if you're in your thirties and forties an play Skyrim... : V - Skyrim

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:46 am

Will be 51 in a few months' time

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:06 am

Nice, good to see some gamers here older than me. I am 39, gamer for life.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:56 am

Sir, I am a smoker too.
(do you know the great song by K's choice called 'I smoke a lot' ?

Youre not a smoker unless you can smoke under the shower, sure, but in the actual pool?
Hm.
I do enjoy those tropical pools that simulate tides and you go wheee!

As in kung fu there are many styles. Seek the spider monkey.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:59 am

Will be 51 in a few months' time

I'm sorry, but the subject heading clearly indicates "thirties and forties." You're therefore too old to reply in this thread. Kindly reply to the 50+ thread. I believe they host bingo on Fridays. I'll catch up with you in ten years.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:16 am

The one reason I don`t like discussing people`s ages on a forum is that some, sooner or later, will use it to dismiss you as `too old` or past the times, etc.

You get a fairer discussion often not mentioning it.

You`d be amazed how `ageist` young people are without realising it.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:41 pm

I'm close to my 30's, I'll be turning 29 this year.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:59 am

Me be 35 and love this game.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:23 am

The one reason I don`t like discussing people`s ages on a forum is that some, sooner or later, will use it to dismiss you as `too old` or past the times, etc.

You get a fairer discussion often not mentioning it.

You`d be amazed how `ageist` young people are without realising it.

Probably no more ageist than older people towards the younger audience.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:27 am

Probably no more ageist than older people towards the younger audience.

Only if the young person insists on not understanding straight forward reasonable logic because they`ve become `fixated` on just arguing rather than the issue at hand.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:05 pm

Probably no more ageist than older people towards the younger audience.

That's true. A lot of "Look, kid..."

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:41 am

I'll be 58 in march. I play video games, collect super hero action figures (primarily Batman) and super hero movies, paint and sculpt FRPG metal miniatures.
Trust me, the Geek does not go away with age. :banana:

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:03 am

Only if the young person insists on not understanding straight forward reasonable logic because they`ve become `fixated` on just arguing rather than the issue at hand.

I think in most cases they understand. Whether or not they care, however...

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:57 am

I Gerza71. Anyone do the maths. How old I am?

Hint: I won't be 71 until 2042.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:20 pm

Next to crazy monkey six, swimming is the next best exercise. I hike with a load often and canoe when possible. When you hit your 40's you have to defend against atrophy. A "young-at-heart" attitude while doing all you can to cling to a child-like wonder will do scads for your disposition.

Crazy monkey six isnt for all of us unfortunately.
I myself had a very wild twenties and weirdly am now near celibate in my 30's.
Its odd but if you dont get any you dont want any after a while either. I guess its biology.
Its not that Im ugly, Im just disillusioned which is prolly worse only I dont care.
Swimming is nice.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:08 pm

Right here. 39.

» Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:26 pm

Are there any Skyrim players that are aged thirty and older on here???(male and female).

This answers your questions - look at this thread and look at the posts...

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1319056-skyrimthe-realization-of-a-30-year-vision/page__fromsearch__1

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:16 am

47 here - saw and played Pong before it was finished (a guy in my neighborhood was making a cabinet for it). Hung around arcades when that's all there was, even worked in one for a minute. I reallygot hooked on videogames when I was interning as a video game artist. First "real" game I was obsessed with was Landstalker (although I played others, Landstalker got me hooked on RPGs and it's been that way ever since...).

Uhuh ! Great to hear Landstalker referred to, in my top 3 games of all time. That was awesome for its time.

I'm 34, skyrim has me on my knees.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:18 pm

31. I only discovered Bethesda's games thanks to Oblivion on the PS3. Prior to that, all I knew of RPGs and adventure games were old turn-based stuff like Dragon Warrior/Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda. Having grown dissaitsfied with the short single player games in FPS, I looked for something new. Oblivion fit the bill. I probably would have liked Daggerfall, but I was into Quake, Star Wars X-Wing and TIE Fighter, Warcraft II and Starcraft back in the late '90s.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:39 am

I'm well into my forties. Lots of old farts here. :-)

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:21 am

Late 40's, disabled war vet., independent federal councillor/ ethics advisor, and not least, and not last, member of investment groups with ties to gaming industries ( raw/ intermediary materials ).
Gamingwise, an RPG addict....if the game has strong character development software; thus, I run hot and cold for/against Bethesda games.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:50 am

Industry Facts

America's entertainment software industry creates a wide array of computer and video games to meet the demands and tastes of audiences as diverse as our nation's population. Today's gamers include millions of Americans of all ages and backgrounds. In fact, nearly three-quarters of all American households play games. This vast audience fuels the growth of this multi-billion dollar industry and helps bring jobs to communities across the nation. Below is a list of the top 10 entertainment software industry facts:

Consumers spent $25.1 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in 2010.
Purchases of digital content accounted for 24 percent of game sales in 2010, generating $5.9 billion in revenue.
Seventy-two percent of American households play computer or video games.
The average game player is 37 years old and has been playing games for 12 years.
The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is 41 years old.
Forty-two percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (37 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (13 percent).
In 2011, 29 percent of Americans over the age of 50 play video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
Fifty-five percent of gamers play games on their phones or handheld device.
Seventy-six percent of all games sold in 2010 were rated "E" for Everyone, "T" for Teen, or "E10+" for Everyone 10+. For more information on game ratings, please see http://www.esrb.org/.
Parents are present when games are purchased or rented 91 percent of the time.

Taken from http://www.theesa.com/facts/index.asp

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:00 am

I turn 17 in a week or so. Luckily the college is closed that day because of Martin Luther King Jr's Day. :biggrin:

I could swear you are older than an Evil Garden Gnome!

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:34 pm

..."Im just disillusioned which is prolly worse only I dont care"...

Not a thing wrong with that. Hit a similar period myself. It's all about what makes you happy, or content.

I must admit, there are few things I look forward to with as much anticipation (at least currently) as my next Skyrim session. Though there is that 7+ lb pound large mouth bass in a nearby pond that better have a very good Potion of Enduring Invisibility, if he wishes to escape my cooking pot this Sunday. To be honest, he is tougher to catch than a Silverside perch under a waterfall.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:10 am

31. I only discovered Bethesda's games thanks to Oblivion on the PS3. Prior to that, all I knew of RPGs and adventure games were old turn-based stuff like Dragon Warrior/Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda. Having grown dissaitsfied with the short single player games in FPS, I looked for something new. Oblivion fit the bill. I probably would have liked Daggerfall, but I was into Quake, Star Wars X-Wing and TIE Fighter, Warcraft II and Starcraft back in the late '90s.

Starcraft – now that's a game that made me feel my age – felt I had perfect strategy but just couldn't “out click” the youngsters.

I long for a good strategy game that combines turn-based, with real-time, without penalizing a 40+ years old reflexes.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:11 am

56 here...

" and all the animals on Ol' McDonalds farm were nodding off, in hotel rooms, with needles in their arms; the seven dwarves, there's only four alive today, why? Cause Cinderella's working for the C.I.A." - Oingo Boingo. Now Danny Elfman writes music for movies. Wow!