Poll: I think I am OFICIALLY an OLD PERSON

[Uncreation]

"Back when I was a kid, people stil called Pluto a planet..."

Heh, thats a good one. I'll have to remember that one. Btw, i'm 24.

I'm not old damn it!!

 

[THEMILKMAN]

You're fine. I remember the Atari joystick. One button. And a stick. I win the 'old' game!

Joystick? I preferred the pong paddle. Oh, and although it was older than I was, my first console was a COMMODORE 64.

D:

Ha! that's it? look up the Odyssey. You had to put overlays on the TV screen in order to play games because all you did was a move a dot around on the screen. You could have 2 dots if you had another person. Then you could play some serious gaming, like if you put the map overlay on the screen, you could point out the countries. Now that's entertainment sonny.

 

[THEMILKMAN]

I was going to give you a picture of hard candy and call you a geezer... but...

Never google "hard candy". Even with safe search on

Uhh...why did I do that? dammit

 

[The Warden]

Well, No.
You're just awesome.

 

[Byers]

... And I'm only 18, woe is me.

Sigh, okay, backstory. Recently, I've been collecting old consoles, and I spotted a Pokemon Special edition N64 for sale at GAMETRADERS ROBINA INDOOROOPILLY, and rushed over to purchase the same.

Now, within GAMETRADERS ROBINA INDOOROOPILLY, they have a circle of TVs set up, until recently they've just been running demos, Anime trailers, and the occasional Xbox new-release, but suddenly they've decided to hook up some old consoles (to whit: an N64, PlayStation, and SNES) and run some old games. I was obviously overjoyed to play Diddy Kong Racing and Crash Bandicoot again, after so long, so I immediately picked up a controller and zoned out.

Here's the weird thing: A young man, probably in his early or pre-teens, and his similarly aged friends, walked up to the TV with the PS hooked up to it. He picked up the controller, held it in his hands, and just stared at it. With his posse muttering amongst themselves, this young man turned to me and asked: "What's wrong with this controller?"

"Is it not working?" I replied, not wanting them to miss out on their Crash-Bandicooty action. "No", he answered, "Where the hell are the thumbsticks?!"

It was at this point I lost my shit. Hard.

As most of GAMETRADERS ROBINA INDOOROOPILLY began to stare, I stopped laughing long enough to begin in impromptu lecture on the history of Analouge sticks, the first-generation Playstation, and the impetuousness of youth (well, all but the last one).

As I paid for my N64, and walked out the store, I came to the horrorfying realisation: I had become one of those old men who sit on park benches and claim that things were better in my day.

It's a scary thought.

EDIT: For those of you who are just taking shots at these kids for being young or willfully ignorant, know this: They were actually quite knowledgeable, and we had a long conversation about the merits of PC gaming over console/vice versa after my impromptu history lesson. These kids weren't dumb, just naive about consoles released before they were born. So lay off, okay?

If your idea of an old console is Nintendo 64, you are not old by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[TheRealCJ]

You're fine. I remember the Atari joystick. One button. And a stick. I win the 'old' game!

Joystick? I preferred the pong paddle. Oh, and although it was older than I was, my first console was a COMMODORE 64.

D:

Ha! that's it? look up the Odyssey. You had to put overlays on the TV screen in order to play games because all you did was a move a dot around on the screen. You could have 2 dots if you had another person. Then you could play some serious gaming, like if you put the map overlay on the screen, you could point out the countries. Now that's entertainment sonny.

Map overlay?

That's practically pre-internet online play!

 

[RatRace123]

I've been feeling old since I've seen stuffed animals that can go online. Back in my day we were lucky when they said the same five pre-recorded phrases over and over, and we were happy goddammit.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

eh...I've been a grumpy old man since I was 9.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

And can you please post pics of your Pokemon N64 so we can bask in its awesomeness?

Yes, please do!

 

[HerrBobo]

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Fuck sake man you making me feel old. I remember playing game before there were controllers!

 

[Pegghead]

Most old men would be like "Heh, what's a Nuntenda? You damned kids playin' too much of yer Pacman and rock and roll records!" so that officially seperates you from the pensioners.

 

[thewerebuffalo]

why would you post this in a video game forum? It's obvious people are going to side with you and comfort you.

Whether it's true or not, no one is going to admit it because they are exactly the same as you, and feel uncomfortable with the idea of being OLD FOGEYS!

anyway, though your judgement was poor, I do not think that you are an old person

 

[Caligulove]

Damn, if youre old when considering this... then I'm ancient.

 

[ae86gamer]

You know what that means, right?

Its finally time to get your hip replaced!! Congratulations!

 

[sabotstarr]

Hey, don't worry. I'm 17, and I've felt that way for years. I sigh everytime I see today's cartoons, I retch everytime I hear today's music, and I wave my cane angrily everytime someone speaks of the new Pokemon. I also hate my generation.

And can you please post pics of your Pokemon N64 so we can bask in its awesomeness? I didn't even know it existed, and my mind has been exploded.

yes, and we will be known as the generation that liked sparkly vampires and payed way too much attention yo shorty burning up the dance floor....whooo.