saudi gamer sets record

Saudi gamer Ibrahim Al-Nasser has grabbed headlines around the world and a long-contented spot in the Guinness World Records after managing to connect 444 video game consoles to one TV. (AFP) Gaming fans from around the planet are now celebrating this feat that required considerable preparation and a huge pile of cables.

Al-Nasser, a lifelong gamer himself said that this massive setup began thanks to an all-too-familiar problem for gamers: using up multiple TV ports on various video game console systems. I had all of these video gaming systems collecting dust as a result. I managed a line up for the TV then I realised “WAIT ITS GETTING FULL WHAT SHOULD IDO SOON ITLL FELL OVER ilplug 1 and replace it with another”… you see the process just kept going, there were only so many ports in that damn tv; Al-Nasser declared.

But more than a bunch of cables and consoles, this is an immaculate display. Al-Nasser keeps track of the company’s extensive number connections in an Excel file on his spreadsheet to more easily manage a sprawling web of over 30 RCA switchers, along with 12 HDMI switchers and various adapters. Every console a path, to the TV it requires. He said, if I did not track it all, I would lose count.

Al-Nasser said was driven to impart something special beyond just simply playing games, and described it as a kind of “gaming museum”. This included managing and concealing cables neatly so the whole setup looked incredible as well as operating efficiently. We also really tried to hide the cables. I made full use of all available tools to categorize the former lines conveniently. It is no mere gaming set-up; it’s a museum of video game history.

With such a broad range of systems, Al-Nasser’s collection is nothing if not eclectic and extensive: it features everything from early heavyweights like the Magnavox Odyssey to latecomers-in-other-markets-but-beloved-elsewhere oddities like Nintendo Switch and super-rarites-such-as-the-Super A’Can. Questioned about his personal favorite, he didn’t mince words: “To me, the best gaming console of all time is the Sega Genesis.”

This world record achievement by Al-Nasser just adds an outstanding accomplishment to his name while also shedding light that gaming is not only a prepared for some, but it has solid roots within the community of Saudi Arabia. Its not just playing video games, its an homage to the history and evolution of gaming.