GamesRadar sister mags in the UK, NGamer and GamesMaster, each caught sightings of truly dedicated gaming fans, and each emerged to tell the tale of a world-record setting gathering, perhaps without full dignity intact.

NGamer UK’s encounter

Faceless suits shuffle along the south bank of the Thames, hurrying to their workplaces to get out of the cold. Their progress is cut short by 20 mini Marios followed by a steady procession of Pac-Man ghosts, exquisitely molded Final Fantasy hairdos and a couple of those hideous things from Boogie. Has a bizarre rift opened between reality and the gaming world or were they just arriving to set the world record for the largest meeting of gaming characters? It was the latter. NGamer was on hand to pester them...