At what age did you become a retro gamer?

[ApolloBoy]

I've been into collecting since I was 7, back when I'd pick up NES games at Funcoland every other week or so. I didn't get really into it until I was 12 when I started getting old systems I didn't already have like the SMS and Genesis, and by the time I was 13 I had started collecting the pre-crash stuff. I've also been involved with the classic gaming community since I was 13 when I joined AtariAge and Digital Press in '03.

[AznKhmerBoi]

I started to become a retro gamer near the end of the gamecube/ps2 era, so i was about 19 or so.

Just got sick of 3d games..

[hashiriya1]

I got my Famicom when I was 6. I never stopped since.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I had little interest in the 5th gen consoles when they were initially released so I kept on playing NES/SNES/Game Boy. I don't think that counts as "retro" though - especially when you consider that SNES and Game Boy games were still being produced.

I started collecting retro games and systems at age 27 - I'm a late bloomer.

[RoosterSamurai]

I was about 20, and the latest generation of consoles just weren't interesting to me. I owned a 360 at one point, then it broke so i got rid of it and bought a ps3 and a wii. Well, none of the games they released for either system were appealing to me. I got a pretty good deal on a SNES and a bunch of games for like $30 shipped on eBay, and had a blast playing the games I grew up with. So, it all just kind of snowballed from there.

[Zing]

I started to become a retro gamer near the end of the gamecube/ps2 era, so i was about 19 or so.

Just got sick of 3d games..

While I have been playing video games almost non-stop since 1980, I also had a similar moment. A bit after the 360 and PS3 hit, I retired my GameCube and PS2 and went back to the basics. I already had a large number of PS1 games to get through, so I decided to just focus on older games. I now only play NES, Super NES, and PS1. My only "modern" console is the Wii, and that is really only to play Skylanders with my daughter.

[BoringSupreez]

I started to become a retro gamer near the end of the gamecube/ps2 era, so i was about 19 or so.

Just got sick of 3d games..

While I have been playing video games almost non-stop since 1980, I also had a similar moment. A bit after the 360 and PS3 hit, I retired my GameCube and PS2 and went back to the basics. I already had a large number of PS1 games to get through, so I decided to just focus on older games. I now only play NES, Super NES, and PS1. My only "modern" console is the Wii, and that is really only to play Skylanders with my daughter.

I've had times where my interests swing towards 2D stuff, but it's always swung back after a while. I like old games, but I'd never want to miss out on a whole current generation.

[elmagicochrisg]

I've had times where my interests swing towards 2D stuff, but it's always swung back after a while. I like old games, but I'd never want to miss out on a whole current generation.

If you wait long enough, current generation becomes retro too...

EDIT Not a bad 3000th post...

[garrett123]

Honestly that is a hard question

the first game I ever played was pacman, but didnt know it was an old game around 2003.

I got the ds in 2005, and people think things that are 7 years old, as old now, but Im guessing advanced wars isnt really considered retro

I probaly got into old games when I played legend of zelda a link to the past on the gba.

then I got a genesis, got a super nintendo(for action-rpg's) and later a dreamcast.

I only like about 3-8 games per system, Im picky when it comes too video games.

[MoNsTeRzKHAOS]

I remember having a Genesis at age 4, I remember playing sonic 1 and thinking I was awesome when I beat the first level. I'm now 14 and last summer I became interested right after I sold off my PlayStation 1 with all the Spyro (collectors editions...) and crash games...,so now I get to re-find them! Since starting last summer I now have 140 games and growing!