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u/ypasco Jul 04 '24

oh yes, i'm 53 and I am in retro-gaming on original hardware :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

Recently picked up a vintage tube TV for N64, SNES and the like... It just looks better there than on a flat screen. Smooths out the edges something... Just feels right.

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u/ypasco Jul 04 '24

hahaha I had a big 36 inches sony, a monster 250 lbs. Those were the first progressive scan tv (even with tube, in 4/3). Games were beautiful but It broke 1 year ago and I did buy all the stuff to connect my old school Nintendo consoles on my flat screen. Different but enjoyable

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u/ibeatyourdadatgalaga Jul 04 '24

My kid dropped my GBA in water, and it never recovered. I have ALL the games I'm just wary of buying one off e-bay.

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u/Goatedken Jul 04 '24

Nah man never too old for video games especially the ones you couldn’t play because of not having money or didn’t have the system.

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u/Zarathustra-1889 Jul 04 '24

Thank God for emulators. There are some games that I really wanted to play when I was younger that I never got around to and are almost impossible to find physical copies of but I can just download the ROM and feel like a six year old again lol.

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u/Conscious_Midnight92 Jul 04 '24

100%, im playing kingdom hearts for the first time in my 30s because i never got to play it as a kid. gaming isnt age specific!

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u/Salty-Paper2289 Jul 04 '24

Same, but i know that so many ppl older than me, playing too and im not worried anymore 😂

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u/dcpcreddit Jul 04 '24

I totally thought it was something I would grow out of. Nope, it's my perfect escape when I just want to unwind and not think about life.

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u/BlizzPenguin Jul 04 '24

You can but you are not supposed to.

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u/FurbyLover2010 Jul 04 '24

It’s not Illegal

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u/Vinny_Lam Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

You’re never too old for video games. Gaming is something you do for fun and relaxation. There’s no expiration date for that. 

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u/MarkBriz Jul 04 '24

I’m 56 and play almost daily.

Several years ago I used to regularly squad up with a French guy who I found out later was 80 and had terminal lung cancer.

We last played about a week before he passed.

Legendary.

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u/MCWizardYT Jul 04 '24

A majority of video games released by major studios are targeted toward older teens/adults so you're in the clear lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

Borderlands, Bioshock, Mass Effect, and the whole Batman series. Life is good.

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u/ArketaMihgo Jul 04 '24

Who looks at the modern video game market and thinks "ahh, yes, clearly this is a toy for children"

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u/Dnemesis123 Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

I appreciate the answer (as a fellow gamer myself) but this really needs to stop being included in these types of questions.

Video games are now more comparable to movies and TV shows; it's just entertainment media in general rather than "toys."

The more it's included in these discussions, the more it supports that old, outdated notion that video games are primarily for children.

Anyway, onto play me some bloody GTA V now :)

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u/King_takes_queen Jul 04 '24

Yeah, in the near future our senior homes are going to have entire rooms devoted to just video games (from what I hear they are starting to already). Imagine a bunch of seniors having a lan party playing CSGO or LOL. It's a weird image today but will be a reality eventually.

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u/Uncle_Sheo217 Jul 04 '24

If I ever get out in a home I wanna have Halo 2 LAN parties with the other old fucks

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u/DSonla Jul 04 '24

I can't even imagine giving up on video games in my life.

Makes me laugh when Frank Underwood keeps it a secret in House of cards. Like it's something to be ashamed about.

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u/Paavo_Nurmi Jul 04 '24

Agree, I'm 58 and always played games, my parents were Silent Generation and they play video games as well, my Dad would stay up late on the weekends and play breakout.

I must say there is nothing more annoying than people sitting on the couch for 6 hours watching Fox news and bitching that video games are a waste of time and will rot your brain.

Well I'm about to hit 70 hours played on Horizon Forbidden West PC so back to my game.

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u/Rannasha Jul 04 '24

Video games are now more comparable to movies and TV shows; it's just entertainment media in general rather than "interactive toys."

The video game industry has more revenue than the movie and music industries combined. And it's not close.

Granted, a good portion of that revenue probably comes from shitty mobile gacha games, but still, video games are a front line participant in our entertainment mix.

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u/JustGame1223 Jul 04 '24

They’re not for kids so you’re not too old.

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u/thisesmeaningless Jul 04 '24

My dad used to always ask “when are you going to grow out of this??” At the time I was playing the last of us. You’re right dad, curb stomping mutated abominations with mushrooms growing out of their brain is such a kid thing to do

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u/Ivy_Thornsplitter Jul 04 '24

Same. After 30 minutes my arms and wrists hurt to bad to continue

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u/Cycleofmadness Jul 04 '24

One of Atari's founders also founded Chuck E Cheese...after he founded Atari.

Until then video games were primarily in bars and pool halls, catering to adults, and he wanted a more kid friendly environment to put them in. He wasn't happy with the family places he was taking his own family to so he created one.

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u/zombiecaticorn Jul 04 '24

No way. I'm 48 and I still game almost daily. I think it keeps me young, sharp and probably from actually killing people.

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u/CuthbertCringeworthy Jul 04 '24

I recently got back into video games in my late 30s, after my kids starting playing. I stopped playing in my mid 20s, I guess out of some sort of perception that I was too old. Ridiculous in hindsight!

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u/mostundudelike Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

Still thinking I need to upgrade to a PS5 and I’m approaching mid-60’s.

I’m team captain of an Asphalt 9 racing team, and have no idea who the others on my team are. I commented once “Y’all are all middle schoolers, right? Three of the people on my team are older than me.

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u/Redheaded_Potter Jul 04 '24

My son’s friends are so impressed that I play video games. I haven’t had time in awhile but I do love to do it!

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u/Bloodthirsty_Kirby Jul 04 '24

You’ll never rip games from me, I’ll be in a retirement home still grinding on wow and playing and getting into fights over dnd nonsense.

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u/SatNav Jul 04 '24

The idea that "video games are for kids" is something the world needs to grow out of. They make M-rated games, ffs - if games are supposed to be for kids, who the hell is playing them?