- The Guinness World Record, GWR, confirmed Oluwole’s accomplishment through a social media post.
- The 24-year-old Oluwole set the record by playing a soccer videogame for 75 hours with over 500 games played.
Nigerian biochemist and auto dealer Oside Oluwole, also known as Khoded, has been recognized by Guinness World Records for achieving the longest videogame marathon.
This accomplishment was announced through social media by Guinness World Record, GWR.
Oluwole, aged 24, set this record by continuously playing a soccer videogame for 75 hours, totaling over 500 games played .
He broke the previous record of 50 hours, which was set by Englishman David Whitefoot in 2022.
Oluwole took on this challenge with the goal of raising funds for a local hospital in his hometown of Iejbu-Ode.
GWR acknowledged Oluwole’s achievement, stating that he broke the record by a significant margin.
The record was initially set in 2010 at 24 hours, increasing to 50 hours after being broken seven times in 11 years.
Announcing Oluwole’s feat, GWR wrote:
“Before 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.”
Few months ago, a Nigerian MC broke the GWR, completes 130 hours talking marathon, shares experience.
MC Walter, the Nigerian man who undertook the task of hosting a 130-hour entertainment marathon, has accomplished the feat and successfully completed the show.
The entertainer took on the role of hosting the show in Abakaliki and made an unwavering promise to engage and entertain his fans non-stop for an extraordinary duration of 130 hours.
The venue of the entertainment marathon was full of noteworthy occurrences, one of which included a touching marriage proposal by a man to his girlfriend during the event.
MC Walter had earlier disclosed his primary objective for organizing the marathon. He stated that his aim was to make an ambitious attempt at setting a new Guinness World Record with the event.
In a chat with Legit.ng after the completion of the marathon, MC Walter said it was not an easy task.
He said: “It was difficult, hellish, exhausting and tiring, but our heads were up.”