For Gamers: will it go with age?
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Topic: For Gamers: will it go with age?
Posted By: The T
Subject: For Gamers: will it go with age?
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 13:34
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Sometimes I feel weird when, at 28, I still video-game and am like a child when it comes to getting something new: excitement, hours of play. But then I say, this is OUR GENERATION's source of meaningless entertainment, so I guess I'll be playing till the end of times (because there's a rumor I will actually live till the end of times).
What do you think? ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 14:29
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nahh.. still mess around with all my 1st and 2nd edition D&D
books from the late 70s and early 80's. Still enjoy a good Avalon HIll
boardgame as well... Panzerblitz anyone? hahahha
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 14:34
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Mmmmhhh.. interesting question
I was a true hardcore gamer in my youth, but my time was more and more taken by my studies, spent with friends and doing other activities...
And I prefer playing old games.
So I begin to lose more and more interest on video games...
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 14:38
| Well I've been playing PC games for the best part of a decade and I can't see my interest waning as I view games as an alternative to sitting in front of the TV, just another form of entertainment and one I prefer to others, I don't understand the attitude about games only being for kids either as a large percentage of the games I own are too complex for children. |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 15:18
I was part of the original video game generation. Remember when every mall had an arcade? I had several different home systems. I gave up after Play Station. I don't do much gaming any more. However, on occasion I can be seen at Pinball Pete's playing Donkey Kong.  ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 16:15
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Teh gam3s wi77 n3v3r g0 aw3y! ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 16:29
| Although I'm only 17, my interest in gaming is much smaller now than it was say 5 years ago, and I don't see it getting any bigger in the future. But it's a very individual thing I think. Whether one will stop gaming when growing older depends on what type of person one is and what occupation one has, I believe. |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 17:53
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I'm just about 20 and, for some reason, video games almost don't interest me anymore. I don't know why because I'm still a child at heart. This summer for example, I took my Legos out and I've built a statue. That was a lot of fun. I also play DnD with some older people and I really enjoy it. I think I've left the video games because most games that come out now don't interest me. -------------  
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Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 18:28
Well I'm 32 years old, now I'm married, have two daughters, my job is a serious one (cardiologist)... and I still enjoy the same with new video games. I'm sure I will keep the same when I'm 64  .
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 18:49
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I can imagine myself being old, still playing games. Hell, I might end up working for a video game magazine.  |
Posted By: Sasquamo
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 22:01
| Haha, think about what happens when all the gamers get old. Can you imagine an 80 year old playing a violent shooting video game? |
Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 05:48
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being 19 now, i think my passion for games(video games to be more specific) has slowly reduced recently. but i think i'll still play some card games when i'm older ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: January 25 2007 at 03:23
I was always a sucker for the Games Workshop boardgames (anyone for a game of Talisman or Space Marine?  ); occasionally, I'll still have a game of Warcraft III or Shogun on the PC, although if I do play computer games, I generally prefer games like Civilisation or SimCity.
On the whole, though, I usually stay with two of the oldest boardgames around, namely chess or backgammon (with the occasional frantic game of Scrabble thrown in for good measure). I'm coming up to 44 & do not intend to stop playing games anytime soon. ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
micky wrote:Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: January 25 2007 at 20:43
| I think over time I'll play them less and less, (I already do now). But I am sure once in a while I still will. I know friends of my Father that play Xbox once in a while still. |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: January 25 2007 at 20:45
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when I'm forty I'm going to attempt to game 25 hours a day. I was thinking about getting a fitted suit and striving to sell something useless or maybe starting a family, or going outside or tidying the house or working on my interpersonal relation skills but none of those feel as good as pure bubble bobble injected directly into the vein.
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: January 25 2007 at 22:43
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I'm 16 and it has already stopped -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 25 2007 at 22:45
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I'm 18 and never started. From what I see around, most quit in their 20's, but there are some who play forever and there's nothing shameful in that.
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: January 26 2007 at 15:23
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I'm 45 & still gaming!!!!!!! ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: January 26 2007 at 15:24
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Been gaming ever since the Telstar entertainment system late in the 70's and still gaming at age 32. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Kid-A
Date Posted: January 28 2007 at 06:23
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I just play a bit of counterstrike, madden nfl, fifa etc casually, that may never go.
But I'll probably never play seriously like I used to on diablo 2 ------------- 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: January 28 2007 at 15:53
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I was a Playstation junkie in college, enjoyed playing sports like Madden, NHL, and soccer with them, loved Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider, and of course...Bomberman. After I left college and got married, I didn't play nearly as much. Adding grad school to the mix finally killed off gaming for me completely about 5 or 6 years ago. At this point I'll probably wait until my son wants a system... |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 09:09
Im 22 and well yes i have to agree i am starting to lose intrest a litle.. its not as fun as it used to be i still like it ofcourse but it feels like its the same games over and over and over again the only game i play thise days is world of warcraft and well thats enough.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 16:37
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I'm 19 now and stopped about all gaming my Jr year in High School. Now
I still occasionally place Warcraft TFT but even that is waning.
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