Though I grew up with games, it was mainly Nintendo stuff. I didn't get into PC games and RPG's until I was 16-17.

I have no idea when the exact year it was when I first played a game, but I do remember playing the first Age of Empires on a computer in my old school when I was in grade 3 or 4.

If there is one kind of video game that has absolutely no age limit, it's RPGs and Elder Scrolls styled RPGs in particular. They are, arguably, one of the most mature formats on the market right now.

Can't agree more.

Been playing since I was nine, I'm now 40 and not stopped yet

I will stop playing rpgs when I stop playing games in general, probably.

If that ever happens is the real question.

The way I see things, I have grown out of certain genres of videogames, at least for the most port. As far as rpgs go, my interest in them seems to only deepen the more I play them. So yeah, the day I do away with rpgs is the day I do away with games altogether.

The day I wake up and suddenly think mature thoughts. Possibly never.

I don't know. It depends if this ends up being the golden age of gaming and things just go downhill. I'm only 15 so it isn't something I think about right now. The only problem is that I get no exersize due to playing so many games.

I suppose I'll play games so long as I continue to get enjoyment out of them. That's why I watch movies, or read books and I don't see myself giving those activities up. So it doesn't make much sense to say I'll decide to stop gaming at some age.

Though I do definitely play games less often these days than I used to. That's mostly because of time constraints, but also because not many games can really hold my attention any more. So maybe there will come a day when I decide I no longer get enjoyment out of games and stop playing them. Who knows.

The only reason why older people generally aren't into video games is because they weren't around when they were younger. When they were growing up they had black and white televisions and worked on farms. And what are they doing now? They're watching old movies and television shows and working gardens. So things haven't changed all that much and I don't expect they'll change with my generation either.

I said some, sure, some of the older generation know the in an outs of computers, but compared to the teenage generation now, that's not alot, since we grew up on computers. I tried explaining the internet beyond email to my grandmother for a whole hour and we got no where.

So then she spared you with a lecture concerning hard work, saving money, & walking ten miles to school barefoot in the snow...etc.?

I'll never see myself as too old to play games. I'm tired of the notion people have of "when are you going to grow up" when talking about gaming.

Of course, finding time to game is another problem. I'm 29 with a wife, 2 kids, and a job.

Computers did exist before today's teens, you know. That's the point I was trying to make earlier: computer games were pretty much as popular 30+ years ago as they are today.

I think you have a skewed view of the 80s... Computer games were strictly for nerds. Video games? They had a slightly bigger audience, but they were largely considered children's "toys".

The same age when I stop going to the movies, the same age when I quit listening to music, the same age when I stop reading books, ect.

Unfortunately I do not know the age at which I will die, so I cannot fully answer your question.

I'm 36 now, started gaming at the age of 8 in 1983 with the Atari VCS 2600, generation X so to say.
My reason for rarely being online is not being too busy.
After all, when I turn on my PC/PS3 I'm free to decide how to spend my videogame time.
But do I really want to spend my time on servers full of 12-14 year old children, all the time yelling with their high-pitched voices
smart things like "PWNED YA, YOU [censored]..."? Uh...no thanks.
I do go online from time to time for some laps in GT5, or Motorstorm, but outside of racing games, I'd rather not be bothered.



Don't have kids, yet still have less capacity for media consumption than years before.
My way of solving it, is that I practically don't watch TV anymore, xcept for the occasional Football game.
If there's time to stare passively into a screen for 2 hrs in the evening, why not spending it actively, then?
Also saves you from being forced to watch the silly and awful stuff wives and girlfriends usually like

Maybe it was just the area where I grew up, though I'm not sure why what would be; but they were very much mainstream at least amongst my age group, who were admittedly kids at the time. Definitely not just for nerds, that much is for certain.

Interestingly I was all ready to post saying it shouldn't make a difference blah blah blah. But then I realised that I was looking forward to gaming time this evening because my boyfriend is away on business til Sunday.

I do still play games while he's here (obviously) but not the whole 'get lost in a game for 5 hours' like I did before he moved in. Mainly because I feel guilty that he's around and I'm sitting in the study not spending time with him. Which is weird because he's always protesting that he doesn't mind and I can spend time doing whatever I like. So maybe it's my issue....who knows.

Gaming is not childish anymore, but the games themselves are.

Started with http://oldcomputers.net/pics/kim1-a.jpg, probably end with http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/87/21/872129_6a854d70.jpg.

I don't know if I will ever stop playing games. However with that said while I still play, its much less time spent doing that now.
I got married not too long ago and I just bought a Honda Shadow spirit 750. Between work and other things I don't have as much time left.

The good thing is, me and the wife are spending time tinkering on the bike. She likes to help me and we both enjoy the time we spend cleaning/working on the bike.

I will continue to involve myself in activities that I enjoy for the rest of my life. So I'll never stop playing video games, no more than I'll stop watching movies, reading books, playing guitar, writing, painting, drawing, listening to music, looking at the stars, and the abundance of other things that I enjoy.

Oh, and that said, I've seen quite a few replies including the words "childish" and "video games", in the same sentence. Nonsense. Besides the fact that there are many games with mature themes and stories that a kid wouldn't understand (or care about), a good game, is a good game. Super Mario Bros. will always be a good game, until the day that I die, and I will always play it, and enjoy it. I grew up playing video games ...alongside my uncle and father who are both almost thirty years older than me. We used to play Goldeneye 007, and Mario Kart together. And we still game together. My father is in his 50s, and he's enjoying Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Battlefield 3 right now.

I know that, I'm talking about people who are 50+. Alot of them are not good with computers or consoles.

While my taste in entertainment may change, I don't see myself ever reaching a stage where I don't want to be entertained. At least, I hope I never reach such a point!

There's nothing intrinsically immature about games compared to other forms of entertainment. Sure, there are a lot of games that don't really interest me anymore as I get older, but the same goes for movies, books, music...

It's maybe a problem that big companies seem to equate 'mature game' with 'blood and boobs everywhere', sometimes makes me feel a tiny bit self-conscious when other so-called advlts are watching me play over my shoulder... But the indie market seems to be getting stronger by the day, so hopefully it'll all sort itself out.