Rob2687 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Wasn't there a story exactly like this a few years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_I am Reptar Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 He didn't die because of the games. He was probably sick to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashi22 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 S.Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games2 hours, 28 minutes ago 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 on-line 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 on-line games on August 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. I love games...but wow.... :blink: Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReeper Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Yeah, I'm just like this guy except I actually get some sleep and I still goto school. I will probaly end up like him if ever get enough money to make my comp BF2 ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Veteran Posted August 9, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 9, 2005 Another story on this... http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0508080012.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashi22 Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 He didn't die because of the games.He was probably sick to begin with. 586350273[/snapback] Your right he didn't: We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion They say from exhaustion, which in some cases can be true. If you dont' get enough sleep your body's normal functions slow down, and your immune system gets weak due to not getting enough sleep. And if he had a problem, the gaming and not getting sleep added a lot to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eye_see_you Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Your right he didn't:They say from exhaustion, which in some cases can be true. If you dont' get enough sleep your body's normal functions slow down, and your immune system gets weak due to not getting enough sleep. And if he had a problem, the gaming and not getting sleep added a lot to it... 586350293[/snapback] its true exhaustion can kill you but its not that instant.. I mean 50 hours of gaming.. there had to be more to the story thats not being told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerm Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Bleh, he deserved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdDin8 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Maybe he wanted the title "hardcore gamer" too badly, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Bleh, he deserved it. 586350301[/snapback] blant but true how stupid you gotta be to play a game for 50 hours straight i love games but i get bored after one hour max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacifica Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 i wonder what his physical condition was like? there had to be another major contributor to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasker Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 damn, when I reach three hours playing my head and eyes start to ****ing me, I need to stop, but 50 hours, you have to be mentally sick :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 50 hours? Hmm... My friends and I used to regularly do 2-3 day stints on Empire Deluxe (pre windows days) without sleep! Dunno if anyone is familiar with it, but it was a turn based strategy wargame running on DOS, so the guy playing his turn would be at the PC for half an hour or so, and the rest of us would be hanging around the lounge drinking beer, eating pizza, chatting.... Load's of fun! We may not have actually played the game for 50 hours straight, but we sure as hell didn't sleep for 72!! Ah... College.. those were the days! If I tried that now at my age, it probably WOULD kill me! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 i wonder what his physical condition was like? there had to be another major contributor to this. 586350329[/snapback] I would think that would be a factor in the cause of his death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted August 9, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 9, 2005 He sure didn't know when to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Man, the Far East is stupid-serious about their games, huh? First we have that dude who killed his friend for selling his all-mighty magical sword. Then the married couple who left their 4 month old at home by herself while they went to play an online game, only to find her dead when they got home. And now this bozo. Damn, and I thought it was boring where I live, what the hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviesbad04 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 My friend is like this. Except hes obsessed with a game called Maple Story. Some Jap/Chinese? whatever game thats, in my opinion, pretty stupid. At times hell get up at 9 an play ALL day straigh, into the night, into the dawn hours and into midday the next day. Hell sleep a few hours and go right to it. Hes stopped socializing with the outside world (for the most part) and its sad really. Nice Family Guy sig btw ^ :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted August 9, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 9, 2005 Nice Family Guy sig btw ^ :laugh: 586351139[/snapback] :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZOOzzoo Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 My friend is like this. Except hes obsessed with a game called Maple Story. Some Jap/Chinese? whatever game thats, in my opinion, pretty stupid. 586351139[/snapback] Maple Story was made in South Korea. My friend's younger brother used to be obsessed with that game too. It looked interesting, but too cartoonish to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drshdw Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I've played Maple Story before, but it gets boring pretty quick and it's hard as hell to level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blush Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Wasn't there a story exactly like this a few years ago? 586350271[/snapback] Hmm, I'm not sure, but I do remember reading a news article on some American guy who died after staying up all the time to post on forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupp Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 had been playing on-line battle simulation games so was the game starcraft? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAM Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 His pacemaker was running Windows Mobile, and it crashed...... Nah, I just made that up, but somehow it doesn't sound so far fetched.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensayshun Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 ^lol. Most I ever done was 12 hours solid gaming, and the headphones really hurt my ears, hang on, must have been more than that, more like 14 hours. But yeh, 50hours is insane, he's mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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