5 awesome records in Gamer's Edition 2019
Whittling down the hundreds of records in Guinness World Records: Gamer’s Edition 2019 to just five wasn’t easy, as the book is bursting with fantastic records!
We couldn’t find room for Monster Hunter: World’s largest monster (you won’t believe the size of it when you see it), or Desk’s ridiculously long Dragon Ball FighterZ combo of over 400 hits… and did we mention that he did it with one hand!?
Read on to see which of this year's brilliant records and record breakers – from Minecraft to Fortnite – made my final cut!
1. Fastest time to make and display 10 cakes in Minecraft Survival mode
Where else to start except with the record-breaking exploits of cover star Stampy Cat? The hugely popular YouTuber managed to make 10 cakes in less than four minutes, sticking to the very special recipe that we cooked up just for him.
2. Most concurrent viewers for a Twitch stream by an individual
It’s hard to put together a list of Gamer’s Edition 2019 records without throwing in one for game of the moment, Fortnite.
On 21 April 2018, popular Twitcher Ninja was watched by 667,000 people at once as he took part in the Ninja Vegas 18 event, in Las Vegas.
Ninja competed in nine rounds of Fortnite Battle Royale, with anyone who won one of the rounds – or killed Ninja – scooping a cash prize.
3. Highest Xbox Gamerscore
Ray Cox, better known by his Xbox Gamertag "Stallion83", is rapidly approaching the two-million-point mark when it comes to his Xbox Gamerscore – he was also the first gamer to hit one million.
He told us that he sometimes plays Xbox for 16 hours a day and that his "absolute favourite" series is Halo.
4. Largest LEGO® brick Horizon Zero Dawn custom scale model
Marius Hermann’s terrifyingly life-like LEGO scale model of one of Horizon Zero Dawn’s deadly Thunderjaw is truly impressive.
It stands at 42 cm tall from toes to antennas and he’s even managed to capture it in mid-roar!
5. Largest playable Game & Watch
The Nintendo Game & Watch was the 3DS of its day… well kind of.
It was a handheld gaming device, but you could only play one game on it! Imagine being limited to just one game on your 3DS.
Its black & white graphics weren’t much to shout about either, but they look much more impressive on Dr Thomas Tilley’s gigantic Game & Watch! It’s nearly two metres wide which is wider than most people’s TVs.