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Post by ALTBOULI on Aug 22, 2016 22:01:21 GMT
So today I've read a thread asking youre: - Age - Name - Occupation There's something not quite right here Next will be the "What was your mother's maiden name" thread.
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Post by Eliana Ashcroft on Aug 22, 2016 22:15:03 GMT
I think I may win! Although I wish I did not. I just turned 60 this year, and have only been playing video games (recent) for about five years. Saw my daughter playing DAO on the PC, then bought a PS3 for the game. I now have several PS3/PS4/Wii games (not as extensive a library as some I imagine), but I remember having the original Atari in the early 80s, and a Commodore 64. Also the Sega Genesis, with original Donkey Kong. My first gaming 'console' was a TI99 computer that took cartridges for software and used a cassette tape for storage. Never too late to start gaming! I remember that computer! Friend of mine had one of those!
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Post by SassaMFG on Aug 22, 2016 22:19:44 GMT
Hmm... seems like most people is at least 20+ Noice. I think a poll to check the average would be cool. Well, I'm 24 until next year. Question for the most veterans, at what time in life comes the moment in which you realize you wasted your ent- OH WAIT!!
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Post by Ravenous Bear on Aug 22, 2016 22:24:29 GMT
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Post by goishen on Aug 22, 2016 22:30:56 GMT
40 something. I have a theory that your math becomes so bad after you turn 40 because it was so long ago.
Think I'm gonna be 43 this year?
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Post by QuizzyBunny on Aug 22, 2016 22:41:22 GMT
I'm somewhere between 250 and 280 in bunny-years. How I don't know for certain? We bunnies really suck at math... but we compensate by excelling in pure cuteness!
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Post by themikefest on Aug 22, 2016 22:46:09 GMT
Ugh. I'm 47. Which means that I'm old enough to have been part of most of the glorious history of gaming (which is good), that people expect me to act like an adult (which is bad) and that I have a somewhat effective excuse for sucking at multiplayer (which is kind of a grey area). I remember when pong came out. Still waiting for a sequel
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Post by Space Cowboy on Aug 22, 2016 23:39:25 GMT
Ugh. I'm 47. Which means that I'm old enough to have been part of most of the glorious history of gaming (which is good), that people expect me to act like an adult (which is bad) and that I have a somewhat effective excuse for sucking at multiplayer (which is kind of a grey area). I remember when pong came out. Still waiting for a sequel You cn't improve upon perfection
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Post by Dobby on Aug 22, 2016 23:47:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 0:35:43 GMT
Oh, I'm the youngest one here. I'm only sixteen years old, lol.
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Post by Mickymax69 on Aug 23, 2016 1:08:05 GMT
I'm 44. And my credit card number is huu, ... .... arf, I can't remember sorry for that Alzheimer at your age...dramatic, really.
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Post by rspanther on Aug 23, 2016 1:40:02 GMT
Well I remember pong coming out.
My highschool computer classes were taught with TRS80.
My first computer was a Commodore VIC 20
My hair started going gray when I was in my mid 20's
And I just turned 49 this month.
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Post by masterwarderz on Aug 23, 2016 1:43:47 GMT
I was born the same year as Mobile Suit Gundam was released in Japan so a basic google search could tell you the year.
All the same though...I just turned 38.
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Post by Nayawk on Aug 23, 2016 2:25:03 GMT
Of course people in their 40s and 50s game. They were there for the glorious birth of this all consuming medium, once it gets its claws into you it doesn't let go easily. I'm in my 40's and act like my 15yr old niece, only less mature
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Post by budhalen on Aug 23, 2016 3:04:20 GMT
Oh, I'm the youngest one here. I'm only sixteen years old, lol. My daughter is a year younger than you. She's 6'0" tall, and will kick your ass (at tennis).
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Post by melbella on Aug 23, 2016 3:15:05 GMT
Let's just say my first console was an Atari.
Me too! The good ol' 2600 is still shoved in my closet somewhere and the game cartridges along with it. When I was in high school I maxed out Megamania (999,999 pts) and tried to take a picture of the tv screen but it came out too dark to see anything.
My highschool computer classes were taught with TRS80.
I remember those too, except it was grade school for me. In junior high we got started on Macintoshes Apple IIe's instead. We played Castle, where you input speed and trajectory and attempt to blow up the others guy's pixelated house with your cannons.
So, long story short - turned 46 this year.
Edited since apparently I am too old to remember what computer I actually used in junior high. [did use the Mac in high school though - honest!]
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Post by docsteely on Aug 23, 2016 3:45:32 GMT
I'm 52. Do I win? Also can't imagine being too old to game No, you don't, sorry. Older by 2 months... And totally agree to this^.
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Post by House Targaryen on Aug 23, 2016 3:46:40 GMT
There's someone that is in their 60s on here. Have to look back on the posts in this topic. And they play games. That would be like my mom playing games, she's in her 60s. The only game my dad plays is Solitaire.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 4:01:44 GMT
Oh, I'm the youngest one here. I'm only sixteen years old, lol. My daughter is a year younger than you. She's 6'0" tall, and will kick your ass (at tennis). Oooo, well anyhow, I'm a wimp, lol.
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Post by House Targaryen on Aug 23, 2016 5:32:39 GMT
Some people got it. Former AOLers?
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Post by Arktinen on Aug 23, 2016 6:03:52 GMT
Some people got it. Former AOLers? Yep, old nerd here got it. Not AOL in my case, but it was also widely used in IRC chats in the early 2000s.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 6:04:49 GMT
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Post by BansheeOwnage on Aug 23, 2016 6:22:31 GMT
Oh, I'm the youngest one here. I'm only sixteen years old, lol. Really? Heh, I remember what that's like like yesterday. I joined BSN when I was 16. People were surprised at me too. Of course, that makes me sound old, but it was only when ME3 released. So I'm 20 now It's odd, though many of the days have been tedious and stressful, it still feels like it can't have been 4 years since then Anyway, interesting to see some numbers. I knew there were a lot of 30+ and 40+ people here, I just expected more to be closer to my age as well.
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Post by BansheeOwnage on Aug 23, 2016 6:46:52 GMT
are you legally allowed to play ME? I don't know if you wanted a serious answer, but yes. In Canada and the US, M games are 17+, but anyone can play them with parental permission. Just like going to a movie. I have always found that a sort of interesting mindset, to be honest. Is there a particular reason you (or anyone else who's young, feel free to chime in here) think games wouldn't be appealing to older folks? Or think there's a particular reason why you might "outgrow" gaming when you magically hit a certain age number? I'm asking out of curiosity, not being judgmental. No reason games wouldn't appeal to older folks, but depending on how old, a lot may not have been exposed to trying them as a hobby, or unable, like my parents. And then of course gaming is so different now than it was at its inception. I don't think it's something you "outgrow", either. I don't see myself stopping, especially since I don't really have... any other hobbies My parents kind of thought my gaming was dumb at first, but slowly grew accustomed to it and eventually realized that it wasn't dumb, it was just like any other medium of storytelling, and is a great mental exercise. I think a lot of the hate towards games/gamers comes from ignorant people (no surprise there) who imagine all games to be something like Mario or Pacman or Candy Crush. Anyway, I wish you luck on your quest to play games in your retirement home when the time comes As for me, I may try to get me dad to try some games when he retires, when he has enough time.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 7:40:04 GMT
Oh, I'm the youngest one here. I'm only sixteen years old, lol. Really? Heh, I remember what that's like like yesterday. I joined BSN when I was 16. People were surprised at me too. Of course, that makes me sound old, but it was only when ME3 released. So I'm 20 now It's odd, though many of the days have been tedious and stressful, it still feels like it can't have been 4 years since then Anyway, interesting to see some numbers. I knew there were a lot of 30+ and 40+ people here, I just expected more to be closer to my age as well. Yeah, really. I act super maturely considering my age though. And i like old people, less annoying - I don't like people my age, so it's no biggie!
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