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  • snepp
    We'll waste him too.
    • Apr 2003
    • 10007

    #31
    Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

    Better than going out and sitting on a bar stool multiple nights per week.
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    • LingeringRegime
      Hall Of Fame
      • Jun 2007
      • 17089

      #32
      Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

      I am 36 and honestly video games are a way of therapy for me. This year I have gone through a lot, and if weren't for the stress relief I have found playing games, don't know if I could have made it through.

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      • Scottdau
        Banned
        • Feb 2003
        • 32580

        #33
        Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

        Originally posted by EJQJ99
        My wife hates me playing video games PERIOD!! I'll be turning 30 next month and she is always saying when are you going to be a grown up and stop playing your 360 so i can throw it in the garbage. Then this morning she is yelling at me because I'm not playing cityville on facebook because she needs more neighbors to level up her city?!?! Kinda hypcritical don't you think??
        Tell her you are right. I am going to go out with friends and play softball and get waste. Good call hunny.

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        • illwill10
          Hall Of Fame
          • Mar 2009
          • 19803

          #34
          Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

          Originally posted by Scottdau
          Tell her you are right. I am going to go out with friends and play softball and get waste. Good call hunny.
          wife " your never home anymore, your either hanging with your friends or getting drunk"
          Man " well you did got rid of my Xbox and told me you didnt like me sitting around"

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          • Brandwin
            Hall Of Fame
            • Jul 2002
            • 30621

            #35
            Originally posted by snepp
            Better than going out and sitting on a bar stool multiple nights per week.
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            • SPTO
              binging
              • Feb 2003
              • 68046

              #36
              Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

              You're never too old plus video games help to keep your hand-eye coordination in balance and gives your mind something constructive to do. It's a lot better than some alternatives which have been mentioned in this thread already.
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              • TJdaSportsGuy
                Hall Of Fame
                • Dec 2002
                • 11146

                #37
                Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

                According to the latest study, the average age of a gamer is 35. That's up from 34 a year ago. Better news for me is that I remain 2 years UNDER average, which means my wife can't give me crap for gaming!

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                • Pete1210
                  MVP
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 3277

                  #38
                  Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

                  When I was growing up, for whatever reason I never asked for a game console. We did have a pong game that my Dad built from Heathkit. He also had a Commodore 64 that we played some games on. I remember the magazines and typing the codes in. Most of my gaming as a kid though was in the arcades.

                  I didn't really get started till around 35 when I bought our first PC. I actually bought that for educational purposes, but my son and I quickly discovered PC gaming. A few years later he asked for an xbox for Christmas. Now at 49, between me and the kids its like video game central at my house.

                  My wife doesn't game, but she doesn't mind my hobby at all.

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                  • C the Lyte
                    Left side, strong side
                    • May 2009
                    • 2253

                    #39
                    Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

                    I guess I will play devil's advocate here. I say 25 - 30 years old is too old to play. By that time, you have adult responsibilities and more than likely a family that deserves your undivided attention.

                    That and to go along with the addictiion of video games. Let's get one thing straight here; there are THOUSANDS if not hundreds of thousands of horror stories out there with "WOW" widows and widowers. Games can be just as addictive as drugs and nicotine.

                    Not to mention, the lack of physical activity. Now, recently with the Kinect, Move and Wii this isn't quite as bad as it was becoming. But what's more fun... exercising or sitting down blowing things up on say, COD.

                    I say this from experience. Am I addicted to games... yea. I play them just about everyday, @ 3-4 hour intervals. Mind you, when my wife is home I leave it be, for the most part.

                    Are games as bad as drugs or alcohol? In short, yes. They can affect your health, social and mental lifestyles. But enjoyed in moderation, not so bad.

                    Besides, on a sports video game forum site, you think people are going to say how old is too old???
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                    • Brandwin
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 30621

                      #40
                      Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

                      Originally posted by C the Lyte
                      I guess I will play devil's advocate here. I say 25 - 30 years old is too old to play. By that time, you have adult responsibilities and more than likely a family that deserves your undivided attention.

                      That and to go along with the addictiion of video games. Let's get one thing straight here; there are THOUSANDS if not hundreds of thousands of horror stories out there with "WOW" widows and widowers. Games can be just as addictive as drugs and nicotine.

                      Not to mention, the lack of physical activity. Now, recently with the Kinect, Move and Wii this isn't quite as bad as it was becoming. But what's more fun... exercising or sitting down blowing things up on say, COD.

                      I say this from experience. Am I addicted to games... yea. I play them just about everyday, @ 3-4 hour intervals. Mind you, when my wife is home I leave it be, for the most part.

                      Are games as bad as drugs or alcohol? In short, yes. They can affect your health, social and mental lifestyles. But enjoyed in moderation, not so bad.

                      Besides, on a sports video game forum site, you think people are going to say how old is too old???
                      So because I have a wife and kids I shouldn't enjoy my favorite hobby anymore? One can't take care of his responsibilities and still have time to game? Plenty of the people that have posted before said they play when the children are asleep or when they have "me time".

                      So once you get a certain age should people not be able to browse the internet , watch your favorite TV shows, go golfing or fishing, play fantasy sports, read etc... because you know, we have adult responsibilities, and our families will be neglected if we do anything that we enjoy.

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                      • AUChase
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Jul 2008
                        • 19403

                        #41
                        Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

                        I'm only 21, so I don't know how much my opinion matters.

                        I don't think there is a such thing as being "too old". Video games are just another hobby. People grow up and have kids and have families, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to enjoy themselves anymore.

                        My parents played games as me and my sister (25 now) were growing up and they still play them today. They did an excellent job raising us and still play games to this day. My mom plays stuff on the computer and still plays the original NES they had when I was born. My dad plays the deer hunter and racing games on the PC.

                        My dad also gets out and hunts, fishes, and drag races and has been doing it for years. Video games are just another hobby. I don't see the significant difference between sitting on the couch wasting away time, while watching tv and sitting there playing games.

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                        • C the Lyte
                          Left side, strong side
                          • May 2009
                          • 2253

                          #42
                          Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

                          Originally posted by DookieMowf
                          So because I have a wife and kids I shouldn't enjoy my favorite hobby anymore? One can't take care of his responsibilities and still have time to game? Plenty of the people that have posted before said they play when the children are asleep or when they have "me time".

                          So once you get a certain age should people not be able to browse the internet , watch your favorite TV shows, go golfing or fishing, play fantasy sports, read etc... because you know, we have adult responsibilities, and our families will be neglected if we do anything that we enjoy.

                          I didn't say everybody. And, like I said, I was playing devil's advocate there.
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                          • NDAlum
                            ND
                            • Jun 2010
                            • 11453

                            #43
                            Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

                            Originally posted by C the Lyte
                            I guess I will play devil's advocate here. I say 25 - 30 years old is too old to play. By that time, you have adult responsibilities and more than likely a family that deserves your undivided attention.

                            That and to go along with the addictiion of video games. Let's get one thing straight here; there are THOUSANDS if not hundreds of thousands of horror stories out there with "WOW" widows and widowers. Games can be just as addictive as drugs and nicotine.

                            Not to mention, the lack of physical activity. Now, recently with the Kinect, Move and Wii this isn't quite as bad as it was becoming. But what's more fun... exercising or sitting down blowing things up on say, COD.

                            I say this from experience. Am I addicted to games... yea. I play them just about everyday, @ 3-4 hour intervals. Mind you, when my wife is home I leave it be, for the most part.

                            Are games as bad as drugs or alcohol? In short, yes. They can affect your health, social and mental lifestyles. But enjoyed in moderation, not so bad.

                            Besides, on a sports video game forum site, you think people are going to say how old is too old???
                            I don't think age has anything to do with your point.

                            Nobody here is going to advise that one play games to the point of stressing relationships, family ties, or careers.

                            I think you bring up a good point in moderation, which most here will state is important when balancing all factors in life.

                            I think age is irrelevant to your argument. I'm pretty sure there are more teenage kids out there who screw up their future, both career wise and health wise, by planting their rear in front of a TV/computer all day long while their lives pass them by.

                            But with that last point: if a kid wants to go into computers and play video games all day long while not having a girlfriend, who are we to tell him no?

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                            • C the Lyte
                              Left side, strong side
                              • May 2009
                              • 2253

                              #44
                              Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

                              That view was just an opinion on the other side of the spectrum. Video games are great. I'm 28 and don't plan on quitting any time soon.

                              However, a lot of ppl say video games aren't nearly as harmful as other stuff, I say nay-nay. If anything, they are just as harmful.

                              Or rather, THEY CAN be just as harmful.

                              The 25 - 30 range, just to piss some ppl off.
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                              • CRMosier_LM
                                Banned
                                • Jul 2009
                                • 2061

                                #45
                                Re: Who is "too old to be playing video games"?

                                Originally posted by C the Lyte
                                That view was just an opinion on the other side of the spectrum. Video games are great. I'm 28 and don't plan on quitting any time soon.

                                However, a lot of ppl say video games aren't nearly as harmful as other stuff, I say nay-nay. If anything, they are just as harmful.

                                Or rather, THEY CAN be just as harmful.

                                The 25 - 30 range, just to piss some ppl off.
                                Dude I'm a 32 year old professional with a wife and 1 kid (1 more on the way). Work for a website when I'm not at my day job and love to play video games... i just get my game time in when everyone else is asleep so i dont miss any family time. I handle ALL of my responsibilities

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