(Discussion) Will You Play Video Games Until You're Dead? - Retro Bird
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- We love video games, but does that mean we'll play them for the rest of our lives? There's no precedent for people doing that, but I explain why I think a lot of us will do just that.
(Discussion) Will You Play Video Games Until You're Dead? - Retro Bird / Playing Video Games for Your Entire Life / Will You Ever Stop Playing Video Games? / Still Playing Video Games When You're Old
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Well at 68 I haven’t quite hit geezer status yet but I’m getting there. I’m not as fast at schmups but still hold my own in Destiny and Halo multiplayer. Just finished a crazy 2 player co-op game of Halo Assault with my son online. Play till I’m dead? I’m working on it. Still collect a bunch of gaming stuff too. I enjoy your video’s. Keep em coming!
Glad to hear you can still hold your own! Thanks for the compliments!
Dude destiny slaps!!!
Dude destiny slaps!!!
@Jonathan Heiss Ha! Thanks Jonathan, you made my day!
Halo at 68... Wow! I want to be you when I reach that age. I'd not at all annoyed if you out shot me.
When people ask me why I have so many video games, I always answer “That’s my retirement plan, of course!”.
You're all set :)
Love it, I will use it from now on.
Me too! I am going to set up a retro gaming area in my garage all set for when I retire!
That, and knowing the grandkids will have all those reason to want to come visit EVERY weekend!
I'm literally doing that now, but post retirement. I'm trying to beat all the PS2 NFS/Midnight Club. I end up getting stuck where I was 15+ years ago, but I'm making progress.
I legit want a SNES controller in my hand when they close the casket.
I want a CASKET in the shape a SNES controller!
@@c.l.7525 I want to be buried in my Nintendo showcase^^
I'll take a Sega Genesis 6-button controller in mine.
I'll send you a gameshark and a note saying: Ran out of continues.
@@zanychelly
Holy good God that's good. I want that on my tombstone! May I barrow that my friend? ;)
My bother told me when I was really young, maybe 8 that when I get older I wont be interested in video games, and it made me sad and not like the idea of growing up. Luckily for younger me, I'm still gaming as as adult so younger me's fears and sadness didn't come true.
Yeah, good thing that wasn't true!
I can see myself in a situation like the Twilight Zone episode “Time Enough at Last.” Just me and all the games…then I step on my glasses.
Great reference. That was an awesome episode!
When we're old, we might have to rely on emulation to get our gaming fix. The accessibility won't be much of an issue, but our ability to play certain genres could very well be problematic. Some of us in nursing homes will be wearing a VR headset, feeling like we're back in our old messy bedroom, playing various consoles on a CRT, all in a completely digital environment. The tech and software already exists today. Imagine how awesome it'll be in 10+ years. Being old will be interesting.
I love the idea of VR being used to scratch the CRT itch
Joke’s on you: I never read title! I just saw a RetroBird thumbnail and immediately clicked!
Ahhh, ya got me!
I truly believe that greater things await us in an afterlife, but we will always have the perfect memories of our games with us. In a way, they will be cherished and appreciated for eternity.
I've been playing for about 40 years now (since the 2600), so there's a strong possibility that I'll be playing until I die.
heck yeah of course, ill be playing my GBA even when my body is rotting away down under
It's portable. It can go anywhere.
I'm personally really looking forward to finally having all the time in the world to play my collection when I'm an old geezer
A time to look forward to indeed!
My mother passed away last year at 72 and her favorite games were Toejam and Earl on the Genesis and Dr. Mario on the NES. She could destroy me at Dr. Mario till the end. I miss her.
Sorry for your loss. Sounds like she was a pretty awesome mom!
@@RetroBirdGaming She was great. Thanks. I can only hope to still be able to play when I am older. Gaming is a great hobby. Although fishing is a close second place.
Most likely, I will encourage my kids to play games, my grandchildren, and I just sure hope the chain goes on. XD
I'm definitely never going to stop. I grew up with a SNES controller in my hand and nothing else in the world can replace video games. I've tried lol. Thanks so much for your channel and all your videos. I love discussions about all the topics you cover in regards to video games it's so neat. Quickly becoming one of my top channels.
This is the perfect place to share this story. I've been using that pokemon smile game to help my son brush his teeth. He loses his shit when he "unlocks" a pokemon. (You can't swap out pokemon, it's just the pokedex). Anyway I like, cool, whatever junior. My wife was laughing at me because I've booted up forza horizon 4 for first time in a while and I was gifted 20 super spins. I'm standing there will glee looking at all the new cars I'm unlocking. She's like "you look like our son on pokemon smile. You act like you winning these cars in real life lol" I had a good laugh
So ya, I guess I will be a gamer for life
The question is: what is the alternative? Looking for 15 years on a 3 meter wide street, where absolutely nobody is walking by, like my grandmother did?
Finally enough time to beat Zak McKracken.
The fact that older people are placed in retirement houses instead of living with the rest of the family makes me sad. In other cultures, elderly stay with the family until the end.
I do legitimately worry about not being able to play Ninja Gaiden as I age, haha. Nearing 40 now and I can already feel my hands getting ridiculously stiff. I will certainly miss it if that day actually comes. That said, I can't imagine myself ever not playing games. Past my teenage years I haven't been much of a TV guy nor have I ever been into sports. Gaming has always been a normal thing in my life and I don't see that changing even if I manage to make it to the geezer stage of my life.
Hey, it's you! I've watched your channel before! Your video about how to play Dragon Force years ago taught me how to play that game and I still reference it to this day!
@@RetroBirdGaming Woah! Talk about a small world. Glad that video helped! :)
They'll have to bury me with my game boy color because you'll never pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Literally sat my 8 year old son down the other day and told him that when l get old and die my collection will be inherited by him, so when he throws my wavebird he is really throwing HIS wavebird!
Good lesson!
The answer is yes. I will NEVER stop playing! I’d have to be blind with both hands amputated to stop.
My grandpa loved golf and model trains. He played golf and long as he could and enjoyed his model trains until the end. That only gives me hope that I would still be able to play retro games
Good parallel!
I'm still playing StarCraft on multiplayer with my friends, we've had this rivalry since 1998 and still continuing to this day. So glad the re-mastered edition came out, now we play every night.
Love StarCraft! That's what I do with age of empires 2
I'll be playing as I'm alive, hopefully my hands cooperate. 20 years of using hand tools is starting to take its toll on my hands, another 20 years might make it difficult to use a controller. But I will push through cuz the pain will be worth it. 😁👍
One of the saddest facts about gaming is that even if we win the lottery, quit our jobs and spend the rest of our days doing nothing but playing games, we still die without having experienced every game worth playing.
"People constantly add to their backlogs." I casually glance at mine and man, you aren't lying LOL.
old people and video games.. i think the main problems would be, sight, hearing, and maybe control problems like arthritis or something.. but! im sure by the time we hit those ages they would have thought of some sort of neuro-link or something, where you wont need your eyes, ears, or fingers.. imagine being 80+ and actually playing BETTER than you are now lol..
Honestly, just found your channel yesterday and I've been binging! You're absolutely f*****g hilarious and you have a great way of presenting your content. Something unique within the saturated RUclips content, having amazing insight and your humour has earned a loyal sub!
Thank you my friend! I appreciate that and am glad to have you aboard!
In a South Park episode, Cartman woke up 100 years in the future. He wanted to finally be able to play the Nintendo Wii. But as soon as he got a hold of one, it wasn't possible to connect it anymore. That's something that I'm wondering will happen in real life. With TV's, cables and ports evolving as often as it does, maybe even these upscalers will be obsolete in the future. CRTs will probably not work in 50 years from now, more likely than my cartridge based consoles.
im 47 on saturday and i cant hold my own online anymore, motor functions arent what they used to be. Think ill stick to my amiga. Another great topic RetroBird.
As long as my brain, eyes and hands are able I don't see why I would stop.
Hell yes I will play games until I am dead. My wife, too. She says our game collection is part of her retirement.
Type of games I play through the remainder of my life will probably continue to ebb and flow as it has. That is, grew up on NES/MasterSystem through PS1, grew out of console and into PC games, specifically FPS types but then grew out of that and BACK to the retro for 90%+ of my gaming game time. I get the itch to get back into Quake (especially with the remaster) every now and again so who knows. Just go with the flow!
Rip Norm Mickdanold 😪😢..we miss you
I don’t have interest in newer systems anymore, but I still enjoy playing my retro systems.
As long as we have Flashcarts and FPGA consoles, I'm not worried about electronics dying.
FPGA consoles can be very acurate to the real things, and flashcarts give you convenient access to a whole library of games.
I most definitely will be, I’ve been playing since the megadrive era and I’ve owned every generation since.
Can’t see that ever stopping.
I just found your channel 3 days ago. It is wonderful. You do such a great job. I just wanted to tell you that I really appreciate your content.
Thank you Justin! I'm glad to have you here :)
I can only hope that we are in the same old folks home playing battletoads...I can already feel my arthritis flaring up in my hands now! 🤣
Yeah, we'll be crazy enough to go for the coveted co-op clear of the game.
I’m 45. My skills haven’t really changed. I’m just as bad at games as I was when I was 12… but I still love ‘em!😂
Good observation there Birdo, it’s ebbs and flows of time depending on the context of where we’re at in life. My example: yes i’ll play until at least i still have enjoyment for them but if my focus is elsewhere they may take a backseat. When I was in college I still had my consoles but made it abundantly clear that school came first and so I could only play for an hour at most a day or not at all. Either way old folks home with an arcade or emulator with all the classics sounds great to me
I'm 39, and I was hooked after being bombarded by the NES, and the Super Mario Brother Super Show in elementary school. I stopped playing platformers around 18, and I stopped buying every new 3rd person action game around 30. I fell in love with RTS games about 2 years ago. Honestly, I'll play games in some form until my last year's, but my taste change without much cause other than just getting older. I also stopped caring about Super hero movies about the time of Superman Returns.
My personal plan is to cheat death and play forever.
On a more serious note, a big part of my collecting is doing the best I can to ensure I can play my games as long as I can through buying replacement parts for consoles and/or modifying consoles to help reduce wear. A future project of mine is also to build a temperature/humidity controlled case to help prolong the life of the games themselves. Fully expect my games to last longer than I do!
Fuck yes. The Grim Reaper is going to have to sit down with me at hospice until I finish my last run of Chrono Trigger. Then he can take me…but then I’ll tell him about Final Fantasy 6 and he’ll be like “Ooh! Play that one too! Then we’ll go.”
Looking forward to retirement homes having game consoles in about 50 years
Right?
Back in about '83 or '84 our family got the Atari VCS (woodgrain model) because I wanted to play Pac-Man without having to spend quarters at the local arcade or pay stupid amounts of money to find a place in our small apartment for an actual cabinet which I think was only available to businesses and not for personal sale. It was at that time my mom also enjoyed the imperfect port with its dashes for dots, squares for fruit, blinking squares for power pellets, and flickering ghosts. Now the only video game she plays, if at all, is Solitare for the PC.. I guess Angry Birds: Star Wars just wasn't cutting it.
Yes. We went from up to 24 systems. Down to wanting 5, but acutally turned into 7. Shoulda been 3. Who's counting anymore? Once a player. Always a player. Peace!-)
Can you imagine how cool a retirement homes for gamers would be? Super Smash Bros night, Neo Geo night, "Can You Beat Mike Tyson?" night...
Old people do things like playing cards and dancing to polka/waltz etc like they did when they were teens, just like we game like we did when we were teens
Totally!
I worked at Toys R Us in the late 90s and early 2000s. I used to have a grandma come in shopping for games. Turns out she was big into RPGs and was always in buying one for the Playstation. I think I got her to buy Lunar SSS. She joked they were her afternoon "stories' since she didn't like daytime TV. I remember talking about her grandkids and if they ever played her Playstation, and she was like "Hell, NO! They'll scratch the disks! They're only allowed cartridges and the N64." I like to think I'll be playing through my backlog of RPGs like her when I retire.
The main reason why I even collect games is so that I will have something to do from the day I retire and onwards.
I wish I could hang out with you and play Sega. You crack me up, lol. I just wanna sit there and laugh all day and jam on games, lol
Will definitely have to try to hang out with a bunch of you at conventions and whatnot :)
As long as I can hold a controller or handheld I will keep playing games, sometimes more, sometimes less! Your idea of a senior home with (old skool) LAN parties sounds awesome, and I’m pretty sure something like that will be pretty feasible really :-) Great vid as always!
I'm 35, I've already stopped playing a few kinds of games, including fps and twitchy games. I've also started using cheats on some kinds of games that I really enjoy (megaman games specifically) because I don't have the time and attention to devote to actually 'be good' at them. I just want to casually get through, not be perfect.
Never expected that would be my life, but here I am.
The answer is a resounding "yes." You'll have to pry whatever controller I happen to be holding at the time from my cold dead hands before discussions about funeral arrangements can even be discussed. Just saying...
I'm not done with this world until I complete my backlog.
I watched movies nearly every day for the first 18 years of my life. 7 years later I rarely watch movies because of disinterest.
You hit it right on the aging and reflexes! One of my favorite games of all time is Custom Robo on the GameCube. I sometimes worry if I will have the mental and physical reflexes for that game. But thankfully the game doesn't exactly punish you, it actually helps you if you lose enough battles so in a way I can win through war of attrition haha.
if games go all digital it'll definitely effect how many I buy I love the physical aspect of owning a game and when/ if thats taken away from me then ill probably drop off considerably when it comes to playing new stuff but my old stuff will always be there
Im playing video games since I get a Sega Master System with age 7. Now with age 40 I'm still playing modern and retro games. Sometimes I played more (during pandemic), Sometimes I played less (11 years ago I did much sport instead for a while), but its part of my life and also kinda a routine of my life already. No plan to give up playing anytime in my life.
I mean there's something comforting about having a RUclips channel with your significant other into my 70's/80's doing let's plays ' now honey, this is Mega Man X for the Super Nintendo. This game is as old as me hehehe.' then my heart gives out as I rage at the stupid spider mini-boss.
I'm looking forward to it.
It's interesting that I kinda knew what the answer was and that I was going to agree. That was the case, and I still watched the whole thing. I couldn't word it better, man.
It's definitely a relief to defer the burden of considering how mortality affects gaming onto to you since I know I'll live forever and won't ever die.
Loved hearing about the grandpas! Spot on! Always love watching you, my favorite guy!
hahah
Just like our grandparents played cards, music instruments or knitted sweaters, we will do what makes us happy as long as we are able. I agree that we will have to adapt to our situation. I already see it as a parent. I play more party games, Lego games and mini game compilations with my son than I ever did before. Life is full of changes and is good to adapt and enjoy each day as they come.
I don't know how you always come up with great topics for videos
Thank you! I try to pick things that I think you'll all be able to relate to.
Life isn't worth living with no video games.
Indeed!
This is one of The funniest videos you ever made, thanks for that, bro! I intend to play until my final days as well. Even if I get Parkinson disease, I would just stop using The Rumble Pak.
Thank you and glad you liked it :)
My gaming habits seem to have slowed down. I still love the frenetic games but my sessions with them seem to have shortened. I was the last one in my group to finish RE8. As long as I make progress, I'm good there. I can actually get to a boss and figure I'll start on it fresh next time instead of losing sleep until I beat it. I am always working on a mellow game, something that requires very little twitch skills... Right now, "Adventures of Lolo 3" for the NES... Where was that thing hidden? I had no idea there was a third game...fiendish...
I discovered the lolo games earlier this year. They are straight up hidden gems!
Yeah, the Lolo games are great :)
Great video and AMAZING theme song man. I enjoy what you are doing but holy heck I keep coming back for the song if nothing else 🤣 you rock retro bird!!
Thank you! Glad to have you around :)
Great video. I love that turn-based RPG comment! I've been playing since the Atari 2600 and continue playing retro and modern games, 40+ years later. I recall my grandmother playing some 2600 with me back in the early 80s. She would laugh like crazy. My mom is nearing her mid-80s and didn't grow up playing video games, but boy does she main Word with Friends. She also enjoys Wii bowling. I'd surmise that just about everyone watching your channel will play whatever they can, as long as they can.
Whoah, this is a complex subject, and depending on your age.
I recently turned fifty and have tried to curb my collecting habits because I realise I don't have enough time to play through what I already own. But it's difficult - old habits die hard.
I also enjoy peace and quiet more nowadays - sitting in the park on a sunny day etc.. Although I always bring my GBA just in case - still best console in the daylight.
I think our perspective of time changes as we get older, and therefor how we spend our time.
I'm a retro gamer (not as planned - time has just caught up with me and I've not gotten around to playing what I already own).
Videogames have helped me through some hard times - they can make you forget pain, either physically or emotionally. Will I be playing Videogames until I die?
Absolutely!
I'm just hoping to reduce my collecting habit and stop wasting money I may need when I'm older and need to turn 2 bars on the fire.
You know I always think about this question and I'm always like "of course will' but the thought of the possibility that old games won't work anymore, one of or both of my hands will be injured or lost, become blind or deaf or anything scares me
I raid in World of Warcraft with a 76y/o and he plays better than I do. My uncle is pushing 60 and still games daily. Wiis are used in elderly housing for physical therapy and exercise. I think age will change how we play but won't play if we play. Just make sure your hands and eyes stay healthy.
A lot of RPGs require a ton of reading as well.
I’m really enjoying your channel as someone who is into retro collecting 👍
Glad you enjoy it!
Im not very old and have about 30 games or so but I intend to play those games forever. I think a lot of people planned to keep their NES games forever when they were younger but even so, most of those people have given up their games which have ended up in someone else's hands. This may be bad for them if they regret getting rid of their games but I'm glad some of those games have ended up with me.
I plan to play until my body breaks down to where I won't be able to play anymore.
Interesting vid, for me gaming is can't stop won't stop. I plan on playing and buying games as long as I'm able too and plan on getting my grandkids into it as well if any come into the picture many years from now.
My mother is 78 and she probably beats 15-20 games a year (mostly PS3 at the moment). Unless my hands fall off, I'm pretty sure I'll keep gaming until my final days!
Awesome!
Games can cover a fundamental need for constant stimulation on young ages. One of the blessings of getting older is finally finding peace with yourself and not requiring that type of stimulation to have a feeling of fulfilment. Now, "getting older" is different for each of us, some people just never get old! Well.. if this is good or not, that's a whole new discussion!
I love RPGs and as long as they keep making turn based ones where reflexes aren't an issue I can see myself still playing them just as long as I haven't gotten sick of them in 40-50 years.
But if you stop and think about it the things a lot of our grandparents were interested in were likely seen as childish by their parents and grandparents. Most people just worked and socialized and didn't have much time for leisure so anyone doing anything leisurely were probably thought of as sad by their elders. My grandfather (rest his soul) was a big original Star Trek fan. So much so that he read the books. Especially the ones written by William Shatner. I still remember him as an old man, after having a stroke and not really being able to use his right side or talk very well, sitting in his chair with a Star Trek book firmly grasped in his left hand just lost in it. His parents and grandparents were long gone but if they were around hypothetically I could see them saying how the only book someone should read is the Bible or a Newspaper. To paraphrase Will Smith parents and grandparents just don't understand. Video games are the current evolution of that mind set. But just as my grandfather read and re-watched classic Trek until he passed, I can see myself doing the same things I'm doing now when I'm a senior citizen.
My retirement home better have retro games! Four player geriatric Goldeneye will be the new shuffleboard.
I like the sound of that!
Agreed. I’m going to be really hacked off if I can’t have my game consoles at “the home”.
I think so, but I know I will have to give up hard action games at some point. Luckily I've been discovering tons of adventure games lately.
I don't plan on stopping. That is for sure.
I'll definitely keep playing games until I'm dead!
There's some games that I played as a kid and never stopped playing 'till this day!
I have often said I will play video games until I am dead. I 100% stand by that statement.
Lots of great comments on here!
My answer is yes, absolutely. That’s what my overwhelming backlog is for. I hope to accumulate enough to not care if they stop making games I care about. I’m actually a no kids type of guy, so I currently have more time to play than anyone else I know. It’s still not enough, so retirement is my dream.
I will play the retro video games till I die but, as you said, you nailed the point about the taste of change of genres and body reaction as we grow older. I will likely to buy a RetroPie so that I can get to play most of my games when I am in the retirement home.
Beside from that, I am also collecting 90s anime and cartoon DVDs wherever I can. Shows and animation I grew up with which brighten my childhood.
I love being a gamer I always been gamer since I was a little boy and probably most definitely will be a gamer until I die.
Considering I had a new Atari 2600 as a kid, I'm probably older than most people here and don't plan on stopping any time soon. I know my reflexes can't be as good as they were when I was younger, but I find I do better at most games now than I did then. Maybe it's muscle memory or something.
Me too it was our first system although my dad had a pong game prior. If only he knew the seed he planted with those systems I bet he'd not have done it. Now 40+ years later...game on. Although nothing past ps3 for me now a days thanks to 2300 steam games which I play on my tv with a controller like a system and of course all the past system and games..omg I feel over whelmed thinking of them all I still need to play still!
Wow, what a morbid question!! Lol. As long as video games stay for a while, then yes, I will play them until they no longer exist. Btw, I enjoyed hearing your fantasy about playing video games in the nursing home and also your story about your grandparents. Pizza 🍕 and 🥛 milkshakes all the way!!!
Thank you. Those stories about my grandfathers are both true too :)
@@RetroBirdGaming You’re welcome. That’s awesome.
I've been playing games since I could hold the NES controller, which is before I can even really remember anything else. I aim to play until I can either no longer hold a controller or I can't remember anything else again.... 😁
This dude is the Al Bundy of Retro Games! 😂 - Subscribed!! 👍🏻
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Thinking about what my collection is going to look like when I get realllll old. I hope I'm playing my gameboy advance sp on my death bed
I enjoy your sense of humor
I think I'll be playing video games into my old age.
My mom (while not a senior citizen) has a doctor who wants her to play platformer games for hand eye coordination. I think as time goes on, more doctors may join my mom's on basically prescribing video games. How cool would that be?
I love the imagery of retirement homes with video games.
If you think there’s a lot of gamers now just wait till all the productive ones are retired and have free time too
I already told my family, when I die, you will bury me with Final Fantasy III, ChronoTrigger and Shining Force.
Yes. Both my fiancee and I are gamers for life. We have more games, consoles, PC's, and memorabilia than we do furniture. We play everything across all genre's and platforms side-by-side every night after work. We each have our own setups so we can play what and when we like. Game on guys, game on.
I'm a strange twist of fate, they bring in Sparkster for Genesis.
REALLY GREAT EPISODE! im 42 so not to far from that retirement home for gamers. lords of thunder for life!
Let's all chip in and make sure retro bird gets his pizza-flavored milkshake and rocket knight adventure on his deathbed.