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Re: Assemble the team, we got a red ball!
07/25/16 10:42 PM
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> > I did not know these facts until today. I get all my best intel from the Venture > > Bros. > > > > Berzerk is the first video game known to have coincided with the death of players. > > In January 1981, Jeff Dailey made the Berzerk top-ten list after posting a high > score > > of 16,660 points and suddenly died of a heart attack at age 19 a few seconds after > > the game was over.[citation needed] One year later in October 1982, Peter Burkowski > > entered Friar Tuck's Game Room in Calumet City, Illinois and made the Berzerk > top-ten > > list twice in fifteen minutes. Astonishingly, he collapsed just a few seconds after > > the game was over, before dying of a heart attack at age 18. His high scores are > > unknown. > > Check out Keith's investigation into these urban legends; > http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/01/video-game-related-deaths.html > > - Stiletto
He could at least try to find an image of this supposed original Fire One cabinet design with a rounded base. Its existence would make his "in the know" source a bit more credible.
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