If there's one one thing about world records, it's that they're made to be broken. This time it looks like Jimmy Fallon's record of nine different consoles played in 60 seconds has bitten the dust. Ryan Sullivan of Columbus, Ohio bested Fallon by playing 13 different consoles in that time frame.
It might seem like a silly accomplishment, but the record-takers have plenty of rules. Record-keeping site RecordSetter says that in order for the attempt to count you must make forward progress in each game and you may not use a console twice. You can take a look at the videos of both Fallon's and Sullivan's attempts and a list of the games and consoles used to break the world record below.
SNES: Super Mario World
Wii: Wii Sports Resort (100 Pin Bowling)
Xbox 360: Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition
Gamecube: Super Smash Bros. Melee
NES: Legend of Zelda
Dreamcast: Crazy Taxi
PlayStation: Gex
Genesis: Sonic The Hedgehog
Xbox: Halo 2
PS2: Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (Rolling Thunder)
Sega Saturn: Revolution X
PS3: Tekken 6
Atari 2600: Missile Command
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Oh snap! Jimmy better step up!
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 8:44 AM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
My flat isn’t even big enough to fit 13 screens and consoles… Dang !
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 8:47 AM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
I’m fairly sure that isn’t the guy’s flat…
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 10:31 AM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
yes, it seems very silly….
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 8:51 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Aside from it being quite impressive to get that amount of consoles together (although less so for Fallon) this is an unimpressive record. If you put 100 people in a room with these consoles you’d probably find most of them could beat it.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 8:56 AM EST reply Recommend (18) Flag actions
Jimmy should reclaim his record while he’s ‘On the Verge’.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 9:22 AM EST reply Recommend (17) Flag actions
Now there’s an idea.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 12:27 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
It’s hard not to feel like this is one of the lamest things you can do with sixty seconds.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 10:50 AM EST reply Recommend (14) Flag actions
That’s what she said.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 2:35 PM EST reply Recommend (4) Flag actions
Well played.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 7:10 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
No N64? What gives?
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 12:02 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
OMG I LOVED GEX!!
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 12:14 PM EST via mobile reply Recommend Flag actions
Man, that crowd had no love for Katamari Damacy.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 12:25 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
I dont think many people know what katamari is, it is sort of a cult game.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 2:07 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
so… what’s the criteria for actually being counted as “playing” the console? if it’s just picking up the controller and doing something on the screen, I can win with what I have in my collection.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 12:56 PM EST reply Recommend (3) Flag actions
Yeah it doesn’t seem very impressive. If you actually had to accomplish something like defeat the opponent in Street Fighter, take the guy to their destination in Crazy Taxi etc., it would be better. I assume it would be a little harder to regulate since some games would be much easier to get done in a couple of seconds like make a line in Tetris, and in Sonic or Mario just get some rings/coins and jump on an enemy.
As it stands right now it looks easy to beat, I have 9 of the consoles listed, but if portable consoles count, I think I’d have around 14 or 15 (depending on if the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color count as different consoles).
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 1:34 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Agreed, I could do what he did in 30 seconds, just do half as much stuff on each… apparently there is no specific criteria.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 3:08 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
“Forward progress”, so you can’t just hit un-pause and then pause.
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 | 6:20 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Ro run forward and jump…
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 | 6:59 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
There is specific criteria (on RecordSetter, the rules are defined by the record setter who creates the record category). Here’s the rules for this record:
- must make forward progress in each game
- may not play any type of video game console more than once
- must use consoles (handheld games and arcade model games not permitted)
- must provide video evidence
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 | 3:25 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Hey Mike. The criteria is “- must make forward progress in each game.” You should definitely try to break the record!
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 | 3:24 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
He should have chosen Sonic 2 for the Genesis. He could just spindash and jump into Coconuts (the mokey badnik) at the start of the level… That would have saved him some seconds. :D
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 12:59 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
He didn’t use the wii-mote strap, doesn’t count.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 1:01 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I dont believe it counts if Fallon mashes some buttons for 60 seconds. I dont think he has actually played any of these games in this video. But maybe Im just not impressed because Fallon annoys the Hell out of me.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 2:06 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Looks like Fallon’s is still the official record. To hold an official Guinness world record you have to have representatives from Guinness there to witness it. That’s who those mustard jacketed people were on the Fallon clip. This other guy had no such audience from what we can see. Sorry, guy, but Fallon still holds the record.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 2:26 PM EST via mobile reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Hey Music Man, I work at RecordSetter World Records. This is a RecordSetter record, not Guinness. We have a more open platform and allow anyone to submit records as long as they are quantifiable, beatable, and have media evidence. We don’t require “officials” to be there when records are broken / set.
PS: The yellow jackets in Fallon’s video are our Co-Founders, Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson.
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 | 3:28 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
And nothing was accomplished
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 2:52 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Jimmy could add Neo Geo.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 5:53 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I’m confused as to what constitutes as playing. It seems all he had to do was button mash for a few seconds and then move on. There was also inconsistency with games so it seems like a null record unless all the game systems, games and tasks are the same.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 8:03 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
The criteria as defined by the original recordsetter (Jimmy Fallon) is as follows:
- must make forward progress in each game
- may not play any type of video game console more than once
- must use consoles (handheld games and arcade model games not permitted)
- must provide video evidence
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 | 3:28 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
All I saw was senseless button mashing. This is a joke not a serious record.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 10:29 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
it’s a gag for jimmy’s show and an easy plug for the guinness book of world records.
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 | 12:22 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
This is actually a RecordSetter world record. We allow anyone to submit world records as long as they are quantifiable, beatable, and there’s media evidence. We’re much more open and democratic than Guinness.
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 | 3:30 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Jimmy Fallon is not funny.
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 | 4:19 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Possibly extremely lame if this guy got the idea to do this from Fallon. Now if Fallon had beat his record then game on. “A Fistful of Quarters” 2!
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 | 5:38 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I love that he took the time in sonic to go back and kill that bad guy before he moved on.
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 | 8:15 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
How many different consoles can you touch in a minute
Posted on Feb 01, 2012 | 8:21 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
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