GTA: Don't try this at home...

Browsing through the internet, Im bound to find a couple of interesting stories. Some more bizarre than others but none the less, still interesting. Pick of the day: a man playing Grand Theft Auto IV for 40 continuous hours. What?! Thats what I said. I mean we've had an all night gaming session or four in our time, but 40 continuous hours is ridiculous. Especially when you consider the game, which in my opinion is not all that. Not from my experience at least. 20 minutes to a half hour was the longest I would spend playing this sixth addition to the GTA series.

 During our last class, we discussed this game in particular. How it is set in a fictional city based on modern day New York City (excluding Staten Island for some odd reason). It follows Niko, a war veteran from Europe, who comes to NYC in search of the American dream. Rather he gets involved in violence, crime and corruption. Good story line, but is it worth 40 hours of exploration? Chirantan Patnaik, a resident of Mumbai, India, thought so. "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. Is he crazy, one might ask. I think so, one would say. But hey, who am I to speak. This guy now holds the Guinness World Record for "Grand Theft Auto IV." He beat the previous record held by a U.S. citizen which stood at a mere 28 hours and one minute.  Sheesh. How do you stay awake that long? Even with an allowed 10 minute break every hour, how do you play GTA for that long?!  While my questions remain unanswered, one thing is certain, it makes for an interesting story. 



What is the longest single-sitting you dedicated to GTA? Or any game of that matter...