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I wonder what the average age of gamers are?
Myself, I am fast approaching 28 yet still purchase games on a (too much for my wallet) regular basis.
I personally believe it's because my generation grew up with video games and computers, we've evolved as they have and see them progress each time, and sit back puffing on our pipes saying "I remember when Atari was the business"
I remember the 1st console I had was that big old black Atari - the games were brilliant then. Night Driver, Combat, Tennis. Sure, they were little white lines on a black screen but it was new. It was fresh and exciting.
And as I have grown, so has that console sitting in my house. It may be faster/better/smoother, but it still gives me a chuckle to think I'm still doing the same thing now as I was at 7. Getting a new game, going home and playing solidly that evening.
A connection to childhood? Rose tinted glasses?
No idea, but I do know that the older I get, I never lose interest in playing games.
I have a pc, it's used for WP and all manner of things, but time and time again I return to simply playing games.
Doesn't interest my parents at all, but then they didn't grow up with computers as an entertainment accessory.
I did, as so many my age.
It feels nice to know I was there at the start of the whole industry, and as it progressed to the BBC, Vic 20, Commodore 64, Spectrums etc, so did I.
A continued evolvement on both parts, which is why I still love to be a kid.
And, I think that having a disposable income helps a lot.
Games cost £30-£40, and the average kid has to beg and plead for a game, it's a treat.
Me? I see something I like, wander over and slap down my greenbacks. No asking for the money, no waiting until I've saved enough to purchase one.
Impulse buying, hence I have some decidely suspicious titles in my collections (K1 Arena Fighters anyone?).
I have no doubt that as I get older, new consoles will impress and I will buy. I don't forsee a time when I stop playing games, simply because they are ingrained in me, part of my upbringing and something I derive great pleasure from.
Roll on the day when it's Virtual Reality helmets etc, because I know I'll sit there, grankids gathered around my feet, fire up the pipe and lean back in my ratty old armchair and begin with
"When I was younger, the PS2 was cutting edge. Sure you may laugh now, but there was a time when we were stunned over it."
Myself, I am fast approaching 28 yet still purchase games on a (too much for my wallet) regular basis.
I personally believe it's because my generation grew up with video games and computers, we've evolved as they have and see them progress each time, and sit back puffing on our pipes saying "I remember when Atari was the business"
I remember the 1st console I had was that big old black Atari - the games were brilliant then. Night Driver, Combat, Tennis. Sure, they were little white lines on a black screen but it was new. It was fresh and exciting.
And as I have grown, so has that console sitting in my house. It may be faster/better/smoother, but it still gives me a chuckle to think I'm still doing the same thing now as I was at 7. Getting a new game, going home and playing solidly that evening.
A connection to childhood? Rose tinted glasses?
No idea, but I do know that the older I get, I never lose interest in playing games.
I have a pc, it's used for WP and all manner of things, but time and time again I return to simply playing games.
Doesn't interest my parents at all, but then they didn't grow up with computers as an entertainment accessory.
I did, as so many my age.
It feels nice to know I was there at the start of the whole industry, and as it progressed to the BBC, Vic 20, Commodore 64, Spectrums etc, so did I.
A continued evolvement on both parts, which is why I still love to be a kid.
And, I think that having a disposable income helps a lot.
Games cost £30-£40, and the average kid has to beg and plead for a game, it's a treat.
Me? I see something I like, wander over and slap down my greenbacks. No asking for the money, no waiting until I've saved enough to purchase one.
Impulse buying, hence I have some decidely suspicious titles in my collections (K1 Arena Fighters anyone?).
I have no doubt that as I get older, new consoles will impress and I will buy. I don't forsee a time when I stop playing games, simply because they are ingrained in me, part of my upbringing and something I derive great pleasure from.
Roll on the day when it's Virtual Reality helmets etc, because I know I'll sit there, grankids gathered around my feet, fire up the pipe and lean back in my ratty old armchair and begin with
"When I was younger, the PS2 was cutting edge. Sure you may laugh now, but there was a time when we were stunned over it."
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It's nice to float down the river of life, but sometimes it's best to have a paddle to get down the occasional inlet you might otherwise miss.
Ok, that's the serious posting out of the way for today...now...
Where's my monkey?
Ok, that's the serious posting out of the way for today...now...
Where's my monkey?
pb wrote:
> Ah, if only life went the way you wanted it to.
If only! I've given up on trying to choose my own path anymore. Something always used to come along and sweep me down a different river, so now I just go with the flow, and let whatevers going to happen come to me, and deal with it then.
But hey, life is good, I'm happy and having fun. I'm just never certain as to whats around this next corner.....
> Ah, if only life went the way you wanted it to.
If only! I've given up on trying to choose my own path anymore. Something always used to come along and sweep me down a different river, so now I just go with the flow, and let whatevers going to happen come to me, and deal with it then.
But hey, life is good, I'm happy and having fun. I'm just never certain as to whats around this next corner.....
FM, just get a copy of the new ODM (available in a few days, I believe) as it has a whole level demo of 18 Wheeler. It's a bit slow, as you can imagine for a truck sim, but quite fun anyway.
Think Crazy Taxi slowed down and in a giant lorry.
Think Crazy Taxi slowed down and in a giant lorry.
*scuttles off to type "18-Wheeler" into every search portal and engine known to mankind and prays he gets hits with the word 'Dreamcast' in them*
If they brought out a decent truck driving sim then my life would be complete.
You could always get hold of 18 Wheeler and have the best of both worlds...
When I was 16 I always wanted to be an HGV driver (freedom of the road, be your own boss, that kinda thing).
But then Sega got me, and I was hooked by gaming instead.
Lucky me.
But then Sega got me, and I was hooked by gaming instead.
Lucky me.
Ah, if only life went the way you wanted it to. I'd be in games development now or journalism.
Ah, me!
Ah, me!
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