Doom 3 giving people heart attacks in real life.

Sharky Forums


View Poll Results: You think Doom 3 would cause any heart attacks?

Voters
53. You may not vote on this poll

  • Yes

    10 18.87%

  • Maybe

    7 13.21%

  • No way

    36 67.92%
Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 31

Thread: Doom 3 giving people heart attacks in real life.

  1. 10-29-2003, 01:23 PM #1
    RGDM
    RGDM is offline
    Goldfish RGDM's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Canada, Ontario
    Posts
    90

    Doom 3 giving people heart attacks in real life.

    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 ?
    If its for free, its for ME!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 10-29-2003, 01:33 PM #2
    Sandro
    Sandro is offline
    Hammerhead Shark Sandro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Ohio
    Posts
    2,017
    I don't think many heart-attacks are going to happen playing Doom III. But then again, that's a complete guess.
    Desktop: Intel D845EBG2 | P4 2.2 GHz | 512 MB PC2100 | GeForce 4 Ti 4400 | SB Audigy 1 | WD 120GB 7200 RPM | Sony 16x DVD-ROM | Lite-On 40x12x48x CD-RW drive | Antec True 480W PSU | Viewsonic G90fb | Creative Inspire 5200 5.1 | Windows XP

    Dystopia, a cyberpunk Half-Life 2 mod, has a demo available. Try it today!

    Proud Opera user
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 10-29-2003, 01:35 PM #3
    PointlesS
    PointlesS is offline
    Mr Zurkon is here to kill PointlesS's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2001
    Location
    Polaris Galaxy
    Posts
    15,950
    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
    Last edited by PointlesS; 10-29-2003 at 01:37 PM.
    Lian Li PC-K7B | Intel i5 750 | 4GB A-Data 1600 | Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R | XFX Radeon 5850 | 2-640GB WD Caviar Blue | X-fi Xtrememusic | Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra | Dell U2311H | Antec Basiq Plus 550W | NEC 3550A | Win7 Ultimate x64
    and a whole lot of lovin..
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 10-29-2003, 02:13 PM #4
    mikeysg
    mikeysg is offline
    Great White Shark mikeysg's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    8,753
    Let me tell you guys something, some games MAY cause physical problem! When I first started gaming, talking about UT2003 baby! , 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. 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.
    Last edited by mikeysg; 10-29-2003 at 02:15 PM.
    Save Ana
    http://www.jpages.net/HelpAna.htm

    Main Rig - All AMD build: R9 3900X | GB X570 Aorus Xtreme | 2x 8GB 3600CL17 Patriot ViperRGB | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT | 256GB Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 (OS) | 4TB Samsung 860 EVO SATA SSD | 2TB Samsung QVO SATA SSD | 2x 1TB Samsung 850 EVO | 6TB WD Black | Corsair HX 1000 Platinum | CM H500M | Samsung LC49HG90DMEXX 32:9 | iFi Micro iDSD BL | LG SL8YG Soundbar | 64bit Win10 Pro
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 10-29-2003, 02:19 PM #5
    RGDM
    RGDM is offline
    Goldfish RGDM's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Canada, Ontario
    Posts
    90
    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
    If its for free, its for ME!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 10-29-2003, 02:24 PM #6
    Alientank
    Alientank is offline
    Sleeps with the Fishes Alientank's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    London, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    4,677
    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.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 10-29-2003, 02:51 PM #7
    mikeysg
    mikeysg is offline
    Great White Shark mikeysg's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    8,753
    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!
    Save Ana
    http://www.jpages.net/HelpAna.htm

    Main Rig - All AMD build: R9 3900X | GB X570 Aorus Xtreme | 2x 8GB 3600CL17 Patriot ViperRGB | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT | 256GB Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 (OS) | 4TB Samsung 860 EVO SATA SSD | 2TB Samsung QVO SATA SSD | 2x 1TB Samsung 850 EVO | 6TB WD Black | Corsair HX 1000 Platinum | CM H500M | Samsung LC49HG90DMEXX 32:9 | iFi Micro iDSD BL | LG SL8YG Soundbar | 64bit Win10 Pro
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 10-29-2003, 02:54 PM #8
    soupnazi
    soupnazi is offline
    Zoom-Zoom! soupnazi's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    Vancouver, BC
    Posts
    15,097
    Games can give people seizures, but a heartattack is unlikely.
    Spoiler
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 10-29-2003, 02:56 PM #9
    RGDM
    RGDM is offline
    Goldfish RGDM's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Canada, Ontario
    Posts
    90

    Unhappy

    *SNIFF*


    Someone vote yes.
    If its for free, its for ME!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 10-29-2003, 07:31 PM #10
    Adaman
    Adaman is offline
    Hammerhead Shark Adaman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    Tucson, AZ
    Posts
    2,521
    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.
    Last edited by Adaman; 10-29-2003 at 07:32 PM.
    Pages I liked that I found with StumbleUpon

    My System:
    Intel E7200 Wolfdale Dual Core processor @ 3.4 ghz
    BFG Tech ES SERIES ES-800 800W Continuous Power supply
    GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L
    4GB Corsair DOMINATOR (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
    22" CHIMEI CMV 221D-NBC Black LCD Monitor
    SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 video card
    Creative Labs X-fi
    Denon AH-D2000 Headphones w/Headsave Classic V2 Headphone Amp
    Windows 7 x64

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 10-29-2003, 07:37 PM #11
    Ignitionator
    Ignitionator is offline
    ATI Fanboy Ignitionator's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    Error 03983 - Invalid User
    Posts
    5,225
    Originally posted by RGDM
    *SNIFF*


    Someone vote yes.
    Ok I did
    .:|:. Thermaltake Xaser II A5000A Case
    .:|:. OCZ PowerStream 470W PSU
    .:|:. Chaintech VNF3-250 nForce3 250
    .:|:. AMD64 3000+ 2.0Ghz @ 2410Mhz
    .:|:. Zalman CNPS7000-Cu Copper HSF
    .:|:. OCZ 1GB PC-3500 EB Platinum Edition @ 240Mhz 3-2-2-10 (2.9V)
    .:|:. ATI Radeon x800 Pro 256MB @ 530Mhz/560Mhz
    .:|:. Creative Audigy 2 ZS
    .:|:. Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultras

    3DMark01 - 25617

    Join Fix-it.org Forums!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 10-29-2003, 07:38 PM #12
    lonewolfroger
    lonewolfroger is offline
    Great White Shark lonewolfroger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Location
    Texas
    Posts
    7,214
    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.
    i7 920 @3GH, P6T Deluxe V2, OCZ HP 6GB(3x2)Kit(7-7-7-16), 128GB Patriot SSD, 250GB SATA(7200)Hitachi, WD 500gb, 1000W BFG PSU, SATA Pioneer DVD CD burner, XFX5870 XXX edition(900/1300), LG LED 2350V, XFI Titanium Fatal1ty champion, Logitech X-540, Lian Li PC-B70 Full Tower Case, Win7 HP.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 10-29-2003, 10:25 PM #13
    Terry
    Terry is offline
    Great White Shark Terry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2000
    Location
    Seattle, WA
    Posts
    10,131
    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.
    Member of TSGG & ITG
    HEATWARE

    Follow me down the rabbit hole:
    Spoiler
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 10-29-2003, 11:11 PM #14
    soupnazi
    soupnazi is offline
    Zoom-Zoom! soupnazi's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    Vancouver, BC
    Posts
    15,097
    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.
    Spoiler
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 10-29-2003, 11:47 PM #15
    Recon
    Recon is offline
    Grouchy Tech Recon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2001
    Posts
    4,963
    ready roger rabbit impression



    PUHHHHLEASSE
    www.mi40k.com
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules