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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 hopes to have broken the world record for the longest game played continuously in Minecraft.

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p>Joe Kelly from Cheltenham played the game for 35 hours 35 minutes and 35 second and raised over $1800 to fund cancer research.

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p>The current record, 24 hours, 10 minutes, was set by Martin Fornleitner in Austria in 2011.

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p>Minecraft is about creating structures out of blocks, exploring worlds , and engaging in battles.

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p>The book has sold more than 54 million copies around the world.

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p>Last year, Microsoft bought Mojang, the company 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 been playing the game since it was released in 2010. He typically plays for only a few hours a week.

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p>He said to BBC that it was possible to remain awake without caffeine and it wasn't too hard.

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

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p>Kelly, who streamed the entire event live on YouTube? Kelly, who streamed the entire event live on YouTube?, said that the stunt took its toll.

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p>"My back and shoulders didn't hurt, neither did my shoulders ache. The worst thing was my fingers.

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p>"They are so painful just by holding the keyboard and mouse for so long.

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p>"Every little break that I got I was flexing my fingers." https://anotepad.com/notes/syfk2wwa </p>

p>Mr Kelly and his girlfriend, Sarah Vallance, are now working on providing evidence of the 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 doing together. I don't mind playing."

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