OT - How old is old?

[Firebird]

This is obviously relative to your own age, but when should someone stop playing X games for example?

[P88]

your never to old to be playing games....computers are there just like your TV.

[boogyman]

your never to old to be playing games....computers are there just like your TV.

I couldnt agree more. I will be playing games till i die hopefully and be buried with my hands in a CTRL-ALT-DEL position.

[Gandalf The White]

your never to old to be playing games....computers are there just like your TV.

I couldnt agree more. I will be playing games till i die hopefully and be buried with my hands in a CTRL-ALT-DEL position.

Well, that gives a new meaning to blue screen of death!!! lol

[boogyman]

I have had many a blue screen tantrum.

Poor optical mouse, I will need to try and find that some day

[kite]

well come on then everybody i am 33 how old are you all.

computer games forever

Kite

[boogyman]

This is obviously relative to your own age, but when should someone stop playing X games for example?

I think old is when you cant hold a mouse, keyboard, oxygen mask and medication all at the one time anymore.

[ElectricMonk]

You're never too old to play computer games! I personally want to play a game of ground control with a 90 year old!

[HelgeK]

This is obviously relative to your own age, but when should someone stop playing X games for example?

The answer is easy... you stop playing if you don't feel like it anymore. I for example stopped playing computer games in the late 80's/early 90's, when I was in my early twenties. I still play on occasion now, but extremely infrequent, and never for very long.

So, if you still feel like playing at age 60+++ - then why not. An old lady from my remote kinship bought a PlayStation One at age 80 and played like mad for a year or two (she then died, of cancer, not of playing, I might add)

Helge

[Chimpster2000]

That was just a cover up helge

You heard it here first, games kill old people!

[boogyman]

That was just a cover up helge

You heard it here first, games kill old people!

I can think of A lot of worse ways to go.

[Deleted User]

Helge rote

I for example stopped playing computer games in the late 80's/early 90's, when I was in my early twenties. I still play on occasion now, but extremely infrequent, and never for very long.


You are obviously a busy man, is that the reason you dont play much ? or maybe available games are not to your liking.

[Chimpster2000]

Between washing and combing his hair, there isn't much time left in the day for him

[Rogue]

This is obviously relative to your own age, but when should someone stop playing X games for example?

NEVER! NEVER DAMN YOU!

[HelgeK]

You are obviously a busy man, is that the reason you dont play much ? or maybe available games are not to your liking.

Not sure... I think they're mostly too complex for me. Not that I don't understand them, but I'm an extremely lazy guy and I think I just don't wanna learn a game like I learn a programming language or an application program. I prefer simple things like 2d jump'n'runs, or simple shoot'em'ups, or 3D FPS (deathmatch only, even though I'm a really lousy player).

However, when X online starts, I'll definitely want to play it. Probably even hours, and weekends in a row On my video projector screen. Full immersion

Helge

[Rogue]

No such thing as 'Lousy' old friend.

In need of practice. Yes.
Lousy. No

[Darbs]

Between washing and combing his hair, there isn't much time left in the day for him

I liked that. But there again who am i to talk, my hair used to be that long a couple of years ago.

[HelgeK]

Between washing and combing his hair, there isn't much time left in the day for him

Amazing... you seem to have an obsession with my hair. It's a bit disgusting actually, you know...

Helge

[HelgeK]

No such thing as 'Lousy' old friend.

In need of practice. Yes.
Lousy. No

Hehe, true. We played Doom I & II at Softgold for hours every day, 1 1/2 years or longer, 1994-1995 or so, when doing customer hotline. I was not the best among my collegues then, but when deathmatching with my friends on small private LAN parties, I was a killer At first, that is

Helge

[Zabre]

Too Old??
Never!
Your only young once so make it your entire life