If you enjoy it, do it! I remember seeing a video on the BBC news with women over 60 years old playing GTA IV and going on a killing spree in game like what most 14 year olds do. I unfortunately can't seem to find it anymore.
Is 18 years old too old to start gaming as a main hobby?
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You're never too old for anything... not even diapers!!!
Serious note, no it isn't, my dad was in his 30s when we got an NES and I would swear he played it more than I did. Granted he didn't have to go to school during the day and he worked nights, maybe thats how the sonofabitch beat Ghosts n' Goblins where I never could...
Serious note, no it isn't, my dad was in his 30s when we got an NES and I would swear he played it more than I did. Granted he didn't have to go to school during the day and he worked nights, maybe thats how the sonofabitch beat Ghosts n' Goblins where I never could...
Is 18 too old to start seriously reading and studying literature? Is 18 too old to have viewing and analyzing cinema considered a serious hobby? Is 18 too old get into music appreciation as a hobby?
If you answered no to any of those then you must inevitably say no to your own question, OP.
Simple as.
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If you answered no to any of those then you must inevitably say no to your own question, OP.
Simple as.
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Depends on the thing. Like if it's boxing or you may get too old. But if you have working hands then you're golden for video games.JonnyHG said:
Gaming should be like movies or reading; there should be no stigma for being sucked into the realm of imagination later than other people. If people judge you for being late to the party, they're asshats. The people you want to associate with are the ones who don't care when you started and just want to help you find good games.
Just because its 'gamer culture' doesn't mean you have to put up with pushy jerks. Play your own way, find your own games or ask for advice but don't feel beholden to anyone who has been doing it longer.
Just because its 'gamer culture' doesn't mean you have to put up with pushy jerks. Play your own way, find your own games or ask for advice but don't feel beholden to anyone who has been doing it longer.
Hell No! 5 years ago I introduced PC gaming to my dad who is 69 atm. He has a much better rig than me and spends hours most days playing the latest SP FPS.
I know peer pressure is very important for a 18YO but you will have a much better time leaving it at the door and focussing just on having fun, it'll make you much more open to different genres.
The average age of a core gamer in the west is 30 something, you are only just old enough to buy games with the 18 age restrictions on them.
I know peer pressure is very important for a 18YO but you will have a much better time leaving it at the door and focussing just on having fun, it'll make you much more open to different genres.
The average age of a core gamer in the west is 30 something, you are only just old enough to buy games with the 18 age restrictions on them.
oh....oh dear....no...no far too old...far too old...no we must get them when theyre young, when theyre brains are mallble, no far to old to start training, missed the boat I should say, no bother, best let it goswiglo said:
heh no, I was 18 when I started gaming "for realsies" its kind of like asking if your too old to read books or watch movies
I don't see why. Games are there for enjoyment of all ages, and there's this whole "M" rating, and all which kinda implies one should be fairly old to play these games, me thinks.
there's games for all types out there. hell, some of my fondest memories were playing Nintendo golf, and Nobunaga's ambition with my dad, and he was well over 18 when we gamed together.
We need to remove the bad rep of gamers so people of all ages can game without being shunned.
there's games for all types out there. hell, some of my fondest memories were playing Nintendo golf, and Nobunaga's ambition with my dad, and he was well over 18 when we gamed together.
We need to remove the bad rep of gamers so people of all ages can game without being shunned.
Yay, we're all oldies (says the 36 y.o.).Ylla said:I just came from the Eliteangerous forums and it seems like half of the backers there are around their 50s or 60s and played the original Elite. Youre never too old to enjoy videogames.
*There's a game for every age bracket* Don't forget this nice little golden nugget of truth!
Jesus fucking Christ on an electric dildo! You're fucking old man! Have you got retirement funds and funeral insurance sorted out yet? I'm only six, so I still have time to play games, I don't have to worry about things like dying and my writing my will.
Yet...
Why do you think you are too old?
Yet...
Why do you think you are too old?
This is gaming, not jedi training, so I'm pretty sure you can do whatever you want.swiglo said:
Then explain to me where my incredibly powerful telekinetic abilities come from buddyRacecarlock said:
OT: 18 isnt that old, Im 18 and i still feel like a child sometimes, its a good age for picking up new things (well any age is really)
I got my first gaming system when I was 16, and by the time I was 18, I owned a whopping two games! I think you're fine.
8 months? That's laughably old. Ridiculously so. You need to be gaming while in the womb, man; you're just not a real gamer otherwise. You need to be born playing. That's part of the life. This isn't something you can choose; it's something you are born! Literally, born doing! Anything else is clearly just a fake casual.Zhukov said:
But no, seriously, you're never too old to pick up any hobby and 18 isn't even old. You're still a kid, in my eyes.