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Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: Zombie9920 on 11 October 2002, 11:04
This is just nuts.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27544.html (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27544.html)
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: Bazoukas on 11 October 2002, 11:19
The game player hit his head on a table during a seizure while playing with the console.
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: Chooco on 11 October 2002, 11:54
lets be greatful they were taken out of the gene pool.
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: Calum on 11 October 2002, 13:56
sued nintendo?

that's pretty weak.

what with games being so popular, it's not surprising that this sort of thing happens every now and again...
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: Kintaro on 11 October 2002, 20:41
Nice sig Zombie, in fact that sig kicks ass...

Died playing computer games! And people tell me i should find better things to do.

At least he died happy  :D
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: Calum on 11 October 2002, 20:49
it's a good sig, but it's a pity that it can't be condensed so it doesn't interrupt the page layout so much, if it was condensed you wouldn't be able to see it properly, unfortunately.
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: Kintaro on 11 October 2002, 22:21
I see no problems on Mozilla/X11/1024x68/Linux/x86/TXU POWER/Hazelwood Power/ect, ect, ect.
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: HPC GUY on 11 October 2002, 22:43
i guess this guys never heard of a break.
i mean damn drink some water and eat some bread at least!!
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: lazygamer on 12 October 2002, 02:59
At least put the pitcher of l33t drink on a table behind you FFS! Although I personally leave a cup of l33t drink on the table behind me.
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: psyjax on 12 October 2002, 07:08
Actually, the first true Video Game fatality was due to the classic arcade game Berzerk!

An 80 year old man somehow or another thought he'd give the game a shot. He found it so freaking stressfull that he keeld over just as the machine blared the infamus "Intruder Alert!" sound.

Berzerk is considerd by many videogame historians as being the predisessors to the FPS format. I have a low opinion of FPS games (save for Deus Ex), and thus must say that Berzerk is supperior  :D

You can read about this and other videogame odities at one of my fav sites (you can even dig up some of my letters in the mailbag under Psyjax!) at www.classicgaming.com (http://www.classicgaming.com)
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: Master of Reality on 12 October 2002, 08:10
quote:
Originally posted by Calum:
it's a good sig, but it's a pity that it can't be condensed so it doesn't interrupt the page layout so much, if it was condensed you wouldn't be able to see it properly, unfortunately.


*cough*image nazi*cough*
Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: Rosie on 13 October 2002, 01:38
quote:
Originally posted by Chooco:
lets be greatful they were taken out of the gene pool.


lol, thats harsh!
[but funny]

[ October 12, 2002: Message edited by: Rosie ]

Title: Man dies playing computer games(non-stop for 86 hours).
Post by: TheQuirk on 13 October 2002, 07:36
What games was he playing?

"Died by Quake III with one frag left."