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Have you ever fallen asleep while playing a video game?

I was soooo close to falling asleep during MKWii too, not because I hate it, but because I was just on cruise control for all of 50cc.

Then I played DK's Jungle Parkway with friends today and even though I played it yesterday, I only noticed the changes from the N64 version for the first time today because of how out of it I was during my first run.
 
Yeah, I fell asleep all the time playing FFXI late at night.

I also fall asleep playing portables in bed at night. Kind of like I do with books at times, actually.
 
I've fallen asleep a number of times while trying to get to a save point in various Final Fantasy games. It really pisses me off because it runs up my hours-played. I would note that it is almost always a factor of inebriation and not a factor of enthusiasm for the game.
 
I fell asleep late at night playing GT4 once, but, then again, I was kinda trying to. I was doing one of the city tracks at night with Debussy on for the music in time trial with infinite laps or something like that when I nodded off. It was actually quite relaxing; I think I might just pull out the old wheel and do it again tomorrow night. :lol
 
Up until the end of 2006 I worked on a 24 hour rotating roster, and would stay up all night prior to a grave shift the next night (so I could sleep through the day). I fell asleep playing a heap of games when doing that, but most consistently it was Lumines Live. I'd start going insane past 3 AM and Lumines was the only game I could concentrate on, but it was so hypnotically paced it was easy to fall asleep to. I remember a bunch of times falling asleep with a blank screen, and waking up just as the last piece fell into place, creating a tower that killed me, heh.
 
Once when facing anima in FFX. It was really late and I had a headache (thought I could go a little further), so I wasn't all that surprised when I woke up the next morning.
 
I fall asleep during many games, mainly racing ones though as I go woah and wake up I've crashed.

Kinda happens a lot :/ Too tired all the damn time.
 
Done it while playing PSO.

Woke up and my character was running endlessly into a wall. I'd still got my thumb on the stick. Carried on a bit and fell asleep again
 
Mercenaries. Don't get me wrong, I played the crap out of that game and loved every second of it. Except that one time I hooked it up in my room and I played it while laying down on my bed at 2 AM. :lol
 
traveler said:
Weird consensus. Looks like RPGs and racing games are the main culprits- WoW and Forza the new Ambienl?
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I'm not surprised with MMOs. People tend to be so addicted to them that they'll push themselves until their body says no more. Racers are a bit of a surprise though, and could be rather unfortunate if the behaviour generalizes!
 
PSO was so good that I was actually playing offline at the time, thankfully. would have been pretty embarrassing if logged in.
 
I fell asleep during the ending of MGS2. My brother played through the game while I watched on, but I nodded off near the end. He tried to explain the ending to me afterwards, though I wish he hadn't.

The only other time I have ever fallen asleep without wanting to was when we went to see The Empire Strikes Back SE at the theatre. My brother told me I was snoring. Luckily the speakers were so loud that no one else heard me.
 
Trancemission in Rez quite a few times. Mass Effect once or twice when I was awake past my bedtime.
 
I don't think so, but I can't fall asleep while reading either and I can only fall asleep when I'm watching TV in the living room, usually in the middle of the afternoon or early evening.
 
World of Warcraft.

I wasn't even that tired, it was just so goddamn boring running the same instance / raid over and over again. I'm pretty sure chatting with my virtual "friends" during runs was the only reason I kept playing as long as I did.
 
I did when I grinded in FFX... and TONS and TONS and times in FFXI!
 
For some reason I never feel sleepy when playing games even if I stay up all night. There's just something stimulating about it.
 
The night I got Smash Bros. Brawl. Got it at midnight, went to a friends house and played for a few hours, then went home and played for many more hours. I don't remember falling asleep, but I woke up with Sonic music playing. My brothers thought I was playing Sonic.
 
Halo 3 all the time. If I don't have a Monster near me, I will just fall asleep while the matchmaking is happening. Last time I think I stayed up until 5:00 AM with friends, so it was obvious a couple of us were half asleep during games, and completely sleeping during the lobbies. Blackout man, its just that fucking addictive.
 
I was often falling asleep playing Mass Effect, though I think it had more to do with the time I was playing - late afternoon, which is my sweet spot for dozing. Though scouring planets for enemies and quests to a pleasant soundtrack certainly helped :lol
 
Several time in different games. The one I remember most was Unreal Tournament(PC), I was playing Insta-Gib CTF, and fell asleep with my cross-hair on the door and my finger on the trigger. But was awoken to a "Killing Spree" from people walking into my beam:lol

CcrooK said:
I did in Lost Oddessy the other day while I was skill grinding.
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When I was endlessly grinding in DQVIII I found that putting on music in the background, helps keep your mind occupied from falling asleep. Just focus on the music instead of the tedious grinding.
 
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