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Re: I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry....
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Tue, 14 Mar 2000 04:30:38 GMT
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Jeff Stembel wrote:
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> I found this news item on the emulation news site Zophar's Domain
> <http://www.zophar.net/>
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> Media News: Man Dies from Playing Video Games
> 01:18: Yes, you read correctly. A South Korean man has actually died from too
> much of a good thing. The man died of stress-related problems brought on from
> a 17-hour marathon session of the game One Thousand Years (which is kind of
> ironic, considering that he was playing this game almost as long). He went
> sleep-deprived and malnourished within the last few months of his life.
Well, duh. All LEGO maniacs beware, especially if the bricks start look
appetizing! :)
The most I have ever played a game was Blaster Master /Master Blaster?
for the NES - I think it was 7 hours, ugh!
Scott S.
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| I remember back in college we used to have 40 hour sessions of Axis and Allies the weekend before the week before finals. And just last week I went to a LAN party where we played Quake III and Team Fortress for at least 10 hours a pop. Heck, I can (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | Re: I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry....
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| (...) Lately Team Fortress Classic has been eating my hours again--my longest marathon since Legend of Zelda (way back when...) has been five hours. Strategy PC-game sessions have been longer--I remember over a holiday break, some friends and I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) lol!! (...) My neighbor and I have gone for hours in various 2-player RPGs. :) Our current record is roughly 15 hours continuous play of Secret of Mana. Because we played for so long, the SNES eventually overheated and toasted our savegames, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry....
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| I found this news item on the emulation news site Zophar's Domain (URL) Media News: Man Dies from Playing Video Games 01:18: Yes, you read correctly. A South Korean man has actually died from too much of a good thing. The man died of stress-related (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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