What defines a "hardcore" gamer? I don't know. I don't care either, it's a stupid term. I catch the train every day, it doesn't make me a hardcore commuter.

But we can define an "insane" gamer. All they need to do is act like this guy.

This nutter went five days without sleep before the Wii launch. Normally I'd call BS, but seeing the guy on film, and hearing the last vestiges of coherent thought seep slowly and painfully from behind his bearded mouthpiece, lends an air of believability to his claim. Some of my personal favourites from his exhausted tirade include (lisp added for authenticity):

SCHLEEPS FOR BAAIBIES, GAMERSCH PLAY ALL NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

RED SCHTEEEL THAT'S TIGHT I REALLY WANNA GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I DUNNO TELL SCHTORIES!!!!!!

I bet he did. Carry on, my wayward son. Carry on. Luke Plunkett

PS - YouTube's embedding is actin' kinda crazy after an overnight update, so vid may not work in your browser. Here's the direct Youtube link.

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