What Makes You Feel Old?

[Jatyu]

I was talking to a younger friend about which games he considered to be crap. He said that every Sonic game was crap. I argued that the originals were pretty good. He said that the first sonic advenure wasn't very good. He literally did not know about the original 2D sonic games.
I'm only 17, but I wasn't sure whether to feel old or to believe the kid was an idiot.

 

[Vakz]

This. So much.

 

[derelict]

Old, eh?

I haven't had a vacation since before some of the people I work with were born.

I remember when 'technicolor' came out.

I used to own a turntable, and not a fancy DJ scratcher kind mind you, a wooden one that would still work if it had no power, if you hooked up the horn to it.

I remember having a Colecovision back when it was new.

I remember people talking about Desert Storm and Desert Shield, long before anyone was shooting at anyone.

Then there's the great deal of things that I tend to not remember, which makes me feel older still.

 

[MrAkuma201]

I'm 19 and most people think I'm 24.

 

[Arisato-kun]

I started feeling old when they announced they were putting the first season of Pokemon on Boomerang.

 

[emion]

Im only 17 (18 in one mouth ) but when I sing on a VERY popular song from my childhood and my girlfriend havnt heard it before >.<

 

[krychek57]

I'm thirty and this forum at times makes me feel geriatric.

Also, Music. It's an instant "feel old"

 

[emion]

Im only 17 (18 in one mouth ) but when I sing on a VERY popular song from my childhood and my girlfriend havnt heard it before >.<

Is your girlfriend six or something?

WTF X'D no she is actually one year younger then me... but still, everyone had like seven "hits for kids" CD's when they was young but apparently she didnt care about music O.-

 

[V TheSystem V]

Realising I have lived in 3 decades and I am only 17.

Going to my old school and seeing how small the Year 7s are these days (British citizen, for your information. Also not a paedophile, just the kids being MUCH smaller is an observation)

Remembering events from around 10 years ago and realising 'That was 10 years ago?!'

Oblivion came out 5 years ago, and I recall saying how the graphics were the greatest thing ever...5 years ago.

The first day of comprehensive school is clear in my mind...despite I'm in my second year of college.

 

[geier]

I 'm 30 years old, and i feel REALLY old when someone thinks Dragonball Z was a good anime

 

[googleback]

The fact that the N64 is now considered by some to be a Retro console.

where I live the fuckin original xbox is considered retro by stores just because its not made anymore! THAT makes me feel old, i'm 19 ffs.

what REALLY makes me feel old though is that the first harry potter film was released in 2001!?

 

[headphonegirl]

I wouldn't say i'm old i'm only 20 in august.

It may seem silly, but anytime someone mentions a pokémon past #252.

It doesn't make me feel "old" (I'm not, really), but its a reminder that people are growing up with very different feelings about what "retro" and "all that old stuff" is.

but I kida agree with this.

Most of the time though I don't get the time to feel old, because every adult around me treats me as a child.

 

[ChipSandwich]

One time I told my friends how I liked to play Duke Nukem back when he was 2D sidescrolling, and I copped a few "old" jokes for that.

Spoiler

I was 11 years old at the time

 

[JLML]

Well, when I think back to the time where you couldn't be on the internet too long because it cost per minute to be connected... And remembering the first PC we had (it's still out there in the garage <.<) with Win 98 (which was considered really high tech) and a BIG box, twice the size of a standard computer today, as a monitor. I still have a TV about that size (in other words, really small considering its age) from somewhat that era next to me to remind me of when we thought it was cool with tv's not taking up half the room. I'm 18 this summer. <.<

 

[JLML]

what REALLY makes me feel old though is that the first harry potter film was released in 2001!?

O.O Seriously? That long ago? I remember when I got the first book for my birthday, way before it was even known here in Sweden (it had just reached our cold corner of the world back then) and I remember getting the second film from a friend in English with no subs (sorta pirated now that I think back at it... His dad worked at a film company if I remember correctly) and actually understanding most of it... Am I really that old, or is time really going this fast..? <.<

 

[FightThePower]

I'm 20 on Thursday, that makes me feel old.

Or I'll think of a game that came out in 2002 thinking it's really recent then remembering it's 9 years ago :/

 

[C95J]

I am 1/5 through my life :O

But I guess at 15,nothing much makes you feel that old. (except watching videos of games I used to play at an early age, like Pokemon Blue )