I’m 62 and I remember gaming on an IBM system 36 terminal at age 13 where all the commands had to be written in Basic and you had to wait for results to print out on spools of newsprint.
We had to do that in the snow (caused by insane levels of chilled computer room air) with butchers string tied around the wheels of our chairs.
It was brutal. You kids don’t know how good you got it.
I’m 48, have the series X, a gaming laptop, and just got a quest 3 and most of my free time is burning through free trials on the horizon store to see a little of everything.
I'm only about 2 years older than you are, give or take a few months (probably). I've still got my Atari VCS from 1980. It would later be known as the 2600. It works beautifully, too. Also have my Intellivision, NES, SNES, TG16, and most systems up to the PS4 and Switch. I would have bought myself a PS5 last Christmas as I made enough during Halloween* but my car needed a new serpentine belt and that took priority. Maybe this year... But yeah, I like to wave my collector flag high.
*I read Tarot and Halloween through New Year's is my busy season.
Louder for the younglings in the back. 30 min a few times a week while you're young will make everything soooo much easier when you get up there, and it'll likely extend your gaming career too.
IN shape is not the same as having the beauty standard shape. Don't worry, round folks! Just get some exercise, stay on top of your medical checks, and eat more healthy food than junk. You'll be fine
Im 66. It's a secret but we never grow up. We do develop better social graces, wisdom and a whole bunch of other fine qualities, but my 94 year old granny told me she still felt like she was 18. So don't worry, when your in the parking lot and you want to ride the shopping cart, don't let your age stop you.
I’m 65 and was in a waiting area of a hospital which was quiet. I was waiting in a corridor that was really long. I was sitting on a chair that had wheels and it swivelled. I had a sudden urge to go scooting down the corridor. So I went for it. I had the biggest grin on my face and my specialist sprung me. He had a surprised look on his face but it broke the ice of what was going to be a very serious appointment.
Glad it helped. My thing is shopping carts. I prefer a slight incline and not a lot of cars in the parking lot. Sure I've gotten a few looks. Thats the best part.
42 as well but all PC and VR. Similar number of games in my collection. The beauty of gaming these days is the wide array of choices for your own personal taste.
You gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers! /s
I'm 40 and play PC and VR, have three high end gaming PCs (I have two sons) and two Switches. I just checked and my PC gaming library has over 300 games, my kids' libraries are at least 100 each, and We have at about 15 Switch games, plus duplicates of some.
My buddy is late 30’s, makes a great salary, married, and also happens to have one of the largest game and console collections I’ve ever seen! Like, it’s museum level lol.
I'm 45, and I just took a break from Rocket League to scroll a bit. I'm gonna get Wukong on my next pay day lol. My 9 year old and his mom (she's 40) are gamers. It's one of our biggest connections. We played that dumbass stick man battle game for a couple of hours today laughing our asses off and shouting "SNAKES!" whenever the snake guns appeared lol
Hey , just like me :D I wanna like it, but i think deep inside, i just want them to make dragon age origins, but pretier.. and i dont think i will ever get that. I didnt really like the switch to more action rpg instead of the more tactical DA:O...
Might try to beat DA:i one more time.. put it on normal this time to speed things up.. though i dont have the highest hopes for Veilguard either so.. who knows
Ugh bro honestly I've beaten the first 2 games but I just can't finish the 3rd one same with the mass effect trilogy I played the first 2 games but I just can't bring myself to finish the last game
Between work, social life, and books calling my name, I’m surprised I’ve gotten 40 hours in on this run of DAI. Just about two months to go, we can do this!
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u/I_Frothingslosh Aug 21 '24
Aaargh you and me both. I've gotten halfway through and burned out three freaking times now.