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10 Aug 2005, 9:01 am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050809/od_ ... a_games_dc

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SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said Tuesday.

The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing on-line battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.

Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play on-line games on Aug. 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said.


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10 Aug 2005, 1:01 pm

Only 50 hours?


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10 Aug 2005, 3:23 pm

I don't mean to sound so AS here, but here was my response to that article: yeah, that happens.


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10 Aug 2005, 3:34 pm

At least he died doing what he loved. :wink:



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10 Aug 2005, 3:56 pm

Wow, that is an interesting story! I never knew people could pass on by doing something like that!


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10 Aug 2005, 5:51 pm

It's possible to go into epileptic seizure from the flashing on video games. Not sure if there'd be a connection with this guy's heart failure, though.
Update: Apparently not. ABC reports it was a heart attack. Guy was an addict. Got fired for skipping out on work to play video games! 8O



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12 Aug 2005, 9:42 am

Best way to die EVER!! :lol: :lol: :roll:



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12 Aug 2005, 4:55 pm

No, that's horrible. His life fell apart, his job, and for what? Lots of computer.



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12 Aug 2005, 5:03 pm

Does anyone know what place he finished in?



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15 Aug 2005, 4:13 am

The whole incident is a prime example of natural selection in action.



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16 Aug 2005, 2:11 am

Geez, that guy must have really liked his games; the most I would ever ever play would be 2 hours or something. 50 hours, that would make someone's eyes tired, and he probably burned a 1000 calories or something crazy from moving his fingers on the keyboard or control panel.


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16 Aug 2005, 1:51 pm

My record is probably eight hours straight. I'm simultaneously ashamed and proud. :D :oops:



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16 Aug 2005, 2:29 pm

I distinctly remember having played Chrono Trigger for something like 12 hours straight, but I may very have played some other game for a longer period of time. Nowadays I'd never do that, its always an off-and-on thing for me (1-2 hours, break, another hour, etc)



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17 Aug 2005, 4:41 am

50 hours? pha, amature. I've done a couple of 48's in a row with a sleep inbetween :D


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17 Aug 2005, 5:15 am

Two 48s with a break is not as good as 50 without them, you pathetic tryhard...


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17 Aug 2005, 12:07 pm

I should add that my eight hour record is my record with no bathroom breaks and no meal breaks (though there were snacks at hand).