Poll: Gamers Over 30 Are ?Weird?
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I'm still not sure where this perception that videogames are for young kids anyway, because look at every generation and children were never the main concern. Only really the wii can argue that at the moment
These people are just clueless ignorant folk who are stuck in another age.
Likely they have realized somewhere deep down that the world has left them behind and thus their first response is to try and attack the new medium of entertainment instead of giving it a try.
Just like those folk 50-60 years ago who attacked television, or the folk 100 years ago who attacked radio.
there is always a core of folk left behind by the world who attack the new way of things.
It probably started with cavemen who attacked those who used bone to make things when 'stone was good enough'
Likely they have realized somewhere deep down that the world has left them behind and thus their first response is to try and attack the new medium of entertainment instead of giving it a try.
Just like those folk 50-60 years ago who attacked television, or the folk 100 years ago who attacked radio.
there is always a core of folk left behind by the world who attack the new way of things.
It probably started with cavemen who attacked those who used bone to make things when 'stone was good enough'
Being Weird in my opinion is Perfect anyways. I don't care what other people say, if they say gamers over 30 are weird, it should be a compliment; why would they want to be someone else? Were all weird 
Considering I'm 30 next month and most certainly an avid gamer, I think you can guess what my opinion is. Thing is, I've always known I would be a life long gamer... Even from the age of 8. At least I had that conviction then and it hasn't been shaken for a moment in the following 22 years.
I think some people are just born gamers. And to be Frank, I kinda see myself going out (hopefully at a ripe old age) slumped over my PC witha game running.
I think some people are just born gamers. And to be Frank, I kinda see myself going out (hopefully at a ripe old age) slumped over my PC witha game running.
Given that I'm 29 1/2 and don't intend stopping any time soon, and even in the 90s my dad played a few (if rather lower-action) games of his own - in fact, in my infancy (born during HIS 30th year) he was WRITING games on "our" borrowed spectrum - I'd like to think this is a load of crap.
Really hardcore gamers, maybe, because you wonder what they're doing for a career now they're no longer in college and shouldn't have the time to develop true pwning muscles, but hey - everyone needs a hobby.
These days, given that we have about 35 solid years of home and arcade videogaming history behind us, gamers over 30 - or even, over 40 (...over 50, just?) aren't wierd, but "people who were born and/or have grown up surrounded by videogames, found they liked them, and haven't found any good reason to stop liking them or playing them".
Most of our hand-me-down (and soon enough, after we got a chip, copied) PSX games came from an uncle who's recently had his 50th birthday, after all... Since losing his GT priveleges (marital pressure, lol) he's compensated instead by buying a Focus ST. I may have to suggest to my aunt that it would be far cheaper and safer all round just to let him play a PS3 thru their 57" mega-TV
Really hardcore gamers, maybe, because you wonder what they're doing for a career now they're no longer in college and shouldn't have the time to develop true pwning muscles, but hey - everyone needs a hobby.
These days, given that we have about 35 solid years of home and arcade videogaming history behind us, gamers over 30 - or even, over 40 (...over 50, just?) aren't wierd, but "people who were born and/or have grown up surrounded by videogames, found they liked them, and haven't found any good reason to stop liking them or playing them".
Most of our hand-me-down (and soon enough, after we got a chip, copied) PSX games came from an uncle who's recently had his 50th birthday, after all... Since losing his GT priveleges (marital pressure, lol) he's compensated instead by buying a Focus ST. I may have to suggest to my aunt that it would be far cheaper and safer all round just to let him play a PS3 thru their 57" mega-TV
People play games for fun. People over 30 still want to have fun. Plus, they're not as big into going to bars and stuff like younger people are, maybe they have even more right to be classified as 'gamers'.
This is my alternative standpoint as well.veloper said:
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My girlfriend's parents (both over 50) both play video games. Admittedly, they got in to it rather late, and they typically stick with Wii games, but her mom has beaten everyone in the family (and out of it) in Link's Crossbow Training. For a 50 year old woman that's pretty damned good.
Then again, I'm not sure anyone, including themselves, would say they're not weird. But they're functioning members of society, and they're freaking awesome.
Then again, I'm not sure anyone, including themselves, would say they're not weird. But they're functioning members of society, and they're freaking awesome.
Considering gaming started about 30 years ago, I would say no. There the first generation of gamers, who have just stuck with it.
It's not weird, it's obvious.
It's a bit rich coming from people who have no clue what there talking about, who also fox hunt and act like toffs.
It's not weird, it's obvious.
It's a bit rich coming from people who have no clue what there talking about, who also fox hunt and act like toffs.
Shit i hope i'm not weird i'm 39 next month and i still game and don't intend stopping anytime soon.
If/When I retire (not for at least another 40 years lol) I will live out my twilight years playing some MMORPG game whether it be WoW, TOR or (much more likely) an completely online virtual reality game.
My grandparents have nothing to do and they are super bored because of it (they once came over just to count how much money we had in our spare change money tin...they must be THAT bored)
So yeah, gamers over 30 are not weird because I intend to be gaming for the rest of my life.
My grandparents have nothing to do and they are super bored because of it (they once came over just to count how much money we had in our spare change money tin...they must be THAT bored)
So yeah, gamers over 30 are not weird because I intend to be gaming for the rest of my life.
Speaking as someone over 30 who plays games and every one of my friends also play games. That's just ignorant people being ignorant.