Man plays Grand Theft Auto IV for 40 hours, breaks record

[Blue_Tires]

We've had an all-night gaming session or three in our time, but this is ridiculous.

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.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/man-plays-grand-theft-auto-iv-for-40-hours-breaks-record/1365827

for some reason i thought the record would be more than 40 hours...hell, in grad school i could spend a whole weekend playing Counter-Strike, only stopping for meals...

[Blue_Tires]

1. friday kick

[charlie and algernon]

2. that's nuts

I've definitely done stretches of several hours at a time, but 40 is WAAAY too long to be playing GTA. When I'm off the missions and fooling around, I like to see how many "days" I can drag out a battle with the police and SWAT.

[la_chupa]

3. everyone needs a reason to live

I suppose

I remember being in the mall once when there was a contest going on where people lived in some car, can't remember what it was now. The last one to leave won the thing.

Odd really, on so many levels. Here you are spending 24 hours a day with these other people. I have to wonder what they talked about. It would almost be like forming your own little community in a way.

Plus gosh you avoid spending the holidays with family.

completely irrelevant I know but its friday