A 24-year-old Nigerian, Oside Oluwole, has broken the Guinness World Record of playing a football video game for over three days straight.
On Tuesday, on its official X handle, the Guinness World Records announced Mr Oluwole as the new record holder for the longest videogame marathon, playing a soccer game, exceeding the previous record of 50 hours set by David Whitefoot in 2022.
According to GWR, Mr Oside, a biochemist currently working as a car dealer, had attempted the record to raise money for a local hospital in his hometown of Ijebu Ode.
Although previous gaming record holders played either FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer during their attempts, Mr Oside was the first to win by playing the mobile game Dream League Soccer 2023 on his iPhone, which he connected to a TV screen.
Mr Oside had also been a devoted fan of the free-to-play soccer sim ever since first downloading it in 2016. During his record attempt, he had played over 500 matches with five minutes of rest after each hour of gaming based on GWR rules for all longest marathon records.
Within the five minutes of rest, Mr Oside could eat, nap or use the toilet. In addition, Mr. Oside said that he had enjoyed trying to beat the record, thanking God for his victory and admitting that it was not an easy effort.
Mr Oside said, “I really enjoyed myself playing for 75 hours straight with just some hours of rest. It wasn’t an easy task, but I must say it was all fun. It was such a great moment; the event was very interesting and I’m grateful to God that it was successful.”
GWR disclosed that “no one in the past has broken this record by such a large margin as Oside has. It was first set in 2010 with a time of 24 hours and gradually increased to 50 hours after being beaten seven times in 11 years.”