Guinness World Information just lately introduced a brand new world document within the class of most gaming consoles linked to a single TV. Recreation collector Ibrahim Al-Nasser managed to attach all of his gaming consoles to only one tv set.
In accordance with the video revealed on YouTube, that concerned 444 totally different consoles, beginning with the Magnavox Odyssey (which was the primary residence gaming console in 1972) and ending with the PlayStation 5 Slim (which Sony launched in 2023).
Al-Nasser’s console assortment isn’t simply spectacular for its measurement, but additionally as a result of he owns a really uncommon system referred to as the Tremendous A’can, a fourth-generation 1995 console that was solely shortly obtainable in Taiwan. (Solely 12 video games had been launched for it!)
Peek into Al-Nasser’s recreation room
Within the Guinness World Information video, Al-Nasser provides us a glimpse into his recreation room the place we see his setup: a complete of 12 HDMI switches and 30 RCA switches so he can change backwards and forwards between the various gaming consoles on demand.
The TV itself solely has 4 HDMI inputs, so Al-Nasser retains an Excel spreadsheet that tracks the appropriate buttons to press when he needs to play on a selected console.
Surprisingly, there are not any cables to be seen anyplace, which signifies glorious cable administration. “I used all of the instruments obtainable available on the market to arrange the cables,” explains Al-Nasser.
Al-Nasser’s favourite gaming console
When requested which gaming console is “one of the best gaming console of all time,” Al-Nasser has a transparent reply as he kisses his Sega Genesis, the 16-bit gaming console launched by Sega towards the tip of the Eighties.
Within the close to future, Al-Nasser will most likely have to consider how he can incorporate newer consoles. We anticipate the PlayStation 5 Professional and Nintendo Swap 2 to be launched in 2025, and Microsoft can be more likely to launch an improved Xbox Collection X available on the market.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.
