How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

[Houston]

There has not been one of these made since 2012 from the great nomo17k. So I am taking this from the old gen forums and applying it here for us next gen guys.

"Reading how some guys would get PS3, PS4 and now PS5 just for the Show, I got curious about the demographics of gamers who play the Show."

"It's been discussed quite a few times that baseball the sport has been losing some ground on the popularity front (compared to, say, TV viewership for American football). Not sure if the issue is related, but it seems to me that here in OS there are quite a few "mature" gamers who enjoy the Show compared to younger guys in teens, say..."

"To which age group do you belong?"

"I'm in the generation who got brainwashed by the original Nintendo in 1980s. I was stunned by the *realism* when RBI baseball came out in 1986 with the real names of pro baseball players with different player attributes... Imagine giving the kid MLB 12 on Vita!!! How things have changed..."

[BlueSkies77]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

I’m 37 and yeah been gaming since I was 5 on the NES, but I didn’t get into baseball games until I played RBI Baseball on the Genesis. And then World Series Baseball blew me away on the Genesis and I’ve loved baseball games ever since. Some of my favorite series are WSB, Triple Play, MVP baseball, and of course The Show. All Star Baseball on the N64 was pretty amazing too.

[Rmiok222]

How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

I just turned 30. I actually completely skipped the ps3 era. I didn’t even have a console during that time period.

I don’t know how I did that lol


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[KnightTemplar]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

74. Walked 200 miles to school in 43 feet of snow growing up.

[Polo Bandit]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

I'm 40. First baseball game I played was MLB Baseball on NES. It wasn't all that great, but I rented Bases Loaded and my dad and I loved those games. I remember thinking the graphics were so realistic at the time.

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[capa]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

65...and long for the Golden era of baseball from the 1960's. Gone forever. Today's game is almost foreign to me...but it is still baseball (for the most part)...



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[Feros Ferio 7]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

37. First baseball game I played was Earl Weaver baseball running on dos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Weaver_Baseball

My brother and I spent time creating modern players in the game using baseball cards for reference to create current rosters. At one point we held a fantasy draft and constructed a schedule and played with those teams.

We could also build stadiums in that game as well.


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[wizfan2]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

Numbers can be such an ugly determinate, let's just say I played Tony Larussa Baseball on Sega.

[DarthRambo]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

I'll be 38 in month. The first baseball game I ever played was RealSportsBaseball on the Atari 7800. That Atari with my grandpa is what got me hooked on video games from age 5. The game of choice and 99% of the time however was Ms. Pacman, which is still my favorite game of all time for nostalgic reasons. And it's still such a great challenging game that tests reflexes and hand eye coordination. Along with learning patterns.

I was siked to get the original NES for Christmas. And Playstation One for Christmas when it was brand new. Been with Playstation ever since. No ps5 yet, and will wait a few years anyway when price lowers.

Been playing MLBTS since 2012. I played it on ps3, I think it was 08. But only a few times and never owned it so can't say I really played it. But from what I hear it was a great game for it's time.

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[Mackrel829]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

I'm 31 and The Show '20 was my first ever baseball game.

I'm from the UK so didn't grow up with American sports. Both The Show and Madden have been great tools for learning about baseball and football for me.

[BrianM207]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

41 and from the great state of Maine!

First game I remember playing was Little League Baseball on NES. Saul on New York was my dude.

Only games I really miss is MVP. It had most things that I think the show is lacking.

And I'll hopefully be playing til I die!

#LGM

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[Sportsgaming2021]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

I am 32 and been playing baseball games since rbi baseball on NES. Also I have played MLB the show on all 4 generations of Playstation (ps2, ps3, ps4, and ps5). It is absolutely amazing how far it has come.

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[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

I’m 35 been playing mlb the show since the beginning. I play every sim mlb game. 2k versions Ea version all of them lol. Every year I worry about roster and music and never got to do a full season. And I flip flop so much I don’t know what team to be every year lol

[Qball667]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

I'll be 54 on June 23rd

[bravo2208]

Re: How old are you, MLB the Show fan?

I'm 30. My first taste of The Show was 06 on the PSP. Before that I was playing all kinds of baseball games. Triple Play, All Star Baseball, High Heat, Slugfest, VR Baseball, Big Hurt Baseball, etc. I made the fulltime jump to PS3/The Show after how unplayable MLB 2K9 was and never looked back. It's by far my favorite sports gaming franchise.

The Show 21 might be the only game I've ever owned that brings three different generations together, huddled around a TV. My dad (68), nephew (10), and I have a franchise going. I created the uniforms, stadium and handle the pitching. They do the hitting. It's the most fun I've had in a long time. I can't wait to see what the future holds for this incredible franchise and its wonderful developers.