A new Guinness World Record has been earned by an individual who has connected over 400 consoles to a single television. Ibrahim Al-Nasser hails from Saudi Arabia and has the kind of collection that gamers could only dream about and even then, most could not possibly imagine the full scope of what he has accomplished. He has used a series of HDMI and RCA switchers along with signal converters as needed, to set a new Guinness World Record for connecting the most gaming consoles to a single television. Ibrahim managed to connect 444 gaming consoles to a single television.
A combination of 12 HDMI and 30 RCA switchers, along with signal converters for systems that may not use either, were used to create the ultimate gaming console setup. The collection includes the very first mass-produced console, the Magnavox Odyssey from 1972, all the way up to the Sony PlayStation Slim from 2023. This is essentially over 50 years of gaming console releases which still does not encompass all of his collection as various arcade machines, classic computers, and handhelds which can be seen in the video, are also a part of the assemblage.
Per Ibrahim Al-Nasser (via Guinness World Records):
- “By adding more switchers, the idea came to my mind to connect all of the gaming consoles I have to the TV then contact Guinness World Records because this project is unique.”
- “For me, the best gaming console of all time, number one always, forever, Sega Genesis,” said Ibrahim.
- “Also to have a set up that’s not only to play, it’s like a museum and that’s why this set up and this record took so much time from me.”
Ibrahim notes how it all has become more of a museum, something that no one can really deny, and why the project took so much time to complete. He adds that every type of cable management system currently available was employed to keep them hidden, a monumental task in of itself given the massive amount of electronics present here.