Killer Video Games

DAISY PROM
Opinions Editor

The good die young, but their accomplishments live on. In this same glory, video gamers who have gone farther than any other to conquer their consoles and put their names on the top scores list, the action being the last they ever take, are much like warriors using their last breaths to etch their victories on a nearby stone. No, it’s not melodrama; it’ss real. Over the decades, the video game industry has taken the lives of valiant gamers, and in this world, we can only praise them for their altruism.
Atari’s arcade game “Berzerk” in 1981 was the first to take the lives of two young men, whose names would repeatedly appear on the top scores list. Usually, fatal heart attacks stemming from stationary habits end their quests. As the years go on, it becomes evident that the perpetrator often vies for young men, aged 13 to 35. Victims may spend weeks in an attempt to annihilate players from around the world, denying their health for the betterment of mankind. These war heroes—they’re the ones trying to take down the bosses and monsters of society so that the rest of us can sleep soundly, but at the cost of their lives.