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[tygertrip]

I remember the old arcades.
I remember Dragon's Lair on the cabinet.
I think my first exposer to video games was the Donkey Kong arcade cabinet. Either that or the Atari 2600.

I remember waiting in line to play Dragon's Lair at Showbiz Pizza. I sucked at it. I'm pretty good at it now. But it aint the same.

 

[Humdinger]

37 in their 50's now, and two other people in their 60s. One in late 70s, he/she must be oldest.

18 90-year olds, yeah, lol.

 

[tygertrip]

I'm 42, all I really can't play anymore is competative games like PUBG, CS, Fortnite etc. couse my reflexes aren't as good anymore. I refuse to get killed by 12 year olds...
People we where there when Counter Strike was a Half Life 1 mod!

My kids and I got Quake 3 running, and my 14 year old was kicking my ass... the first night. The second night my rust shook off, and my routes started coming back to me. After that, I was blowing him out, 10 to 1, easy. He quit talking shit, LOL.

 

[PleazureDome]

37 in their 50's now, and two other people in their 60s. One in late 70s, he/she must be oldest.

18 90-year olds, yeah, lol.

Are you counting all the people or "neo-members" who cant vote in the poll? Since you update us on the numbers frequently its just something to consider.

 

[Spukc]

78 here..
Any 20 ish gamer girls on gaf?

Back in my days having a stick used to be fun.

These days you need a subscription to use the stick and a seasonpass to hold it. If you want it to look different you need to buy some skins. And be sure to rebuy all of this when you want another stick

 

[Krathoon]

You know. I never been to a Showbiz Pizza. Totally missed out on that when I was a kid.

 

[Krathoon]

That is the annoying thing about trying to emulate the newer consoles, all the dlc and patches.

 

[Humdinger]

Are you counting all the people or "neo-members" who cant vote in the poll? Since you update us on the numbers frequently its just something to consider.

No, I'm not counting neomembers who can't vote.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

My kids and I got Quake 3 running, and my 14 year old was kicking my ass... the first night. The second night my rust shook off, and my routes started coming back to me. After that, I was blowing him out, 10 to 1, easy. He quit talking shit, LOL.

People say about reactions going but you have guys who must be well into their 50s playing old skool, twitchy as fuck stuff like Defender, racking up world beating scores.
More recently, Daigo must be on the precipice of 40 and his reactions are still god like in SF.

 

[TheSHEEEP]

who let all these old people in here

The gatekeeping has failed.
The flood gates are open.

Get into the rescrue boats while you still can!
Children and inner children first!

 

[Krathoon]

I knew I was getting old when a games journalist said their first game was Zelda OoT.
The N64 was their first console.

 

[Krathoon]

People say about reactions going but you have guys who must be well into their 50s playing old skool, twitchy as fuck stuff like Defender, racking up world beating scores.
More recently, Daigo must be on the precipice of 40 and his reactions are still god like in SF.

They still maintain Quake 3. I think it is called Quake Live or something. It is on Steam.

 

[Krathoon]

Also, you hold the N64 controller in the middle.

 

[SirTerry-T]

Fifty and a half years old.
I still chew my own food.
And I think...think my winky still works.

 

[poodaddy]

Damn, I didn't make the cut. I'm a couple of years shy of 40. Soon enough I'll join that prestigious club

Same. I'll be with you glorious bastards in just 4 years fellas, save me a spot.

 

[MScarpa]

1 thing I have noticed with the people in this thread, hardly any warriors here. What a surprise, the old farts aren't crazy warriors. Good for us. ☺

 

[Majormaxxx]

Mine? Well, Horizon Zero Dawn and Elder Scrolls Morrowind would be two big favorites.

In general, RPGs and action-adventure games. More RPG titles would be Fallout 3 (but not 4), Dragon Age, and Mass Effect.

As for action games, stuff like Uncharted, Last of Us, Days Gone, Spider-Man, Ratchet and Clank, Far Cry, etc.

I'm not so big on racers or shooters. All singleplayer.

I have the same taste, except also with racers (gran turismo, forza etc), some sp shooters and old school flight Sims.

 

[Krathoon]

I like the Need for Speed games. Especially the ones that have live action fmv. I appreciate the silliness of it.

 

[Krathoon]

I am actually liking EA. It is weird.

 

[Jigsaah]

i feel like this poll is a bit inaccurate. Folks are over 90 years old on here. Nah uh quit playin'

 

[anothertech]

i feel like this poll is a bit inaccurate. Folks are over 90 years old on here. Nah uh quit playin'

I will be.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

Only 40 you old kents

 

[veterangamerUK]

1 thing I have noticed with the people in this thread, hardly any warriors here. What a surprise, the old farts aren't crazy warriors. Good for us. ☺

Yep. At school it was ZX Spectrum vs C64 for kids. Then I left school and grew up. Don't know why others can't!

 

[veterangamerUK]

Does anybody remember a Sega game in the arcades decades ago which had holograms. Never understood how to play it!

 

[pramod]

Does anybody remember a Sega game in the arcades decades ago which had holograms. Never understood how to play it!

Time Traveller? I still have my Xbox copy.

Btw its kinda crazy that theres people here old enough to have played the very first games ever made, ie Computer Space, Hunt the Wumpus, etc.

 

[Ultra Donny]

43 here, turning 44 in November.

 

[Humdinger]

Btw its kinda crazy that theres people here old enough to have played the very first games ever made, ie Computer Space, Hunt the Wumpus, etc.

Arcades were big for a while, back then. I played a lot of Defender in college, stoned with my one-eyed friend, John. Before that, I played a few primitive games on console -- probably an Atari.

 

[veterangamerUK]

Time Traveller? I still have my Xbox copy.

Btw its kinda crazy that theres people here old enough to have played the very first games ever made, ie Computer Space, Hunt the Wumpus, etc.

That’s the one

 

[veterangamerUK]

I am pleased I was around at the dawn of the home computer revolution. Can still remember going into my local WH Smith and seeing so many different brands with their own OS, Sinclair, Oric, Dragon, Texas Instruments, BBC, Commodore etc., what a time.

 

[Edgelord79]

One of my favourites. Saw some great games mentioned in this thread.

 

[Kuranghi]

I reserve this post so I can come back in 4 years and 4 months and edit it.

Important games-adjacent question for the 40+ gamers here: Do you find yourself getting more or less horny as you age? I'm nearly 36 and it just seems like theres no upper limit on it.

 

[pramod]

I reserve this post so I can come back in 4 years and 4 months and edit it.

Important games-adjacent question for the 40+ gamers here: Do you find yourself getting more or less horny as you age? I'm nearly 36 and it just seems like theres no upper limit on it.

50 was like the top of the hill for me. Now i only jerk off maybe once every three days or so.

 

[PendekarRajawali]

Somebody over 90. Probably just a troll.

edit: now 18 of them.

 

[Jigsaah]

I will be.

Are you serious!? Man you give me hope if that's the case.

 

[Krathoon]

I found out that Um Jammer Lammy is broken in Ducktation if you use hardware settings. You have to set the renderer to software for it to work.

In Retroarch, you have to use Beetle and not Beetle HW for it to work right.

I find that kind of interesting. They still have not perfected the HW renderer.

 

[Krathoon]

One of my favourites. Saw some great games mentioned in this thread.

I have been messing around with the Ravenloft games.

 

[TheGecko]

I found out that Um Jammer Lammy is broken in Ducktation if you use hardware settings. You have to set the renderer to software for it to work.

In Retroarch, you have to use Beetle and not Beetle HW for it to work right.

I find that kind of interesting. They still have not perfected the HW renderer.

Yup, emulation is shit compared to real hardware.

Roll cage stage II and gran turismo are more examples, no matter what settings you use the steering is messed up.

Most the younger divvies will argue the point with you but they have never played on original hardware.

 

[Krathoon]

Yup, emulation is shit compared to real hardware.

Roll cage stage II and gran turismo are more examples, no matter what settings you use the steering is messed up.

Most the younger divvies will argue the point with you but they have never played on original hardware.

It seems like the software renderer works better than the hardware. I also had this demo disc that did not work. It surprised me because the hardware renderer was working fine on other games.
Really, the computer is fast enough to run either one.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

1 thing I have noticed with the people in this thread, hardly any warriors here. What a surprise, the old farts aren't crazy warriors. Good for us. ☺

Probably because we're all too tired to argue these days...

 

[Edgelord79]

I have been messing around with the Ravenloft games.

I’ve never tried them.

 

[Tiamat2san]

47 next month.
Can i get a cookie?

 

[gooner4life_uk]

41 here, we've seen some shit boys.

 

[Duchess]

First game I ever finished:



At the time, I wanted a C64, but the Plus 4 was cheaper, so my dad got me that. A few years later we got the C64, as I did well at school

 

[Krathoon]

Oh yeah. Games did really rocket into 3D graphics pretty quick. Even the 3D graphics libraries sprouted up quickly.

 

[Krathoon]

I wonder who really originated 3D graphics. It had to have started somewhere. Maybe the film industry?
Tron and The Last Starfighter?

 

[OldBoyGamer]

23 people older than 90? Not sure I believe that tbh. But if it’s true. Good on you boys.

 

[Fattious Floyd]

Turning 43 at the end of the month.

 

[Humdinger]

4 people in their 60's. The 1%.

 

[GeekyDad]

I'm in the 50-54 group. Hopefully I make it to the above 90 group, but not counting on it.

Why would you want to?

 

[Havoc2049]

I am actually liking EA. It is weird.

EA...frikin noobs.