Do you even play, bro?

[Anonymous No.2730929]

Has anyone else found themselves playing games less and less.
For me, I haven't actually picked up a controller in over 10 years. I still enjoy watching speed runs and (some) let's plays of old game... but I can't bring myself to actually play them anymore.
Actually the last gen I really played was ps2/gc gen.

Growing old sucks.

[Anonymous No.2730937]

>>2730929
Nope, you're just a faggot who lost the passion. Nothing to do with growing old.

[Anonymous No.2730941]

>>2730929
Not at all. AGDQs actually renewed my interest in some old games.

[Anonymous No.2730952]

>>2730929

For me it's to many choices. I have so many fucking games unlike when I was a child that I don't know where to start most of the time.

Childhood was so much easier since I didn't have many options so I'd just play one or two games over and over.

[Anonymous No.2730992]

>>2730937
>Nope, you're just a faggot who lost the passion. Nothing to do with growing old.
This here really. I have less time these days to play thanks to work, but I still play the shit out of 3rd and 4th gen games whenever I get the chance. God bless living in the age of Everdrives.

[Anonymous No.2730996]

I play a lot less than I used to. A lot of the work I do is on the computer, so I tend to not use my consoles or arcade cabs as often since when I do I feel like I am wasting time. Instead I wind up wasting time on the internet since taking quick checks of ebay or here or wherever don't feel quite the same as actually getting off the computer to play games (or even playing games on the computer). I have fallen into the trap of being someone who collects more than he plays, because it is a hell of a lot easier to hop on ebay or Yahoo Auctions and find things to try to win than it is to invest a lot of time into playing games.

In before use emulators.

[Anonymous No.2730997]

>>2730952
Have you tried maybe just buying a single game that you are particularly interested in and dedicating to it?
It's not like earlier consoles actually had fewer titles, so just limit yourself like you had to as a kid and dig into a game you actually want to play

[Anonymous No.2731004]

>>2730929
Nope. And I'm pushing 50. Can't stand LP, would much rather play it myself. Sounds like Alzheimers has eaten away your gitgud lobe and the casual gland has taken over.

[Anonymous No.2731015]

>>2731004
>I'm pushing 50
>Browses 4chan

[Anonymous No.2731034]

>>2731015
OMG! RIGHT?!?!?
An old person on the internet?
I bet he's using netscape navigator! LOL!!!

Grow the fuck up.

[Anonymous No.2731046]

>>2731015

[Anonymous No.2731051]

>>2731034
This.

I bet he still uses dial up :^)

[Anonymous No.2731053]

>>2730952
I recently watched this video, similar to what you are saying, that talks about having too many choices. Thought it was pretty interesting and could definitely see how this could apply to choosing what game to play.

https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice

[Anonymous No.2731057]

>>2731015
Check out this dumb kid

[Anonymous No.2731072]

>>2731057
I'd rather be a dumb kid than a pathetic old man who uses meme language and browses 4chan

[Anonymous No.2731080]

>>2731034
>getting super defensive over something stupid

Yeah we know who needs to grow up

[Anonymous No.2731192]

Is it just me or is this board slowly degrading to a pissingcontest about age in the last quarter year? It is getting more frequent, probably /v/ over 12 group are getting banned for being too old and have to come here now...

[Anonymous No.2731207]

>>2731192
shut up kid

[Anonymous No.2731210]

>>2731072
And yet you play old games.

[Anonymous No.2731221]

>>2730992
I dont think he lost the passion.

It depends on his circumstances and lifestyle. If you are really busting your ass in life I could totally see how you dont have the time, attention and strength.

I've been on a 3 week work bender doing overtime in the office and coming home late and all I want to do is play games, but settling for good LPs is the best I can do because I'm so tired.

[Anonymous No.2731226]

I just have too many games in my collection. Its not just games. I can't keep finish anything. Its like ADD. If you really don't pick up the controller I'd stop buying them honestly. I do still play the games eventually. If I don't plan on beating it I sell it.

[Anonymous No.2731230]

>>2730992
God Bless Everdrives.

>>2731004
Hey /vr/dad, I hope you are comfortable for money, if so then you get to buy all of this expensive retro stuff with your baby boomer salary.

I bought two incredible 4:3 40 inch plasmas from a mid 40s dude on CL. He was selling like 15 different monitors that were all former professional grade shit that when they came out cost between $2,000-16,000. Only reason he was getting rid of them is because he was overhauling his hand built basement arcade for the 5th time.

That is unless...your wife has Retron5ed you. If so RIP in peace my friend.

[Anonymous No.2731254]

>>2731072

give it some time, kiddo. you're here forever.

[Anonymous No.2731304]

>>2731254
I'm not nearly as into 4chan as I used to be, but goddamn if it isn't surreal to think that I've gone from being an underage poster to just 3 years away from turning 30.

[Anonymous No.2731315]

>>2731015

>any age
>surfs the web

[Anonymous No.2731392]

Me.

Mostly because I just don't have the space to hook all of my shit up. I live in a very small apartment, it's so frustrating. Connecting and disconnecting things everytime I want to play something is hugely inconvenient.

[Anonymous No.2731420]

>>2731392
>disconnecting things everytime I want to play something

Probably because you don't have your shit organized.

Make it easy on yourself.

Buy some tupperware tubs, individually bag all your controllers and cords so its not a fucking tangled mess. Assign 1 tub per system and its related hookups and peripherals.

Then you just rip out the tub for the console you're using, and the console you want, bag everything and put it away, then unbag everything and leave the bags in the bin.

I find if I have all my consoles hooked up I lose focus and can't decide. Where as if I go "I'm going to play some Super Nintendo" it narrows down my library from something like 500 to 40 and thats way more managable.

[Anonymous No.2731432]

I started playing less once life attacked, but I still find time to play because it's important.

[Anonymous No.2731742]

>>2731015
>official 4chan gold member club house. keep out
>no gurlz or grownups allowed

>>2731230
Honestly most stuff is so much cheaper today than it was when it came out. Even 20 somethings should be able to put together a decent collection, especially with Japanese consoles and flash carts.

The wife hates games and would probably rather there wasn't a single one in the house. But everything is stored tastefully in cabinets with doors/drawers so she can't complain about anything other than the time I spend playing with the kids. The kids and their friends are very happy.

[Anonymous No.2732007]

For me I think a lot of it has to do with finding something better.
I used to be hardcore into games (like every waking moment). But eventually I got into programming and now if I'm playing games if feels like I'm wasting my time when I could be doing something productive and actually creating something.

[Anonymous No.2732157]

>>2730929
i do.
i feel like somewhat playing is a waste of energy and time.
i think it has something to do with the realization of your own mortality.
i mean, you've always known that, but at a certain point you really feel it.
you realize that you don't have time to do everything and you just want to spend your time on things that are not videogames, or strongly limit your gaming time.

[Anonymous No.2732205]

Then go shit up another board instead of contributing to the tidal wave of not vidya on here.

[Anonymous No.2732228]

>>2731742
>The wife hates games and would probably rather there wasn't a single one in the house.
my god

I remember the first time I played a retro game in the presence of my future-wife, I could feel her JUDGING EYES burning into me. Thankfully it turned out she doesn't give a damn about me wasting my on childish garbage after all.

[Anonymous No.2732286]

>>2732205
Sorry this thread knocked off your "Which Final Fantasy is the best?" or your "Should I play mother before earthbound?" thread.

[Anonymous No.2732362]

This thread just confirms what I already knew--nobody in this forum even likes video games.

[Anonymous No.2732370]

>>2732362

It confirms nothing because people here still play video games. Some people just got older, got responsibilities and less time for playing video games, but that doesn't mean nobody here likes vidya. Stop being wrong.

>forum

[Anonymous No.2732375]

>>2730929
>Has anyone else found themselves playing games less and less.
Yeah I know what you mean, shit comes up an...
>I haven't actually picked up a controller in over 10 years

Holy shit.

I slacked off last year to pick up learning a language but I've started playing a lot more now. I'm in too deep to ever quit entirely.

[Anonymous No.2732506]

>>2730997
seconding this, did that this weekend with sunsoft batman. Wasn't easy but it was fun. Looking forward to doing another NES game next weekend.

[Anonymous No.2732512]

>this thread

You old guys sure get defensive about being old.

[Anonymous No.2732520]

>>2732512
Only when young little turds chime in telling everyone older than them to get out and they don't belong here.

[Anonymous No.2732521]

>>2730929
I still play everyday. It's not always retro(I'm 34) but I play some kind of console or handheld. I don't suppose there's anything with what you do if you're genuinely enjoying yourself and not just watching LPs to cling to some fading sense of youth. I guess it's in the same boat as someone who collects action figures but doesn't open the box to play with them.
Which I would totally do.

>>2731004
Is vidya what you do when you're not looking up recipes on the Google, Methuselah?

[Anonymous No.2732526]

>>2731420
this, I have this setup as well and only get out what I'm going to play. That's why all I have out now is the NES and the SNES, one upstairs and one downstairs.

I also have a ton of NES games, so I've divided out a selection that I want to beat so I don't get overwhelmed there either.

[Anonymous No.2732528]

>>2731034
If you tell someone to 'Grow the fuck up' it helps if you've actually grown up yourself.

[Anonymous No.2732530]

>>2732512

[Anonymous No.2732540]

>>2732520
>getting mad at kids online

Must be nice to realize a lifetime of experiences has brought you to such a cherished position.

[Anonymous No.2732541]

>>2732530
Jokes on you; I was never with it to begin with!

[Anonymous No.2732558]

>>2730929
I've played more in the past couple months than I have in a long time. My computer shat itself, so while I waited for parts to arrive I dug out my old box of consoles and assembled my collection, even gathered a few new games and hooked everything up to an old TV that had been taking up space in my garage. Now my PC is stronger than ever, yet I find myself sitting down with my N64 more than any PC game these days.

[Anonymous No.2732568]

>>2730997
thirding this, it's hard to stay committed to one game when you can so easily switch off the console and play any one of thousands more, but it's how you grow to love a game rather than playing it once or twice and abandoning it like a cheap whore.

[Anonymous No.2732569]

>I don't play games
>I watch let's plays

Good God

[Anonymous No.2732627]

I like watching James & Mike. It's good to put on when I'm eating since I'm not going to eat and play a game at the same time anyway. Plus they cover such a wide range of games I get to experience more through them than I could on my own. And they're really knowledgeable about games so I've learned of a lot of new stuff from them.

[Anonymous No.2732682]

>>2732627
>2015
>eating with your hands instead of playing vidya

Grow up.

[Anonymous No.2733031]

>>2732228
Lucky you. Mine just hates games. I think she has a deeply held religious belief that TV's should only be used for watching corny daytime soaps.

>>2732540
Some people get mad when a kitten shits on their bed because it doesn't know better. Others feel sorry for it. We all rub their noses in it and throw it in the littler box.

[Anonymous No.2733038]

>>2732627
>knowledgeable
what is google?

[Anonymous No.2733082]

>>2733031
>We all rub their noses in it
Immediately stop the activity of rubbing your cat's face in its own poop. This is completely counterproductive, the kitten is not going to make that association, and is going to see this as abusive and become fearful of you. That advice is brutally bad, it boggles the mind.

[Anonymous No.2733092]

I no longer play video games anymore. I simply can't. I like watching speedruns, but that's about it.

I actually don't enjoy anything anymore. I'm 30.

[Anonymous No.2733109]

>>2732627
>they're really knowledgeable about games

[Anonymous No.2733140]

>>2731015
Old people that are still along with the new age are adorable.

[Anonymous No.2733221]

>>2733082
>abusive

Cats have no concept of such a thing. But they will grow to associate shitting on the bed with the unpleasant result of getting it on their face, so they'll stop.

[Anonymous No.2733261]

>>2731420
You couldn't be more wrong about this. All of my stuff is extremely organized; I have bins for every console, labeled.

I don't like connecting and disconnecting things because it's a pain, and it wears out the ports. This is why space is a problem; I'd strongly prefer to leave everything permanently hooked up. Since my space is limited, taking stuff out of my closet, hooking it up, playing, putting it back in the closet, etc. is a huge hassle.

I'm trying to find some kind of modular shelving that can potentially solve this, but the biggest issue there is the additional height having a cartridge in the console adds.

[Anonymous No.2733980]

>>2733082
I don't have to rub my cats face in it's own poop. I did it once or twice when she was a kitten and she's never done it again.
If only the kittens here would learn from having their noses rubbed in their own shitposts and tossed into the /v/ litter box.

>boggles the mind
I bet a laser pointer also boggles your mind.

[Anonymous No.2733983]

>>2730929
This is disgusting. You've lost your passion and assume it's your age? Nope, it's just you.

[Anonymous No.2733984]

>>2732627
>they're really knowledgeable about games
Are you fucking joking?

[Anonymous No.2734052]

>>2733984
Without them I'd have no idea that
"That bullet looks like a piece of shit with two arms. Look look! HAHAHAHA"

I'd have never thought that up on my own. They're super knowledgeable.

[Anonymous No.2734062]

>>2733980
>shitpost whining about shitposting on the subject of literal shit

[Anonymous No.2734212]

>>2734062
You sound like a very angry kitten

[Anonymous No.2734314]

>>2733983
>someone not playing vidya is disgusting
Your prioroties are completely fucked

[Anonymous No.2735849]

>>2733980
Dear Kitten. One final note. Once in a while you might see a little red dot. I'm going to tell you this right now. It is real, and it can be caught. I did it once. I held it for a full minute. But when I lifted my paws, it was gone.

[Anonymous No.2737717]

>>2734062
this

[Anonymous No.2737718]

>>2730929
I'm old and I haven't got the time to play as much as I did.

It's still fun, though,

[Anonymous No.2737725]

>>2730929
It sounds like gaming just isn't as much of a hobby for you as it once was. Go find something else you enjoy.

I'm 43 and probably play games more than I ever did since I was in my teens.

[Anonymous No.2737730]

I started an LP channel, and Now I am playing games more often, and finishing games I hadn't....now it's getting to the point where games are starting to feel like work....so I am conflicted.

[Anonymous No.2737823]

>>2737730
You never turn doing something you enjoy into work.
For example, one of my favorite NES games was StarTropics 2: Zoda's Revenge.
So a long while back I decided to map it out and create a strategy guide for it (in the vein of the old Nintendo Powers).
After spending a couple hours a day every day doing that for a few weeks I got to the point where I hated the game.
I can't even play it anymore.
I took something I loved and made it into work, ruining it forever for me.

[Anonymous No.2737851]

>>2737823

Yea, at this point I ask myself...am I playing for fun or for work? I am currently doing FF VII, and I still have stuff to record. (I am not trying to plug my channel), and I feel like I have to try and record after work just to make some deadline.

[Anonymous No.2737886]

im 34 and i felt that way until 5 or 6 years ago when i started watching gamecenter CX. something about watching that old ching chong play those games for hours on end with relatively little frustration reminded me of how it was back in the good old days. So i dug out the nes and snes but it didn't half work worth a shit so i got a cheap logitech pc controller and have been emulating so much that I play games now more than when i was a kid.

[Anonymous No.2738008]

>>2737823
>You never turn doing something you enjoy into work.
>gives and example of sucking at a game
>work experience: sucking at a game

[Anonymous No.2738015]

>>2737730
I started streaming like 2 years ago but I hate the twitch culture.

What I'm probably going to do is go back to youtube, play games while recording (and maybe streaming still as well) and do more review/analysis because I feel like I'm better suited to that.

I just find straight gameplay super boring these days. Even with :hilarious: commentary.

[Anonymous No.2738117]

>>2738008
Where did he say he sucked at a game?

[Anonymous No.2738248]

>>2738015

I've never done twitch, all I do are LPs where I suck and playing and piss off fanboys. I've already pissed off Final Fantasy VII fanboys.

[Anonymous No.2738254]

>>2737725
This

I'm only 21 but I'd already given up vidya as a kid's hobby at 17 and then came back four years later when I matured a little more.

I haven't enjoyed vidya this much since I was seven, and now I get to combine my older brain and cognitive learning skills with my previously youthful enjoyment.

[Anonymous No.2738261]

>>2738254
That post was incredibly gay.

[Anonymous No.2738278]

>>2738254
>>I haven't enjoyed vidya this much since I was seven, and now I get to combine my older brain and cognitive learning skills with my previously youthful enjoyment.
>mfw going back and playing games I had as a kid and seeing all the dumb simple shit I got stuck on

[Anonymous No.2740882]

>>2738254
what?

[Anonymous No.2740885]

>>2732627
>they're really knowledgeable about games
James doesn't know jack about any game released after 1989.

[Anonymous No.2740901]

>>2730996
I know it's a late response now, but I feel like I should give you some advice. I was once in your position, I worked a very intensive programming job and basically had no time during the work day that I wasn't working on a computer. I couldn't get interested at all in computer games at all after a work day of that, much less weeks and weeks on end. That's when I decided to drop games totally and find a different hobby. I found respite in board games and in reading books, the latter of which was super cheap too because of a good local library.

My advice is try some real-world stuff. Go to the library and get something that sounds interesting, and maybe find some people who do boardgames/tabletop on the weekends and join in for a while. I have had success finding stuff on meetup before, so consider trying that.

It's no big deal that you're not feeling games right now. I spent 18 months at that job and didn't touch a game until well after I'd finished there and found another job that didn't drain me so much. Games will still be there, ready to be played. Just come back to them when you're ready.

[Anonymous No.2740912]

>>2732627
I don't watch those two, but I can recommend some that I enjoy for this.

Classic Game Room (Mark has a pleasant speaking voice and shows off the cool weird things you might not know about otherwise)

Ross's Game Dungeon (Another good voice and he likes showing off random computer games, nice long videos that give pretty good depth on what you can expect)

Game Center CX (hardly unknown, personally I just enjoy watching an old Japanese comedian struggle with hard games. His behavior, the people around him, and the side segments really give the show a great amount of charm)


Hope you find something you like out of those posts.

>>2733261
are you talking like a bin that has audio/video ports and power outlets inside of it, and also has cables going out of it (to connect to wall power/the TV) so that when the system is in the bin, it's all hooked up and ready to go, and you only need to swap the plugs coming out of the bin itself to switch systems?

That sounds complicated but badass, if any handy folks ever decide to try that then I'd love to see it in action.

[Anonymous No.2741107]

>>2731004
>And I'm pushing 50

HOORAY I'M NOT THE OLDEST PERSON ON 4CHAN!

today-was-a-good-day.mp3

[Anonymous No.2741117]

>>2731742
>The wife hates games and would probably rather there wasn't a single one in the house
Damn bro that sucks.

Two things I told my wife before we got married were a) I am going to watch lots of football and b) I am going to play lots of video games. If she wasn't down with that, the marriage wasn't going to work.

She's currently upstairs playing Witcher 3. I'm a lucky man.

[Anonymous No.2741125]

>>2740885
Why the hell would anyone want to

[Anonymous No.2741406]

>>2731072

you're training to be that pathetic old man right now. that's what 4chan posting is. look around more carefully and you will often see young people behaving like old people (but getting away with it because they're still young and promising/pretty/energetic). the dumb kid is not superior to the pathetic old man just because he is at an earlier point in the same pathetic timeline

[Anonymous No.2741424]

>>2741107
We have had several posters claiming to be in their 70s on /x/

[Anonymous No.2741428]

>>2741107
How old are you grandpa?

[Anonymous No.2741432]

>>2730929

I'm 35 and I play on consoles less and less. But that's only because I can't afford to keep up with the new consoles, and I've mostly outgrown the types of games that can be played on the old ones. You have to use newer platforms, or old platforms that haven't died out yet (like the PC), if you need new types of game designs to keep you interested.

I suppose my main 4chan gaming board should be /v/, then, but... like I said, I'm an adult who has unfortunately outgrown shallow kid stuff. 4chan doesn't really have a video game-focused board for someone like me.

Anyway I haven't lost interest in gaming--it's just that the game industry hasn't developed as fast as my ability to appreciate game design has done. It's not just about me getting older. If game development in general were to mature faster than I did, then I wouldn't be having this problem. Likewise, if new hardware platforms and game design concepts didn't come out frequently, then teenagers might find themselves losing interest in gaming, even while they were still teenagers. Who wants to play Atari 2600 Q*bert for a decade?

It's not us. It's the industry AND us.

[Anonymous No.2741437]

>>2741432

>Mature Games for Mature Gamers such as Myself: the post

[Anonymous No.2741458]

>>2741424

Posey Gilbert must be will into his 60s by now, and I guarantee that crazy fuck posts on /x/.

[Anonymous No.2741461]

I rarely want to play a game by myself these days, but I often play them with friends. I guess I just lucked out and ended up having close friends who have the same hobby I do. Even if it's not a multiplayer game we'll just pass the controller every death/level/whatever, the game is often more just something to talk about or jumpstart a conversation about game design. Or just background noise to a normal conversation if the game isn't too intense.

But yeah, I rarely feel the drive to play when I'm on my own despite being crazy about games when I was younger. I guess it's for the best, it makes it easier for my solo time to be spent in a productive way unless I fuck up and spend it all on anime and comics like I usually do.

[Anonymous No.2741463]

>>2741432
Out of curiosity, cite one game that you consider interesting.

[Anonymous No.2741506]

I go on this board maybe once every few months when something reminds me of old games. And then I go on a binge of playing (on emulation) a whole lot of games I hadn't seen before/thought to play.

So I don't game erryday, I usually go months without and then do a binge of a few days/week or so (and post on /vr/ too.)

Also I have zero interest in watching videos about gaming whatsoever. Be it runs or LP or eceleb comedy shit, no interest.

Newest system I've actually owned is my ps2.

[Anonymous No.2741547]

>>2741506
Dude! U R so cool!

[Anonymous No.2741580]

>>2730929
I'll play every once in a while. I don't play every day anymore.
Dunno what happened.

I'm much better at games now than when I did play every day, at least.

you should probably fix that whole 10 year drought thing though, OP

>>2730952
I've just cut my choices down to a shortlist of games. Used to do the whole "fullset of every game on a system" thing, now I just have 5-10 games I like and I usually end up prioritizing one more than the rest.

like, these days, 90% of what I play is
>Doom
>Quake
>Shadow Dancer
>OutRun
>KOF98, 2000, 2002 with friends
>Ridge Racer

I've a shitton more that I could play, but then I don't feel like playing games when I think about how many other things I could be playing, or when I think about how much time it'd take me to play some of the games I want to.

So, most of these are games that I'll be able to throw on and enjoy right out of the gate, and they're all pretty much my favorites. Shadow Dancer is like 30 minutes long and really satisfying to play. OutRun is less than 5 minutes long. I can just throw on KOF and have a match or two with some friends. If I want some quick thrills, I can throw on Doom or Quake and start some random level. Ridge Racer is something I can just fire up and do time attack in.

>>2731004
the thought of a 50yo saying "git gud" is fucking silly

>>2732627
I like James and Mike, but they aren't knowledgeable at all.

>>2731304
god, this

[Anonymous No.2741584]

>>2741547
u 2 bro

[Anonymous No.2741587]

28 and still enjoying vidya, but i have a lot of other hobbies, movies, comics, sometimes manga and anime, even going to fucking bullfights... growing up is weird, just do whatever makes you happy, age doesn't matter.

[Anonymous No.2741589]

>>2741587
>bullfights

that's kinda savage

[Anonymous No.2741596]

>>2741589
Kinda, is weird when you assist to one and discover that there is a lot of culture and beautiful things in an otherwise "savage" act, Ernest Hemingway was right.

[Anonymous No.2741602]

>>2730929

I'm with you op. I love games. At least I did. I love the idea and memories, but I just don't find any interest in playing them anymore. Still love agdq and lets plays, but that's it.

[Anonymous No.2741603]

>>2741596

>there is a lot of culture and beautiful things in an otherwise "savage" act

Really? like what?

[Anonymous No.2741746]

>>2741603
When you go to a bullfight there is a lot of things going on at once, first, music, there is a live band playing pasodobles, and every pasodoble has his meaning in the "corrida", some make you feel happy, other can make you feel excited, sad, etc, every actor in the arena is dressed in a spanish medieval fashion, and thats something you don't see in a public act so often, and the matador is dressed in one of the most beautiful thing i have ever seen, you need to see it in person to understand, is a really intrincate suit made with golden thread (made of pure gold), it looks kind of gay, but thats the thing, its supposed to be feminine, because this is a fight of death vs life, masculinity vs femininity, light vs darkness, even the arena itself is fighting, thats why there are two sections, Sol and sombra (sun and shadows) and yo go to bullfights when the sun is in the middle of the scenery, there is a fight of every power in existence in the universe happening in the same place., is not just "killing an animal", is an ancient ritual and this is not even a fraction of what this ritual is about, there are entire books that talk about it, but i get why the majority of people doesn't like this, but is the same as a lot of old costumes around the world.

[Anonymous No.2741763]

>>2741746
I ain't reading all that you cheeky git

[Anonymous No.2741767]

>>2741746

I see, that's actually interesting.

My problem with bullfights isn't that they kill an animal, it's that they make the bull suffer for way too long and the matador isn't fighting him alone, there's other people around who help the matador throwing lances at the bull, and on top of that, I've read that in most bullfights (especially official ones) throw the bull to the arena completely drugged so that he's already weak and confused and can't fight back properly.

I understand the whole scenery and symbology and how that's all interesting, but at this point, I'd rather see a whole theatrical representation of that, use a fake bull.
I have no interest in seeing a "fight" where one of the sides is severely handicapped. I feel the matador has no real merit.

I may be wrong and maybe not all bullfights are like this. I know some illegal bullfights in south america don't use drugged up bulls, but that also means they're VERY dangerous and most of the "fight" simply consists of the guy trying not to die to the bull. A Matador on a big bullfight like the one you're describing (dressed in gold, etc) doesn't really put the matador in danger, unless he has very very bad luck and the bull can somehow hurt him even with all the handicap.

Also where are you from?

[Anonymous No.2741779]

>>2741767
Im from Guadalajara, Jalisco, is a Province of México with a lot of french and spanish offspring, thats why that kind of traditions are strong here, and we actually have one of the most serious bullfight rings in all Mexico, Spain and France, that means: big 6 years old bulls, nice horns, great picadores and banderilleros that doesn't hurt the bull too much, matadores usually get destroyed here and a lot of "big names" usually decline their acts here because of that.

[Anonymous No.2741808]

I've been like this for ages, I have the occasional blast, but I've been more interested in reading about the games and industry itself than playing them.

But then recently a game has reignited my love of games, but I won't go into it cus it's not /vr/ and probably personifies everything people here (myself included previously) hate about modern gaming.

[Anonymous No.2741813]

>I share a board with people who watch Let's Plays

[Anonymous No.2741845]

>>2741813
>I share a board of people with many interests
great revelation faggot go kill yourself

[Anonymous No.2741847]

>>2741845

Not him but it's kind of weird to see people into Let's Plays on a retro board.

Nothing wrong with it, but it's weird. The generational gap is too evident in moments like this.

[Anonymous No.2741850]

>>2741847
I don't even watch let's plays either
also how the fuck is it weird? Did you honestly think that this board was SOLELY 30 year olds who can't let go of the past?

[Anonymous No.2741872]

>>2741850

No I'm just saying it's weird that people who are interested in retro vidya would also be the same kind of people into let's plays, is all.

[Anonymous No.2741873]

>>2741872
okay friend, well I guess that's okay

[Anonymous No.2742089]

>>2741428
Put it this way... "today-was-a-good-day.mp3" was played on the radio for the first time when I was in middle school. Let's leave it at that.

[Anonymous No.2742118]

I have more fun collecting and hacking my consoles to enable them to play pirated video games and unsigned apps then I do actually playing them anymore. I find it sad as well.... I do still love buying/collecting games and consoles but I get bored very easily playing them. I have been playing video games for 25 years now. Started with the Atari 2600 and now all the way up to the PS4.

[Anonymous No.2742119]

>>2731004
d-dad is that you?

[Anonymous No.2742120]

>>2741845
Let's plays are just surrogate friends for sad 12 year olds. And 12 year olds go on /v/.

[Anonymous No.2742123]

>>2742118
I also made a realization just the other day when I bought my first hand drill to put my 50 inch tv on the wall.... I actually felt embarrassed for the first time.... and thought.... this is what I should be collecting now.....

[Anonymous No.2742124]

>>2741850
>only 30 year olds don't like LPs

Nigga I'm 20 and I think that shit is lowest common denominator trash for children.

[Anonymous No.2742170]

>>2730929
The only time I found myself not enjoying video games like I used to was when I was NEET for two years. Get a new hobby or a job if you don't have one yet to pass the time because you probably fell in the same trap I did where I went from playing video games as a fun way to pass the time until something important for me to do came up to playing video games because it was the only thing for me to do.

[Anonymous No.2742190]

>>2742124
> I'm 20 and I think that shit is lowest common denominator trash for children.
Same age and remember when that shit was popular back in the early jewtube days?
I was collecting but finally called it a quit.
Question for the older people?
Does the transition from 20-30 suck does it hit you? feel like all the joy in life died or felt like the party has barely started? this probably belongs in /r9k/ but that board is too depressing for me

[Anonymous No.2742192]

>>2731015
>not being an 80 year old man spending all your retirement days shitposting /vr/

[Anonymous No.2742216]

>>2742190
I quit my job because the thought of still working there at 30 was too depressing. So yeah, it hit me enough to drive a life decision.

If you lived a fulfilling 20s, you'll feel fine at 30+. If not, you might feel an emptiness. I felt pretty empty because in my 20s my family was already depending on me heavily and I didn't enjoy it pr grow as much as a person enough in that time. My 30s have not been all that great either, so I'm dreading my 40s.

[Anonymous No.2742221]

>>2742216
i feel like if my mid 20s are shit ill call it a quits in my 30s as i dont look forward to the future already.

[Anonymous No.2742238]

>>2742221
If you're in your early 20s don't even waste time thinking in those terms yet. Just develop yourself in every way possible while it's still easy and pressure is as low as it's going to get with the few responsibilities you have. The future sorts itself out when you live properly right now.

[Anonymous No.2742250]

>>2742216
>>2742221
33 here

Stop being faggots you faggots

You really don't have any idea what the future holds

[Anonymous No.2742254]

>>2742192
anon he was shitposting about here. I'll be here at 80.
Kids will be nostalging over PS4s they've never seven seen.
Some autistic oldfag will be ranting about how the CD isn't retro. The rules will still not be updated.

[Anonymous No.2742257]

>>2742250
reee

[Anonymous No.2742348]

>>2741847
Why? Most let's plays in their early days were of retro games so it should be expected that there's an overlap on here.

[Anonymous No.2742351]

>>2742348
Yeah but most /vr/ users are adults and let's plays are for 15 year olds. That's why he's confused.

[Anonymous No.2742354]

>>2742351
Let's plays started like 7 or 8 years ago so a lot of those 15 year olds are gonna be adults now.

[Anonymous No.2742447]

>>2742354
>adults
Is that the scientific term for someone who has reached a certain age but might not fit other criteria such as mature, grown up, etc?

[Anonymous No.2742452]

>>2730929
Yeah, I don't know about you but for me is called "growing up". More responsibilities, less time to waste, is simple really.

[Anonymous No.2742678]

>>2742447
If we're gonna go by you logic then we're all children because video games are still considered a childish thing to enjoy.

[Anonymous No.2742749]

>>2742678
Me logic is that vidya can be enjoyed by all ages,go.
Your logic is that lp is 7-8 years old and everyobe who has ever watched it started 7-8 years ago.
Pretty clear you a child.

[Anonymous No.2742751]

>>2742749
Why is your English such shit?

[Anonymous No.2742783]

>>2741847
>>2741813
My dad is in his 50's and enjoys let's plays. Also there's a ton of people doing let's plays for older games if you look, dozens if not hundreds of small channels with 1000 views a video chugging along.

>>2730997
I'm going to try this now using this: http://dagobah.net/flash/random_game_title_decider.swf

Going to take the blind approach instead of something I like, because I've already beaten all my cherished games too many times. My problem is more branching out from the same few games instead of not playing at all.

[Anonymous No.2742789]

>>2742749
No your original statement was that anyone into LPs are 15 years old and after I pointed out they were around long enough for said people to be well into adulthood by now you tried to backpedal into maturity. The only reason I brought up video games was because they are considered childish as well in order to show how retarded saying someone liking something considered childish invalidates them as adults is. What makes someone immature is their attitude not what they enjoy in their free time.

[Anonymous No.2742859]

I don't really have the time anymore to play games that require you to invest some time to get something out of it (say, you have to learn mechanics, gameplay is slow, or requires a lot of waiting/walking), but those are the only games I enjoy. If I play something that gives me instant gratification without having to work for my rewards, I just get extremely unmotivated and lose all interest to continue playing.

So I just replay an old game once or twice a year.

[Anonymous No.2743283]

>>2742783
Rolling random games gets you mostly garbage though. I wrote a script to select and play a random rom from all my complete romsets and it gets old fast when you roll a golf game three times in a row.

[Anonymous No.2743292]

>>2742089
that's not that old is it? ;_;

[Anonymous No.2743312]

>>2743292
Prepare for arthritis
And make it painful
To protect the world from constipation
To unite all people straight off my lawn
To denounce the evil of grandkids who don't call
To extend our reach without shooting back pains

Jesse! James!

Team Rocket can't remember anything anymore
Surrender now or something something I forgot

[Anonymous No.2743315]

Yeah, we're all playing games way less. That's why there are three separate boards dedicated solely to the discussion of the games we never play.

It's just you, OP. I go through phases where I stop playing for a bit and then find a game that really blows me away. Like I remember not playing shit for probably over a year, then picking up games like Hotline Miami, Binding of Isaac, Don't Starve and completely getting enveloped all over again.

[Anonymous No.2743360]

>>2743315
>we

[Anonymous No.2743838]

>>2742789
So your math is as poor as your reading comprehension skills. The only reason you brought up anything is because you're a butthurt baby. You might want to try a board more inline with your maturity.

[Anonymous No.2743875]

>>2743838
So now you're just gonna throw baseless insults now that you have nowhere else to go. Kinda ironic for a guy who had to backpedal into maturity after being proved wrong.

[Anonymous No.2743881]

>let's plays
more like let's fites amirites

:3

[Anonymous No.2743928]

>>2731072
Hang on a moment. If you were literally 12, then this might work as an argument. But I suspect your actual age (probably 17-19) is one where you, too, really should be an adult but are locked in a stunted stage of adolescence. If you are a typical 4chan user of that age range, then you are probably failing your first-year classes at community college and seeing multiple metal health counselors on your parents' dime. I would rather be a working adult spending his free time on 4chan and trying to master these newfangled memes than... that.

[Anonymous No.2743939]

>>2741845
What's ironic in his case is that, assuming he didn't visit /vr/ by mistake, his area of interest is the same as that of the LP producers and viewers. He just wants to be special within that interest group: "I'm not like other X's", etc.

[Anonymous No.2743950]

>>2742351
>muh overly selective & completely arbitrary criteria for what's adult appropriate and what isn't

The criteria are exactly fitted to include your own childish escapist pursuits but not others'? Neat! I wanna play!

[Anonymous No.2744534]

>>2743875
It's not "baseless" to call a butthurt baby what it is. You're mad that I made fun of people who watch LPs and you're a baby. I'm not even the one who said LPs were for 15 year olds kiddo. You're too retarded to even remember what post you replied to let alone do basic math. In your world 1 week + 7-8 years = mature. Guess you've been mature for a whole year then.

[Anonymous No.2744536]

>>2744534
Yep he's still throwing baseless insults like I said he would.

[Anonymous No.2744541]

>>2731004
>gitgud lobe
>casual gland
TOP KEK

[Anonymous No.2747159]

>>2730929
Old people don't watch LP. You might have that Benjamin Button disease and reverse aged into a casual kid.

[Anonymous No.2747680]

I just need to learn some self control. I have like 8 games started up and unfinished.

Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth (Final case, played some today)
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Haven't played in months, on the last part before endgame)
Sonic Rush Adventure
Shovel Knight
Devil Survivor: Overclocked (4th day)
Probably more that I can't remember off the top of my head.

[Anonymous No.2748051]

>>2747680
There's nothing inherently wrong with having several games going at the same time but it sounds like you really have trouble finishing. Even then, honestly if you get sick of the game then stop playing.

Personally I have several games going at a time because different games are better for different times/places/conditions. I'm not going to play something that requires precision jumps on public transport or when I'm tired but an RPG might be fine. The problem is as you get closer to the end some games really require you to sit down and concentrate and that's a problem when the reason I was playing was just to pass time.

[Anonymous No.2748832]

>>2748051
I'm trying to wittle it down to 2 or maybe 3 games at a time. One that's more action, a slower one like an RPG, and room for one more if I get the sudden urge to play a specific game. If I don't like the game I quit it very early, like Liberation Maiden recently.

[Anonymous No.2748837]

>>2748832
>Liberation Maiden
Good on you for dropping it. That game is such a pile of garbage. I tried several times to find some enjoyment in it.

I think I'm a little like you. I play many, many games but it's only a special few that I actually enjoy enough to finish.

[Anonymous No.2748932]

>>2748837
I do eventually complete all the games I start up, even if it takes months or maybe a year or 2. If I got that far it means I liked the game, but for example the Ace Attorney series the final cases always seem to drag on and on. That's why I'm trying to do it piece by piece. Some games like Shovel Knight I just drop for no reason, but I will get back to that one.

Yeah I wanted to enjoy Liberation Maiden after that sweet stage one music but I just couldn't.

[Anonymous No.2748935]

>>2748932
All the games I start up and get a decent amount into the game I mean. If I truly drop something it's usually early.

[Anonymous No.2748939]

>>2730929

Not me, i had to work 130 hours on a 3d project in a single week and i still played rayman 2 on the DC and final fantasy on the PSP.
You can always find time if you have the passion for it.

[Anonymous No.2748975]

>>2748935
I think I'm too picky sometimes. If I'm not actively having fun it's very hard to keep playing. Like you that usually happens early if I don't like a game. But there have been a bunch, often RPGs where I will get near the end and get bored for whatever reason.

I remember absolutely adoring Wind Waker. For a lot of it, it was one of my favorite games ever. But then I got to the tower at the end where you have to go through mini versions of earlier dungeons and re-fight bosses. That was boring though and for about a month every time I sat down to play something I thought maybe I should just go finish it, but I never did.

Even still, to this day I count it as my favorite Zelda game. But I highly doubt I'll ever actually finish it. There are too many other things to play.

[Anonymous No.2749012]

>>2748975
I did beat Wind Waker but yeah there are plenty of parts that just made me say fuck this game. Overall I had fun with it but I don't think I'll play it again unless I get my hands on the HD version. You were in the final dungeon though so I recommend you just tough it out and finish, especially because the final boss fight is so great. The funny thing is two games I've recently completed are OoT 3D and Majora's Mask 3D, even though I already beat the originals years ago.

[Anonymous No.2749142]

>>2741117
tfw wife plays retro games with me and loves anything pre xbox hueg era.

[Anonymous No.2750432]

>>2749012
Meh, I haven't had my Gamecube hooked up in years. If they do a 3D remake like OOT then I'd probably go back and play it again but at this point I've no interest in going back to my original game.

It was the same with Dragon's Dogma. Loved the shit out of it until the end where the sky goes all dark and gloomy. Even though there was a bunch still to do, it was ugly and I lost interest. So started a new character, messed around for a while and did a few challenge things and then was done with the game. I do that with a lot of games.

>>2749142
Mine can absolutely destroy me in Dr Mario. It's weird, but I'm proud.

[Anonymous No.2750982]

>>2750432
There's an HD version on Wii U with changes like faster sailing, the pictograph sidequest is less tedious, same with the triforce hunt. Though I'm not a fan of the graphical direction or the removed tingle tuner for miiverse crap.

[Anonymous No.2750997]

>>2750982
Meh, I love the 3DS but Wii U has very little I'm interested in and I'm not in that much of a rush to replay it. I'm not much of a fan of the series, WW is the only one I really liked. Also probably 95% of my gaming is portable these days anyways. And like you, I don't like the new art style as much.

[Anonymous No.2751959]

>>2750432
>Mine can absolutely destroy me in Dr Mario. It's weird, but I'm proud.
pics of the locked case she keeps your man parts in.

[Anonymous No.2752642]

I barely play games anymore. I just like wearing retro game t-shirts and watching youtube game wannabe celebrity videos religiously. I have an entire wall covered with bubble jet printed pictures of said celebrities. I salivate at the idea of meeting them at a convention or something.

[Anonymous No.2752840]

>>2751959
Funny because we are both kind of gender bendy, I'm pretty girly and she's pretty manly so we get into some stuff. Good times! But no case keeping, plus I beat her in most other games.

[Anonymous No.2753021]

>>2732627
>And they're really knowledgeable about games so I've learned of a lot of new stuff from them.
Fuck no. Ever heard them talk about the Sega Genesis? Ever heard them talk about sports games? They don't know shit, especially James. All they do is play a game like retards for an hour and call it a piece of shit because they can't figure something out that's really obvious. James is a fucking baby, he thinks tank controls and the save system in Resident Evil is too hard.

[Anonymous No.2753129]

>>2742190
Life starts moving 2.5x faster in your 30s than 3x by the time your 50.

[Anonymous No.2753159]

>>2753021
the tank controls in RE were pretty shitty tho

[Anonymous No.2753310]

>>2742190
The people that I know in their 30s that always talk about how old they are or feel are the ones that let themselves go.

As far as time goes and being in my 30s, I almost feel like I did in high school. I may play a game for an hour out two after work and get a good session on the weekend if there is nothing going on.

In high school, it took me about a month to get through FF7. In my twenties, I was peeling through large RPGs in like a week or two. I have been playing Vagrant Story for about a month and have somewhere between 40 to 50 hours invested.

[Princess Sevenleaf !AnVbXjgZco No.2753356]

>>2742190
I really don't want to turn 30.

Hell, I didn't want to turn 20. Why can't I just be 18 forever?

[Anonymous No.2753460]

>>2742190
I'm old and it's pretty comfy. That hag-ridden urgency of being a young man, the need to be somebody or fuck somebody or kill somebody just fades away and you can just settle in and do your thing.

It's sad to be closer to death but I'm not sure I'd trade for more years at the price of a young man's desperation.

[Anonymous No.2753487]

>>2753460
hey, whatever helps you sleep at night gramps

[Anonymous No.2753549]

>>2753460
>That hag-ridden urgency of being a young man, the need to be somebody or fuck somebody or kill somebody just fades away and you can just settle in and do your thing.

Agreed and well said. I mean, Well said, old bean.

[Anonymous No.2753656]

>>2753021
Shut the hell up nerd.

[Anonymous No.2753705]

>>2753356
You're only as young as you feel.
I like feeling young young brown people of all genders in countries where "consent" isn't in the dictionary.

[Anonymous No.2754290]

>>2753460
The way I read that you've come to accept you'll never amount to anything or get laid and settled into a rut. I'm only 46 and a half so maybe not as old as you but I continue to work hard to accomplish important things and my dick still works. Can't say I ever felt this desperation you refer to when I was younger.

[Anonymous No.2754292]

>>2754290
>I'm only 46 and a half

[Anonymous No.2756726]

>>2754290
And you still find time to play video games?! Wow, I do envy the sociopathic!

[Anonymous No.2757182]

>>2756726
Finding free time is easy when you're an adult with skills people are willing to pay for.

[Anonymous No.2757186]

>>2757182
Ooooooh. Self employed

[Anonymous No.2757746]

>>2757186
Nah. Just not working two minimum wadge jobs to pay off student loans for a worthless degree, or whatever you imagine it is grown ups spend their time on. Seriously, most people my age have lots of spare time.

[Anonymous No.2757758]

>>2757186

Shouldn't that be freelance professional in english ?

[Anonymous No.2757765]

>>2757746
>46 years old
>Still paying off student loans

[Anonymous No.2757784]

>>2757186

You sound ironic anon.