Do any of you play video games?

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Ah, I remember those days well. (Though had a Spectrum 48k myself).

goad,

WOW...You are old!!! 😛

-VR

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Ah, I remember those days well. (Though had a Spectrum 48k myself).

Ah, the beautiful, black, rubber keyed, beast!

Originally posted by @vivify
Or am I the only one under age 40 on this site?

Hell yeah.

Playing Sleeping dogs right now.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Top menu bar, select 'Forums' and choose 'Clan' from the drop down menu.

Am I alone in remembering Manic Miner?

No. And Atic Atac, and 3D Ant Attack, and The Hobbit, and Death Chase.

Originally posted by @great-king-rat
Mostly playing The Last Of Us multiplayer later and anxiously awaiting TLOU 2.

I consider TLOU the best game ever made. The character building is godly.

I have that game, and still haven't played it yet. I have a 5 year old plus twins babies, and I'm waiting for a consistent block of time when I can be alone to play that. I really want to immerse myself in that game.

Originally posted by @karoly-aczel
COD Black Ops 3.
At 43 I'm only 7 years over the average gamers' age in austrlia.

Just wait a few years. Gamers over the age of 40 (and eventually, 50) will be a common thing.

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
No. And Atic Atac, and 3D Ant Attack, and The Hobbit, and Death Chase.

I had all of those!!! (In the Hobbit I always ended up in a dungeon I couldn't get out of).

Eugene's Lair was also awesome.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
I had all of those!!! (In the Hobbit I always ended up in a dungeon I couldn't get out of).

Eugene's Lair was also awesome.

What about arcade games
Before every one had home consoles
Asteroids pacman scramble had to queue to get a game

Nick's arcade in perth always busy
Moaning old guy owned it.
Always saying the same thing if you were not playing he would walk about saying " no loitering"

Originally posted by @vivify
I have that game, and still haven't played it yet. I have a 5 year old plus twins babies, and I'm waiting for a consistent block of time when I can be alone to play that. I really want to immerse myself in that game.

Great. Assuming you have a PS4 I'd also recommend Bloodborne, but that takes a hell of a lot more time than TLOU. But well worth it.

But yeah, TLOU requires attention. Play it slowly, listen to the conversations between the main characters and bash in some zombieheads every now and then.

Originally posted by @roma45
What about arcade games
Before every one had home consoles
Asteroids pacman scramble had to queue to get a game

Nick's arcade in perth always busy
Moaning old guy owned it.
Always saying the same thing if you were not playing he would walk about saying " no loitering"

Pacman was pretty cool, but my friends and I spent most of our money playing Double Dragon. (There was a devastating 'elbow attack' move which helped you progress through the levels). Probably the only arcade game i ever completed.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Pacman was pretty cool, but my friends and I spent most of our money playing Double Dragon. (There was a devastating 'elbow attack' move which helped you progress through the levels). Probably the only arcade game i ever completed.

And don't forget space invaders I can still here the tune as they came closer and faster

Silent hill on the Play Station lived that game

No-one has mentioned Donkey Kong, Miner 49er, Mario brothers, etc..

Originally posted by @vivify
Just wait a few years. Gamers over the age of 40 (and eventually, 50) will be a common thing.

It's fairly common now.

I find it strange that some old school people think video games are childish.
Point out to them that it has overtaken the motion picture biz and they don't really take it in.
The new campaign on BO 3 has great production. The story is ok. (so far) , and you can play as a female protagonist.

!9 Cod games in the last 10 or so years. Wow!!

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Pacman was pretty cool, but my friends and I spent most of our money playing Double Dragon. (There was a devastating 'elbow attack' move which helped you progress through the levels). Probably the only arcade game i ever completed.

Double Dragon was one to line up for. It was a 'game changer' .

I find it interesting how games went from having 3 lives at the start and then you see how far you can go, to just being able to play on indefinately.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
I had all of those!!! (In the Hobbit I always ended up in a dungeon I couldn't get out of).

Eugene's Lair was also awesome.

If that was the goblins' dungeon, wait until Thorin arrives, then get him to open the window, carry you, go through the window. Don't forget to pick up Gollum's ring elsewhere in the caves.
If it was the elven king's dungeon, wait until the butler opens the door, then just leave wearing the Ring, and jump onto one of the barrels he keeps throwing through the trap door.

I've never seen Eugene's Lair. Never played MM past the first level, even. Not my thing for some reason.