Are there any older gamers out there? (50+)

Are there any older gamers out there? (50+ years old)

What kinds of games do you play? PC or Console? Any favorites?

Not quite 50.. But 42 on Friday.

I wonder if the Nintendo Wii is as popular with the older crowd as the commercials would lead you to believe.

... closer to it than I'd like to admit :) , but not that close :D

My mother plays and she is 62, she has a Wii with Wii Sports and Wii Fit lol

I know gamers 50 plus, and they all play COD. Which every COD... Their more casuals then core, but they love gaming.

I wonder why there aren't more 50+ gamers. Perhaps stigmas about gaming being childish? Technophobia? It seems that every once in a while you hear about a hardcore senior citizen gamer, but I wonder how many of theme are out there.

I'm 60 years old, and play mostly single player games, RPG's are my #1 choice but anything with a good story and at least 10 hours long!

one of my friends on gildwars is 55 she likes playing hammer warrior and can really wreck faces with this sweet rage of ntouka build

I'm actually writing an article about older gamers for my college newspaper and am wondering if any of you who are an older gamer or know an older gamer could give me a quick interview, I would really appreciate it and it wouldn't take too long :)

My dad is 52 and games. He started playing Dungeons & Dragons with some of his college professors; he was also big on Risk and Axis & Allies. When I was little, he would spend hours playing this turn-based WWII strategy game online with his friends. I grew up watching him play games like DOOM, Alone in the Dark, and Ultima Underworld.

Over the years he stopped having the focus to finish game campaigns, and he only really played co-op or multiplayer games with my brother and I (which was often: family night usually meant Mario Kart, GoldenEye, and Halo).

He played a paladin in World of Warcraft for about 5 years but stopped having the time to raid 12 hours a week. Right now he switches between Civilization IV, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Left 4 Dead 2, and I've been trying to "train" him at Starcraft 2.

My grandpa still plays the Zelda 64 games. He's in his... late 60s, I think.

My Gradfather doen't play much in the way of games, but when he does its usually Rockstar titles. He finds their style of humor to be right up his ally.

im 23 but i have the health and body of a 60 year old. does that count?mems_1224

I once saw a kid try to convince his WWII vet grandfather to get some of the earlier Call of Duty games, not sure if that counts, or how the situation turned out:P

My dad is 54 and he plays PSP and 360. He's also very into buying collectors edition games.

My Dad is 47 and plays his 360 almost everyday as well as the Wii with my step mother who is the same age.

I just turned 40 in April and i love playing FPS.

I wonder why there aren't more 50+ gamers.

dooms33ker

We grew up in the late 60's and early 70's playing but are not quite 50 just yet. Give us a chance to age;)

Closing in on 50 and fast! I'll be 47 this year and still gaming strong!

I did mention my mother in a earlier post but as for my, I'm nearly 40 and time permitting play most days either on the PS3 or on PC, gradually over recent years got more of a taste for FPS's also like some fighting games and RPG's, and on PC usually WOW.