Games addict dies online

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2004-03-10 10:05am

Shit.

Games addict dies online
March 9, 2004 - 2:00PM

A computer game addict in western China has reportedly collapsed and died at his screen after playing the popular online game Saga non-stop for 20 hours.

The 31-year-old began playing the game regularly at an internet cafe in Chengdu, Sichuan province, three months before his death, according to the South China Morning Post.

An employee at the cafe said he would play for more than 10 hours a day and was found dead on Saturday morning after a marathon 20-hour session, the newspaper said.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2004-03-10 10:21am

It'd be interesting to see what he actually died of, no? The article makes it sound like the gaming killed him, but he could have died of some random medical problem that cropped up *while* he was playing.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2004-03-10 10:31am

LMAO.

i know I'm sick but this did make me laugh.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-03-10 10:36am

His tombstone should be marked:

"Connection reset by peer" or
"Game over"

I have actually seen a tombstone with the first inscription, but I can't remeber where. I'll see if I can find it.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-03-10 11:44am

if it were a suicide it would be kind of sad. . . .but in this case it's somehow morbidly funny.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-03-10 11:53am

sheesh, 20 hours? thats nothing. when Super Conflict came out for Super Nintendo back in 1993 I played 20 hours a day for a week.... don't even get me started on the NHLPA series games. Although my excuse was i was 17 at the time and had nothing else to do with summer vacation.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-10 12:09pm

Comosicus wrote:His tombstone should be marked:

"Connection reset by peer" or
"Game over"

I have actually seen a tombstone with the first inscription, but I can't remeber where. I'll see if I can find it.

other epitaths

The Lag was really bad
Old gamers never die they just respawn

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2004-03-10 12:22pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:Other epitaths:

The Lag was really bad.

Heh. Seeing that statement onscreen is the very reason I employ the screen name that I do when I play online.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-03-10 12:23pm

Here it is:

Linky

Melkor · Post by **Melkor** » 2004-03-10 01:12pm

That tombstone is hilarious. I wonder what the latin for "lagged out" is.

This is far from the first instance of this happening; every once in awhile you hear about someone dieing while doing a marathon game session. The last I heard was about some guy in South Korea, I think, who "logged out" while playing CS.

TheDarkOne · Post by **TheDarkOne** » 2004-03-10 01:12pm

There a story last year I read about some guy in er...I think it was korea, playing some game for something like 72 hours straight, I think the reason for his death was an accumlation of toxins in his body, though I'm not really sure.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-10 01:35pm

well everything is good in moderation.

after all attilla the hun goes down in history for dieing from a brain hemmorage as a result of an orgasm. Which hasn't exactly stopped everyone else from having sex since then.

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2004-03-10 01:43pm

TheDarkOne wrote:There a story last year I read about some guy in er...I think it was korea, playing some game for something like 72 hours straight, I think the reason for his death was an accumlation of toxins in his body, though I'm not really sure.

I remember that, they thought the cause of death was starvation IIRC.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-03-10 02:02pm

Embracer Of Darkness wrote:
TheDarkOne wrote:There a story last year I read about some guy in er...I think it was korea, playing some game for something like 72 hours straight, I think the reason for his death was an accumlation of toxins in his body, though I'm not really sure.
I remember that, they thought the cause of death was starvation IIRC.

Can't be. It takes more than 3 days to starve. He'd have had to have been on death's door already if he starved to death in three days.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-10 02:07pm

Thirst can kill you in three.

more likely heart attack due to malnutrition.

too much caffine, not enough protine & vitamines, sugars go to shit, and the heart just can't deal with it.

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2004-03-10 02:45pm

I heard of a story alot like this. A guy from china, who played too much everquest, took a break from like 31 hours of play to eat some cereal, and drowned in it.

Phantasee · Post by **Phantasee** » 2004-03-10 08:30pm

The moral of the story?

GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO SOMETHING IN REAL LIFE!

Or better yet, take a break with a Kit-Kat and a nice large dose of SD.Net

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2004-03-10 09:38pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:well everything is good in moderation.

after all attilla the hun goes down in history for dieing from a brain hemmorage as a result of an orgasm. Which hasn't exactly stopped everyone else from having sex since then.

I thought that he died from partying and drinking to much.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2004-03-10 11:25pm

If it was anything related to his gaming at all, it was probably blood clots in the legs from a lack of moment. Eventually one breaks lose, drifts to your brain and then you have a stroke. From time to time this kills people on long airline flights.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-11 05:35am

well he had just gotten married, had spent hours drinking and eating very fatty foods. he began bleeding uncontrolably from his ears, mouth and nose while having sex with his newest wife.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-03-11 07:11am

Speaking of game addicts

Counter Strike Addict

Sokartawi · Post by **Sokartawi** » 2004-03-11 07:41am

Bah I only sleep 5 hours a day or less due to gaming and debating... Last night I had 2.5 hours, and before that I had 3.5. And I am at work right now doing fine. Sometimes I make up in the weekends though and take 12 hours of sleep, but not always. Great way to lose weight it seems though

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-03-12 07:49pm

People die doing many things- I doubt it's gaming-related. I mean someone, somewhere has to have died on the shitter, since more poeple use that daily than playing games.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-03-12 09:06pm

The Aliens wrote:People die doing many things- I doubt it's gaming-related. I mean someone, somewhere has to have died on the shitter, since more poeple use that daily than playing games.

Yeah, but there are some people who use these events to argue that games are dangerous.

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-03-12 11:25pm

Maybe one day I'll do the math and show how much more dangerous toilets are than computer games...

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