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Coppertop · 10-11-2005, 07:47 AM

Back in my younger days I once was playing Baldur's Gate at my desk when I heard my father go to bed. I had literally not left my chair when he got up to go to work the next morning, eight hours later.

In my really younger days, I'd MUD all day long. I'd even stay logged on when I went to class so I didn't lose my spot on the server (100 player limit).

Both of these served as reality checks for me. Now I cannot game much more than three or four hours straight without getting blurry vision and a sore back. Man, I feel old.

feelgood · 10-20-2005, 10:22 AM

Went to a LAN party in Red Deer at the local airport few years ago. There must've been about 60 or so people and half of us played about the whole weekend, which is 3 days straight of playing counter strike. When Sunday came around , I was pretty disapointed because I thought it was still Friday.

Nowaday, I play all day and I just don't seem to have the strength to keep playing through the AM. Plus, getting stoned attribute to me wanting to get off and get all the munchies in the house

Gabbyness · 10-20-2005, 01:19 PM

Civilization I/II/III

Just . . . one . . . more . . . turn.

waxmax · 10-21-2005, 11:23 AM

Earthsiege II. I was in to mech games back then.

I watched the sun go down. I watched the sun come up. Waay tooo loong...

gbeagle · 10-22-2005, 11:02 AM

Ahh the memories, I think the longest span I ever played a game for was Civ II for about 17 hours straight with only bathroom breaks. Although back then in the summers I would go for something like two weeks playing a game only taking a break for about five hours of sleep a night.

~Lucian~ · 11-03-2005, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by CyCo PL

Suikoden 1, 21 hours

SUIKODEN!!!!! My god I love that game. It's the shi-ai-at. I've done like 20- something hours on suikoden 2 and i think like a 12 hour stretch on Suikoden 1 the day before I had to return it last time I hired it.

Hektore · 11-09-2005, 05:40 PM

When I got LoZ: Ocarina of Time for Xmas I immediately began playing and played for about the next 30 hours straight. damn water temple. Other than that. I've had quite a few weekends on EQ where I logged better than 30 hours of play for the weekend. The longest straight was when I went from 63 -> 65 in one session. Got up Saturday morning 1 kill to 64 around 9 am, then played till Sunday about 5 am when I hit 65, so that's 19 hours straight?

On a side note(It's not me) I had a RL friend who played EQ and when his guild did Plane of Growth for the first time on a Friday night. They ended up raiding for over 40 hours straight before they finished(took down Tunare). He was one of 2-3 in attendance for the entire raid.

Ardus · 11-14-2005, 09:08 PM

Hmm, I don't remember how long I stayed up in a row, but I do remember I got only like 4 hours of sleep for the 50 straight hours that I played Final Fantasy X when I got it for Christmas over break.

tspikes51 · 11-14-2005, 09:50 PM

Hmmm... A couple of games come to mind:

FFVII - When the story really started to pick up in disc 2, I probably logged a 12 hour session.

Need for Speed UG, both 1 and 2 - When I first played either, solid 14 hour session.

Starcraft - Countless 4 AM nights playing team melee with buddies.

Grandia 2, Morrowind, Vice City, MGS 2, KOTOR 1 & 2, Red Faction, Diablo II: Full days.

Halo: Multiple 12+ hour multi sessions.

chriswin8 · 11-28-2005, 08:33 AM

I know this is showing my uber geekness, I almost fear saying this. The longest I have ever stayed up playing a video game was 72 hours playing Dark Age of Camelot (MMORPG).

Willravel · 11-28-2005, 10:56 AM

Starwars Battlefront 1, with my little bro. 36 hours without even a bathroom break.

Starcraft, over 23 hours. Total SC hours = over 15,000 since '98.

shadowfiend · 12-04-2005, 09:07 AM

Err, mine was close to 30 hours of non-stop CounterStrike. Of course, including the occasional toilet breaks and dinner time and stuff.

Jove · 12-05-2005, 03:44 PM

I think for me, I stayed up about 16 hours playing Half Life 2 and the second Jedi Knight game on the computer.

I did play about 12 hours of Prince of Persia: The warrior within and then decided to delete the game off my memory card because I was getting really pissed off at one part. The next day I played the entire game over again. Beat it that day.

MontanaXVI · 12-05-2005, 05:30 PM

my tops is the 32 hours I played EQOA when it came out for the PS2, I was on sick leave at the time with ankle surgery so I laid on the couch and played that damn game like it was going out of style.

another high is the 13 hours a friend and myself spent on the xbox playing halo 2 in campaign mode.

lagoonguy · 01-03-2006, 05:37 PM

r u guys kidding me? In '93 I was 22. co-opped with IBM in their tech support center (and had another co-op roomate), and played Civilization 1 all night. my roomate got up to go to work at IBM - I was still up and said I was callign in sick. When he came home from work I was still playing Civilization. I'm older and more wiser now, but damn, civ still kills me.

I'm 33 and Last week i was off for 3 days and my friends were not... and that's all i did for 8 hours straight. i didnt tell em i was off - what's the point? we were partying after work - they had to work, i met up with them afterwards. Who cares that i was off all week playing games 8+ hours a day? It's my secret.

MichaelFarker · 01-04-2006, 07:44 PM

32.5 hours recently - various games, mostly Starscape and Yahoo canasta and spades (had to change my sleeping schedule)

crxforum · 01-06-2006, 01:56 AM

50 hours straight with my two roommates and a friend on 5 computers running 5 account for FFXI online. We only stopped to go and get a Coke go to the bathroom or quickly grab a snack and then eat while playing.

That game was like crack.

CRX Forum

Suave · 01-06-2006, 11:42 AM

I have stayed "up" to probably 3:00 or 3:30 am playing a game (normally due to coming home from work at around midnight). The longest single session of gaming in which I've partaken was approximately 12 hours of Halo playing in co-op mode at my friend's house.

DarthDooku · 01-12-2006, 06:17 AM

I played Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis for Xbox for about 8 hours straight. Very cool game, build and manage your own Jurassic Park.

MiSo · 01-14-2006, 04:02 AM

i played FF7 3 days straight (fri,sat,sun)
i dozed off a couple times, but woke up and got right back to playing.
i totally forgot about the PSAT's that weekend also.
i remembered on monday i was supposed to take it then. oh well, FF7 was worth it.

10-20-2005, 10:22 AM	#242 (permalink)
feelgood Free Mars! Location: I dunno, there's white people around me saying "eh" all the time	Went to a LAN party in Red Deer at the local airport few years ago. There must've been about 60 or so people and half of us played about the whole weekend, which is 3 days straight of playing counter strike. When Sunday came around , I was pretty disapointed because I thought it was still Friday. Nowaday, I play all day and I just don't seem to have the strength to keep playing through the AM. Plus, getting stoned attribute to me wanting to get off and get all the munchies in the house __________________ Looking out the window, that's an act of war. Staring at my shoes, that's an act of war. Committing an act of war? Oh you better believe that's an act of war

10-21-2005, 11:23 AM	#244 (permalink)
waxmax Upright Location: Fort Collins, CO	Earthsiege II. I was in to mech games back then. I watched the sun go down. I watched the sun come up. Waay tooo loong... __________________ Tape guns don't tape boxes. PEOPLE tape boxes.

11-09-2005, 05:40 PM	#247 (permalink)
Hektore Junkie Location: Greater Harrisburg Area	When I got LoZ: Ocarina of Time for Xmas I immediately began playing and played for about the next 30 hours straight. damn water temple. Other than that. I've had quite a few weekends on EQ where I logged better than 30 hours of play for the weekend. The longest straight was when I went from 63 -> 65 in one session. Got up Saturday morning 1 kill to 64 around 9 am, then played till Sunday about 5 am when I hit 65, so that's 19 hours straight? On a side note(It's not me) I had a RL friend who played EQ and when his guild did Plane of Growth for the first time on a Friday night. They ended up raiding for over 40 hours straight before they finished(took down Tunare). He was one of 2-3 in attendance for the entire raid. __________________ The advantage law is the best law in rugby, because it lets you ignore all the others for the good of the game.

11-14-2005, 09:50 PM	#249 (permalink)
tspikes51 Fuckin' A Location: Lex Vegas	Hmmm... A couple of games come to mind: FFVII - When the story really started to pick up in disc 2, I probably logged a 12 hour session. Need for Speed UG, both 1 and 2 - When I first played either, solid 14 hour session. Starcraft - Countless 4 AM nights playing team melee with buddies. Grandia 2, Morrowind, Vice City, MGS 2, KOTOR 1 & 2, Red Faction, Diablo II: Full days. Halo: Multiple 12+ hour multi sessions. __________________ "I'm telling you, we need to get rid of a few people or a million." -Maddox

11-28-2005, 08:33 AM	#250 (permalink)
chriswin8 Tilted Location: Buffalo NY	I know this is showing my uber geekness, I almost fear saying this. The longest I have ever stayed up playing a video game was 72 hours playing Dark Age of Camelot (MMORPG). __________________ I reject your reality, and substitute my own.

10-11-2005, 07:47 AM	#241 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	Back in my younger days I once was playing Baldur's Gate at my desk when I heard my father go to bed. I had literally not left my chair when he got up to go to work the next morning, eight hours later. In my really younger days, I'd MUD all day long. I'd even stay logged on when I went to class so I didn't lose my spot on the server (100 player limit). Both of these served as reality checks for me. Now I cannot game much more than three or four hours straight without getting blurry vision and a sore back. Man, I feel old.

10-20-2005, 01:19 PM	#243 (permalink)
Gabbyness Chicken scratch. Location: Japan!!!	Civilization I/II/III Just . . . one . . . more . . . turn.

10-22-2005, 11:02 AM	#245 (permalink)
gbeagle Upright	Ahh the memories, I think the longest span I ever played a game for was Civ II for about 17 hours straight with only bathroom breaks. Although back then in the summers I would go for something like two weeks playing a game only taking a break for about five hours of sleep a night.

11-14-2005, 09:08 PM	#248 (permalink)
Ardus Upright Location: Arizona	Hmm, I don't remember how long I stayed up in a row, but I do remember I got only like 4 hours of sleep for the 50 straight hours that I played Final Fantasy X when I got it for Christmas over break.

11-28-2005, 10:56 AM	#251 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Starwars Battlefront 1, with my little bro. 36 hours without even a bathroom break. Starcraft, over 23 hours. Total SC hours = over 15,000 since '98.

12-04-2005, 09:07 AM	#252 (permalink)
shadowfiend Upright	Err, mine was close to 30 hours of non-stop CounterStrike. Of course, including the occasional toilet breaks and dinner time and stuff.

12-05-2005, 03:44 PM	#253 (permalink)
Jove Groovy Hipster Nerd Location: Michigan	I think for me, I stayed up about 16 hours playing Half Life 2 and the second Jedi Knight game on the computer. I did play about 12 hours of Prince of Persia: The warrior within and then decided to delete the game off my memory card because I was getting really pissed off at one part. The next day I played the entire game over again. Beat it that day.

12-05-2005, 05:30 PM	#254 (permalink)
MontanaXVI Junkie Location: Go A's!!!!	my tops is the 32 hours I played EQOA when it came out for the PS2, I was on sick leave at the time with ankle surgery so I laid on the couch and played that damn game like it was going out of style. another high is the 13 hours a friend and myself spent on the xbox playing halo 2 in campaign mode. __________________ Spank you very much

01-03-2006, 05:37 PM	#255 (permalink)
lagoonguy Crazy Location: Atlanta	forever r u guys kidding me? In '93 I was 22. co-opped with IBM in their tech support center (and had another co-op roomate), and played Civilization 1 all night. my roomate got up to go to work at IBM - I was still up and said I was callign in sick. When he came home from work I was still playing Civilization. I'm older and more wiser now, but damn, civ still kills me. I'm 33 and Last week i was off for 3 days and my friends were not... and that's all i did for 8 hours straight. i didnt tell em i was off - what's the point? we were partying after work - they had to work, i met up with them afterwards. Who cares that i was off all week playing games 8+ hours a day? It's my secret.

01-04-2006, 07:44 PM	#256 (permalink)
MichaelFarker 2+2=5? Not again! Location: Dallas, Texas	32.5 hours recently - various games, mostly Starscape and Yahoo canasta and spades (had to change my sleeping schedule)

01-06-2006, 01:56 AM	#257 (permalink)
crxforum Crazy	50 hours straight with my two roommates and a friend on 5 computers running 5 account for FFXI online. We only stopped to go and get a Coke go to the bathroom or quickly grab a snack and then eat while playing. That game was like crack. CRX Forum

01-06-2006, 11:42 AM	#258 (permalink)
Suave Twitterpated Location: My own little world (also Canada)	I have stayed "up" to probably 3:00 or 3:30 am playing a game (normally due to coming home from work at around midnight). The longest single session of gaming in which I've partaken was approximately 12 hours of Halo playing in co-op mode at my friend's house. __________________ "Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions." - Albert Einstein "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato

01-12-2006, 06:17 AM	#259 (permalink)
DarthDooku Banned	I played Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis for Xbox for about 8 hours straight. Very cool game, build and manage your own Jurassic Park.

01-14-2006, 04:02 AM	#260 (permalink)
MiSo Psycho	i played FF7 3 days straight (fri,sat,sun) i dozed off a couple times, but woke up and got right back to playing. i totally forgot about the PSAT's that weekend also. i remembered on monday i was supposed to take it then. oh well, FF7 was worth it.