Humblejack Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I don't think for a minute that this is the record. I'll bet Cmart has at least twice this many just in Intellivision games. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/12/13/Guinness-World-Records-video-game-collection/2681670946845/ 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinjinhawke Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 24,268? That is a mere pittance. I would imagine Cmart has that in Carnival carts alone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Lol. Wasn't there an Australian guy that had more than this a couple years ago? I remember watching a video about his collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPilz Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) Reminder that Guinness is a for-profit, unvetted novelty award shop where people pay thousands of dollars to receive such prestige as their name in a book. Some awards aren't even up for other challengers since they were created specifically for particular people, like Tommy Tallarico's. In other words, this guy paid Guinness World Records "consulting" fees or whatever else to be given this honor, even if others may have far larger collections and even if the actual count of his own collection is just word-of-mouth honor system. Edited December 14, 2022 by MattPilz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I’m not sure how they come up with these folks. I guess maybe it’s the people that want the recognition while some that have a larger collection would like to stay anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 From what ive heard, anyone can pay for a world record! Too Soon? Too soon? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humblejack Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 4 hours ago, Rev said: From what ive heard, anyone can pay for a world record! Too Soon? Too soon? We are talking video games here, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 4 hours ago, Atari_Bill said: I’m not sure how they come up with these folks. I guess maybe it’s the people that want the recognition while some that have a larger collection would like to stay anonymous. This is my collection Mostly hardware but still a lot of software also https://imgur.com/gallery/5hEZ7wP 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 8 hours ago, Rev said: From what ive heard, anyone can pay for a world record! Too Soon? Too soon? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Steve Jones Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 16 hours ago, rietveld said: This is my collection Mostly hardware but still a lot of software also https://imgur.com/gallery/5hEZ7wP Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Ives Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 12/14/2022 at 10:04 AM, Humblejack said: I don't think for a minute that this is the record. I'll bet Cmart has at least twice this many just in Intellivision games. Terry Valeski set an unbeatable record for number of Intellivision cartridges owned by a single individual back in the 1980's. He's since sold off most of his collection, though. WJI 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Walter Ives said: Terry Valeski set an unbeatable record for number of Intellivision cartridges owned by a single individual back in the 1980's. He's since sold off most of his collection, though. WJI Haha. Funnily enough I actually have a couple of empty six pack boxes addressed to Terry somewhere in my underground lair. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 8:21 AM, Walter Ives said: Terry Valeski set an unbeatable record for number of Intellivision cartridges owned by a single individual back in the 1980's. He's since sold off most of his collection, though. WJI Joking aside, did Terry Valeski's warehouses have only Mattel / INTV Corp cartridges or did they also have cartridges from the other competitors (Coleco, Activision, Imagic, etc?). My guess is that he only had Mattel / INTV Corp cartridges given the deal he's famous for making. However, this is only a weak guess and could easily be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 5:21 PM, Walter Ives said: Terry Valeski set an unbeatable record for number of Intellivision cartridges owned by a single individual back in the 1980's. He's since sold off most of his collection, though. WJI Interesting Walter… Would you have a rough idea about how many cartridges and consolles did Terry have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Morpheus said: Interesting Walter… Would you have a rough idea about how many cartridges and consolles did Terry have? I believe he was being cheeky, referring to when Mr. Valeski bought the rights and remaining stock of Intellivision products from Mattel to start what became INTV Corp. dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 11 hours ago, DZ-Jay said: I believe he was being cheeky, referring to when Mr. Valeski bought the rights and remaining stock of Intellivision products from Mattel to start what became INTV Corp. dZ. Thanks!!! I totally misunderstood, being still quite ignorant about Intellivision history!🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games For Your Intellivision Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I have a friend who once had the record. It takes effort to get verified so there are people who may have an unverified larger collection. Also, the inevitable publicity sets you up as a target for thieves. So, I am sure that this guy holds the record. Anyone who has a bigger collection is welcome to take the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 The largest collection of Intellivision games is in South America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Rev said: The largest collection of Intellivision games is in South America. Likely true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 2/18/2023 at 4:55 AM, Games For Your Intellivision said: I have a friend who once had the record. On 2/18/2023 at 4:38 PM, Rev said: The largest collection of Intellivision games is in South America. What are we talking about? More than 5.000 games right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Steve Jones Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I think he’s referring to all the new old stock in that warehouse in Venezuela. But I may be wrong.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games For Your Intellivision Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Morpheus said: What are we talking about? More than 5.000 games right? Michael Thomasson boasts world record collection of more than 10,000 video games | Daily Mail Online 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 8 hours ago, Steve Jones said: I think he’s referring to all the new old stock in that warehouse in Venezuela. But I may be wrong.. Yes, the warehouse. Ive seen very recent pics. Yikes its a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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