Comments on: Incredibly hip baby http://infinitelives.net/2008/07/05/incredibly-hip-baby/ Exploring the value of games-as-iconography in art, literature, and popular culture Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: librarian http://infinitelives.net/2008/07/05/incredibly-hip-baby/#comment-27 librarian Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:53:40 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/05/incredibly-hip-baby/#comment-27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berzerk#Problems_and_player_death_toll Not one, but TWO heart attacks! Both casualties were teenagers, and each died mere moments after getting ridiculously high scores. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.....death_toll

Not one, but TWO heart attacks! Both casualties were teenagers, and each died mere moments after getting ridiculously high scores.

]]> By: ViolentMike http://infinitelives.net/2008/07/05/incredibly-hip-baby/#comment-25 ViolentMike Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:23:34 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/05/incredibly-hip-baby/#comment-25 I guess wikipedia corrected it long ago, because I can't find the citation for it anymore. I could have sworn somebody had a heart attack playing Gyruss and it caused a controversy. Oh well, nevermind. What happened with Berzerk? I guess wikipedia corrected it long ago, because I can’t find the citation for it anymore. I could have sworn somebody had a heart attack playing Gyruss and it caused a controversy. Oh well, nevermind.

What happened with Berzerk?

]]> By: librarian http://infinitelives.net/2008/07/05/incredibly-hip-baby/#comment-24 librarian Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:12:55 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/05/incredibly-hip-baby/#comment-24 That dubious honor actually goes to Berzerk, I think. People died playing Gyruss? Really? That dubious honor actually goes to Berzerk, I think. People died playing Gyruss? Really?

]]> By: ViolentMike http://infinitelives.net/2008/07/05/incredibly-hip-baby/#comment-22 ViolentMike Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:38:01 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/05/incredibly-hip-baby/#comment-22 Gyruss was the first game to have a fatality attached to it, if I remember. Some guy had a heart attack while playing it. Gyruss was the first game to have a fatality attached to it, if I remember. Some guy had a heart attack while playing it.

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