Ever had a video games related injury? - GoFuckYourself.com

Sarah_Jayne · 08-18-2008, 02:37 AM

This has to go down as one of the dumbest injuries I have done to myself. Yesterday, I somehow got sucked into playing one of those casual gaming pc games..the Yahoo games type games. So, not even a really top class game but enough to keep me occupied for a good part of a lazy day. The game involved a lot of mouse clicking and about half way through the time I was playing I started to feel like my hand was getting tired but thought it wasn't much. I eventually gave up for the night and ended up having a hard time sleeping last night because of a aching pain in my hand. When I did finally get some sleep I then woke up this morning with a so much pain in the middle finger of my 'mouse hand' that I can barely move it.

Anybody else ever had a video game related injury?

Mr Pheer · 08-18-2008, 02:51 AM

I've never done that playing videogames, but I've had something similar happen from playing guitar.

seeandsee · 08-18-2008, 03:20 AM

Ah back in SEGA era, my hands where like BBQ after all night Mortal Combat fights...

Sarah_Jayne · 08-18-2008, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

I've never done that playing videogames, but I've had something similar happen from playing guitar.

At least it is kind of cool to say you have a guitar injury.

fris · 08-18-2008, 03:29 AM

callas on thumbs thats about it

Manowar · 08-18-2008, 03:34 AM

i know a guy who put his hand through a window playing Wii

never got one myself

Scott McD · 08-18-2008, 03:53 AM

Maybe not an injury as such, but i've punched my head a few times when losing at games. And yeah it hurts...

Supz · 08-18-2008, 04:27 AM

There is a gamers disease going around called 'Nintendo Thumb'. You can cure it by getting a life.

Supz · 08-18-2008, 05:16 AM

Nintendo Thumb is also a worldwide epidemic that is plaguing the text message community

LadyMischief · 08-18-2008, 05:18 AM

I've gotten callouses and bloody blisters on my fingers from gaming too much before....

LadyMischief · 08-18-2008, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by seeandsee

Ah back in SEGA era, my hands where like BBQ after all night Mortal Combat fights...

OMG totally, with those rotation moves where you had to slide around the keypad.... ya, I hear you there.

FINISH HIIM!

Ross · 08-18-2008, 06:01 AM

I caused injury to others.. I used to hate getting beat at games and had a bad temper. So when playing friends if I lost I used to bounce my controllers off the ground (not good coz my mum had to then buy me new ones) and one time I threw it off the wall and it bounced right back and hit my friend on the nose. Blood everywhere and him pissed off with me for 2 days LOL

We laugh about it to this day.

Sarah_Jayne · 08-18-2008, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Manowar

i know a guy who put his hand through a window playing Wii

never got one myself

The first question whenever we play the Wii is 'is your wrist strap on properly?'

Then we try to make sure we have enough distance between ourselves because a few times during the boxing people almost did get smacked pretty hard.

tranza · 08-18-2008, 07:24 AM

Videogame injury really hurts....even more in the next day!

Zebra · 08-18-2008, 07:37 AM

I tried walking in front of the TV once while a Wii game was going on. My nephew swung his arm around and caught me under the chin. I saw stars and my jaw was pretty sore for the rest of the day, but at least the remote didn't break lol

slapass · 08-18-2008, 07:41 AM

I hit someone pretty hard in Wii tennis and back in the early atari days I remember having hand cramps.

Cyndalie · 08-18-2008, 07:43 AM

Just raw thumbs from too many hours playing nintendo when I was a teen.

Paco, of Large Cash. · 08-18-2008, 09:00 AM

Somebody threw a Loonie ($1) @ me and it hit my eye. The coin was supposed to be inserted it in to a (arcade) machine.

Does that count?

theharvman · 08-18-2008, 09:04 AM

nope not me.

MaDalton · 08-18-2008, 09:07 AM

best website ever: http://www.wiiinjury.com/

i never injured myself, but i remember uncounted losses of joysticks in the various versions of summer & winter games - lol

Sarah_Jayne · 08-18-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by supzdotcom

There is a gamers disease going around called 'Nintendo Thumb'. You can cure it by getting a life.

Perhaps true but be careful for what you wish because if too many of that sort of person got a life our profits may well dive.

CDSmith · 08-18-2008, 09:25 AM

Injury, no. I think back in the early 80's I once had a medium bout of pac-man wrist. That's about it.

But about 10 years ago I was playing some James Bond shoot em up game on my nephew's gaming system, I don't even remember what kind of console it was.... but while drunk one night I played that game for something like 6 hours straight, and the simulated motion of running through endless tunnels and caves and tombs etc eventually made me dizzy and woozy enough to puke.

Nothing requiring physiotherapy though. :D

Sarah_Jayne · 08-18-2008, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tranza

Videogame injury really hurts....even more in the next day!

I certainly am learning this today.

bronco67 · 08-18-2008, 10:51 AM

LadyMischief · 08-18-2008, 11:34 AM

I know someone who got tennis-elbow from playing Q-Bert

Vicious_B · 08-18-2008, 11:43 AM

I had seriously burning eyes from playing tetris way too many hours. Think it was from my contacts drying out.

jonesonyou · 08-18-2008, 03:00 PM

I once tore some cartiledge in my knee while playing guitar hero

DefaultMan · 08-18-2008, 03:04 PM

Videogame injuries are the coolest kind to have! My thumbs are like little athletes

Bojangles · 08-18-2008, 03:20 PM

I've had my thumb get tired. I don't think I've ever actually hurt myself, though.

bbm · 08-18-2008, 04:35 PM

I don't play games anymore

Sarah_Jayne · 08-19-2008, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadyMischief

I know someone who got tennis-elbow from playing Q-Bert

Q-bert - blast from the past!

Klen · 08-19-2008, 04:24 AM

Dont remember anymore but i am sure there was it.

GigoloShawn · 08-19-2008, 04:32 AM

I wish. Years of various videogames have done nothing; trackpads, however..

Kudles · 08-19-2008, 12:44 PM

Lol that sucks

08-18-2008, 02:37 AM	#1
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Ever had a video games related injury? This has to go down as one of the dumbest injuries I have done to myself. Yesterday, I somehow got sucked into playing one of those casual gaming pc games..the Yahoo games type games. So, not even a really top class game but enough to keep me occupied for a good part of a lazy day. The game involved a lot of mouse clicking and about half way through the time I was playing I started to feel like my hand was getting tired but thought it wasn't much. I eventually gave up for the night and ended up having a hard time sleeping last night because of a aching pain in my hand. When I did finally get some sleep I then woke up this morning with a so much pain in the middle finger of my 'mouse hand' that I can barely move it. Anybody else ever had a video game related injury?

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Mr Pheer I got bored here. Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 20,799	I've never done that playing videogames, but I've had something similar happen from playing guitar.

08-18-2008, 03:34 AM	#6
Manowar jellyfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 71,528	i know a guy who put his hand through a window playing Wii never got one myself

08-18-2008, 04:27 AM	#8
Supz Arthur Flegenheimer Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 11,056	There is a gamers disease going around called 'Nintendo Thumb'. You can cure it by getting a life.

08-18-2008, 05:16 AM	#9
Supz Arthur Flegenheimer Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 11,056	Nintendo Thumb is also a worldwide epidemic that is plaguing the text message community

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Ross Ik ben een aap Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Traffic Force Towers, Canada! Posts: 18,874	I caused injury to others.. I used to hate getting beat at games and had a bad temper. So when playing friends if I lost I used to bounce my controllers off the ground (not good coz my mum had to then buy me new ones) and one time I threw it off the wall and it bounced right back and hit my friend on the nose. Blood everywhere and him pissed off with me for 2 days LOL We laugh about it to this day.

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Zebra Banned from Kimmy's couch Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Down at Fraggle Rock Posts: 5,091	I tried walking in front of the TV once while a Wii game was going on. My nephew swung his arm around and caught me under the chin. I saw stars and my jaw was pretty sore for the rest of the day, but at least the remote didn't break lol __________________ Old School

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slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,622	I hit someone pretty hard in Wii tennis and back in the early atari days I remember having hand cramps.

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Paco, of Large Cash. Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: --> . <-- Posts: 2,267	Somebody threw a Loonie ($1) @ me and it hit my eye. The coin was supposed to be inserted it in to a (arcade) machine. Does that count?

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Bojangles Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,419	I've had my thumb get tired. I don't think I've ever actually hurt myself, though.

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