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Ive read stories about scary movies giving people heart attacks. But Doom 3 is soo realistic and the sound is simply top notch.
Quite honestly if a 40 yr old+ with a kickass rig and ultra good sound system were playing this game in the dark with da sound pumping, he has a damn good chance at a heart attack.
Ive been scared otta my mind playing Doom 1,2 and I remember when I played Clive Barker's Undying. Man that game can be a bit scary.
I heard System Shock 2 is a scary game , but quite honestly I missed out on the experience. I can't bring myself to play a game like that now considering the graphics *sigh*
Anyway, how many of you guys predict people getting heart attacks from playing Doom 3 ?
Sandro
10-29-2003, 12:33 PM
I don't think many heart-attacks are going to happen playing Doom III. But then again, that's a complete guess.
PointlesS
10-29-2003, 12:35 PM
I doubt it...I haven't heard of any game giving people heart attacks...
maybe part of id's beta testing team is 40+ year old guys with the best systems and sound setups and if one gets a heart attack...they go back and say...we need to tone this part down a bit :)
mikeysg
10-29-2003, 01:13 PM
Let me tell you guys something, some games MAY cause physical problem!:eek: When I first started gaming, talking about UT2003 baby!:p , I blacked out awhile later. I had just gotten back from work and was watching TV, next thing I remembered was That I was in the hospital.:confused: I was told by my brother that I was conscious most of the time but I was rather incoherent, I was babbling and acting irrationally. Another possible cause for my fainting was the possibility that I had eaten some 'bad' food, while I was overseas, in which a kinda parasite had infected my brain causing a lesion MRI showed a lesion. I was prescribed some meds and stayed 4 'fun-filled' days in hospital. After some times, with meds and rest, the lesion had resolved and I was certified to be in the pink of health. Till this day, I do not know the actual cause of my blackout but, thankfully, I seem to be fine now.:)
My gosh. Thank goodness your okay. I seriously dont think it was UT2k3 though hehe. But that game is pretty fast. Ive heard people get nausious over the speed of some of those games.
Also for the Gamecube F-Zero makes ppl nausious. <-- very few
Alientank
10-29-2003, 01:24 PM
I do know that when the original Doom came out, people complained to id about motion sickness due to the game looking so real. Heart attacks are doubtful unless you drop an 89 year old man clinging to life infront of the screen.
mikeysg
10-29-2003, 01:51 PM
Originally posted by Alientank
I do know that when the original Doom came out, people complained to id about motion sickness due to the game looking so real. Heart attacks are doubtful unless you drop an 89 year old man clinging to life infront of the screen. I still get a lil nauseous when I game too much, but I can't keep my hands off my rig - especially gaming! ;) Kinda like stuck between a rock and a hard place. Still, I do manage about 2 full hours gaming everyday and I haven't passed out yet. Hope D3's all that it's made out to be, same goes with HL2, they'll be well-worth fainting for!:p :D
soupnazi
10-29-2003, 01:54 PM
Games can give people seizures, but a heartattack is unlikely.:)
*SNIFF* :(
Someone vote yes.
Adaman
10-29-2003, 06:31 PM
I've read a story where a man died playing an old arcade game a long while back, he probably had it coming though. I think we will start hearing more gaming-related health issue stories (not many more) in the not so distant future. With the modern day technology like realistic graphics, sounds and environments, it might take 3d sickness to a whole new level. Like being in an interactive horror movie.
Ignitionator
10-29-2003, 06:37 PM
Originally posted by RGDM
*SNIFF* :(
Someone vote yes.
Ok I did :D
lonewolfroger
10-29-2003, 06:38 PM
I think there is more health problems when a person plays a game for days and days without much nurishment and I don`t think age matters at all.
Terry
10-29-2003, 09:25 PM
Probably not a heart attack.
But the person might get an overdose of adrenaline.
And any hormone in great amounts = bad.
btw, I voted maybe.
You never know, some 70 year fat dude might be playing it while eating KFC.
soupnazi
10-29-2003, 10:11 PM
Originally posted by Terry
You never know, some 70 year fat dude might be playing it while eating KFC.
Man, I hate when people get the keyboard all greasy.:)
Recon
10-29-2003, 10:47 PM
ready roger rabbit impression
PUHHHHLEASSE
lonewolfroger
10-29-2003, 10:53 PM
Well, AFAIK, stress is the biggest cause of heart attacks, and it seems to me the younger generation gets more stressed out on games(CS for one) then the older generation.
serotone9
10-29-2003, 11:06 PM
i think it could happen. stress = adrenaline blasts, and that could possibly lead to a heart attack if the person had a problem to begin with. i voted "maybe."
mikeysg
10-29-2003, 11:14 PM
Originally posted by serotone9
i think it could happen. stress = adrenaline blasts, and that could possibly lead to a heart attack if the person had a problem to begin with. i voted "maybe." Damn! That's not good, I've got a 'defective' ticker. I've got MVP - Mitral Valve Prolapse. Apparently one of my heart valve's displaced - whatever that means. Does this mean I'll have to give HL2 and D3 a miss?! :eek: I don't think so.....:p :D
serotone9
10-29-2003, 11:32 PM
i thought that stood for "most valuable player." :p
hopefully you'll be okay, as long as you're not dying to play them. :eek: :p
Brahma
10-30-2003, 01:28 AM
Originally posted by Alientank
I do know that when the original Doom came out, people complained to id about motion sickness due to the game looking so real. Heart attacks are doubtful unless you drop an 89 year old man clinging to life infront of the screen.
I've been video gaming since day one(2 bars and a blip).The only game that ever made me the least bit nauseous was the original Descent.
Flying through those tunnels with my ship cork screwing at the same time just got to me.
number1sixerfan
10-30-2003, 09:24 AM
I don't think anyone will have a heart attack. There aren't too many old ppl playing games like this.:D
Originally posted by number1sixerfan
I don't think anyone will have a heart attack. There aren't too many old ppl playing games like this.:D
Yeah, just wait another 40 years or so. Then we'll be the old fogies collapsing over our keyboards. :p
number1sixerfan
10-30-2003, 06:27 PM
Originally posted by VtC
Yeah, just wait another 40 years or so. Then we'll be the old fogies collapsing over our keyboards. :p
lmao:D
kpxgq
10-31-2003, 06:21 AM
thats rediculous...
i remember when Jurassic Park first came out and everyone was saying it was too gory/scary for kids.. please :p
dimmy32
10-31-2003, 01:51 PM
The only way people will die from heart attacks with Doom 3, is when thier pentium 4-3 Ghz , 512 MB ram, ATI 9XXX pros will run the game at 10 frames/second.
Like most of ID's games, when they first come out...
SaturnBeat
10-31-2003, 06:26 PM
Possible, but unbelievable. I meen come on, a heart attack from watching a screen, a game, some graphics! Kind of sounds stupid!
Elink7
11-03-2003, 10:27 PM
Originally posted by number1sixerfan
I don't think anyone will have a heart attack. There aren't too many old ppl playing games like this.:D
Hey youngster, I just turned '50', this year and I still play games, not as fast as I used to be, but what the heck. I don't think I will die from a heart attack playing games, though I do get frustrated at times.:D
ThemSkillz1
11-04-2003, 11:58 AM
Doom 3 will be able to do anything a cheeseburger can do.
number1sixerfan
11-04-2003, 06:59 PM
Originally posted by Elink7
Hey youngster, I just turned '50', this year and I still play games, not as fast as I used to be, but what the heck. I don't think I will die from a heart attack playing games, though I do get frustrated at times.:D
I mean old gesers. Your only 50. Your not that old. I don't think you'll be playing computer games in 20-30 years, but you never know.:D
Elink7
11-04-2003, 11:55 PM
You are probably right, no one at 70+ I know personally that plays games on the computer, and thanks for the compliment.:D
Originally posted by RGDM
Anyway, how many of you guys predict people getting heart attacks from playing Doom 3 ?
Donno about playing, but those endless delays and postpones do give me heart attack(s). Every time :(