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Destructoid teamed up with Gunnar Optiks to give away a pair of shades that help prevent gamers from suffering from headaches or eyestrain as they play videogames. In order for you to have won the glasses valued at $99, we wanted to hear about the worst headache or pain you've ever experienced from gaming to see if you truly deserved the glasses.

BluDesign, congratulations! You've won the glasses for getting grounded by playing too much Super Star Wars and your DS/Japan horror story. Read BluDesign's winning comment after the break.

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I was forbidden during the week from playing video games frequently when I was a kid. A good tell for me that I'd had enough gaming was that there was something about SNES games that used Mode 7 scaling that gave me massive eye strain.

Well... When I was 14, I came home one night to sit down to dinner after school. My mom took one look at me and grounded me for a week. I protested, "I was over at a friends house studying and doing homework!" "Really..." my mom questioned.

She took me up and dragged me over to the mirror by the front door.


She blinded ME with JAWAS!

Apparently I'd played so much Super Star Wars that afternoon over at my friends house that I'd given myself bloodshot eyes.

A second, though slightly more age-related tale... When I last went to Japan, I was traveling so frequently that I was playing DS constantly. When I returned from Japan, I started having frequent headaches at work and at home. I went to the eye doctor and he told me that all my squinting at my DS and irregular sleep in Japan had brought on an early onset of hyperopia, or far sightedness. And then he prescribed me glasses. Yay.

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BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 17:52
BluDesign
Woo! Much appreciated. Now I can download Super Star Wars on the Wii and play it all night long!

And mom? Now she gets bloodshot eyes from playing on her DS lite for 4 straight hours every night.

Advantage: me.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 18:08
Monodi
Aww I guess htere are no runner ups, huh?

Congrats BluDesign!!
DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 18:16
DJDuffy
congrats, DVD!! your eyes obviously deserve it!
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 18:21
Magnalon
Congrats d00der!

Sinow Wolf's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 18:41
Sinow Wolf
My eyes now bleed whenever my blood pressure is raised and that story beats mine. Go team.
Harris Hatsworth's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 19:17
Harris Hatsworth
Dang, I was sure my story would win but getting prescribed glasses is pretty serious. Congrats on winning...a pair of glasses. Haha, I love the irony.
Torzelan's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 20:05
Torzelan
Gratz Blu!
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 20:11
Tarvu
I blame my short-sightedness on crappy old tvs. HD SAVED MY EYES.
Ball Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 22:36
Ball Buster
Wait a second. . . For $99, I can play video games as long as I want without any adverse visual side affects? All I need is to get a sunroof in my basement, a robot to give me sponge baths, and a crapload of protein pills and I'd never have to turn off my TV. Ever.
Tyson The Tool's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 23:59
Tyson The Tool
haha that rey video is hilarious. poor kitty
ydarkage's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2009 00:30
ydarkage
Woooo!! If i knew about it sooner!!! I´ve pictures of my bloodshot eye!!! All thanks to GTAIV after i got my 360 last year..
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2009 04:13
bleep
DVD wins the internets!

now go eat meat while wearing the glasses!
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