27yo Asteroids record smashed

[utvolpj]

On Saturday, John McAllister sat down at a friend’s house near Portland, Oregon to play a game of Asteroids. By Monday, he was still playing.
At 10:18 p.m. Pacific, he scored 41,338,740 points, a new all-time high score. In doing so, he beat a record that has stood for over 27 years.

Asteroids Player Smashes 27-Year-Old High Score (Update) | GameLife | Wired.com

now that's dedication

 

[IPorange]

Would it even be any fun anymore after playing it for that long?

 

[MG1968]

I wonder if Scott Safran was even aware his old record was still the record?

 

[vol_in_ar]

that's crazy

 

[JTrainDavis]

did he soil himself during said game or something?
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[utvolpj]

I wonder if Scott Safran was even aware his old record was still the record?

I guy who spent 3 days with no sleep setting the high score? I'm guessing he knew

did he soil himself during said game or something?
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actually it says he just ran up extra lives and took breaks

Every few hours, once he had racked up enough extra lives, McAllister got up from his barstool, paced the room, ate a sandwich, then sits back down to play. A last-minute bathroom break Monday evening almost cost McAllister the title: He got down to only two ships remaining before rallying back.

 

[JTrainDavis]

Impressive, in the same vein as being able to recite the first 1000 digits if Pi.
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[head1]

Imagine if he was within a few thousand and the power went out.

doh