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GooLooGooLoo · 10-22-2009, 04:06 AM

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Chirantan Patnaik, a resident of Mumbai, India, became an official Guinness Record holder last month when he clocked over 40 continuous hours playing Rockstar's 2008 smash Grand Theft Auto IV, reports GameCulture. Patnaik trained for the marathon event by running, exercising, and yoga -- which no doubt prepared him well for Grand Theft Auto's themes of running, shooting, and stealing cars.

The previous record was held by a U.S. citizen and stood at a mere 28 hours and one minute. Patnaik, who has a day job as an equities trader, isn't done, either: he plans to challenge his own record in an attempt to make it to 48 hours.

"I enjoyed the game very much. It's fun playing long hours. It wasn't that exhaustive for me, as one might feel," Patnaik told long-running Indian news channel Zeenews. Under the rules laid down by Guinness, Patnaik could take a ten-minute break every hour, but he only took four over the course of his two-day session.

How did he keep his energy levels up? "Staying away from coffee and eating dates during my game helped me to stay alert and fit," he told Zeenews.

Maybe it's just us, but fiber-packed snacks like dates just don't seem like a good snack choice for a marathon like this. Chirantan, we admire your commitment...not to mention your intestinal fortitude.

Source: http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/p...record/1365827

DarkAztaroth · 10-22-2009, 04:22 AM

I'm not impressed, I myself had some longer playing session and I really think other people had even longer ones :O...

corasked · 10-22-2009, 04:28 AM

40 hours aint shit, lol

I was doing 3 to 4 day marathons with WoW.

easy

*sky · 10-22-2009, 04:28 AM

Definition of no life right here. You gotta be kidding?

corasked · 10-22-2009, 04:30 AM

oh and when oblivion first hit the block, i was up for around 80ish hours playing it, wheres my award?

Jakuza · 10-22-2009, 04:40 AM

Aztaroth, Corasked, those aren't real accomplishments. You really should be ashamed. Anybody can get into the Guinness Book of World Records.

You gaming for 40+ hours? You guys have to go do something with your life.

I'm a gamer as much as the next guy and I'm not trying to insult you but I've never gamed for more than like 7 hours.

DarkAztaroth · 10-22-2009, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by corasked

oh and when oblivion first hit the block, i was up for around 80ish hours playing it, wheres my award?

Same :O and once I played RO for 4 days and slept for 2 complete days, my mom tought I was dead

But yeah I often have 2 days playing session :S I mean it happens to me like every few weeks..

corasked · 10-22-2009, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkAztaroth

Same :O and once I played RO for 4 days and slept for 2 complete days, my mom tought I was dead

But yeah I often have 2 days playing session :S I mean it happens to me like every few weeks..

yeah man i hate the sleep after a several day play session, you feel like shit afterwards rofl

have you ever played for a full day, then went to sleep for about 3 hrs and woke up? straight up zombie mode lol

DarkAztaroth · 10-22-2009, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by corasked

yeah man i hate the sleep after a several day play session, you feel like shit afterwards rofl

have you ever played for a full day, then went to sleep for about 3 hrs and woke up? straight up zombie mode lol

I spent whole schoolyears in that state

corasked · 10-22-2009, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkAztaroth

I spent whole schoolyears in that state

yeah i went to school in zombie mode a few times, haha i didnt like it, you're light headed at times, your reactions are slow, and you're off balance most of the times, but what i used to do was, i would bring tons of snacks to school and just eat all day

10-22-2009, 04:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
DarkAztaroth Olpah's Object Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,736 Reputation: 36	I'm not impressed, I myself had some longer playing session and I really think other people had even longer ones :O... __________________

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Jakuza OnRPG Elite Member! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Flower City, NY. Posts: 10,736 Reputation: 152	Aztaroth, Corasked, those aren't real accomplishments. You really should be ashamed. Anybody can get into the Guinness Book of World Records. You gaming for 40+ hours? You guys have to go do something with your life. I'm a gamer as much as the next guy and I'm not trying to insult you but I've never gamed for more than like 7 hours. __________________

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10-22-2009, 04:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
corasked Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 3,082 Reputation: 19	40 hours aint shit, lol I was doing 3 to 4 day marathons with WoW. easy

10-22-2009, 04:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
corasked Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 3,082 Reputation: 19	oh and when oblivion first hit the block, i was up for around 80ish hours playing it, wheres my award?