Asteroids smashed in record numbers

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Seattle-based locksmith John McAllister has beaten a videogame high score record that has stood for 28 years, racking up 41,338,740 points on the ancient arcade blaster Asteroids.

Lending considerable weight to the theory that some people really do have too much time on their hands, McAllister cemented this new milestone in a mere 58 and a quarter hours, and marked his achievement with the initials ELF before finally hitting the sack.

http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/blog/article/10062/