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Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113943 03/12/04 12:10 PM 03/12/04 12:10 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,971 Brooklyn, New York housewife Addicted Boomer
housewife Addicted Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,971 Brooklyn, New York	40 and planning to keep playing adventure games until my fingers don't work the mouse and my eyes can't see the monitor and can't sit for long periods of time, Heck until I die, and I am taking my games and computer with me to my after life. Tell mom not to feel silly, it keeps your mind sharp and entertaining and games are for any age, young or old... Liz Playing now: Still Life 2..Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir:

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113944 03/12/04 01:54 PM 03/12/04 01:54 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia Glynn Addicted Boomer
Glynn Addicted Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia	We got a bunch of "Spring Chickens" here! and a few "Roosters" Glynn

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113945 03/12/04 05:01 PM 03/12/04 05:01 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,766 FT. Worth ....Where the West b... infernoj13usa The Radiant Moderator Staff Reviewer
infernoj13usa The Radiant Moderator Staff Reviewer BAAG Specialist Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,766 FT. Worth ....Where the West b...	I remember playing a text adventure called Y2 in 1976 in the comupter science class lab's main frame. This later turned out to be The Adventure of the Colassal Caves ... released in 1981. I stopped playing in 1987, why? children, work, pressure, I don't know...... I restarted in ernest around 1999 and the move here to Texas.... with Riven...and the rest is history...... Inferno Watching: Dark Shadows Reading: Angelique's Descent Playing: WoW and living in Kil' Jaeden

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113946 03/12/04 05:28 PM 03/12/04 05:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 79 Canada osooyan Shy Boomer
osooyan Shy Boomer Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 79 Canada	So that you dont have to do the math I am 66 years old(sorry, young) and I am happy to say that I think that I enjoy playing adventure games as much as anyone.I am extremly pleased with the way that the people on this site react with others, and the help that is given.Enjoyment does not recognize boundaries in age,so whatever your age I say "go for it".

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113947 03/12/04 07:19 PM 03/12/04 07:19 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,097 The Garden State LadyKestrel Adept Boomer
LadyKestrel Adept Boomer Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,097 The Garden State	Buuuck, buuuck, buuuck! Is that a chicken joke, Glynn? Fear not the dark itself, but what may lurk within it.

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113948 03/12/04 07:32 PM 03/12/04 07:32 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 131 Virginia sweet_va_ghost Settled Boomer
sweet_va_ghost Settled Boomer Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 131 Virginia	One of the nice things about being a ghost is that ghosts don't age... Cindy The Friendly Spook Just finished Playing:ND: Haunted Carousel and Conspiracies Currently Playing:Sims(Everyday), Black Mirror and Post Mortem. *Currently Seeking ND:Danger on Deception Island and Law and Order 1: Dead on the money

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113949 03/12/04 08:57 PM 03/12/04 08:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 416 Chicago, IL rtrooney Settled Boomer
rtrooney Settled Boomer Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 416 Chicago, IL	TM and I might need to discuss our respective avatars. I am 50+, I do have a grey beard, although more along the lines of Papa Hemingway than anyone else. But I do wear the black hat when I give management seminars. Tim For whom the games toll. They toll for thee.

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113950 03/12/04 11:44 PM 03/12/04 11:44 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia Glynn Addicted Boomer
Glynn Addicted Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia	Naw....It was a "Rooster" joke.. I figured it would get me in trouble, but can't get a rise out of these guys! LOL Glynn

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113951 03/13/04 02:54 AM 03/13/04 02:54 AM
Joined: Aug 1999 Posts: 7,408 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA granny BAAG Specialist
granny BAAG Specialist Joined: Aug 1999 Posts: 7,408 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA	I'll be 70 this summer, bought my 1st 'puter Apr. 98, got Myst, Riven & Shivers, retired in Sept.98, found Adv. sites, then in 99 found Gameboomers. I can truthfully say that was when my life became complete. LONG LIVE GAMEBOOMERS!! Granny Goodwitch A woman NEVER shot a man while he was doing dishes!

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113952 03/13/04 02:59 AM 03/13/04 02:59 AM
Joined: Nov 1999 Posts: 10,323 gatorlaw Adept Boomer
gatorlaw Adept Boomer Joined: Nov 1999 Posts: 10,323	Well - we definitely have some sage and seasoned members here. Just the other day I was chatting with the world's oldest man about when he and I used to play adventure games with sticks and rocks. Along came a GB member who snorted and said "Pshaw, That's nothin, when I started playing adventure games, all we had was dirt.!!"

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113953 03/13/04 10:53 AM 03/13/04 10:53 AM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 336 Chevy Chase, MD USA S Soren A Settled Boomer
Soren A Settled Boomer S Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 336 Chevy Chase, MD USA	Tomorrow I will be 81, and my 55 year old beard is definitely white. I started with Win 3.1, and I think my oldest game is one called C.H.A.O.S. Continuum. Soren A Illegitimi non carborundum

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113954 03/13/04 12:49 PM 03/13/04 12:49 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia Glynn Addicted Boomer
Glynn Addicted Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia	Soren! Keep playing adventure games! Good for the soul! Glynn

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113955 03/13/04 02:23 PM 03/13/04 02:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 46 Laguna Niguel Dawn Shy Boomer
Dawn Shy Boomer Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 46 Laguna Niguel	Guess I'll sign in on this one, I am 77 & and a half,started playing in 98 with Myst and Shivers as you did Glynn. Playing takes up most of my days unless I have found a super good book. I wonder how many of us started with Myst? I live in a senior building and have tried in vain to enlist some friends to try adventure games, but thank goodness for Gameboomers I have all of you to share the fun with! Dawn

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113956 03/13/04 04:05 PM 03/13/04 04:05 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,004 Terra deficit Trail_Mystic Dragon Breath - Darkside Moderator
Trail_Mystic Dragon Breath - Darkside Moderator BAAG Specialist Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,004 Terra deficit	Don't worry rtrooney, I'm in the process of making a new avatar for myself. Like LorLor I feel odd sharing one. As for the beard, don't let the age fool you. My beard started to go gray when I was thirty. Now at 40 it is the "Beard of many colors". "Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and likes you no matter what you are.” ----------------------- Kurt Vonnegut, introduction to the 25th anniversary edition of his novel Slaughterhouse-Five

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113957 03/13/04 04:46 PM 03/13/04 04:46 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia Glynn Addicted Boomer
Glynn Addicted Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia	Hi Dawn, I play early in the morning and late at night..Hubby is a disabled Vet..so most of the day I spend taking care of him..but still manage to buy/play every thing I can get my hands on!! I am looking forward to Syberia 2, have preordered it and a couple of others so that should keep me busy for a while..I love Gameboomers..it's my "home away from home" If I didn't have games & Boomers..would probably go nuts!! Glynn

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113958 03/13/04 04:49 PM 03/13/04 04:49 PM
Joined: Jun 1999 Posts: 1,436 Great Lakes Region mrbill Addicted Boomer
mrbill Addicted Boomer Joined: Jun 1999 Posts: 1,436 Great Lakes Region	Well I"ll be 67 in June. Been playing adventure games since 97. Myst was the first game and obviously we were hooked. We got deeply involved real quick by alpha and beta testing Zork Grand Inquisitor and the rest is history. We were more than hooked, we were seriously addicted. Haven't found a cure yet, but not really looking for one. Maybe we can start harvesting dust bunnies. Anyone have a good recipe for them. Cheers, Bill and Lela Mr. Bill's Adventureland

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113959 03/13/04 04:55 PM 03/13/04 04:55 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia Glynn Addicted Boomer
Glynn Addicted Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia	Mr Bill...we can always use them for "fill dirt" in the back yard! Put a sign on the coffee table "you can write in my dust, just don't date it" that works for me! Oh My...ZGI was such a fun game! My grandkids got tired of hearing "I AM the boss of you" teehee Glynn

Re: How old is the oldest gamer? #113960 03/13/04 06:42 PM 03/13/04 06:42 PM
Joined: Oct 1999 Posts: 451 Bradenton, FL 34208 floridagal Settled Boomer
floridagal Settled Boomer Joined: Oct 1999 Posts: 451 Bradenton, FL 34208	Maybe grandma is 85, but lets someone else do the finger work. I'm 73 and do it all. I really prefer mouse driven games, not keyboard. I'm pretty slow with the keyboard games. My husband is 77 and he does it all himself (although he just plays fishing games and card games). How do I qualify as an old gamer?

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