La Lindsay Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Uh, yeah...on MSN Man dies after 50 hours of computer games South Korean left seat in Internet cafe only to use toilet, take brief naps Updated: 6:43 p.m. ET Aug. 9, 2005 SEOUL, South Korea - 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 on Tuesday. The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing online 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 online 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. "We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone. Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe. After he failed to return home, Lee's mother asked his former colleagues to find him. When they reached the cafe, Lee said he would finish the game and then go home, the paper reported. He died a few minutes later, it said. South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 South Koreans need to chill out. Wasn't it S. Koreans that left their NEWBORN CHILD at home while they went and had a hardcore WoW session? oh man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 apparently, this also happened in 2002 to another man who played for 86-hours straight Game Over They really do need to chill, the stories sound identical... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 South Korea is among the world's most Internet-savvy nations with more than half of its 47 million people having access to the Internet. South Korea has about 22 000 Internet cafes, also known as PC rooms. Many PC rooms are open 24 hours, but no minors are allowed after 10pm. Maybe this is why? Man oh man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicManiac Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Still, in all actuality- on a serious note- how the fuck do you just "die" after being in front of a computer for let's say that long? I mean there's got to be much more to the story than what is presented. How many of them actually had medical conditions, suceptabilty to clotting, diabetes, malnourishment, diaphoretic responses due to hydration/ circulatory issues ? I mean I don't pretend to be Greg House MD ... but c'mon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterasta Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Still, if you're gonna go, that's the way I'd wanna do it...maybe... I dunno, I always get nose bleeds after long sessions (6-8 hours) of gaming. This happen to anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicManiac Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Yeah...it happended to my brother...it is caused from overstimulation, increase in blood pressure...careful with that you could "strok out" with a seizure due to overstimulation of the CNS Nervous system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterasta Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Ok, thanks MM. Most of those episodes occurred when I was a young kid...It's only happened once in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 my record is 36 hours straight playing final fantasy 6... ive gotten close recently however racking up 34 hours of fifa 2007.... i can only say... i felt like shit afterwards... i blame the coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Take Me To Your Lizard Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 my record is 36 hours straight playing final fantasy 6... ive gotten close recently however racking up 34 hours of fifa 2007.... i can only say... i felt like shit afterwards... i blame the coffee Damn... that's dedication. My records probably about 10 hours straight playing Team Fortress Classic. I went to bed at 8am ish still with the sensation of motion from the game (like when you're dizzy) and half hearing the repetitive noises of gunfire etc in my head. No more long sessions I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Yeah I think my record is six hours playing Soul Calibur 2 with my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 jesus Dodge, that's eye-bleeding dedication there. i think my tops was when i took a bet to beat Legend of Zelda: link to the past without dying or saving, so the counter that shwos no your account when the game's done read "OOO". i forget exactly how long, but i wanna say it was updards of 12 hours, cause i had to have all the treasure and heart pieces too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 why do you think my member group is what it is.. im a die hard gamer.. i just don't talk about it much..... i wanna try beat my old record though... i just need a good day... san andreas.... and coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanno Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 well it sounds mighty strange to me that one can go 36 hours straight, just doesn't seem possible. sounds kinda loserish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonfire Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I agree. I just dont understand the whole gamer thing. I mean I love a good game myself but i'd never go more 2 or 3 hours at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 hey, dont come down on the man, he's just dedicated....granted, that's an insane # but ive heard worse at big LAN parties. and 2-3 hours, really? man, with a solid RPG, 5-6+ hours can go by without me really noticing till im too hungry to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 36hrs seems overkill... LAN parties are totally different to sitting there playing on your own... I've once played football manager 2006 for a whole 12 hrs, only breaking to get refreshment and coffee. Before with Resident Evil 2 me and my mate played right through the game beginning to end, i totally lost track of time.. But DoJ, 36 hrs for fucks sake, dedication/insanity? which is it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 i like to think its dedication... but in all honesty... its probably a nice combination of both.... i just got caught up in the game (and the coffee) and just lost all track of time till i eventually gave up and realised it was tuesday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 LAN parties are totally different to sitting there playing on your own... Indeed they are: Although I've never been to one, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 When i was at college, we managed to get one of the network admins to install unreal tournament on the network. We'd be in labs when playing games with about 40 students playing at once. Thank god for Alt+Tab! there be shouts of dismay and the lecturers would freak, remember once, we played on the projector in the main lecture hall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 When i was at college, we managed to get one of the network admins to install unreal tournament on the network. We'd be in labs when playing games with about 40 students playing at once. Thank god for Alt+Tab! there be shouts of dismay and the lecturers would freak, remember once, we played on the projector in the main lecture hall! If only we could've done that with WoW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 If i remember correctly we had Quake too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 If i remember correctly we had Quake too... Bastard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Ah those were the days... unreal frag tournies! then a bit of old skool quake In secondary school we used to have a network with Duke Nukem 3d on it, 12 player matches during lunch hour, fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 we need a thread for LAN parties. and warnings when people post The Devil's Panties....ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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