Man dies after playing computer games non-stop
Posted by Marcel Klum on 10 October 2002 - 06:42 · 17 comments & 1190 views
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#1 Posted by BlindLabel013 on 10 Oct 2002 - 06:54
- I don't know what this is funny or sad so im not gonna say anything.
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#2 Posted by jago6498 on 10 Oct 2002 - 06:54
- Yet another moron too stupid enough to control himself. Anyone who defends this guy or blames the video game industry for this is a COMPLETE DIP$HIT.
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#3 Posted by xStainDx on 10 Oct 2002 - 07:20
- Take a break every 30mins..
RTFM!!!
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#4 Posted by iczman on 10 Oct 2002 - 07:38
- that's not the first.... another hknese died the same way... man they really have no life
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#5 Posted by BananaMan on 10 Oct 2002 - 09:16
- I think it's a bit harsh calling him a moron and that he's stupid #2 especially since you don't really know what went on that night where he checked in for the 86 hour gaming session. He might have a mental illness, his parents might have just divorced, a loved one might have passed away or really hurt him, etc etc. Naturally gaming 86 hours is stupid, but mm, well, you get my point. Have a little more respect for the dead.
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#6 Posted by Zerosignull on 10 Oct 2002 - 09:32
- i wonder what game he was playing
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#7 Posted by RaINE on 10 Oct 2002 - 10:17
- dident this happen a over a year ago, he was playing CS at a internet cafe
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#8 Posted by justinprice on 10 Oct 2002 - 11:27
- haha, i still think its funny, maybe im sick, but oh well. I wonder what game he was playing too, that would be stupid to blame the game and game developers for this, but im sure they will get blamed. "Your game was too good, people are dying playing it too long, make games less good" lol, thats funny
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#9 Posted by Tonny Phang on 10 Oct 2002 - 12:42
- im not keen much on games.... hehe... ......
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#9.1 Posted by Predatorz: on 10 Oct 2002 - 12:56
- lol crazy stuff
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#10 Posted by TheLastAvatar on 10 Oct 2002 - 13:31
- Well I remember when the X-box and Halo first came out! a body of mine bought is and we set up at my place. Then he went off to a bithday or something and when he came back I was still playing it! But after 9½ hours I got the message that I was trashed and then went to bed
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#11 Posted by deimos on 10 Oct 2002 - 13:55
- man, he should know to keep a bag of chips or something next to his computer..
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#12 Posted by mr_da3m0n on 11 Oct 2002 - 11:55
- As a LAN Party person, i must say that spending more than 24 hours non stop on a computer is not a good idea. Actually, during our home lans, we DO sleep a tad, and go for walks so we can go buy donuts around 4 am at the local dunkin donuts. It's sad how they all taste like crap because they're all dried and nobody cares about noctural people.
A 24-year-old South Korean man died after playing computer games nonstop for 86 hours, police said yesterday.
The jobless man, identified by police only by his last name Kim, was found dead at an Internet cafe in Kwangju, 260 kilometres southwest of Seoul, they said.
Quoting witnesses, police detective Oh Myong-sik in Kwangju said the man had been virtually glued to the computer since late last Friday and had no decent sleep and meals.
The man collapsed in front of the counter early yesterday but soon regained consciousness. He then went to the toilet where he later was found dead, the police officer said.
Initial investigation ruled out the possibility of murder, police said. An autopsy was planned.
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 some 22,000 Internet cafes, also known as PC rooms.
Many PC rooms are open 24 hours, but no minors are allowed after 10 pm.
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