A Hungarian man has set a new record for longest video game marathon by playing the rhythm-based music game Dance Dance Revolution for six days, BBC reported.

Szabolcs Csepe from Budapest, bopped to over 3000 songs and burned more than 22,000 calories in his quest to romp into the record books.

The 34-year-old, known as GrassHopper on his gaming channels, said that preparation for the marathon took six months and included physical training, focusing on his "legs and glutes", as well a a diet plan, according to BBC.

"Playing DDR is always fun for me," he told BBC News, "so this challenge was best described as tediously joyful".