DDR world record broken at over 37 hours

J Dogg · Administrator Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Drew Gamble recently set the [url=http://bend.com/news/ar_view^3Far_id^3D12608.htm]DDR world record[/url] at 37 ½ hours, as a fundraiser for Grandmas House, a faith-based nonprofit home and outreach ministry for homeless or abused teens who are pregnant. Congratulations!
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Tristesse · Trick Member Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Location: around

I think you mean 37 and 1/2. The other guy failed after 17 and 1/2.

Does anyone know if they played light, standard, heavy, what?
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Rillo · Trick Member Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Location: Ohio (Boohoo)

Haw. That's amazing. I think it said that he got a break every 8 hours (?).
You can't really tell how hard it was without knowing which difficulty. I spose even standard songs could get tiring after 37 or so hours... *Claps hands* Good job d00d. (I may be congratulating an invisible person, though) *Ponders* Wonder if hes on DDRFreak...

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Guderian · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Location: Mendon, MA

I dunno, I'd simply get tired of standing after 37 hours...
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[DMB]dman.exe · Trick Member Joined: 28 Mar 2003

What mix was it and did they do MAX300?

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bsphil · Trick Member Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI

Very impressive! I usually get tired from DDR after a couple hours lol.
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Jayvis · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2003 9:13 am Post subject:

I'd feel pretty proud if I were that guy. Haha, if nothin else it looks good as volunteering on college applications

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eryk · Trick Member Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Location: Toronto

Congratulations. But wow. That can not be healthy for you.

Shadow_Dragonz · Trick Member Joined: 16 Mar 2003 Location: California

Healthy or not, I believe that it went for a good cause.

Great job!

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endless · Trick Member Joined: 28 Sep 2003 Location: highland, CA

Congrats man. I wonder how long he's been playing to have all that endurance. That's cool though, that he gets to play the game he likes for a charity/fundraiser. I wonder if he'll be a sleep for the winter?

DizzyBum · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Location: Monroe, CT

Sheesh, that's insane. Although I'm sure it's quite doable if you just play Light songs and you keep yourself hydrated and nourished.
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redviper · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Location: Spartanburg, SC

Wow, That's pretty impressive. He's got alot of determination.

It is one of my life goals to set a world record. My first attempt was pogosticking, but I got too darn tired after about 13 hours. (record like 7days or something outrageous like that)

Some day I may attempt to break this record. (now where to find an owner of a machine to lend it to me, and a charity for donation) Anybody got suggestions.

Anyways congrats to gamble on his accomplishment.
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IdontGETtired · Basic Member Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Location: Bend, OR

I was standing next to drew, trying to keep him awake for the last 14 hours or so. I was kinda wondering how I didn't end up in any pictures, the news people said they got me, but oh well. He played on beginner for most of the time, but I don't know about what they did early in the game. All I know is that my other friend Chris was going for the record with him and got suckered into playing Sakura on heavy and he failed because he was tired I guess. But jeez, that was kinda kool being able to support one of my friends like that.
Ok, there's this kid, Kyle, he is 11 or 12, and he is REDICULOUSLY good at DDR. I was afraid that when he went with drew for like 15 minutes that he would earn the extra stage, thus putting reverse and x1.5 on the next song ( I doubt that Drew would have gone long with that happening ). BTW my name is Kris (every guy in Bend is named Chris, besides Drew of course) and I'll end this by saying, Happy DDRing!!! (cuz drew won't be for a while)

ReFLeX15 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Location: houston

"He played on beginner for most of the time"

no wonder u had to try to keep him awake. id fall asleep while playing beginner... but id probably still be able to hit the arrows wihle asleep. =)

IdontGETtired · Basic Member Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Location: Bend, OR

yes, he was hitting the arrows, and yes, he was asleep, hehe.

Agilab · Contributor Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD

If I had some kind of ambition to do so, I think I might be able to hold up for 37 1/2 hours. I'd like to shake this guys hand!
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Stern vs The DDR FCC · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: AZ

Props: Fundraiser for a needy cause

Laughed at: What a loser! Played DDR for like 1.5 days virtually non-stop?? There are better ways to raise money. What shmuck sponsored that?
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IdontGETtired · Basic Member Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Location: Bend, OR

Please don't talk about my friends that way. I beleive that it was for a very good cause.

Junior Asparagus · Administrator Joined: 23 Jan 2002 Location: Natick, MA

Hey's it's a good cause. Leave it at that. Play nice.

Congrats to everyone who was a part of it.
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Scotty D. {R} · Trick Member Joined: 25 Jun 2003

This December, Pickles and Oni Tony (of Canada) are planning to break the world record of 37 1/2 hours. Just incase anyone was interested... sometime between December 27-29th.
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