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

We tend to be very critical of the video game industry here at Cracked, and damn it, the industry deserves it. They charge more per-copy of their product than any home entertainment medium, and are always looking to squeeze us for more. If they don't like being held to a high standard, tough shit.

[seanpitt23]

I will be 30 this year and I have been gaming 25 years and I still love gaming as much as I did when I got my first Nintendo.

[KiwiViper85]

"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw

[SeanScythe]

I'll be 33 in march, my dad will be 59 in march. My dad is a level 30 Titan in destiny, I'm a level 13 hunter. Age has nothing to do with it.

[WeAreLegion]

Hey, OP. The link clicks through to Page 2.

OT: This was a good read. Much like most Cracked articles, they pull you in with the headline and it turns out to be the opposite of what they said. Haha. I stopped reading Cracked awhile ago because they weren't fact checking anymore for some reason. That and they were supporting Zoe/Anita. Ugh.

This is just how nostalgia works though. Things always seem better in retrospect. Some things still hold up, obviously, but certain feelings are attached to things you experienced growing up. Chemicals are involved. Haha.

Penn says it best: DEFINITELY NSFW
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Saryk]

Always liked P&T!

[Nineball2112]

I thought this line in the submission was funny, sad, and true:

"Add in gamer shit-talk from emotionally stunted teenagers, and suddenly most modern gaming is about as fun as being held down by a bully and repeatedly slapped with your own hand until you black out."

[Psychotica]

I am 48 and have been gaming since I was 14 or 15. I still enjoy it though I find some things about modern games disappointing like the lack of offline multiplayer vs bots and games that are so complex you have to spend hours reading the forums or watching YouTube (Paradox Interactive strategy games). Still I find gaming a better way to escape reality than watching tv or reading a book.

[beerzombie]

ill be 47 in June and still rather play games then watch stupid TV in fact i drop everything but broad band.

[mogwaii]

At first i thought "not another 5 reasons why list" but after reading it is actually quite a poignant, thought provoking article.

[Segata]

When do people get to old to read a book? Listen to music? Watch TV or a movie? Never. Why should games be any different.

[enamiiz]

I am 35, gaming since... whenever Cobra Triangle (NES) came out and I am still equally as addicted.

[Kosic]

Im 27. I got to admit I am more picky with games then I have ever been.

I put 10 years on and off into world of warcraft. Since then no game holds my interest for that long. Dragon age inquisition is doing a good job 40 hours + so far.

But every other game I've given up half way through.

[King_of_Nothing]

As someone who just turned 30, I can relate. Up until my early 20's, I'd play a game just for the sake of trying it out but, now I wont play a game unless I'm really interested in it.

Nevertheless, it could be the greatest game bestowed upon mankind but,if a week or two goes by where I'm unable to play, my interest drops off and its almost guaranteed I wont play it again.

[tigner]

i'm 39....have a wife and 11 month soon to be 1 year old...have a Wii U (about 2 years old now)and a PS4 (received this past christmas)

personally age doesn't affecting my gaming...but the types of games i can play. the U gets played all the time, Dobby (my daughter Gracelyn) loves watching Mario and now we're working on the Donkey Kong Country games.

PS4 is for late night Friday/Saturday night after everyones in bed game play....PS4 (while i love it and was suprised i got it for christmas) doesn't have the games that Dobby can watch.

I'm looking forward to Splatoon, Yoshi, Xenoblade, Zelda, and whatever else Ninty has cooking up. The PS4 i can play COD when I can.....(hoping the W@W2 rumour is true and of course the new Batman!!)

As my daughter gets gets older, I can probably play something probably more grown up....but lol...at this rate...i don't know if i'll have the time!!!

[tigner]

also.....i dont think its age that affects their gaming habits but the realiazation of ones mortality......as you get older....do you play that game or take that time to walk with you family around the block?

thats what changed for me

[KiwiViper85]

Damn, your allowed to game while your daughters awake?

Im "limited" to 7pm-late every night, when 22 month daughter is sleeping, and 12-2ish weekends during nap time.

Wife downloads tv on the laptop so that keeps her entertained, and I get the 55" to myself with headphones. We don't spend much time talking, which is the key to a great relationship, haha.

Since becoming a dad my gaming habit has got a lot worse (or better?). Given the choice of a night playing Assassins Creed or a night at the pub, Id choose swan dives into haystacks anyday.

Also Im looking forward to buying a WiiU in about a year so we can game together during the day.

[tigner]

lol....i'm allowed to game for now....but I do utilize the Wii U Tablet half the time....i don't understand the crap the Wii U console gets from the media....the Wii U tablet is a godsend.

I did get a Vita, the idea is there, but sometimes the functionality is questionable.

**lol...plus...trust me...i know how lucky i got it with the wife....I try to bend over backwards for her during the week to ensure "guy time" (which includes beer) for friday and saturday nights....her only rules is, play as long as you want....you just better be ready to take care of a little one when shes up. (which is fair)

[Paul85]

Turning 30 this year Mario and duck hunt were the first games I had for the nes. I don't plan on stopping any time soon lol. Gamer for life until I physically can't.

[richie007bond]

42 and still love gaming...

[spok22]

Over the past couple of years, i've cut down considerably on the amount of time I spend gaming. I no longer play competitive multiplayer. However, I doubt I will ever stop gaming entirely. No matter what anyone says, video games are simply too much fun.

Monster Hunter for Vita!!

[roboshort]

My dad's 71 and he still plays video games. There are a lot of good things about playing video games... It is sure a lot better for you than watching TV.

[SegaGamer]

There is no such thing as being too old for video games. Just like there is no such thing as being to old to go to the cinema or read a book.

[TwilightSparkle]

Its soo cool seeing so many older ones still playing

[Trekster_Gamer]

I've been an avid gamer since I first beheld combat on the Atari 2600.

I just turned 47

I love most every genre of game and yes my eyes get tired more easily. I get cramps if the play session is too long but I am sure that if I make to 80 I will ramble on as to just how awesome Galaga is.

[Rydro]

I only play multiplayer when it's required for trophies XD cause it's always laggy, yea I can relate to all of them but I do like games

[Xian]

I started gaming in 1982 with an Atari 800 and have never stopped. I am 56 and still play all kinds of games, mostly RPGs but many other genres as well. About the only thing I have noticed is that my reaction time may have slowed a little, but I don't play as many fast paced FPS these days, though I did finish Wolfenstein The New Order recently.

Someone earlier mentioned arthritis, maybe in jest, but I do have it in my left hand. So far it hasn't affected my gaming, but I can no longer play guitar without pain.

[rataranian]

# Whatever: When you end up marrying some bitch and let her control your life cause youre a sucker and then have kids and she makes you sell all your games and you bow down like a little ass hoe for the rest of your life and your friends all give up on your lame ass.

...Not me. Just a lot of people I know went that route. F them.

[MilkMan]

I'll be 43 years old this year. I tell you it gets harder and harder every year to dedicate the proper time to game.

I might throw in a few minutes here or there, but any game worth some real investment is extremely difficult to do so.

I have 20 year old, a 10 year old, a 7 and 1 and half.
Plus I work 12 hours a day for 5 days and of course I have my wife.

I still manage to squeeze a few hours here and there to my favorite hobby but I sacrifice sleep.

I may not be "too old" but life is demanding and sometimes dictates terms to you. :(