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Kitty To Attempt Guinness World Record While Raising Money For Child’s Play
On March 3rd through the 4th of 2012, Kitty McScratch, will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for “The Longest Video Games Marathon Playing A Motion-Sensing Dance Game” by playing Dance Central 2 on Xbox 360. The current record is 16 hrs 21 min 44 sec and was achieved by Christopher Lawrence (Phillipines) who played Dance Central 2 (Harmonix, 2011) at the Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 16 December 2011. Kitty is setting a goal to play Dance Central 2 for 24 hours during the event. The event will be open to the public at the Music Union Hall, located in the Green Street Hall Mall at 116 North Green Street in downtown Ottumwa, Iowa. It will also be streamed live on the home page and live stream sections of www.KittyMcScratch.com so that anyone around the world can be able to participate in the chat room and cheer her on.
Kitty is also using this opportunity to raise money for the Child’s Play Organization. Child’s Play is a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in their network of over 70 hospitals worldwide. All donations during this event will be taken through a ChipIn widget, which tracks donations in real time while sending those funds directly to the organization. You can donate anytime from now though the event by using the widget located on the right sidebar of this website. Kitty is encouraging people to donate either a lump sum or to make a pledge to donate a set amount for each hour played. You can post your pledge in the comment section of this story.
Currently holding 105 World Records, (97 of which are involved with various dance games), Kitty is already recognized by Guinness World Records for “Most Prolific Dancing Game High Scorer”. Kitty is also a founding member of theGrassroots Gaming Expo, a multiple day gaming event and GameDay, a worldwide video game streaming fundraiser.
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January 23, 2012
Kitty McScratch sets new record for most prolific dancing game high scorer
Photo credits: Photographer Ryan Shude/ Guinness World Records
NEW YORK (January 12, 2012) – A new dancing queen has boogied her way into the latest edition of the Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition. The global authority on all things record-breaking is recognizing Elizabeth ‘Kitty McScratch’ Bolinger as the ‘Most Prolific Dancing Game High Scorer’ with more than 85 number one high scores on the Just Dance and Dance Central franchises.
Elizabeth’s love of gaming stems from using videogames as a way to challenge herself to new heights of achievement. The 24-year-old was first introduced to video games in the early 90’s by her father, who was immersed in the world of casual PC gaming.
Having first earned a place in the 2011 Gamer’s Edition with the high score for ‘Dare’ on Just Dance (11,661 points on Aug 8, 2010), Liz caught the record bug and has since racked up more than 85 high scores on the Twin Galaxies leaderboard. Her highest score is for the Dance Central track “C’mon Ride It (The Train)”, with a staggering 432,793 points!
A true dancing game enthusiast, Liz pushes the limits of her ability by achieving top scores blindfolded and sometimes backwards! Her favorite songs to dance to include “Hot and Cold” by Katy Perry where she’s scored over 16,000 points blindfolded and “Bullet Proof” by La Roux.
A long-time fan of the Guinness World Records books as a kid, Liz says: “You really can make dreams happen, it’s just a matter of putting in the hard work and dedication.”
She is one of the founders of the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum in her hometown Ottumwa, IA and is dedicated to preserving the history of videogames.
Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition is available now in the US for a suggested retail price of $14.99 and available in the UK on January 19th.
For more information on gaming record breaking, please visit www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gamers.
Original story at http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/1/kitty-mcscratch-sets-new-record-for-most-prolific-dancing-game-high-scorer/
Share on FacebookKitty has been practicing up on Dance Central 2 and recorded a video of her playing on Hard mode on Bulletproof by La Roux, ending with her getting 5 Gold stars and scoring 1,958,699 points.
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January 5, 2012
