Who's the oldest regular Gamer on here?
Discussion
Yes - fire up the PS quite often.
Only really played 2 or 3 games in the last year (Sniper Elite 4&5 mainly).
Started on Sinclair spectrum's , moved to PC's , built dozens of them for friends. Got addicted to overclocking AMD chips/ faster and faster graphics cards etc. Then got into consoles and never touched a PC since.
Think the first hard disk i bought was a connor peripherals.... (shows age)
Only really played 2 or 3 games in the last year (Sniper Elite 4&5 mainly).
Started on Sinclair spectrum's , moved to PC's , built dozens of them for friends. Got addicted to overclocking AMD chips/ faster and faster graphics cards etc. Then got into consoles and never touched a PC since.
Think the first hard disk i bought was a connor peripherals.... (shows age)
56 here. Started off with a Sinclair ZX81 and then a BBC micro, then a Sinclair spectrum with a weird themal printer and a mini tape drive. Had a frogger type game for Commodore 64 or maybe Vic 20 (don't remember which...was a mates) published in Computer & Video Games mag at some point in 1980-81. Except they put a typo in the code so it didn't work and they published the fix in a later edition!!
Now have a home made (plumbing pipe) PC rig playing Automobilista 2 and the community enhanced Richard Burns Rally. Funny to think back to Microprose Grand Prix (Geoff Crammond?) that I played in 1990 on a rubbish IBM portable thing...compare how AMS 2 looks compared to that and it's amazing to see how much things have changed for the positive
Now have a home made (plumbing pipe) PC rig playing Automobilista 2 and the community enhanced Richard Burns Rally. Funny to think back to Microprose Grand Prix (Geoff Crammond?) that I played in 1990 on a rubbish IBM portable thing...compare how AMS 2 looks compared to that and it's amazing to see how much things have changed for the positive
I am 65 and still playing, mostly Battlefield 1 on PS4, occasionally Battlefield 5. I have posted before about my style of play, cannot do the run and gun style anymore, my reactions are not good enough so I am that annoying git sniping you from the far side of the map or shooting at anything and everything with a light machine gun with a large magazine.
It's all my son's fault , he would ask me to play with him when he was younger and he got me hooked, I usually still play a couple of times a month.
It's all my son's fault , he would ask me to play with him when he was younger and he got me hooked, I usually still play a couple of times a month.
Mid-50's and currently hooked on Horizon Forbidden West. I tend to play one game at a time these days, muscle memory is ever more important in today's complex games. Finished Ghosts of Tsushima before this.
First gaming was around 1977 (with a Grandstand 2000 aswell) as per other commentary above, then Atari 2600 games console (borrowed from friend), then Atari 400. Currently have PS5 and have had all the variants, along with a Wii for family games along the way.
I tend to stay away from co-op online gaming as my reactions aren't what they used to be and I don't generally like "shoot em ups" anyway.
First gaming was around 1977 (with a Grandstand 2000 aswell) as per other commentary above, then Atari 2600 games console (borrowed from friend), then Atari 400. Currently have PS5 and have had all the variants, along with a Wii for family games along the way.
I tend to stay away from co-op online gaming as my reactions aren't what they used to be and I don't generally like "shoot em ups" anyway.
Edited by Steve Campbell on Monday 10th October 13:55
Edited by Steve Campbell on Monday 10th October 13:55
48 here - PS5/Xbox Series X/PC Gamer.
Started with the Spectrum, Amiga, then PC, then Playstation all the way up to PS5, but bought an Xbox this generation as well due to Gamepass. Also have a tidy gaming PC for the likes of flight sim, Civilisation 6 etc.
Don't really do online gaming though...
Started with the Spectrum, Amiga, then PC, then Playstation all the way up to PS5, but bought an Xbox this generation as well due to Gamepass. Also have a tidy gaming PC for the likes of flight sim, Civilisation 6 etc.
Don't really do online gaming though...
AndySheff said:
55.
Have a PS2, 3, 4 & 5. And an Xbox360. Have the PS5 to play GranTurismo.
Me tooHave a PS2, 3, 4 & 5. And an Xbox360. Have the PS5 to play GranTurismo.
Started playing the electromechanical games in arcades when about 7. Up Periscope and night fighter, anyone remember them ?
Have a PS5 with the VR, a fanatec elite and VR rally is awsome.
Just finished Elden Ring after 100hrs of game time. Horizons next.
Just got the last child out of the house and his bedroom is being converted into my games and computer room.
I need to retire to give me enough time for my hobbies.
I've also got a BBC with 6502 second processor for Elite, an Apple ][ for various games and multiple other vintage machines.
Even built an Apple-1 but the games on that are crap
Edited by Gary C on Monday 10th October 14:06
59. Started when my two lads were into Ford Racing and we had a PS1.
Moved on to PS2 and got the Gran Turismo bug. That was over 15 years ago.
A couple of years ago I retired and dug out the old kit to pass a bit of time. Problem was finding a TV / screen that took the yellow, red, white connectors for PS2. Anyway, got an old screen and all good. Also, realised the lads had had a PS3 too. So, now I've got various screens and consoles, and regularly play GT4, 5 & 6. Not fussed about other games, but do hanker after Ford Racing sometimes
Moved on to PS2 and got the Gran Turismo bug. That was over 15 years ago.
A couple of years ago I retired and dug out the old kit to pass a bit of time. Problem was finding a TV / screen that took the yellow, red, white connectors for PS2. Anyway, got an old screen and all good. Also, realised the lads had had a PS3 too. So, now I've got various screens and consoles, and regularly play GT4, 5 & 6. Not fussed about other games, but do hanker after Ford Racing sometimes
50 here. Been gaming since my BBC micro and Sega master system many moons ago. I tend to focus on one game at a time these days as I don't have much patience to learn new metas and have struggled a bit over the past few years with boredom given the repetition in the FPS space. I invested a chunk of time in WOW at one point and every FPS from Doom/Quake/UT to the COD/Battlefield annual releases. In recent years I've been sucked into Fortnite as I found the challenge of the building and shooting mechanic incredibly difficult but also rewarding despite the more cartoony nature of the game itself. I can't compete with my kids but have racked up over 1800 wins since season 1.
I do miss a good single player game as they seem to be out of vogue these days. The last game I played all the way through was Cyberpunk and I wish developers would focus more on the one player element of games over the online content. Half Life Alyx on the Oculus Quest almost grabbed me but I ran out of steam half way through.
I do miss a good single player game as they seem to be out of vogue these days. The last game I played all the way through was Cyberpunk and I wish developers would focus more on the one player element of games over the online content. Half Life Alyx on the Oculus Quest almost grabbed me but I ran out of steam half way through.
Gassing Station | Video Games | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff