5 Ways to Tell You're Getting Too Old for Video Games

Mobe1969 said:

Pilkingbod said: Wow, I've never seen anybody actually admit to liking newer games over the older ones.

Yeah. I've been playing computer games since the 70s. Dad got a pong machine. Games were frankly mindless until the Playstation age. Having the ability to have proper music rather than that midi crap was the turning point in my mind. Prior to that, there were the _occasional_ good-ish games with "story" but you really had to use your imagination. You don't any more... Other than that it was just repetitive rubbish. I played them, but it is like stuff you did as a child that when you think about now you cringe. Or even Wes Craven films. I loved them as a teen. Then when I make the mistake of seeing them now I think they are just lame. So I tend to leave them as fond memories now and won't look at them again. I don't feel nostalgic about the games though..... I find the nintendo set to be more nostalgic about them though. The nintendo games are often more "old school"

Helloween6 said:
hey man what about the Amiga that had some awesome game on it some of the best ever, monkey island was 1 of the best games ever and what about S W I V, Shadow Of The Beast, magic Pockets, they are classics, i too love the new games but you cant deny the old ones even the C64 had classics

deicide said: i can still sit down for hours and play demon attack or space invaders on my atari 2600. yes theyre repetitive, not very pretty and kinda hard, but theyre great fun.

Kiah said: We got donated a C64 after our house burnt down around 11 years ago. It was our only source of gaming, as the nintendo 64 was a lump of melted plastic.
They also donated a ridiculous amount of games
Good memories of the C64!

Guyver said:

Kiah said: We got donated a C64 after our house burnt down around 11 years ago. It was our only source of gaming, as the nintendo 64 was a lump of melted plastic.
They also donated a ridiculous amount of games
Good memories of the C64!

Still got it?

Skarteh said: C64 was a goldmine of awesome, but I was young then.

Mintyjam said: The time shall come when I start having kids.

R4VEN said: This article is boss
Only reason Smash is the only game I play now is full time work and study.
Ahhhhh to actually have 7 hours a day to sink into an RPG

R4VEN said: This article is boss
Only reason Smash is the only game I play now is full time work and study.
Ahhhhh to actually have 7 hours a day to sink into an RPG

Skarteh said:

R4VEN said: This article is boss
Only reason Smash is the only game I play now is full time work and study.
Ahhhhh to actually have 7 hours a day to sink into an RPG

You would surely have to be unemployed to pull that off

Guyver said: Easier to do if there's no significant other in your life yelling "pay attention tome!"