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43… number of US presidents that served before we finally saw a goddamn game system in the White House

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48… million Wiis sold worldwide to date(according to vgchartz.com)

49… hours of consecutive Starcraft gaming that killed a man in Korea

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (multi)

Suda 51, superstar developer

Action 52, a super-rare, super-awful, unlicensed NES game

53… missile expansions in Metroid Prime 3

54… cell phones hidden in Quantum of Solace

55… gems on the Puzzle Quest: Galactrix board

56… playable characters in Marvel vs Capcom 2

57… is by far the hardest level of Bubble Bobble

’58… the year Tennis for Two, the first videogame ever, was created

’59… the year Rapture went tits up

60… levels in Yoshi’s Island

61… secret characters in Warriors Orochi 2

62… percent of the console gaming market is over 18, according to PBS

Clayfighter 63 1/3 (N64)

Super Mario 64

65… levels to gain in Call of Duty: World at War

King of Route 66 (Arcade)

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.69 Ferguson rifle, as featured in GUN

70… evil robot masters in classic Mega Man

71… max possible skill tree in World of Warcraft

72… hours in Dead Rising

Jam Master 73… contributed the song “Jam Jam Reggae” to Dancing Stage EuroMIX 2

74… levels in Super Mario World

75… Kremkoins needed to fully beat Donkey Kong Country 2

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