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The How many Candles are you Burning poll. (How old are you)

FertileFuZZ

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What age bracket do you fall into  

507 members have voted

  1. 1. How old are you ???

    • 0-10
      7
    • 11-20
      145
    • 21-30
      182
    • 31-40
      107
    • 41-50
      55
    • 51-60
      12
    • 61-70
      5
    • 70 +
      18

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FertileFuZZ

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I read a lot of views and Comments from people, which makes me wonder sometimes how old are the people that play GTA Online...

 

Thought it might be interesting to know...

 

Me in the world of gaming i'm probably ancient at 43 compared to most others ( I feel like it anyways, lol )

 

I've been playing since the Binatone pong era, right through Atari 2600, Spectrum, C64, Amiga, Nes, Snes, Master System, MegaDrive, PS1, PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox one.. and others in-between..

 

So to me a game like GTA 5, is still quite mind blowing when i think back to how gaming use to be...

 

Now wheres me slippers gone...

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FertileFuZZ

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Sorry, ask this question in General Chat

 

I did think that, but i just want the people who play GTA Online, Not none of the others..

And with that thought process in mind, thought i would post it in the Online Section as that is where and who the question is aimed for..

 

I didn't want it in the General Chat section..

 

Sorry if that bothers you.. No offence intended... Just trying to reach the people i want to reach

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The Lone Wanderer

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6

Sorry Fella I want your age not your I.Q

but that is both
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fw3

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Me in the world of gaming i'm probably ancient at 43 compared to most others ( I feel like it anyways, lol )

You're just a pup at 43. :)

 

I've recounted this tale before, but our first "video game" was when my brother and I would watch Star Trek, we'd sit in front of the tv and put our fingers on a star as the credits began and Shatner said, "Space... the final frontier," and whosever finger the Enterprise shot out of, won (or closest, cuz we always moved our finger as fast as we could!).

 

And yes, it was a gigantic Zenith, black & white television cabinet with hi fidelity sound. :)

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Me in the world of gaming i'm probably ancient at 43 compared to most others ( I feel like it anyways, lol )

You're just a pup at 43. :)

 

I've recounted this tale before, but our first "video game" was when my brother and I would watch Star Trek, we'd sit in front of the tv and put our fingers on a star as the credits began and Shatner said, "Space... the final frontier," and whosever finger the Enterprise shot out of, won (or closest, cuz we always moved our finger as fast as we could!).

 

And yes, it was a gigantic Zenith, black & white television cabinet with hi fidelity sound. :)

 

 

Awesome... lol..

 

So just like me you have watched the Gaming world evolve to what it is today...

Do you find these modern games like GTA to be lacking in content or is that just a young persons view who hasn't had to spend hours on end playing Asteriods/Pong.. lol

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CaptSpalding

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62 , my candles are beginning to bother the local fire brigade , just love playing GTA.

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ciel

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I'm 22. 5 or 50, never too old for video games. Embrace it!

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scaldy78

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37 I grew up during the arcade days....

Mrs. Pacman, Donky Kong, Paper Boy,

Pole Position, Super Sprint, Outrun, Top Gun, Double Dragon....then the Nintendo 8bit, followed by the Sega 16bit, N64, PS2,3,4

 

GTA is beyond anything I could imagine in those days lol

 

I'm now waiting for the day when playing a sports video game will look exactly like what ur watching on TV except ur in control.

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25. Grew up on the PS1 and PC games. Wasn't a big GTA fan until Liberty City Stories, oddly. Needed a new game on my PSP and, well...it fit the bill. Now I'm hooked. GTA Online isn't like playing the LCS LAN multiplayer back in '05 that's for sure.

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richard1997jones

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I think this poll needs changing to under 18s and then 18 to 21s otherwise I'm being classed as a child.

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fw3

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Me in the world of gaming i'm probably ancient at 43 compared to most others ( I feel like it anyways, lol )

> truncated <

 

Awesome... lol..

 

So just like me you have watched the Gaming world evolve to what it is today...

Do you find these modern games like GTA to be lacking in content or is that just a young persons view who hasn't had to spend hours on end playing Asteriods/Pong.. lol

Modern games. Hmm. My cynicism gets the better of me, here.

 

I'm sympathetic to a generation of males (primarily) who are becoming more and more under the influence of intense addiction, every day.

Addicted to a natural drug, created by the own bodies, that they have no control over, designed by an industry that is more malevolent, in my opinion, than the cigarette companies today.

 

Children being exploited and lured into an addiction labeled as "fun" and "games."

Stuck in their addiction for 400-800 hours, then begging to spend their parent's money on DLC to play 400 more of the exact same thing, just a different color.

 

An entire generation of children, spending their best years of creative, productive energies, mindlessly deteriorating on a couch, while their dreams evaporate, one level at a time.

What skills are they learning? Who are their role models? What are their aspirations? Can you get into Syracuse or UCLA with background in Call of Duty? Will a level 300 get you hired?

 

These modern games. They scare me, mostly because while I can control my time with them, my four kids cannot.

Sure, I set limitations, guidelines, etc. But they're already hooked. Between social media, video games, cell phones, and computers, there's little time left for a brisk walk outside.

 

Consider where you and I came from. When games were something you could "feel" when you walked into the pizza joint, movie theater, bowling alley or arcade.

The deep, hauntingly rich sounds of Space Invaders, Asteroids, Pac Man, Centipede, and Missile Command were almost holy.

Not to mention the pinball machines. They were alive!

 

What can I say, we were blessed and we were lucky. We didn't have DLC or upgrades or Next Gen... we had quarters.

We didn't have 3 quest options, 200 side missions, 400 level-up options, or decisions like what color the shoes on our horse should be... we had a High Score to beat.

 

It will be both very interesting and yet, somewhat frightening, to see where all this goes and how these 7 year olds who call me "n-word" and "f#gg0t" will grow into the real world.

But one thing is for sure, the modern gaming of today will be the reminiscences of this generation.

 

What will their fondness of reflection be? Cheers. :)

 

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My age fluctuates from person to person. I've lied a lot, that's for sure.

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I'm 32, been gaming for a long time. I wonder if I'll still be on GTA in 30 years and if so what it would be like. I can see it still being around, it seems to have a capacity to evolve with the times.

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Yukinoshita

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The hell? This place is a rest home!

I'm only 21, jeez...

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Me in the world of gaming i'm probably ancient at 43 compared to most others ( I feel like it anyways, lol )

> truncated <

 

Awesome... lol..

 

So just like me you have watched the Gaming world evolve to what it is today...

Do you find these modern games like GTA to be lacking in content or is that just a young persons view who hasn't had to spend hours on end playing Asteriods/Pong.. lol

Modern games. Hmm. My cynicism gets the better of me, here.

 

I'm sympathetic to a generation of males (primarily) who are becoming more and more under the influence of intense addiction, every day.

Addicted to a natural drug, created by the own bodies, that they have no control over, designed by an industry that is more malevolent, in my opinion, than the cigarette companies today.

 

Children being exploited and lured into an addiction labeled as "fun" and "games."

Stuck in their addiction for 400-800 hours, then begging to spend their parent's money on DLC to play 400 more of the exact same thing, just a different color.

 

An entire generation of children, spending their best years of creative, productive energies, mindlessly deteriorating on a couch, while their dreams evaporate, one level at a time.

What skills are they learning? Who are their role models? What are their aspirations? Can you get into Syracuse or UCLA with background in Call of Duty? Will a level 300 get you hired?

 

These modern games. They scare me, mostly because while I can control my time with them, my four kids cannot.

Sure, I set limitations, guidelines, etc. But they're already hooked. Between social media, video games, cell phones, and computers, there's little time left for a brisk walk outside.

 

Consider where you and I came from. When games were something you could "feel" when you walked into the pizza joint, movie theater, bowling alley or arcade.

The deep, hauntingly rich sounds of Space Invaders, Asteroids, Pac Man, Centipede, and Missile Command were almost holy.

Not to mention the pinball machines. They were alive!

 

What can I say, we were blessed and we were lucky. We didn't have DLC or upgrades or Next Gen... we had quarters.

We didn't have 3 quest options, 200 side missions, 400 level-up options, or decisions like what color the shoes on our horse should be... we had a High Score to beat.

 

It will be both very interesting and yet, somewhat frightening, to see where all this goes and how these 7 year olds who call me "n-word" and "f#gg0t" will grow into the real world.

But one thing is for sure, the modern gaming of today will be the reminiscences of this generation.

 

What will their fondness of reflection be? Cheers. :)

 

That was really interesting to read! I'm 27, my first introduction to games was the GameBoy somtime during the mid 90s. But even as a guy born in 88 who never played arcade games i totally agree with you! The difference between the old games and the games of this generation is huge. But the difference between the players is even bigger.

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7 year olds who call me "n-word" and "f#gg0t" will grow into the real world.

 

They won't grow into the real world they'll be dead by the age of 12 ,evolution will see to that , a neighbour of mine was being spoken to as you described out in the street , that kid was eating through a straw for a week or two.

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Me in the world of gaming i'm probably ancient at 43 compared to most others ( I feel like it anyways, lol )

You're just a pup at 43. :)

 

I've recounted this tale before, but our first "video game" was when my brother and I would watch Star Trek, we'd sit in front of the tv and put our fingers on a star as the credits began and Shatner said, "Space... the final frontier," and whosever finger the Enterprise shot out of, won (or closest, cuz we always moved our finger as fast as we could!).

 

And yes, it was a gigantic Zenith, black & white television cabinet with hi fidelity sound. :)

 

 

Awesome... lol..

 

So just like me you have watched the Gaming world evolve to what it is today...

Do you find these modern games like GTA to be lacking in content or is that just a young persons view who hasn't had to spend hours on end playing Asteriods/Pong.. lol

 

I remember playing pong on a 12 inch black and white tv around the age of 6, and playing boot hill on an arcade machine many many years ago,

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Currently burning 16 candles...

 

Hope to keep them burning by playing outside more often.

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26 years of age

 

mentally can range from anywhere between 5 and 50

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22....10 days more and thats 23

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