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Ultimate geek wedding proposal

A US man has been credited with the ultimate geek wedding proposal after hacking into his girlfriend’s favourite video game. Bernie Peng of New Jersey reprogrammed Bejeweled so a ring and a proposal popped up when girlfriend Tammy Li reached a certain score.

Mr Peng spent about a month reprogramming the game. He presented the game to a surprised Li, who played until she hit the score that triggered a digital pink sapphire ring to drop down with Peng’s proposal.

When the game’s manufacturers heard about the proposal they were so impressed that they offered to pay for part of the wedding. Garth Chouteau, a spokesman for the company PopCap, said: “Most video game companies would frown on people manipulating their games. But it won him a woman. As a bunch of geeks we have to say, ‘Bernie, hats off to you.’”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .