Texas gamer has the world's largest collection of VIDEO GAMES - with an estimated worth of $2.1M

It is the largest collection of video games in the world, worth a whopping $2.1 million (£1.69 million) - but the owner insists he is not done and plans to build on his expensive hobby. Antonio Romero Monteiro, 45, from Texas, USA, has broken the Guinness World record for the largest collection of video games. The avid gamer, whose multi-million-dollar collection began in 1987 when he was just 10-years-old, has collected a whopping 24,268 video games. Mr Monteiro now holds the record for largest collection of Xbox items, largest collection of Sega items, largest collection of Nintendo items, largest collection of PlayStation items and largest collection of video games overall. Antonio Romero Monteiro, 45, (pictured) from Texas, USA, has broken the Guinness World record for the largest collection of video games, worth $2.1 million He owns 24,268 video games, worth $2.1 million, and holds five Guinness World Records: Since buying his first Sega Genesis game more than 30 years ago, his burgeoning collection has expanded to fill a whole room, meticulously organised by system and then alphabetically.