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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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28 and still loving games i want to be like you my teacher said that i should place my life around computers and games as i would do well and i just found out that i passed my OCR test so i can go away and get a good start in life..... sorry i got a bit carried away
*gaming forever*
*gaming forever*
I'm off to play the Sonic Adventure Demo disk on the DC.
I'll be back in a couple of seconds.
I'll be back in a couple of seconds.
I'm off to play Galaxian... see you lot later...
A lot later...
A lot later...
You seem to misunderstand FM.
Rare ARE Ultimate.
They just changed their name, that's all.
Rare ARE Ultimate.
They just changed their name, that's all.
Knight Lore, the Ultima games.
I forgot about those till now.
Isometric games with rotate and forward/backward.
Knight Lore you turned into a werewolf and back again every few minutes.
Top fun.
And ATF on the Spectrum, a tactical flight sim.
I forgot about those till now.
Isometric games with rotate and forward/backward.
Knight Lore you turned into a werewolf and back again every few minutes.
Top fun.
And ATF on the Spectrum, a tactical flight sim.
Who bought who though? Or was it a merger?
GALAXIAN!
That's what it was called!... Must go and download it.
And by the way, FM, Ultimate are still going...
They're called Rare now.
That's what it was called!... Must go and download it.
And by the way, FM, Ultimate are still going...
They're called Rare now.
Remember the first Flight Sims that came out for the ZX Spectrum?
*sniff*
*sniff*
My, it brings a lump to my throat to read of so many cherished memories being kept alive in others.
May we never forget these games and let them slip into nothing.
The Ultima games:
Knight Lore, Poison Ivy, so many classic games.
And it was so much easier to..er...lend them to your mates for a while with a simple tape-to-tape player.
May we never forget these games and let them slip into nothing.
The Ultima games:
Knight Lore, Poison Ivy, so many classic games.
And it was so much easier to..er...lend them to your mates for a while with a simple tape-to-tape player.
Jet Pac on the Spectrum was gooooooooood. Very addictive, but ultimately repetitive.
The only two games developers that I really respected around that time were Psygnosis, who are still around, and Ultimate, who I think later on either bought out someone else or were merged with someone else.
That's going back 18 years now.
The only two games developers that I really respected around that time were Psygnosis, who are still around, and Ultimate, who I think later on either bought out someone else or were merged with someone else.
That's going back 18 years now.
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