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Ok, here's a topic without a quote at the beginning, I bet that shocked a lot of you!
This post is just a bit of fun, something I was thinking about when bored at work. It's the correlation between growing up into adulthood, and buying and playing a game.
Age: 0-5 years old. This is obviously when you're born and when you buy the game. When you're first born, you can't do much, you have to learn the basics. Reading, writing, talking and walking etc. All the basic that you use so easily later in life all have to be learnt at this age.
Same with the game. When you first get it, you're not sure of the controls. You don't know how to jump higher, or corner faster. You learn all the basics of the game. (For Ninty's, this includes getting your parents to plug the machine in :-) ).
Age: 5-11 years old. Ok, you've learnt the basics, but you're still not proficient with everything. Spelling can still be a bit off, and you sometimes wet the bed still, but you've pretty much grasped the initial ideas of most things.
Same with game. You've learnt the basics, you're progressing through the game quite nicely. You still make the odd mistake (wetting the bed), but you don't need many re-tries at each level. Progressing well with easy mode.
Age: 11-16. Here's the stage where you learn about things in depth. You do your GCSE's during this time interval. You're also having fun with mates, enjoying yourself.
Same with game. All the theory is learnt, and you're really into the game. You've worked out to take the corner at maximum speed, or to always score the goal etc. Game is fun, you've got over all the initial learning that may have slowed you down and frustrated you. Time to have fun!!
Age: 16-21. Ok, lots of changes in this time group. Now allowed to have sex, which could be likened with completing the game on medium. Very pleased with yourself, feel very grown up. You find the first secret mission, like going out down the pub for the first time. You get your first hangover, this is the same as finding out how hard the secret mission really is. You feel crap.
A-levels loom over menacingly, like the final end of game boss. You struggle mightily, and finally work your way through, completing the game, you've done it! Hooray! You feel the same when you get your A-level results. You did it! Off to university.
Unfortunately, at university you see your mates less as you no longer live at home and you make new friends at uni. You see them only every so often. This is the same as the game, you play it less and less, probably just a bit of multiplayer, you get new games to play instead so you play this one only every so often.
25+ You harp on about how good university life was, how "school days are the best days of you life." You do the same with games, "Games were much better a few years ago, more original" Yadda yadda.
So there you go, hope you enjoyed it.
This post is just a bit of fun, something I was thinking about when bored at work. It's the correlation between growing up into adulthood, and buying and playing a game.
Age: 0-5 years old. This is obviously when you're born and when you buy the game. When you're first born, you can't do much, you have to learn the basics. Reading, writing, talking and walking etc. All the basic that you use so easily later in life all have to be learnt at this age.
Same with the game. When you first get it, you're not sure of the controls. You don't know how to jump higher, or corner faster. You learn all the basics of the game. (For Ninty's, this includes getting your parents to plug the machine in :-) ).
Age: 5-11 years old. Ok, you've learnt the basics, but you're still not proficient with everything. Spelling can still be a bit off, and you sometimes wet the bed still, but you've pretty much grasped the initial ideas of most things.
Same with game. You've learnt the basics, you're progressing through the game quite nicely. You still make the odd mistake (wetting the bed), but you don't need many re-tries at each level. Progressing well with easy mode.
Age: 11-16. Here's the stage where you learn about things in depth. You do your GCSE's during this time interval. You're also having fun with mates, enjoying yourself.
Same with game. All the theory is learnt, and you're really into the game. You've worked out to take the corner at maximum speed, or to always score the goal etc. Game is fun, you've got over all the initial learning that may have slowed you down and frustrated you. Time to have fun!!
Age: 16-21. Ok, lots of changes in this time group. Now allowed to have sex, which could be likened with completing the game on medium. Very pleased with yourself, feel very grown up. You find the first secret mission, like going out down the pub for the first time. You get your first hangover, this is the same as finding out how hard the secret mission really is. You feel crap.
A-levels loom over menacingly, like the final end of game boss. You struggle mightily, and finally work your way through, completing the game, you've done it! Hooray! You feel the same when you get your A-level results. You did it! Off to university.
Unfortunately, at university you see your mates less as you no longer live at home and you make new friends at uni. You see them only every so often. This is the same as the game, you play it less and less, probably just a bit of multiplayer, you get new games to play instead so you play this one only every so often.
25+ You harp on about how good university life was, how "school days are the best days of you life." You do the same with games, "Games were much better a few years ago, more original" Yadda yadda.
So there you go, hope you enjoyed it.
TUT, Gay stationers, shud really not interact with people of the same sex!! Just a joke YH!! A comeback to the plug in console bit!!
I dont mean it!!
I dont mean it!!
Anyone else got any opinions?
Ofcourse I know you were joking......or did I????Nahit was a great post.
(;o|
(;o|
You know I was only joking.
Don't you?
:-)
Don't you?
:-)
How dare you Your Honour???? All of us Nintys can plug our Nintendo consoles in with out being guided by our parents.
Other than that, great post.
(;o|
Other than that, great post.
(;o|
Ok, here's a topic without a quote at the beginning, I bet that shocked a lot of you!
This post is just a bit of fun, something I was thinking about when bored at work. It's the correlation between growing up into adulthood, and buying and playing a game.
Age: 0-5 years old. This is obviously when you're born and when you buy the game. When you're first born, you can't do much, you have to learn the basics. Reading, writing, talking and walking etc. All the basic that you use so easily later in life all have to be learnt at this age.
Same with the game. When you first get it, you're not sure of the controls. You don't know how to jump higher, or corner faster. You learn all the basics of the game. (For Ninty's, this includes getting your parents to plug the machine in :-) ).
Age: 5-11 years old. Ok, you've learnt the basics, but you're still not proficient with everything. Spelling can still be a bit off, and you sometimes wet the bed still, but you've pretty much grasped the initial ideas of most things.
Same with game. You've learnt the basics, you're progressing through the game quite nicely. You still make the odd mistake (wetting the bed), but you don't need many re-tries at each level. Progressing well with easy mode.
Age: 11-16. Here's the stage where you learn about things in depth. You do your GCSE's during this time interval. You're also having fun with mates, enjoying yourself.
Same with game. All the theory is learnt, and you're really into the game. You've worked out to take the corner at maximum speed, or to always score the goal etc. Game is fun, you've got over all the initial learning that may have slowed you down and frustrated you. Time to have fun!!
Age: 16-21. Ok, lots of changes in this time group. Now allowed to have sex, which could be likened with completing the game on medium. Very pleased with yourself, feel very grown up. You find the first secret mission, like going out down the pub for the first time. You get your first hangover, this is the same as finding out how hard the secret mission really is. You feel crap.
A-levels loom over menacingly, like the final end of game boss. You struggle mightily, and finally work your way through, completing the game, you've done it! Hooray! You feel the same when you get your A-level results. You did it! Off to university.
Unfortunately, at university you see your mates less as you no longer live at home and you make new friends at uni. You see them only every so often. This is the same as the game, you play it less and less, probably just a bit of multiplayer, you get new games to play instead so you play this one only every so often.
25+ You harp on about how good university life was, how "school days are the best days of you life." You do the same with games, "Games were much better a few years ago, more original" Yadda yadda.
So there you go, hope you enjoyed it.
This post is just a bit of fun, something I was thinking about when bored at work. It's the correlation between growing up into adulthood, and buying and playing a game.
Age: 0-5 years old. This is obviously when you're born and when you buy the game. When you're first born, you can't do much, you have to learn the basics. Reading, writing, talking and walking etc. All the basic that you use so easily later in life all have to be learnt at this age.
Same with the game. When you first get it, you're not sure of the controls. You don't know how to jump higher, or corner faster. You learn all the basics of the game. (For Ninty's, this includes getting your parents to plug the machine in :-) ).
Age: 5-11 years old. Ok, you've learnt the basics, but you're still not proficient with everything. Spelling can still be a bit off, and you sometimes wet the bed still, but you've pretty much grasped the initial ideas of most things.
Same with game. You've learnt the basics, you're progressing through the game quite nicely. You still make the odd mistake (wetting the bed), but you don't need many re-tries at each level. Progressing well with easy mode.
Age: 11-16. Here's the stage where you learn about things in depth. You do your GCSE's during this time interval. You're also having fun with mates, enjoying yourself.
Same with game. All the theory is learnt, and you're really into the game. You've worked out to take the corner at maximum speed, or to always score the goal etc. Game is fun, you've got over all the initial learning that may have slowed you down and frustrated you. Time to have fun!!
Age: 16-21. Ok, lots of changes in this time group. Now allowed to have sex, which could be likened with completing the game on medium. Very pleased with yourself, feel very grown up. You find the first secret mission, like going out down the pub for the first time. You get your first hangover, this is the same as finding out how hard the secret mission really is. You feel crap.
A-levels loom over menacingly, like the final end of game boss. You struggle mightily, and finally work your way through, completing the game, you've done it! Hooray! You feel the same when you get your A-level results. You did it! Off to university.
Unfortunately, at university you see your mates less as you no longer live at home and you make new friends at uni. You see them only every so often. This is the same as the game, you play it less and less, probably just a bit of multiplayer, you get new games to play instead so you play this one only every so often.
25+ You harp on about how good university life was, how "school days are the best days of you life." You do the same with games, "Games were much better a few years ago, more original" Yadda yadda.
So there you go, hope you enjoyed it.