The longest video games marathon playing a Japanese role-playing game was achieved by Philip Kollar (USA) who played the Final Fantasy series for 34 hours in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, from 6-7 August 2011.

The attempt started at 9:02 am on 6 August and ended 7:02 pm on 7 August 2011. Philip Kollar is an Associate Editor at Game Informer and the attempt took place in Game Informer’s offices. Sara Wilcox and Freddie Hoff adjudicated.