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It’s very hard to say. I’m aged in gamer years, and over the last few decades I’ve seen the average age of gamer climb much higher than I expected. When I playe

It’s very hard to say. I’m aged in gamer years, and over the last few decades I’ve seen the average age of gamer climb much higher than I expected. When I played Amiga or NES or GameGear, it was strictly in the kids territory. Adults sat around drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and having a chat. Talking business. Nowadays I think the average age is nearing 35? Has it passed it? Teens and young adults met up in PC Cafes but that era is gone, so now it’s all online. Are kids going to be better than someone with 25-30 years of experience? Can they play FPSs better than the CAL generation of counter-strike players? Kids who spent their teenage years evening after evening meeting up to play Melee games? It’s doubtful. Envious of new graphics? Not really. As a kid the games captivated me for what they were. Games strived to be unique, original. I think they’ve succeeded. My point of comparison for TailSpin was the tank (or ape) aiming game where you both sight the other and press fire, and TailSpin looked miles better with rain and thunder effects. No envy on my part, I got my “wow” many, many times over. Defeating Joker in Batman after 100+ playthroughs is triumph enough.

theshackleford 2y ago
> When I played Amiga or NES or GameGear, it was strictly in the kids territory. Adults sat around drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and having a chat. Most of the adults in my life gamed growing up. I’ve got photos of my old man draped over the couch playing the master system from the early 90s. It was my grandmother who introduced me to computers through sharing the games she loved with me. She was particularly fond of Duke 1 and 2 and wolfenstien 3D
bitwize 2y ago
> It’s very hard to say. I’m aged in gamer years, and over the last few decades I’ve seen the average age of gamer climb much higher than I expected. I remember being in the car and talking to my sister about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. My dad's face crinkled up in a mixture of confusion and disgust. "Teenage... Mutant... Ninja... Turtles? Teenage... Mutant... Ninja... Turtles?" These days I see dads the age he was then, walking with their kids, and they're both rocking TMNT T-shirts. The same with Zelda or other franchises I love. I'm convinced that people my age and younger are sort of living an extended childhood. I don't know whether I should feel bad about this... but I don't.
vintermann 2y ago
I know some older people were into games when I was young too (b. 1981), but then it'd be more games like Civilization than twitchy arcade games.
rcxdude 2y ago
>Are kids going to be better than someone with 25-30 years of experience? Can they play FPSs better than the CAL generation of counter-strike players? Kids who spent their teenage years evening after evening meeting up to play Melee games? It’s doubtful. Depends on the game, but don't underestimate a) the amount of free time kids have and b) the age advantage in reaction times. Most of the FPS and RTS pros are pretty young for a reason.
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theshackleford 2y ago

> When I played Amiga or NES or GameGear, it was strictly in the kids territory. Adults sat around drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and having a chat. Most of the adults in my life gamed growing up. I’ve got photos of my old man draped over the couch playing the master system from the early 90s. It was my grandmother who introduced me to computers through sharing the games she loved with me. She was particularly fond of Duke 1 and 2 and wolfenstien 3D

bitwize 2y ago

> It’s very hard to say. I’m aged in gamer years, and over the last few decades I’ve seen the average age of gamer climb much higher than I expected. I remember being in the car and talking to my sister about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. My dad's face crinkled up in a mixture of confusion and disgust. "Teenage... Mutant... Ninja... Turtles? Teenage... Mutant... Ninja... Turtles?" These days I see dads the age he was then, walking with their kids, and they're both rocking TMNT T-shirts. The same with Zelda or other franchises I love. I'm convinced that people my age and younger are sort of living an extended childhood. I don't know whether I should feel bad about this... but I don't.

vintermann 2y ago

I know some older people were into games when I was young too (b. 1981), but then it'd be more games like Civilization than twitchy arcade games.

rcxdude 2y ago

>Are kids going to be better than someone with 25-30 years of experience? Can they play FPSs better than the CAL generation of counter-strike players? Kids who spent their teenage years evening after evening meeting up to play Melee games? It’s doubtful. Depends on the game, but don't underestimate a) the amount of free time kids have and b) the age advantage in reaction times. Most of the FPS and RTS pros are pretty young for a reason.

RachelM71948937 2y ago
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