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A game collector breaks a world record by plugging 444 consoles and devices into a single TV
If you thought having two or three consoles plugged into the TV was complex, someone has just broken the record for most devices in a single screen: 440 consoles at the same time.
Those of us who have been into video games for a while know how space-demanding it is. We accumulate systems and in the end, they end up on shelves, in their boxes, or sold in many cases. It takes a lot of determination to have several pieces of equipment ready to go, especially if we want to do them instantly, with just the push of a button. There are those who opt for several televisions, if they have the space for it, or try to optimize the space using splitters, although things get complicated when we leave the era of HDMI. In any case, maintenance and cable management is usually a bit of a nightmare with around twenty systems, so what to do with 444 consoles? certainly, quite a feat that already has its place in the Guinness book of world records.
A feat of organization and cable management
The proud record holder is Ibrahim Al-Nasser of Saudi Arabia. There are many who have luxurious collections and almost unknown systems, but Al-Nasser has also gone one step further to assemble a complex system to have them all accessible on a single screen. 444 systems of all types and conditions, bringing together some 30 RCA cable switchers and another 12 HDMI splitters to accommodate a collection that covers all kinds of systems, from relics like the Magnavox Odyssey to the latest generation of machines, passing through rare systems like the PSX that Sony released only in Japan that combined a PS2 into a luxurious multimedia system.
Ibrahim is also particularly proud of having done everything with optimal cable organization so that they are almost invisible. You also need to pull a large Excel file to know what you have to connect to output the image of the console you want to play on. A huge investment of time, money, and effort that has earned it an enviable configuration for all those who enjoy that unique touch of playing on original hardware. He also confesses that despite this luxurious access to the history of video games, his preferred system is still the Sega Mega Drive.
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