What's the longest amount of time you've sat and played a game?

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How long have you gamed in a single effort?

Thinking about that length, how often do you get close to that?
 
I can play certain games 24/7 which is one of the reasons I took a break from gaming. I get too distracted from what I need to get done in real life.
 
I played the World of Warcraft for 36 consecutive hours while taking only two short breaks for eating and sleeping in betweenm During that gaming session I dedicated myself to obtaining all possible achievements.
 
Baw$e said:
I can play certain games 24/7 which is one of the reasons I took a break from gaming. I get too distracted from what I need to get done in real life.
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Playing a game for a full day is destructive, and I am glad that you analysed that and decided to call it quits. Gaming should not limit you from achieving the things you set to do in life.
 
It would have to be 24 hours and that game was D2 LOD. One of my favorite games I have ever played. I wish I could get back into it but I have lost motivation in those games, unfortunately.
 
Zani said:
Playing a game for a full day is destructive, and I am glad that you analysed that and decided to call it quits. Gaming should not limit you from achieving the things you set to do in life.
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I mean, I still like to do that from time to time, but obviously it can take away from achieving more in life.
 
The longest amount of time I remember sitting and playing a game was around 9 hours once when I was livestreaming back in 2022 I believe it was. I was playing Fortnite so very easy to get sucked in 🙂
 
Possibly Halo when I was younger, but I don't recall the allotted house I've spent playing the game in one session.
 
I once played a game for about 6 hours straight! It was super fun, and I forgot all about the time..
 
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Scorpion said:
I once played a game for about 6 hours straight! It was super fun, and I forgot all about the time..
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Playing for 6 hours is fun, but I bet you ended up missing either lunch or dinner during the process, right?
 
I have actually sat for 18 hours to play PES 2013. And that was a habit that I could just repeat on a daily basis. That was the much younger me. I don't haha that luxury now. The longest stretch I have sat to play a video game now is 4 hours max.
 
Kross said:
I have actually sat for 18 hours to play PES 2013. And that was a habit that I could just repeat on a daily basis. That was the much younger me. I don't haha that luxury now. The longest stretch I have sat to play a video game now is 4 hours max.
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I have never played more than 10 hours in a single session. I play for long hours if I'm so immersed in the story and missions. Such a game will make you lose track of time. It is only when it got dark outside that you would realise that time has gone.
 
I have gotten lost in a couple of games. I once spent 12 hours playing Skyrim and never knew that I had spent so much time. It's an immersive RPGs ideal to pass time.
 
lens said:
I have gotten lost in a couple of games. I once spent 12 hours playing Skyrim and never knew that I had spent so much time. It's an immersive RPGs ideal to pass time.
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That was huge! I used to play 9 hours straight on weekends. The worse is that you tend to lose track of time especially if the game is so interesting. In most cases, I started to realise that I had spent so much time when I was so hungry.
 
Back during my younger days, I would say... 7 hours? I can't do it anymore sadly.
 
Recently, it would be playing Top Eleven Football Manager. There was one time I was up around 1am and playing until 7am because I needed to buy players in the transfer market as the new season kicked off.
 
Heatman said:
Recently, it would be playing Top Eleven Football Manager. There was one time I was up around 1am and playing until 7am because I needed to buy players in the transfer market as the new season kicked off.
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That's a long hours of playing a game. How were you able to sleep because I know that hour is a good time to have some sleep. Do you feel dizzy when you stand up or you felt normal?
 
I believe the longest I've played a game for was 8 hours. This was back in 2012, my wife went to work but I was off work that day. I had the apartment to myself so I turned my Xbox 360 on and played Sonic 4 Episode 2 all day. This was when the game was brand new. I managed to get all the chaos emeralds in that one day, but the last one was difficult with only one person lol. It was programmed in a way that encouraged you to have someone else play as Tails to get all the rings but I was determined and I got all of them. I didn't have Xbox Live Gold to backup my save file though, so once I sold my Xbox 360 I lost that save...
 
Heatman said:
Recently, it would be playing Top Eleven Football Manager. There was one time I was up around 1am and playing until 7am because I needed to buy players in the transfer market as the new season kicked off.
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This is true with most football manager games once the new season kicks off. You will be working on getting new deals and if you fail to, it won't be an easy season for you.
 
Henrywrites said:
This is true with most football manager games once the new season kicks off. You will be working on getting new deals and if you fail to, it won't be an easy season for you.
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The first week into a new season in Top Eke8Football Manager is the most difficult period in the game because everyone is trying to do the same thing at the same time which makes it very frustrating.
 
uptrendfinancialsignal said:
I have never played more than 10 hours in a single session. I play for long hours if I'm so immersed in the story and missions. Such a game will make you lose track of time. It is only when it got dark outside that you would realise that time has gone.
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The funny part when one is immersed in a game for long sessions is that one won't even feel hungry all through that spell. It is only after you have stopped playing the game after like 10 hours that hunger would now hit badly. That's my own experience.
 
Maybe 5 hours max is the longest I've sat playing a video game. I haven't gone past that duration in years because I don't have the time to play like I used to.
 
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Ja sa bong said:
Maybe 5 hours max is the longest I've sat playing a video game. I haven't gone past that duration in years because I don't have the time to play like I used to.
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What are the things that have made it almost difficult for you to focus fully on playing games? Could you be able to explain more or do you still play for up to 5 hours most times when you wish to play games.
 
Kross said:
The funny part when one is immersed in a game for long sessions is that one won't even feel hungry all through that spell. It is only after you have stopped playing the game after like 10 hours that hunger would now hit badly. That's my own experience.
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That is what it is. As soon as the game is over or I take a break, I start to feel hungry. It is interesting how I didn't feel it when I was engrossed in the game.
 
uptrendfinancialsignal said:
That is what it is. As soon as the game is over or I take a break, I start to feel hungry. It is interesting how I didn't feel it when I was engrossed in the game.
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It happened to me too! It was during the holiday, and I have all the time to myself. I didn't even notice how long it had been until I started to feel pains in my eyes.
 
I've played a game for 6 hours at a stretch. I have played more hours than 6 hours but it's not frequent because I don't like to skip my foods if I'm playing games.
 
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