Berzerk is deadly.

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Never knew this and not sure if it's been posted before but thought is was pretty odd.

"1981: Jeff Dailey, a 19-year-old gamer, became the first known person to die while playing video games. After achieving a score of 16,660 in the arcade game Berzerk, he succumbed to a massive heart attack. A year later, an 18-year-old gamer died after achieving high scores in the same game.[100]"
 
I had read that but not convinced - urban legend for me.

I think they were each listening to Judas Priest when they died, too. Let's add to the legend. ;)
 

I found it off the Wikipedia 'Berzerk' entry where the deaths are mentioned at arcade-history.com. Here is some of the text about the deaths:

"Berzerk shares a rather chilling distinction of being the first known game to be blamed for an actual player's death. In January 1981, Jeff Dailey was the first person to die playing a video game, a 19-year old Berzerk player, died of a massive heart attack right after playing his favorite game. His score was 16,660 (a very respectable score but disturbing for obvious reasons). On an equally distressing note, in October 1982 at the 'Friar Tuck Game Room' in Calumet City, Illinois : 18-year old Peter Burkowski, a physically healthy person who was alcohol-free and drug-free, inscribed his initials in Berzerk's top ten list twice in a matter of only 15 minutes. A few seconds after that, he collapsed and died of a heart attack."

Makes a good story, though. Look, three 6's in a row AND listening to Judas Priest - they left that out. Hope my Berzerk doesn't kill me. :)
 
Don't eat pop rocks and drink Coke while playing, either. Holy...!
 
Hey, it worked for me. I'm scared and my Berzerk is for sale. :D

That thing is awfully dangerous.

I'll give you $300 for it, delivered. :)

I'd think Star Trek would be causing more heart attacks -- that thing gets my adrenaline pumping more in 5 min of playing than a 1 hour game of Spy Hunter...
 
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