10 Video Game World Records THAT WERE COMPLETE LIES
1. Dragster - Todd Rogers
In 1980, Activision released their first game; a racer called Dragster. Two years later, a player called Todd Rogers changed the video game community forever when he declared he had completed a race in Dragster in 5.51 seconds, which was considered the world record. Rogers' time was placed in the Guinness World Records and he went on to become the world's first professional video game player. He held onto this record for 35 years, making it the longest time anyone had preserved a video game world record.
His time was so astounding, it was considered unbeatable. The weird thing is... his time WAS unbeatable because it was literally impossible. In 2018, a player who devised tool-assisted runs called Eric Koziel tweaked Dragster so his vehicle moved at maximum speed. Despite cheating, his automobile still couldn't top Roger's score. When the developers checked the game's coding, they deduced the fastest speed possible was 5.54, meaning Rogers must have manipulated his time.
Not only was Rogers stripped of his title, his records on other games were invalidated and he was branded as the first professional video game cheater.