Are there any gamers on these forums of a pensionable age?
Yeah, I know, it probably sounds daft and you may laugh... but hear me out..
I think there's a "how old are you?" thread somewhere about, and I know that some of you are in your 40s and whatnot, but I'm particularly interested to hear if there are gamers here who are retired 60+?
Reason being is that many of us bemoan not having the time to play as often as we might like through commitments such as work and looking after children... all that grown up stuff
I was thinking about this today (while I should have been working to put money in the pension pot) and realised that if I maintained an interest in gaming until retirement age it could well be blummin' fantastic - I might have all day, any day I fancied to play games (and imagine the tech!). Somehow though I can't help but feel that my interest in gaming will fade over the years.
The incredibly complex mathematics:
My first gaming experience was with a BBC Micro when I was, at a guess, around six years old (I'm 31). Using the BBC Micro and the ZX81 as examples, these were released in 1981. That was 34 years ago, so if you were a 30 something gamer then and still enjoyed the hobby now you would be in your 60s today.
Now, it's a long-shot, and I'm possibly just broadcasting the meanderings of my idle mind but I would truly be interested to know... any 60+s here? Or perhaps some of you have gaming Dads or Grandads you deathmatch with?
Yeah, I know, it probably sounds daft and you may laugh... but hear me out..
I think there's a "how old are you?" thread somewhere about, and I know that some of you are in your 40s and whatnot, but I'm particularly interested to hear if there are gamers here who are retired 60+?
Reason being is that many of us bemoan not having the time to play as often as we might like through commitments such as work and looking after children... all that grown up stuff
I was thinking about this today (while I should have been working to put money in the pension pot) and realised that if I maintained an interest in gaming until retirement age it could well be blummin' fantastic - I might have all day, any day I fancied to play games (and imagine the tech!). Somehow though I can't help but feel that my interest in gaming will fade over the years.
The incredibly complex mathematics:
My first gaming experience was with a BBC Micro when I was, at a guess, around six years old (I'm 31). Using the BBC Micro and the ZX81 as examples, these were released in 1981. That was 34 years ago, so if you were a 30 something gamer then and still enjoyed the hobby now you would be in your 60s today.
Now, it's a long-shot, and I'm possibly just broadcasting the meanderings of my idle mind but I would truly be interested to know... any 60+s here? Or perhaps some of you have gaming Dads or Grandads you deathmatch with?
