kat11joe Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 :shock: :shock: Man dies after 50 hours of computer gamesSouth 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. Article taken from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6448213/did/8888579/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 ^ I can't help but feel sorry for his family. He had left his job to play games professionally and earn money that way. I personally think it's very sad that someone's died this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 I skipped a few days of college because I stayed up too late playing Dr. Mario. Ah, college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 I heard that on the radio, but I heard like 42 hours of gaming, not 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wappy Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 How sad he was only 28, however a 28-year old man should've known better! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 That is sad. Longest game session i did was like 29 hours straight when i had the stomach flu and couldn't sleep anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Dude, when Street Fighter II came out for SNES we spent about 36 hours straight playing it. Of course there was like 6 of us since it's more of a "Social" game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imhotep Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Now heres a guy with his priorities in check!! Its good he realized video games were more important than working or family. At least he died doing what was most important to him!! Maybe Liu Kang can give his Eulogy. Of course Im being sarcastic. I agree with bocakey. His family must not only be sad, but extremely frustrated and upset with him. I know I would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Let's hope if he had life insurance he didn't cash it in for tokens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo41190 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 OMFG, how can anyone play that long. I can bearly be on the computer for more than 5 hours without going outside or eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 ^WTF else is there do in South Korea? I mean, he COULD go work in a factory for a few cents an hour, but when I compare the two side to side, there's an obvious victor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarymy Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Thats reard but its a long time 50hours so maybe his brains exploded:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat11joe Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 bump in case anyone missed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrakenKing Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Longest gaming session I ever had was around 48 hours when "The Sims Online" first released... Now that the game has goen down the toilet, I don't play it anymore. The closest I've gotten to beating that record was 32 hours on "World of Warcraft"... I've stopped obsessive gaming though, so I spend no more than 10hrs straight playing a game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvcoasterguy Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Wow... that's very sad. So what the lesson learned from this? Anyone? Anyone? Read the warnings in the game's manual... they're not kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOOOLkid Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 That's just sad (but also a bit funny because it's sad...) since when did South Korea had "large and highly developed game industry. "?? I'm sure there's nothing to do in SK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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