Honestly this baffles me this video game addiction you read about. Video games are great fun and it's a awesome hobby when you just want to chill out at home. But playing for 16 hours straight or even 6-7 hours straight is just crazy. People like this really need to go out and get a hobby like Rock Climbing, mountain biking. I rock climb and nothing can beat the feeling of climbing it's so much fun and gaming can't compare to it, I love being in the middle of nowhere with a couple of buddies, a tent camping out and going bouldering!

He must have been playing the original Maple Story. That game was crack.

Forecast for tomorrow: -9c, scattered flurries, 48 km/h windgusts, feels like -17. I think I'll stay inside and play Zelda :) Actually I did go out for a run on the trail today with my dog. One part accross a field against the wind hurt real bad, but it was worth it.

Summer is for outdoors. I can go cycling for 5 hours, upto 130 km rides. My wife says I'll get skin cancer... nothing is healthy! It's great though, endorphins and adrenaline are just as addictive.

Yet Everquest was even more addictive. Online gaming with a group of regular friends, later on together with my wife, time simply flies. Start Saturday at noon, order in pizza, play until 7am. Done that :/ Getting older and especially kids put an end to that.

Anyway, tonight I'll be playing Zelda until I can't keep my eyes anymore. Kids are off to grandparents for the night, weather sucks tomorrow, time to sleep in. Sometimes I'm happy the weather sucks so I can enjoy games while not worrying about enjoying the outdoors.

unless I am play a Real time Strategy game I get bored after 2-3 hours

When i was young i played Everquest for 70h because i was camping Nagafen for my epic weapon :p and i played like 1 full week in round with a friend at first elder scrolls without stop when one was sleeping a little other was playing :p

But now i play like 3h at max most of time.

I used to do this, played Starcraft/Broodwar and Warcraft III pretty much without breaks untill I would smell so bad I would take a shower and realize I missed out on 2 days of school.

Thats how I ended in the military xD I had to not game for a few years to make up for lost years and after everything was set and done I now play a few hours each day but not obsessed with it anymore

ah yes reminds me of the good old times with Civilization. With 16 hours you probably didn't even finish one match. Just one more round, okay?