Gaming at the Geritol Age 37
An anonymous reader writes "There's an interesting opinion editorial over on GameDaily.com about all the recent reports regarding the age of gamers, and what it all might mean - if anything - to the hobby." From the article: "When I tell someone that I write about video games, I typically get a pretty enthusiastic response. The few who have looked down on me for having such a job 'at my age' aren't so much numerically older than I am as they're older in mind and spirit. Take for instance my neighbor. I honestly think he considers me less of an adult for playing videogames 'at my age.' That's fine. I think he's odd in general, so we're even. I've been playing video games in one form or another since 1977. That's the majority of my life now. But I'm not alone though. Things are changing in the world of video games. I guess the best way to put it is: it's growing up. I'm not talking about the industry itself, but rather those who actually play the games."
Yeah, but then you get this: (Score:5, Funny)
Age 7: You play your first game of Equinox.
Age 15: You're failing school, but you can pass the skeletons now without trouble
Age 19: Missed your high school graduation, but at last you've conquered the third dungeon
Age 35: No job, no friends, never kissed a girl, but you can now get to the fifth dungeon with ease
Age 52: Heart's giving you trouble, but at least you can beat those green blobs in the sixth dungeon
Age 71: Can't feel the controller, can't see the screen, can't hear the sound. Feeling the breath of the evil empress on your neck, you bequeath the joystick to your grandson.
Age 7: Has to miss grandpa's funeral, but you finally defeated the evil empress. He would have wanted it that way.
Re:Yeah, but then you get this: (Score:5, Funny)
Hold on...following the pattern, how would you have a grandson to bequeath it to?
Re:Yeah, but then you get this: (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Open Letter to Zonk (Score:3, Funny)
I don't think it's working...