laboratory. It can play any
cartridge from the original Game Boy – Tetris has never looked
so good, or big – but isn’t quite as easy to master the controls
as the original was. Rather than quick thumbs, players need
quick hands, even arms as they negotiate the scaled up buttons.
On announcing the new record, Stephen Daultrey, Editor of the
Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition said: “This giant Game
Boy is a fantastic example of tech-nostalgia at its very best,
leaving most other consoles and gadgets quite literally in the
shade. The Gamer’s Edition this year is a true celebration of
very latest record-breaking in the world of videogaming, a world
which has changed a lot since the Game Boy was first launched in
1989. There is always room for a little (or big!) nostalgia in
amongst the innovation [...] for which gaming is renowned.”
A must-read for all aspiring gaming record-holders and part of
the Guinness World Records Collection, the Guinness World
Records Gamer’s Edition 2018 will be available in stores and
online on for $14.99.
Also featured in the collection is the Guinness World Records
2018 ($28.95), the ever-popular annual is back for its 63rd
edition. With over 4,000 brand new records included, we are
celebrating our real life superheroes.
New title, Guinness World Records: Amazing Animals ($14.99),
also appears in the collection. Whether it’s a selfie taking
monkey, a skateboarding dog or fascinating facts from the wild,
the world can’t get enough of crazy animal stories and Amazing
Animals has collated the best of these stories in one place for
the first time. Guinness World Records 2018 and Guinness World
Records: Amazing Animals are out now.