As for the physical limitations - the only real problems I see on that end is with FPS titles, but I don't play many of those anyway so it's fine for me!
Do you guys think you'll ever be too old for gaming?
I don't think I'll ever give up gaming, but as you get older your priorities sometimes change so who knows?
As for the physical limitations - the only real problems I see on that end is with FPS titles, but I don't play many of those anyway so it's fine for me!
As for the physical limitations - the only real problems I see on that end is with FPS titles, but I don't play many of those anyway so it's fine for me!
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I doubt I will just because gaming is truly interactive (ewww, I hate that word... brings back nightmares of edutainment) and lets me escape reality into something that is just unbridled fun. That and I'm looking forward to the Holo Deck world of gaming if it ever arrives in my lifetime... 
Fastbilly1, you sir have one helluva lofty goal my good chum (at least on the MAME side). It's like, "I enjoyed that whale burger... Now I think I'll eat a whole whale."fastbilly1 wrote:I view that I will be gaming for many years to come. I really have two goals in my videogaming and if they are met to a wide degree I may shuffle into the shadows. Those goals are:
1. Own and beat all of the Zelda games.
2. Beat every game supported by MAME .103u - beat meaning Highscore or finish the storyline
I dont think age will really come into it but in the past time commitments and money issues have stopped me from playing games. There was a chunk of years when I didnt have any system to play and but I would still look wistfully at the magazines and game shops so I dont think that I will ever permanently lose interest in them and I agree that as we - the video generation - grow older developers will continue to aim games at our changeing desires, whatever sells right?
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I was gonna type the same thing.RadarScope1 wrote:As for the physical limitations -- that shit scares me! Luckily, we'll have a LONG time before we have to worry about that. Look at it this way. If there are a lot of old people who can still play the guitar, play the piano or knit, I think we'll be able to pick up a controller even in our old age.
Gaming is a hobbie people like to run others like to collect cars, others collect baseball stuff. We game and we are going to keep gaming hard. I will still game until my body says no more even if im stranded on a bed Ill play Ds using the stylus in my mouth YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think that philipofmacedon touched on a good point, despite the negative health effects from video games (eyesight, fingers). Playing video games to the extent that we do is a great way to thwart off olsymers(argh ><).
I am worried about my long term health, I guess that we just need to sit correctly and far enough from the TV to lessen the on slaught. Video games will probably leave me in an almost unlivable state but at least I'd lived a happy life.
What I've learnt from long term gamers that are thinking of calling it quits is that the problem generally comes from the person not playing enough games (not having time) or not playing a good variety of games. This generally causes them to lose interest etc. So be adventurous and try to squeeze in more play time. I understand how you feel, during the working year I pretty much work non stop to get everything done as early as possible to a good degree. I don't play a lot of games unless I feel that I desperately need to play games. And then when it comes to the holidays (which is long for us Uni students) I'm either playing games, playing games with friends, blogging about games or learing chinese.
Like some of the others I find myself writing and also researcing a lot about games. In a way its due to my blog but theres a lot of stuff that I research that I don't write about. I think that writing and research help you understand games more because you are organising, categorising and looking at the game in several perspectives. Recently I've been obsessed with the Metal Gear franchise, I've spent a great deal of my time trying to understand the often perplexing series to a tee. So by doing this it extends the enjoyment of the game.
I am worried about my long term health, I guess that we just need to sit correctly and far enough from the TV to lessen the on slaught. Video games will probably leave me in an almost unlivable state but at least I'd lived a happy life.
What I've learnt from long term gamers that are thinking of calling it quits is that the problem generally comes from the person not playing enough games (not having time) or not playing a good variety of games. This generally causes them to lose interest etc. So be adventurous and try to squeeze in more play time. I understand how you feel, during the working year I pretty much work non stop to get everything done as early as possible to a good degree. I don't play a lot of games unless I feel that I desperately need to play games. And then when it comes to the holidays (which is long for us Uni students) I'm either playing games, playing games with friends, blogging about games or learing chinese.
Like some of the others I find myself writing and also researcing a lot about games. In a way its due to my blog but theres a lot of stuff that I research that I don't write about. I think that writing and research help you understand games more because you are organising, categorising and looking at the game in several perspectives. Recently I've been obsessed with the Metal Gear franchise, I've spent a great deal of my time trying to understand the often perplexing series to a tee. So by doing this it extends the enjoyment of the game.
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Having turned 40 last week, I think that I fit into this demographic. I have found that I have much less time to play and have cut down on collecting. Instead of trying to get everything, I just collect what I like and hopefully will play. Lately I have been playing mostly RPGs since to play them you don't need 15 fingers and the dexterity of a 12 year old on speed. I still keep a number of platformers around for a quick game when I don't have time to get into an RPG.
What does make me feel kind of old is to realize that in my job, I am working with some people who are young enough to be my kids.
JY
What does make me feel kind of old is to realize that in my job, I am working with some people who are young enough to be my kids.
JY
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Wow, great to see so many responses and a lot of interesting points have popped up. I'll just briefly comment on a few
Regarding the industry continuing to target us as we get older, I'm not sure if the industry as a whole will as there is a new generation of Playstation era people buying games. However, it's interesting to see how the Wii and Nintendo DS seem to be gradually breaking through the age and generation gap among gamers. I'm also quite surprised at the support for retro-gaming from both Microsoft and Nintendo through downloadable services.
It does seems like, as others have said, I read about gaming a lot more these days than playing them. Perhaps one reason for this(among others), is in the realization that we'll never have enough time to play ever great game that inspires us to read about them. At least, reading a lot about gaming keeps us knowledgeable about many of the great games we'll never have time to play. I also love watching youtube vids of games I can't play as I feel like I get to experience the game vicariously through someone else, as strange as that may sound. Watching someone play can be as much fun as actually playing.
Also, I mentioned in my first post that I sometimes wonder if I'll ever regret collecting. It occurred to me, that even in the unlikely event that I lose interest in games some day, I would still benefit from selling them. So it's like an investment. Though honestly, at this point in time I can't imagine ever wanting to do that. I really prize my games.
Regarding the industry continuing to target us as we get older, I'm not sure if the industry as a whole will as there is a new generation of Playstation era people buying games. However, it's interesting to see how the Wii and Nintendo DS seem to be gradually breaking through the age and generation gap among gamers. I'm also quite surprised at the support for retro-gaming from both Microsoft and Nintendo through downloadable services.
It does seems like, as others have said, I read about gaming a lot more these days than playing them. Perhaps one reason for this(among others), is in the realization that we'll never have enough time to play ever great game that inspires us to read about them. At least, reading a lot about gaming keeps us knowledgeable about many of the great games we'll never have time to play. I also love watching youtube vids of games I can't play as I feel like I get to experience the game vicariously through someone else, as strange as that may sound. Watching someone play can be as much fun as actually playing.
Also, I mentioned in my first post that I sometimes wonder if I'll ever regret collecting. It occurred to me, that even in the unlikely event that I lose interest in games some day, I would still benefit from selling them. So it's like an investment. Though honestly, at this point in time I can't imagine ever wanting to do that. I really prize my games.