A Man Has Played Q*Bert For Over 80 Hours To Break A 30-Year World…
The last two guys to try and beat
Wreck-It Ralph Got the #1 High Score For This Weekend’s Movie Box…
Lots of gamers threw their goodwill towards the various stunts
Some Dude's Trying to Play Q*Bert for a Ridiculously Long Time. Again.
OK, well, not just "some dude." The record-seeker is Ed Heemskerk, who set the marathon record for Q*Bert at 68.5 hours back in March
Wreck-It Ralph's New Trailer Features Bowser, Dr. Robotnik, Zangief,…
We previously reported that Disney's Wreck-It Ralph would feature cameos
The Dorkly Weekly: Video Game Real Estate Agents Have it Rough
Filled with rusty meet hooks, jumping snakes, and the odd retractable bridge over a pit of bubbling lava, video game real estate isn't exactly burning up the market. Well, in some cases it is, but only literally.
Bowser's castle from Super Mario Bros. isn't a safe place to raise a family, but a good real estate…
Holy @!#?@! Man Spends 68.5 Hours Playing Single Game of Q*Bert
When most of us think of a long session spent playing a single game, we think of spending a day or maybe a weekend immersed in story or competition. Eight or ten hours, maybe more, spent on the sofa or at a PC while the player loses track of time.
Endurance Run Fails a Third Time in Q*Bert Record Bid
If George Leutz hasn't gone completely Ahab already, I'd advise him to let go of the Q*Bert world record. His latest assault on the mark, whose 33 million score is believed to require more than 70 hours of nonstop gameplay, ended in exhaustion after 57 hours, 40 minutes on a single quarter at the joystick. His final…
Watch Q*Bert's Greatest Masochist, Still Going After 24 Hours of Play
Say this for George Leutz: that man is determined. Undaunted by the 70 hours of nonstop gameplay it is estimated to take to beat the 28-year-old all-time world record in Q*Bert, Leutz is at this moment 25 hours into his third assault on the record.
Q*Bert Record Still Standing After Third Marathon Attempt to Topple It
The all-time high score of 33 million set 28 years ago on Q*Bert has this year proved to be one of the most unassailable marks in video game history.
Fatigue Ends Q*Bert World Record Bid
It was estimated that George Leutz would have to play Q*Bert for more than 70 hours
Record-Seeker Restarts 70-Hour Assault on All-Time Q*Bert Mark
Last month, George Leutz set out to topple a high score nearly 28 years old: Q*Bert's all time mark of 33,273,520. It's believed that it would take playing for 70 hours on a single quarter to beat that score. Halfway into it, someone kicked a power cord
Q*bert Record Attempt Scuttled After Machine Unplugged
Thirty-six hours into what was expected to be a 70-hour assault on an all-time world record, and with hundreds of lives to spare, someone unplugged a cabinet elsewhere in the arcade, resetting the Q*bert George Leutz was playing.
What 8-Bit Characters Would Really Look Like
Cracked takes a thoughtful look at what five iconic v8-bit video game characters would look like if their sprites were magically granted life. The results are just a wee bit disturbing.
Q*Bert Clone Is The Latest iPhone Copyright Scam
We've seen dodgy, unlicensed games on Apple's App Store before
Mario Tries Some New Ways of Dying
Boy I don't know about you, but when I shuffle off this mortal coil, I hope that I leap into the air waving my arms, and then plunge out of view as a merry oh-shit tune plays. With my loving family around my deathbed of course.