Hey Guys,
I just want your opinion at what age should we abandon videogames or our second or thrid livelihood. I'm 25yrs old and male. The PS2 will be my last console system. Anyways what do you guys think should be the age when we should not play videogames or is their a limit. I think i might be the oldest person on this forum, can you guys help me with my research?

I'm not joking can you guys help me, i have 2pages of information i need 4pages by the thursday May 30th. My title is The Unoticed Addicition. The oly good thing is i don't have to present in front of the class, thank heaven. Please don't close this thread or remove it thanks Moderators. Its funny college homework and videogames how can this be. HEHEHHEE

I'm older than you. I am 33 and still play. I will play until the day that I die or too old to play.

when you are 35, or whenever you finally have ya first kid, whichever comes first. hope ya do well on ya research.

I'm never going to stop gaming. The only way people should stop gaming is when it's not fun anymore. Why do you have to stop playing at a certain age? I dont think it matters

i dun think we'll be able to stop... cuz sooner or later, when virtual reality comes around... we'll be hooked to it for the rest of our lives!!

thanks guys, I'm trying to think if we have an addicition to playing videogames or not, and trying to assume age in the factor, its good to know there are people out their that still play videogames, yeah its hard to quit isn't when a console dies their is something new that attracts everyone again and then we get hooked, do you guys also think its addictive or no its just fun time, okay thanks for your replies and know its time to play the game.

When you pry the controller from my cold dead hands!! I think the systems are gettting more and more mature and adult oriented over the years im 18 and my father is 50 and he plays more than me!

I go though stages when i play vid games every day for hours and then some times i dont play for months. If theres a good game out ill beat it and most liky not play again till the next good game.

you should stop playing games when you:

1) can no longer see the screen and have to ask your grandson/daughter which charecter you are.

2) The EMT is sitting on your chest and asks that you please lie still so that he can perform CPR to save your life(you can end MGS5 any time providing you live)

3) Princess Toadstool gets her own game.

4)your arthritis medication doesn't survive through the 10 hit string you used to be able to pull off in your favorite fighting game.

5)the consoles become soo expensive that only arcade owners have them and arcades are no longer stand up/sit down machines... there are sofas and lounge chairs and the arcade's now called a video cafe' with moca latte's

6) your grandson/daughter are graduating from college and you get an invitation to test the latest game for the new sega console that you thought you'd never see the day....Now you can die a happy man!

7)your obsession with games causes you to loose.....
a. your wife
b. your child while shopping
c. your job(there's always better opportunities abound)

8) when Bill Gates owns XboX, gamecube, and playstation companies:(

9) your wife is having an affair with some guy named Luigi who's and italian plummer from New York who just so happens to have a brother named Mario

10) you call your wife Chun-Li in the middle of one of your not so frequent personal sessions and instead of shruggin it off she performs her version of a super kick on you and finishes off with a 13 hit custom combo!

~TreFacTor~ age 30
married with children

wife's favorites... Tekken 4,Mr. Driller,Dance Dance Revolution ***,Dead or Alive Hardcore

3 yr old son's favorites: Floigan Brothers, Ready to Rumble,Virtual On Ontario Tangram, Mr. Driller, Super Mario,Hey you Pickachu and any racing game

10r old son's fav's:Shenmu 1,2 Resident Evil 1,2 Head Hunter, Rival schools, Pokemon silver, gold any football game he can beat daddy in(not many)

8 yr old daughter's fav's:Shenmue 1,2 Residnet evil 1,2 Mr Driller, Dance Dance Rvolution, any barbie game,MGS2(just like her dad!) )


notice that there were no P*SSY rpg's mentioned...lol j/k

I'm older than all of you here and I won't stop playing..... ever....... :D

(Been playing vid games since the mid 70's)

I like all the answers i;m getting, I knew i was not the only freak on the block, thank god. I think Trefactor has some good points, can i use it as my introduction with your permission, TreFactor. I would appreciate it alot. I might even get a higher grade, hheeeehe

Originally posted by khosw
I like all the answers i;m getting, I knew i was not the only freak on the block, thank god. I think Trefactor has some good points, can i use it as my introduction with your permission, TreFactor. I would appreciate it alot. I might even get a higher grade, hheeeehe sure... you might not want to use it word for word though....leave out the wife and kids part.
lol

it would take a lot to get me to stop playing games. like some of the things mentioned above. i want to help promote new ideas & innovation(virtual reality,etc.) in the game world one day! there is soo many good ones on ps2 that i just cant play them all though.(sadly)

u dont just say im too old, u will slowly loose interest over a few months
there is no exact date

Originally posted by Vyse
when you are 35, or whenever you finally have ya first kid, whichever comes first. hope ya do well on ya research.

Well Vyse i'm 35 and i have a 2 1/2 year old daughter and i have no intentions of quitting any time soon(LOL):laugh:

when your arthritis kicks in; though by then they might have a mind controller (so no need for hands).:zombie:

Never! There is NO stopping! I planned to play Video games till the day I die whenever that is! Almost just like anybody else I've been playing Video Games since 9yrs old! I'm 25..16 yrs of Video game time! 1/3 of the day I play PS2 and remaining 2/3's something else..Heh..Heh..It's this or go out fu**ing around in society end up getting lock up like loonies out there..

Good thread this.:D

Well I'm 37 and have a 13 yr old son, now I've got someone to play these games whenever I want. :laugh:

Age should never be a barrier, not even to old gits like me! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

never, play on!

I am 34 and my kids are getting better at the games than me but i will not stop as i have been playing video games for over 20 years.
I still have an old Atari System and a Zx Spectrum from donkeys ago, i dug the Atari out of the roofspace a few weeks ago and rigged it up ,my 2 kids pi**ed themselves laughing at the games i used to play.

I'm 24 and still enjoy nothing better than lighting a big fat one up for the world and sitting there comatose with my mates playing on the comp. I can only see this changing if the girlfriend ever moves in (she HATES computers).

First you play yourself, then you play with your kids, then you play with your kids kids, so you play for a very long time. When one has dementia, perhaps one shouldn't play then as they might not be able to remember how to play?

I have 2 kids and I taught them and they will teach theirs the Master's ways.

Stop when you die!

I say we shall never stop playing video games. I've been playing them since I was 4 yrs old. I am 20 yrs old right now. So I am going to play video games until I die.

Don't think i'll ever stop to be honest. I see video games as pure escapism. I enjoy the fact that I can come home from work after having a crappy day and put GTA3 on and just blow the crap out of everything! just to relieve the stress!! :) I'm 27 by the way and no kids! life is good!! lol.. :D

never
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when they put enjoyable and innovortive programs on tv like that will ever happen lol

Hey guys on a final note,
Looks like everyone is a hardcore gamer like me. Thanks for the information guys, i already have 4 pages, and ready to turn it in. man all this writing makes me want to go play some videogames, later guys.

Im going to be a games player till the day i dizie!!!

im 26 now and can't wait until my next console....or at least news of a new one.

the day i die is the day i stop gaming

ill stop once i die or if games get really boring

GOD AM I THE ONLY TEENAGER ON THIS BOARD

16 and about to do my gcse;)


who give a sh!t if i fail them all i just love to play mgs2

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I'm 31 & I wish I could stop! Too many Great games to play, Just got Rogue Trooper on the Gamecube it rocks!

I know stopping is almost impossible cossack that is my thesis in my report. After Ps2 dies, i will hang up my controller and call it the last day of vodeogame fun.

going to the VGB forum. Where I should have put it before.

I'm 30 and I've been playing since 13. I still remember the old Spectrum days (I still have it to show to my son that is coming). I think you never stop playing. Who'll teach our sons how to play the games?

i even play race games against my dad whenever i visit him-he owns a console. damn i beat him every time, but at least he likes the competition. I don't think one is ever too old. i hope i don't get artritis or whatevver that i cannot hold any longer a controller.
I still want to beat my kids whever i have any children, which will be hard because they're gonna learn it from a master
lol

I reckon when the arthritis has kicked in so severly that it is painfull to hold the controller, then it is time to quit... But I could be wrong, maybe it is worth the pain??

I wouldn't know, I don't really play games.. My brother on the other hand can play for 36+ hours straight.

28

Great lesson TreFacTor :)

I am 19 and my daddy are 40.

Whe play multiplayer PC games a lot, like Delta Force and Unreal.
And he plays some oldies in MAME too :)

See Laterl

thanks guys, i got an A- on my report

i say there is no age limit

I have no intention of stopping gaming. Obviously one day I won't be able to play for one reason or another, but I won't be stopping voluntarily.

I've played for years. I'm 45. I even work part time in a console/PC games shop as I enjoy the community aspect and the money helps me upgrade my PC.

I play UT online (not that I'm any good...) and currently I'm on Project Gotham Racing and Oddworld on X-box.

Anyone who thinks I'm too old can have a smack from my walking frame :laugh:

i.am 47 and my dad just died in dec he was 67 and still was playing diablo 2

I'm 30 and still like to play with the psx - I'd probably play more, but just don't seem to have as much time for it anymore. I got an Intellivision when I was about 8, and have had game consoles ever since. I'm not ready to quit either - going to get a ps2 now that the prices have dropped!

I'm female, and was wondering how many other women out there are into video games? Perhaps khosw might want to use that for the topic of his next report?

i'm 19 and have no intention of ever stopping

I am 27 and I have been playing since the atari 2600. Now that I have 2 young children I play even more! My 5 year old come homes everyday after school and asks me to play video games with her. We play a lot of NFL Blitz and Tony Hawk. I will play forever. The only thing different now from college is time. When I have time and as long as the kids like it I will continue.

I'm 33 and have a 6 year old son. I have and Xbox and pretty much every decent game for my PC. My son enjoys watching me play aswell as playing himself. I will always be a gamer even after my son starts kicking my butt. My goal in life is to retire and buy the best gaming rig possible and then play till death takes me. Once your a gamer your a gamer for life.

I'm 37 with a wife and 2 kids. I've been gaming since the days of pong. (70's).

I'll be gaming till the day I die. :) Off to work I go.

well I am 26, soon to be 27, I am married and have a daughter and i play video games. In many ways its not just a hobby, its a way to relieve stress from a hard day at work or just deailing with the family. I mean how many other ways can you beat up some monster and call it your boss and feel better?? I will never stop playing video games and there should be no set age. Now the video game industry is aimming games towards the older game players EX: GTA3, so why should we stop doing something we enjoy?

never, its just not for kids.

I'm 28, pushin' 29.

Bottom line. We'll stop when we're good n' ready.

The gaming companies know this. That's why long ago their target market became young adults rather then kids...We're the one's with all the $$$ to go out and buy a $50 game every month.

Thats where the problem started. People THINK that video games are for kids because that is to whom they were originally designed.

But not anymore as we all know. Fact is, the 'game' has existed for a long long time. They are just called video games now.

Remember board games? Chess, Checkers, card games etc. VIDEO games are just the next stage of the evolution of games in general.

The problem is public perception. No one expects you to stop playing chess or card games at a certain age do they? Why should they expect you to stop playing video games?

It's a right wing conspiracy I tell you.

48 male and gaming.

I love RPG but shoot em ups are brilliant for relieving stress. In the old days we could go out and beat the sh.. out of something. Now we use the gaming console/pc to do it.

No I wonder if someone has ever done a study on the violence we used to commit and the violence we now commit in the virtual world?

Never. When I die, bury me with my games so I can keep playing in the afterlife!

i'm 38 and just finished a marathon all day session on tony hawks 2 on the xbox with my 11 year old son and my 2 nephews 11 + 12, i own xbox, ps2, psx, and nintendo 64, i play instead of watching the tv. i'll never stop can't see a good reason why i should

Thanks alot for the replies, I love videogames and will never quit, unless when all game consoles go online and you can play games by only going online. That would be awful, because of how expensice and time consumeing its going to be. Well I had a fun time reading all your replies and feel less comfortable knowing that i'm not the only gamer that is 25yrs or older that lover video games. HEAVEN AND EARTH GIVE ME MY CONTROLLER TO PLAY GAMES. HEHEEHHE

i am 18 and i never knew that so many older people play games. my dad and my mom never play videogames. and my brother is 23 and he is not so much into games. and i thought i was old for games. but after i finish looking at this thread, i think i should get back to games now.

if i go blind, or they ban the tv, or my marriage depends on it[love my wife]
then ill stop, but as far as im concerned i want my ps2 burying with me[might need a long extention]
im 33, and dont think that anybody regardless of age sould ever stop playing video games, unless there beating me! [i want to win]

im older than U too, love to play all the ggod ga,es on any platform !! until i leave this world

my hands get so itchy when i see my consoles and all the games i have.
what the hell im gonna do if i dont play games? watch TV?

LIVE TO PALY , PLAY TO LIVE

I'm a 31 year old woman, and I say NEVER....STOP.....GAMING!!! I love it and will do it until I am too old to see, get Alzheimier's and don't know what I'm doing or it just isn't fun anymore (AKA the day I die!).

I just got back into consoles after a 7 year rest and I'm loving every second of it. I had to find a guy that loved gaming as much as me, so good thing my boyfriend is as much of an addict as me ;)

As far as stopping when I have kids, I wouldn't stop but would rather they grew up with gaming as part of their lives (if they chose to, but what kid doesn't like games?)

I know your paper was due a couple weeks ago, but I had to add my 2 cents (just like a woman) :laugh:

Cat

I dont think anyone should stop playing games.

Back in 1986 I introduced my mother to video games by giving her a 8 bit nes. She is 50 yrs old now and owns a nes, snes, genesis, N64,playstation, saturn and is about to buy a ps2.

She has a game tv setup in the living room just for her to play games while my father watches tv on the regular tv. Guess she might be the ulitimate junkie ...

the day i die is the day im gonna stop playing games
cos where im going i dont think they have a power supply
(very warm though)

Originally posted by suzuki
I'm 30 and I've been playing since 13. I still remember the old Spectrum days

Aahhhhhhh......happy days!! Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, Soccer Boss........Not the same anymore!!! Still play as often though!

I will never stop playing!!! :D

Originally posted by GameGirl
I will never stop playing!!! :D

glad to see you back Gamegirl thought you was abducted or something

Originally posted by nectarinefire645


glad to see you back Gamegirl thought you was abducted or something

lol, no, I was busy playing (ps2) games :)

bury my azz with my ps2!

gamegirl, wasn't you a mod? how come you're a vet now? I remember yer funny-coloured sig ;) or is my mind that mezzed up by playing all those years? :D :D
and this makes me think about someone else: where's The Psyches? Haven't seen him again since i came back to this forum...

Originally posted by king nero
gamegirl, wasn't you a mod? how come you're a vet now? I remember yer funny-coloured sig ;) or is my mind that mezzed up by playing all those years? :D :D
and this makes me think about someone else: where's The Psyches? Haven't seen him again since i came back to this forum...

Yes, I was, and I quit, which is why I am a mere mortal vet now ;)
Now that you mention it, I could dig that old sig up indeed... and no, it was not your mind messing up...
Psyches is around on irc once in a while, so definitely alive & kicking in case you were wondering about that :)

On a side note, call it a habit that sticks, but let's keep in mind this is not a chat folder... :D (which is why I will shut up now)

I have been playing games since I got myself a Commodore 64 in the eighties.
Had a break while I was playing with motorbikes and women, but I had no luck with either. I crashed my motorbike, and did not get myself a girlfriend, so now I am only playing games. :laugh: :D
Really, I think people play games as long as they find it amusing. When they don`t, they quit.
I am 28, BTW. :)

I hope i`ll never be so adult that i forget to be a child.
I`m 22, almost 23, and i don´t wanna quit playing video games, however, get good games is really hard, the FF series ( V, VI, VII and VIII ) lunar silver star story, Diablo 1 and 2 LOD are the ones that catch me.
I`ll quit playing the day i find them boring or i can`t find a game at least as pretty as they seem to me.
By the way, can you recommend some good RPG for PSX or PC ?

Probably when our reaction level is so slow that we can't even get past the first level :D :D

"PS2 will be my last console"

i feel sorry for u m8,

as for me, i am gonna be burried with a TV screen and Snes :D

nearly 36 just had me first babe and still itchin to finish medal of honor the games just get better and me computer gets outdated, so i bought a ps2 and love it would like xbox though? shouldn`t i be grown-up by now?
i bloody wish they had this gear when i was a kiddie all i had was the hand held nintendo`s game&watch!! and the chip shop space invader!

now that's a true gamer

ronin1 the some good RPG's for PSX are Xenogears, Granida, Lunar 1 and Lunar 2, Thousand Arms,Valkyrie Profile is a must,Vargant Story, and some others i forgot, like Star Ocean 2

asking what age we should stop playing games at is like asking when we should stop playing with our ***** :)

Originally posted by scottish nutter
asking what age we should stop playing games at is like asking when we should stop playing with our ***** :)

And the answer to that is .........? Oh, hang on, do I feel a new thread coming on? :round:

I know I'm going to catch a lot of heat for this comment, but hey... It's Monday so, SCREW IT:

If you weren't born before the Atari 2600 hit the scene, you shouldn't even be allowed to answer this question! :D

Thanks for the replies guys.