Posted on Thursday 19-Jan-2012 12:34 PM

World's biggest game controller hits London

265 pound NES pad to celebrate Guinness World Records

The world's largest video game controller was wheeled out in London this week, weighing in at a hefty 18 stone (265 pounds) and costing £4,000.

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The 12ft long NES controller was unveiled at London's Liverpool St station to celebrate the release of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2012 today.

The record-breaking device measures 30 times the size of a standard NES controller, says GWR, and what's more it actually works - commuters worked together by jumping on the buttons to play NES titles.

Creator of the device, British Engineering student Ben Allen, said: "This is really a labour of love. We're passionate about gaming and wanted to honour its most iconic device; the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) joypad.

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"We put our heads together in the pub and decided to create this absurdly large working version! It's such a rush to know we've made history and are being included in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition."

Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2012 is on sale from today.

computerandvideogames.com Andy Robinson

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    dookiephonic on 19 Jan '12 said:

    Should have been the original Xbox controller :lol:

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    Niknak106 on 19 Jan '12 said:

    I remember the days when the Guiness book of records had some credibility. Meaningful records like 'fastest man on earth' or 'strongest female alive.' Now you've got arseholes attempting to set records like 'most m&ms stuffed into a foreskin whilst listening to Pink Floyd's The wall on repeat in the south of France on the 30th June at 11.47am.' b*****ks.

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    corkscru74 on 19 Jan '12 said:

    Should have been the original Xbox controller :lol:


    Tee hee. Would anyone have noticed the difference though? :lol:

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    svd_grasshopper on 19 Jan '12 said:

    the NES pad. functionality at its very best.

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    ensabahnur on 19 Jan '12 said:

    I remember the days when the Guiness book of records had some credibility. Meaningful records like 'fastest man on earth' or 'strongest female alive.' Now you've got arseholes attempting to set records like 'most m&ms stuffed into a foreskin whilst listening to Pink Floyd's The wall on repeat in the south of France on the 30th June at 11.47am.' b*****ks.

    Aye when things like the worlds longest fingernails actually meant something. Somebody should dig up Roy Castle and bring back Record Breakers, i loved that show.

    BTW it was 4219 m&m's and my foreskins never been the same again.

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    Nik666uk2 on 19 Jan '12 said:

    No dedication!! And dedication's what u need, if u wanna be a record breaker

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    spooney100 on 19 Jan '12 said:

    Should have been the original Xbox controller :lol:


    Tee hee. Would anyone have noticed the difference though? :lol:

    For me its out of the Jaguar and Dreamcast controllers, those bad boys were huuuuge!

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    ensabahnur on 19 Jan '12 said:

    For me its out of the Jaguar and Dreamcast controllers, those bad boys were huuuuge!

    Jesus i'd forgotten about the Jaguar's behemoth of a controller with a phone keypad on it.

    http://videogamecritic.net/images/systems/jagc.jpg

    Thank Jebus there wasn't enough good games for the system that i never got any cramps from overplay.

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    KK-Headcharge78 on 19 Jan '12 said:

    the NES pad. functionality at its very best.

    Amen to that.