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p>Minecraft player's 35-hour gaming marathon By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News

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p>12 October 2015

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p>A British man is hoping he will beat the world record for Minecraft's longest-running game.

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p>Joe Kelly, of Cheltenham, played the game for 35 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds, bringing in PS1,800 to fund cancer research.

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p>Martin Fornleitner, Austria, set the current record of 24 hours and 10 minutes in 2011.

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p>Minecraft is about creating structures using blocks, exploring new worlds, and fighting in battles.

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p>The book has sold in excess of 54 million copies around the world.

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p>In the year 2000, Microsoft bought Mojang, the studio behind it, for $2.5bn (PS1.5bn).

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p>Mr. Kelly who owns an entertainment company and is a voice actor, has played the game since it was launched in 2010. He typically plays for only a few hours a week.

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p>"Staying awake wasn't too difficult I managed the whole thing without caffeine," he told the BBC.

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p>"There there were no stimulants other than for sugar and stubbornness."

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p>Mr. Kelly who streamed the entire game on YouTube? said that the incident had taken its toll on his hands.

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p>"My shoulders didn't ache my back wasn't hurting The most painful thing was my fingers.

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p>"They are so painful just from holding the keyboard and mouse for so long. https://minecraftservers.monster/ </p>

p>"Every small break I took I was flexing my fingers."

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p>Mr. Kelly and his girlfriend, Sarah Vallance, are now in the process of sending the evidence of their feat to the Guinness World Records.

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p>He is not planning to take a break from the game.

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p>"I introduced my girlfriend to Minecraft We usually play together," he said.

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p>" It's something we love to do together. I don't mind playing."

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