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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 record for Minecraft's longest-running game.

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p>Joe Kelly from Cheltenham played the game for 35 hours 35 minutes and 35 second, raising PS1,800 to support cancer research.

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

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p>Minecraft is about building structures from blocks, exploring worlds , and taking part in battles.

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p>The book has sold for more than 54 million copies across the globe.

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p>Microsoft purchased Mojang the company behind it for $2.5bn (PS1.5bn) last year.

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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 usually plays just a few hours each week.

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p>"Staying awake wasn't too bad 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 live streamed the entire game on YouTube? and added that the incident had taken its toll on his hands. https://safeminecraftmods.com/ </p>

p>"My shoulders and back didn't hurt, nor did my shoulders hurt. The most problematic thing was my fingers.

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p>"They hurt so much just by holding a mouse and keyboard and clenching them for this long.

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p>"Every little break that I got I was flexing my fingers."

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p>Mr. Kelly and his girlfriend, Sarah Vallance, are now working on providing evidence of the feat to Guinness World Records.

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p>He has no intention of taking 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 like to do together. I don't mind gaming."

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