The American started collecting it in 1987, when he was 10 years old. At that time, the player already had a whole stack of games for the Sega Genesis.
Texas-based gamer Antonio Romero Monteiro has amassed the world’s largest collection of video games worth $2.1 million. The Daily Mail writes about it.
The collection includes 24,268 exhibits. In particular, Xbox, Sega, Nintendo, PlayStation.
Monteiro said that he will continue to collect the collection, even after he entered the Guinness Book of Records. By the way, he owns five world records at once, and the collection occupies an entire room. All games are listed by manufacturer and alphabetically.
“Originally, my collection focused on buying some of the games I played as a teenager. I see video games as a form of art where creativity and storytelling transcend limitless possibilities,” said collector
The player’s favorite game is Super Castlevania IV, released by Super Nintendo.
And what is most interesting – none of the American’s relatives knew that he had such a hobby. Relatives and friends learned about the collection when the gamer entered the Guinness Book.
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