Minecraft player's 35-hour gaming marathon By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News
12 October 2015
A British man hopes that he will beat the record of Minecraft's longest-running game.
Joe Kelly, of Cheltenham, played the game for 35 hours 35 minutes and 35 seconds, raising PS1,800 for cancer research.
Martin Fornleitner, Austria, set the current record of 24 hours and 10 minutes in the year 2011.
Minecraft is about creating structures using blocks and exploring new worlds and participating in combat.
The book has sold more than 54 million copies worldwide.
In the year 2000, Microsoft bought Mojang, the company behind it, for $2.5bn (PS1.5bn).
Mr Kelly is the owner of an entertainment company and is voice actor is playing since purchasing the pre-development version of the game in 2010. Typically, he plays for a few hours a week.
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He stated to BBC that it was possible to stay awake and alert without caffeine, and it wasn't too difficult.
"There were no stimulants except for sugar and stubbornness."
Kelly, who streamed the entire event live on YouTube Kelly, who streamed the entire event live on YouTube, said that the stunt took its toll.
"My back and shoulders didn't hurt, neither did my shoulders hurt. The most problematic thing was my fingers.
"They hurt so much just by holding a mouse and keyboard and being in clenched position for this long.
"Every little break I got I was stretching my fingers."
Mr. Kelly and Sarah Vallance, his girlfriend, are currently working on submitting evidence of their accomplishment to Guinness World Records.
However, he is not thinking of taking a break from the game.
He added, "I introduced my girlfriend Minecraft, we often play together."
"It's something we love doing together. I'm not averse to gaming."
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