84-Year-Old Gleefully Plays First-Person Shooters
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Ah, a classic and hauntingly accurate depiction of our dark future.MrCalavera said:
Though that sketch makes me think... why isn't there a game where we can pull the heads off sheep as old people? I sense a niche for iOS game.
None of my grandparents would ever have played video games with us. Well, maybe Granda. But he was half-blind and almost completely deaf. And he thought having a TV remote was the HIGHT of technology.
Anyhoo... awesome grandpa is AWESOME. Great when family members want to share your hobbies =)
I remember a long time ago I actually got my grandfather to play Cod 4 (only one I liked) with me just randomly. He was actually really enjoying it too. Even funnier was that he was actually really good at it, which is not bad for an 82 year old. ^.^
This. is. Adorable.
I remember introducing my father to FarCry 2 a few years ago. Too many controls for him to handle, he said. He seriously wanted a game requiring nothing more than a D-pad and two buttons.
I remember introducing my father to FarCry 2 a few years ago. Too many controls for him to handle, he said. He seriously wanted a game requiring nothing more than a D-pad and two buttons.
I love this for two reasons - grandpa is having a whale of a time, and so is grandson. There's no rolling of eyes or humoring each other, just two generations having fun together. This video could've easily been something mocking - let's make fun of the old guy, but it's not that at all. It's absolutely wonderful to see.
Aww, this is awesome!
My mom is close to his age (just turned 80 this month) and while she hasn't played in many years, I remember when she bought the first Atari for our family. She ostensibly bought it for me, but soon my parents took it over playing bowling for hours. My favorite is the time when I woke up to find my mother playing Pac-Man, a death-grip on the controller. Turns out she woke up early and decided to play while my dad and I were still asleep. She was about to beat her record on it, so she didn't move until she did. She had arthritis in her hands, so she was in a ton of pain for days after gripping it so hard!
I have no idea what she'd make of modern video games, but she was definitely in love with console games at their very beginning.
My mom is close to his age (just turned 80 this month) and while she hasn't played in many years, I remember when she bought the first Atari for our family. She ostensibly bought it for me, but soon my parents took it over playing bowling for hours. My favorite is the time when I woke up to find my mother playing Pac-Man, a death-grip on the controller. Turns out she woke up early and decided to play while my dad and I were still asleep. She was about to beat her record on it, so she didn't move until she did. She had arthritis in her hands, so she was in a ton of pain for days after gripping it so hard!
I have no idea what she'd make of modern video games, but she was definitely in love with console games at their very beginning.
You know what, regardless of any of my own opinions on any of those games, I'm glad to see him having a great time. It reminds me of an older guy, not this old, but in his 50's, that works with me talking about going home to play some Black Ops. Its nice, seeing people in that particular generations, enjoying the same media as I do. Reminds me not to paint all types with one brush.