Most hours you've played a game for without a proper break

Zefbot · Most hours you've played a game for without a proper break

Hey All,

The article on Lisa Loeb from Lesbian.geek mentioned her longest time playing a game was 4 hrs (Tetris on the Gameboy). I reckon we can beat that. Well, I know I easily can. So the question put to you all is:

What's the longest time straight you have played any game (can be pc/mac/console/handheld/whatever!)

I'll start. I used to play WOW and was only ever a very casual player (I don't play anymore and don't even have a Level 70 character) but I happened to be on holidays one time when they opened a new Aussie server so I rolled on that and got into the whole new player on a new server frenzy. I played around 12 hrs straight that day and have to say I had a ball, though I wouldn't want to do that regularly like some players.

Anyway, what's your longest stint and what game was it?

Frances

I'd never really thought about this before (actually i think I've intentionally pushed it far from my thoughts lol). Ummm, when The Sims came out (yes, the original one) on PS2, i played it non-stop till I finished. In total it was something like 15-16hrs, cause i brought it round lunch and finished just before breakfast.

I cant do that anymore but, I get computer eyes after about 4hrs and I start looking like I'm stoned lol

I RedMage I

when i first got guild wars. i did a like a 14 hour marathon....... i felt sick after wards. and very lame. so i never did it again.
and when resident evil 4 first came out..... i ate my dinner while playing... i played straight for two days untill i was finished.

now my longest tends to be about.. 3- 4 hours and then a good break... my girlfriend would kill me if i played any longer.

Nimbo

Did a 10 hour run of seriuos sam with some friends at a Lan gathering but i think i played Final fantasy 7 for about 12 hours. i'm was so addicted to that game ^^

Rynnbow

I got final fantasy X around christmas break one year and most of my friends were out of state so I pretty much would just play that game all day then sleep and start it up again, pretty sad really. I couldn't say how many hours straight that was... would rather not know actually Laughing

vou

about two days straight the first time i got GTA: San Andreas only getting up to go to the loo!! And nearly as much same time when Scarface came out!! I know sad but with games like that, I feel the need to clock it instantly or i wont sleep properly!! addict much?

Smoogles

My life revolves around doing this sort of thing, with work, as well as play, as I work from home, being freelance, and never wanting to put the pen down until the project is finished, same with games, if I like them, then I buy them, also if I like them, I play and play,a nd.. well you get the idea. I did the same witha game or two I had to review once or twice for someone....

I so need a girlfriend, *sigh*...

acro_circus

Vickie

I have no willpower when it comes to games, so there are quite a few games (Lineage II, The Sims 2, Guild Wars, Red Alert 2, Age of Empires...) that I sat and played for hours and hours, only away briefly for basic hygiene and biological needs.

Sora

Unfortunately I used to be forced to stop playing when I went for long hours on my ps2. Now though I just go on and on on GW because I can xD
When I closed my eyes I'd see GW, made it damn hard to sleep too lol. My sound is always off though so I never heard the PM chime Razz

SweetTalentedOne · WOW!

My longest streak was on WOW as well. I have done about 16hrs on WOW a few different times. I think my back was hurting the whole next day after that! It was when I was close to hitting 70.

SweetTalentedOne

Esirnus

Super Mario Bros 3 - on the NES

from 7pmish friday evening until 3pmish sunday afternoon - thats about 44hours of gaming, with little more than food and toilet breaks. certainly didnt open the curtains to worry about what time of day it was.

Es

Tenko Kitsune

Without food/toilet breaks, I think my longest gaming run was a 10 hour Skies of Arcadia run. With occasional breaks and a nap here and ther, I've had Ragnarok Online runs that lasted for days.

funiai

The first time I played through Final Fantasy VII, I completed the game in about 58 hours. I finished it in two sessions.o_o;

I'm an insomniac, you see, and back then it wasn't diagnosed and thus I had no medication. I didn't need to sleep and I never really ate much.

The longest since (I guess more along the lines of a sense of normalcy, since I've had my perscription?) is either FF VII, Xenosaga, Disgaea or Starcraft, each of which I'm absolutely positive I've played for 12 hours in a row at least once before. Now and then I take a celebration holiday once a year or so and sit and play FF VII solidly through as if it were a movie. Same with VIII, Xenosaga and Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga. <3

But these days (past couple of years), I've really tried to focus my free time more on coming out into the world a little. I remember months passing between catching a glimpse of daylight and it can wreak havoc on the psyche. -_-; I figured I may as well -try- to have some friends at least since relationships are clearly out of the question for me.

Panz26

Right after I built my dream gaming computer (thanks to the hefty tax return check I got last year) the first game I put on it was Elder Scrolls Oblivion. About a week later my partner left for a few days for a business trip, and it's never a good idea to leave me home alone with a new game. I played from the time I got off work (3pm) until 8am the next day.

Needless to say I had to call off work that day

But worse, after just 2 hours of sleep I got right back up and started playing until about 5pm. And even after a near 24 hour marathon, I'm only about half way through the game Confused

TLC DEMON

well the only time i know off is like 29 hours but thats cause i was hipped up on like 10 energy drinks that i drank every 2 hours. then i finally fell asleep. at like 2pm. and thats if you dont count when i went to eat.

Lucypants

I'd say about 10/15 hours. Although I can't pin point one game, I'd say GTA:SA, I definitely played a lot of that when it came out! I usually have 'gaming sessions' where I'll sit and play on a console for abour 10hours or so but I'll swap games as go.

VballChick

seriously 20 hours on Halo 2 back in the day lol Very Happy

dmc3mary-is-hot

about 17 hours on metal gear solid once

Jedi_Spike · Games played without a break

Oh, jeez! Well, I had to play an incredibly stupid Mickey Mouse racing game for the Game Boy Color back in the late 1990's, when I worked as a game tester at Nintendo. God, I played that moronic game for nine hours a day for THREE weeks! I wanted to throw it across the room, and I know I wasn't the only one.

But for fun, I played The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King on the Nintendo DS for about 16 hours! I got up to pee and maybe grab something to eat but my entire attention was riveted on the adventures of Legolas, the elf. I love his character. He could snipe enemies from far away with his bow and he didn't end up dying as much as the other characters. Forget Frodo and Sam! I played them and died every other minute.

Babycha

Rynnbow

Most hours you've played a game for without a proper break

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