It might seem a strange statement to make on this site, but the vast majority of world records are so boring and now so familiar, that most people would prefer to flay away their own skin than read them.

How many times can you be amazed about the tallest man in the world?
"He's as tall as a massive stick! Great!"

This is the problem faced by the most well-established record repository, the Guinness Book of World Records.
How could they possibly claw back the public's interest with such utterly uninteresting records?

The answer, they thought, was in computer games, a brand new entertainment form that the kids seemed to enjoy!

So, in 2007, Guinness launched what quickly became the most worthless world record collection, known simply as 'The Guinness Book of World Records - Gamers Edition'!
Worried that the title was too long, editors quickly abbreviated it to 'GBOWRGA'.
Ironically, this is exactly the same sound that is produced when you punch Norris McWhirter's corpse in the chest!

If you've ever wanted to know the highest score on the Atari ST version of Populous 2, or the identity of the most obese Chip's Challenge champion, take a look at the 'Guinness Book of World Records - Gamers Edition'!