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@zdrux8 жыл бұрын
People can spend 4 hours at a bar getting wasted, but god forbid you stay in and play an interactive story.
@terryfredrick51498 жыл бұрын
Great point...I'm 40 and I would rather play a good game then go get shitty drunk. or go see some shitty movie or go shop at some shitty store. or some other shitty hobby.
@Silkfox8 жыл бұрын
+Terry Fredrick I'm with you. Gaming is funner then puking on sidewalk after a night out. Playing games with your friends is better too.
@uergihliauglhufirgu8 жыл бұрын
+zdrux Yeah, we live in a pretty degenerated society.
@creationzikaz48368 жыл бұрын
Very true. Not talking about the amount of money wasted on drinks...
@Red88Rex8 жыл бұрын
Also staring at a tv for just as long, not even interacting with it. Fucking idiots
@ReviewTechUSA9 жыл бұрын
I felt this was a very important video to make. I hope you enjoy it!
@CloudyCloudy2119 жыл бұрын
"Oh yeah!"
@thehubbabubba6679 жыл бұрын
What happened to the ads at the start of the videos?
@CloudyCloudy2119 жыл бұрын
thehubbabubba667 This isn't a sponsored video.
@ADPRadio9 жыл бұрын
If anything is going to make adults give up the hobby, it's lack of quality with games now a days.
@jipgaming80899 жыл бұрын
You should be a motivational speaker
@sheepdogsherlock13118 жыл бұрын
I'd rather play hours of games than watch hours of TV..
@philclobes8 жыл бұрын
+Sheepdog Sherlock yeah, when I watch tv, I just feel like I am wasting my time, but when I play video games, I feel like I am in a safe and amazing place where I can just play and enjoy life
@sheepdogsherlock13118 жыл бұрын
+philclobes The worst part about games is when you stop playing and reality hits again. That shit kind of sucks sometimes.
@philclobes8 жыл бұрын
yeah, like you play a game, and when you stop it feels like 1 hour, but it has actually beem 4 hours
@brucesmith21438 жыл бұрын
because of morden TV sucks
@GoinGameCrazy7 жыл бұрын
+Bruce Smith Modern TV sucks eh? YOU sir are right about that.
@JokkeSS139 жыл бұрын
Saying games are for kids is same as saying that movies are for kids
@qoughitup8 жыл бұрын
Exactly. While some movies are for kids- others are for adults. And that's the same for games. But if something makes you happy- why stop? There doesn't need to be an age stamp on everything. If you're 45, and male, and you enjoy playing sponge bob games- go for it.!
@danielwickham34398 жыл бұрын
+Swagnemite On Twitter yer why should people care what age you are just as long as your doing your job earning your money and if you have free time then game because thiers nothink wrong with it
@qoughitup8 жыл бұрын
+DW bro exactly.
@Jaythakidd_028 жыл бұрын
truth💯
@mii298 жыл бұрын
Nintendo is for kids and not for gamers
@smart2click8 жыл бұрын
*Gaming has literally saved my life when I was going through tough times. I've been and always will be a gamer. Age is just a number.*
@richardblabla8 жыл бұрын
He'll get teamkilled soon enough.
@Aviamoyal8 жыл бұрын
amen
@ningi22467 жыл бұрын
I been a life long skater , musician and a gamer. Gaming is something that i am glad some people look down on or hate it makes me love it that much more. They can spend thousands on other hobbies ill stick with gaming and gaming with my friends priceless moments
@marjanbatic29137 жыл бұрын
Aki amen
@adupswillbeback33906 жыл бұрын
*gotta have bold font for attention*
@SuzyLuOfficial9 жыл бұрын
I'm 25 and have been gaming all my life and wont stop just because of a number.
@blackendrose1239 жыл бұрын
27 here and still gaming, id say if its what you enjoy then keep doing it, gaming isent about age, its about enjoying yourself your way :), you can be 100 and still gaming and id say good on ya :D
@akumaisreal20909 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, i'm a gamer for life. I will pass on my gaming legacy to my future children as well lol
@magnussvensson45279 жыл бұрын
***** Keep up the good work sister
@sirslickrock9 жыл бұрын
32, Father, combat veteran, world traveler, all around badass, truck and and muscle car owner (and soon a bike), educated, tattooed, sport loving (yes even soccer and handball), black dude that surfs, GAMER
@thedarkness979 жыл бұрын
Hell I'll be 40, 4 weeks today, and I still game :)
@andreirusu69988 жыл бұрын
When my Parents see me play games they call me a kid im 25, but my mom plays games on facebook on her phone 24/7 ,talking about being hypocritical.
@TheJeevo927 жыл бұрын
Andrei Rusu Mostly the same...but my mom stopped playing those Facebook games.
@TheAllDayGames6 жыл бұрын
i can totally relate! just recently i got the new assassins creed and that was mailed to me. I don't have the time get the mail because i work full time (Still game with a full time job). My father said to me he feels embarrassed receiving the parcel. The game is boxed up in it's own boxing saying what store it came from (EBgames). Why should anyone feel embarrassed just because it's a box saying what game store it came from. It makes no literal sense because it's not for you but it's for me, that's my property that i paid for and own. I am 22 years of age and i too see mum play games on her phone, not 24/7 but more than she would look at facebook. She is doing the same thing to what i am doing, playing a game because it's fun. So you can't be hypocritical because you are playing a game too, that just makes no literal sense but instead it makes you look stupid and a big hypocrite. No one likes that, They criticise me because of my age just because i play games, i am confused to why would you do that when it's a hobby of someone else's enjoyment. Everyone has a hobby of their own but i don't see why pick on that person's hobby. What ever hobby you have you just keep doing that :) if you are an adult or old and still play games i support you!
@sejfzlrrhman5 жыл бұрын
😂😂 I'm 21 and whenever I game, my parents call me a child. Meanwhile, my dad frequently goes out with mom and friends and wastes a tonne of money. Gaming is one of the cheapest forms of entertainment, especially on the PC.
@FreeFlow__4 жыл бұрын
humans are experts at projecting shame onto others
@adad878213 жыл бұрын
call them out on it and 9 out of 10 times they immideatly shut up
@stegil568 жыл бұрын
I am 49 and an avid gamer. I have every PlayStation platform as well as XBox One. I also live with chronic pain, muscle problems, intractable headaches and chronic fatigue. Gaming is my escape from the pain. HOWEVER! I started gaming in the mid 70s and have stayed with it as it evolved and I feel hip and relevant with not only the piss poor games, but the most amazing AAA titles. Would I still play if I didn't have health issues? HELL YEAH! Do I have the time to make most people jealous?HELL YEAH? Do I neglect my home,my wife, my pets and other things that I am able to do?NO WAY! I know what is important and I understand reality.
@alibagheri98828 жыл бұрын
Respect to you.I am proud of you my good sir.You kept on doing what you want without caring about what other ignorent people say.I have the highest of respects for you sir.
@Red88Rex8 жыл бұрын
My mom is just like you, she has R.A. and a host of other problems. Currently she lives for playing Final Fantasy 14 on weekends!
@D-NastyNoise7 жыл бұрын
Steve Gilbert Same here brotha! I'm 42 and have serious chronic back pain and spasms from herniated discs and Ankylosing Spondylitis. Also anxiety, depression and panic attacks. I've been a gamer since I was born! Thanks for sharing!
@aguy19887 жыл бұрын
Steve Gilbert Thanks for sharing.
@coolcatbaron7 жыл бұрын
This may sound mean, but I have a feeling that gaming could be a reason for your health problems. It isn't unusual that a absence of moving enough is causing that problems. (Of course not always). However the way you treat your body is the way your body will threat you.
@MrDerekdef349 жыл бұрын
people make fun of us for gaming, but these are the same people who sit on their ass watching american idol for 4 hours
@ShirmaAkayaku9 жыл бұрын
***** They'd probably still watch 4 hours of it if it was airing a marathon.
@CBKain9 жыл бұрын
Derek Bing Sorry, but 4 hours is not true. It's just least they'll do.
@MrDerekdef349 жыл бұрын
you know what i ment
@TheDAFFY9 жыл бұрын
Derek Bing He's just mad.
@davidclough23949 жыл бұрын
Don't you dare leave out how people watch big brother.....ugh!!!!
@GastonAsston9 жыл бұрын
Playing video games all weekend is just as "anti-social" as reading Sherlock Holmes all weekend.
@CuseFan1009 жыл бұрын
This reminds me that some people are shocked to hear that there is reading in video games.
@hfriscia9 жыл бұрын
I have done that. Got a good book on a friday, then finished it on Sunday. Still called anti-social.
@aceclover7589 жыл бұрын
OR watching TV for hours a day
@EatWave9 жыл бұрын
One can't read Sherlock Holmes books in co-op mode. Yes,one can read it aloud but it just isn't the same. There isn't any Death Match option,either. One person can read the part or Moriarty while the other can read Holmes' parts,I suppose.
@homeycdawg9 жыл бұрын
I don't get the whole "anti social" thing, especially since online gaming became such a big thing. I'd argue that gaming is the most social form of media in existence.
@craigbarner99428 жыл бұрын
part of being mature is doing what you want to do.
@smart2click8 жыл бұрын
+Craig Barner (Prince of Pein) well said.
@AlexADHD9 жыл бұрын
I game, watch anime, read manga, play VN's and i do this publicly. People mock me? Sure fine, but i stay healthy, clean, gym, have a fiance, and I'm an engineer. I just don't watch TV, i don't go on Facebook, i don't go party (aside from with my Fiance to do shit like Karaoke), and i don't drink alcohol. I play sports but i don't WATCH sports. If you can't handle that i do this shit? you aren't my friend and this has been my rule all my life. I learned not to give a social fuck. And i have friends who don't game...we go play pool and talk about movies. I have friends who play games and we still go play pool and talk about games. Nothing wrong with games.
@styxwickorfrost8117 жыл бұрын
This is why I don't see anything wrong with gaming. If anything, it is a more interactive way to consume media. Not kidding when I say this, and it actually surprises me, but my friend's grandfather who's in his 80's is found of playing DotA2 and has been playing the Warcraft DotA mod since 5.84. Sure, he may have ended up being the most toxic old man I've met, but at best it's just insults he's spewing in reference to the game to other people, but other than that, there's nothing wrong. If anyone wants to bring up how gaming "influences" children, then they should keep in mind how much the TV shows have influenced them as well. Point is, like what you said, nothing wrong with games.
@Blueflag046 жыл бұрын
i told everyone i love video games and now i have no friends
@nikunjmaji38776 жыл бұрын
AceRay 24 they are idiots not true friends
@yooheyy99344 жыл бұрын
Alex what is a engineer
@awesomeguy20099 жыл бұрын
I'm only 17 and my relatives are pressuring me to get off gaming. Why? I have a GF, I go out with friends, I have a normal life. But not to them. They think I'm a freak. My girl doesn't care. My friends don't care. My sister doesn't care. Just my older relatives.
@AlexGarcia-qc3cj9 жыл бұрын
My parents always told me stop gaming but I can't stop because it's one of my hobbies. I'm 18 now and they've seem to stop, probably because I'm doing great in school and I have friends too while physically and emotionally healthy, I have no idea when I'll actually stop.
@KazumaPrime9 жыл бұрын
Take it from someone like me. I couldn't give one single shit about what anyone thinks, or says. I love gaming, I grew up on it, I still do it, and I will continue to do it. I'm 28 right now, do I see at any point anywhere in the next 10, 20 or 30 years even that I'll stop? No. The day I quit gaming is the day my body gives up, due to a problem with my hands or I just flat out die. And you know what? I'm going to keep calling myself a gamer, because that's what I am. You can say what you want, but anyone who has that passion, that love for video games, is a gamer. Whether its casual, whether it's die-hard, we are what we are. I've said it once, I'll say it however many times I need to. You can leave a complaint in the complaint box, BUT I DON'T CHECK THAT SHIT.
@ShinOpaque9 жыл бұрын
Delty Ploy 18 isnt a magic number lol.
@fhgdngdfh9 жыл бұрын
Fuck them! Just because they played with a stick and a hoop when they were your age dosent mean you have to quit gaming.
@ShinOpaque9 жыл бұрын
Delty Ploy At 18 youre usually still in school for sometime and living under your parents roof. If youre smart, youll be continue living there until youre done some type of school. You dont live by your own rules until youre paying youre own bills, under your own roof. So yea, 18 doesnt mean you just stop caring what family thinks.
@thedawg1993709 жыл бұрын
I'm only 16, but I've been gaming since the age of 4. I grew up with gaming and nothing, not even work will stop me in my spare time. Has it made me an anti-social shut-in? No. I'm with my girlfriend of a year and four months, got plenty of friends and we hang out all the time. Has it made me a loser? Fuck no! Would a loser study hard to get the best grades he can get? Would a loser have the ambition to pursue a career in science and be willing to follow every step needed to achieve his goals? If anything, some games even helped to spark my fascination with science. Sure I play games and sure I spend a lot of my spare time doing so, but maybe that's for the better, because there are definitely worse things to do.
@mytemptube69 жыл бұрын
agree, great comment and well said.
@GatorMilk9 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, a 16 year old wrote a more concise and formal comment than most 30-something year -olds on this site.
@Darkwolfpocco9 жыл бұрын
I'm 20 and I respect the shit out of you.
@Sambammersiful9 жыл бұрын
It's interesting when people freak out when they learn that I love gaming and have accomplished life goals and the like. It pissed me off when people assume that if you game you have nothing else living for.
@dickgrayson97979 жыл бұрын
Yep, same age and I feel the same way.
@perydwyn9 жыл бұрын
I am 34 years old and still play games that many consider 'childish' like Mario Kart, and even Animal crossing. I enjoy them...I don't care what anyone thinks of me. I will not stop playing games because idiots consider them 'childish' as i would rather be happy than 'grown up'.
@kylehowards46169 жыл бұрын
Exactly. let them feel better about themselves watching TV for 3 hours straight.
@perydwyn9 жыл бұрын
***** I played my first ever Pokemon game last year when I got given 'y' as a present. It is amazing! They are really deep roleplaying games, but trying to explain that to people is hard work as all they see is cutesy graphics. I get annoyed when friends who play Call of Duty and think that is 'grown up' criticize me for playing Pokemon, which is much deeper and more complex than COD :)
@trainer32419 жыл бұрын
perydwyn I've been playing Pokemon since the beginning and I've seen the series change. There are really dark Pokemon theories you can find on KZfaq that has evidence within the games that really makes you think. Pokemon gets a lot of hate for being really repetitive and I get that. Since a new game comes out each year (since 2009), the only reason I've stuck with it for almost my entire life is because a few games. I started with Yellow (1998), Gold (2000), LeafGreen (2004), Emerald (2005), Diamond (2007), Black (2011), Black 2 (2012), and X (2013) and don't plan on getting ORAS.
@TheJeevo927 жыл бұрын
trainer3241 i started with Red, Yellow, and Blue but played every Gen other than X and Y. Love it.
@TheJeevo927 жыл бұрын
perydwyn Good on ya, man! I'm 25 and will game until I can't anymore.
@Red88Rex8 жыл бұрын
I'm 31, my mom is 56, and we have been playing games since the late 80's. It was bonding activity when I was a kid, we both have always loved J-RPGs and Zelda games. We both still play, although I am more into the retro stuff. Neither of us fit that "fat virgin basement dweller" stereotype and I am proud to break it often. Growing up playing J-RPGs made me a better reader and expanded my vocabulary, not to mention my imagination. I will never stop playing games even if I can't find anything new that I like. Anyone who doesn't like it can pound sand.
@jayyyceee84038 жыл бұрын
Are you getting Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild :D !?
@Red88Rex8 жыл бұрын
My mom is, but the last one I played was Ocarina of Time lol I haven't really been keeping up with it. I will probably play A Link Between Worlds though since it looks awesome
@dadagan88156 жыл бұрын
I'm 48 and I've been gaming since Mooncresta & Battlezone were out in the arcades way back in the1980s. My first experience of console gaming was on a super Intellivision back in 1982 been gaming since and don't plan to stop
@Phenomiracle9 жыл бұрын
As a new parents to our baby boy, my husband and I have been continuously told by others to drop gaming and focus on raising our kid. Obviously, both of our time spent on gaming has been cut down quite a bit these past few weeks, and I've accepted that things will never be the same (though having a son who I hope to be very proud of is very much worth the sacrifices). I do hope, however, that we can still keep games as much as we can in our lives. Games have been central to our development, and we have no intention to drop them. It's weird, though. Both of our parents are comfortable with our lifestyles (since they know we're responsible enough), it's the extended relatives who resort to subtle condescension in telling us to stop gaming. Guess they're projecting their problems with their own kids onto us. We're quite the successful young couple, I can see why we piss other people off.
@enanalonso2139 жыл бұрын
Nice username by the way.
@m.oliver68399 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't worry about your game time declining, in a few years you'll be able to play games with your son, and so starts the cycle all over again. :)
@OriginBullet9 жыл бұрын
Yeah, what the guy above me said. You can play games more when your kids get older.
@JoeyRKO192712034792615961296549 жыл бұрын
We need more parents like you. I give you my respects.
@noodle1graffiti4769 жыл бұрын
You stick it to them! Be the awesome parents you can be, while also retaining your favored hobby!
@YoDzOnHalo8 жыл бұрын
26 years old, gonna game till I die.
@joeyxl34568 жыл бұрын
long life and gaming to you sir
@AVATAR31174 жыл бұрын
@@joeyxl3456 RESPECT
@sorvex9Ай бұрын
Still Gaming ?
@kingvoxel65168 жыл бұрын
Life itself is a waste of time so do whatever you feel like.
@lukaskidd46217 жыл бұрын
sad but true.
@VarietyMusicLover7 жыл бұрын
King Voxel truth
@TheFedericohiguain27 жыл бұрын
Exactly, there is no real goal. You just live and that's it.
@Blueflag046 жыл бұрын
that's a true deep word
@MrbigPnslolisaidpns5 жыл бұрын
Lukas Kidd lol that’s a rather pessimistic perspective to take on things. But to your credit. It actually holds truth. Unfortunately :/
@purpleprinc39 жыл бұрын
"So Bill, what are you doing this weekend?" ~ "Oh I'm going to do a bit of gaming, nothing special" ~ *Burning eyes of contempt* "...Your gaming?" ~ "Sorry did I say gaming? I meant to say hardcore pornography and heavy drinking." ~ "Oh that's quite alright, I thought you were a weirdo for a moment there."
@TheKnightguard19 жыл бұрын
I couldn't help but notice the hardcore pornography comparison. Did you borrow that from Dara o'Briain?
@purpleprinc39 жыл бұрын
***** ! You clocked me, but I'm an immigrant so hey I rob stuff all the time...ahem. I stole that one from the Daily Mail.
@purpleprinc39 жыл бұрын
Nirvana Paradox I think if anything it shows how insecure they are, they know they'd enjoy it but they can't enjoy it themselves so thus they take out their frustrations. "Fore-head deep in alcohol and vengeful prostitutes." Oh my days, that's a classic haha! It's a funny ol' world ey, oh and thanks for teaching me a new word, troglodyte, most apt.
@Bingocat8 жыл бұрын
I'm 22, my sister is 20, and my parents are 57 and 60, and we all have time, every single day, to play some kind of video game. We aren't poor or unsuccessful by any stretch of the imagination. The same "adults" who say that gaming is for kids/losers usually consider it acceptable to veg out and watch TV for 5 hours a day. I don't understand.
@OtakuKota9 жыл бұрын
Most people who judge gamer's, are the same people who waste their times watching tv or movies, Games are a form of art, I will always game I don't care what other's think never have never well. The people who also judge are the people that waste 24/7 on facebook talking to fake friends I have more true friends on PSN and Nintendo Network than their fake thousand friends on facebook.
@aceclover7589 жыл бұрын
Yup its stupid My dad use to criticize me for gaming for hours, yet he would sit on the couch and watch movies or TV for hours...
@OtakuKota9 жыл бұрын
Lucky Zed My parents did the dame thing, even though its proven that is healthier to play video games than too watch T.V. I have nothing against people who do it, but gaming helps you more than watching T.V does.
@aceclover7589 жыл бұрын
LordColdGames Good thing both of them "grew out" of that. Funny that term has to be used for adults too lol
@nanopi9 жыл бұрын
television networks want people to keep watching tv, not play games.
@hxnnxssyy9 жыл бұрын
Video games are MUCH better than just watching TV and movies... (I'm not saying its bad i watch some TV occasionally) because watching a movie or a TV show doesn't require you to think, and you sit there literally brain-dead staring at the screen. Well, with video games you actually think of things such as strategy. Also studies have shown that games like Cod and battlefield make your reflex reaction time better, and improves your hand-eye coordination.
@AussieTVMusic9 жыл бұрын
I'm 50 and still game. I have since 1976 and pong
@68plus1.5 жыл бұрын
R u alive now??? Hello??
@JadenExclusives4 жыл бұрын
@@68plus1. I don't think anyone would die at 55, (of normal reasons)
@68plus1.4 жыл бұрын
@@JadenExclusives lmao ik
@UwannabeKaYZaR8 жыл бұрын
This hit home for me, my gaming hobby is never going away. I am 35 years old and I will game til I die. I avoid most adults because of that 80's way of thinking. I am a proud big kid with 4 college degrees and you can be successful and be a gamer.
@aryanjain88017 ай бұрын
do you still play games ? Just curious it been 7 years🙂
@Shotgun90099 жыл бұрын
i will still be gaming when im 60
@Shotgun90099 жыл бұрын
propably will when im 80 if i actually survive that long
@fuzinonzlot9 жыл бұрын
Hell, gaming helps prevent *dementia*, in addition to reading and writing.
@Shotgun90099 жыл бұрын
fuzinonzlot gaming helps keep me sane from all the bullshit of real life
@helvetwarrior9 жыл бұрын
My uncle is 70 and play more then I do so you'll be ok for the 80.
@Shotgun90099 жыл бұрын
***** propably still wont stop me from gaming
@anmoldandiwal9 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rich for putting this out there. My mom has been telling me to quit gaming because I'm in high school and don't have girlfriend. She thinks that me gaming is "repelling" girls. But whenever I say that most girls in my school are sluts, or the ones who aren't are just my friends, she still doesn't stop. She will find any way to make me stop gaming. I guess it's time to show her this.
@0IIIIII9 жыл бұрын
Your mom is pressuring you to get a girlfriend? That's so weak, teen-romance is almost always premature or sappy.
@Ralkiin9 жыл бұрын
Trust me, teen dating is probably the worst thing you can mentally do to yourself. Most kids in highschool go through an identity crisis, the person you started dating will likely change into someone else. Save yourself the stress, highschool relationships rarely last.
@aceclover7589 жыл бұрын
Wow, what Mom calls out their kid for not having a gf/bf? What a bitch she is
@TheXBRGUY9 жыл бұрын
Eh, if you're a senior in High School i'd go for a girlfriend(that is if you even want one) but if you just aren't that interested or are barely interested don't even bother. Romance usually isn't good for High Schoolers, although Senior relationships can sometimes be serious.
@thunderflare599 жыл бұрын
You might want to point out that the average gamer is, in fact, female.
@AstarothDeathSquirre8 жыл бұрын
I'm 42, got a good career and great family. We are a family of gamers. My wife likes Guildwars 2, my daughter plays LBP and I enjoy stealth games (Assasins Creed, Hitman, Ghost Recon) Where other people watch TV, we play games. I've been waiting about 30 years for an Elite to come out. (Elite Dangerous still not out for PS4) I can't wait for No Man's Sky to release.
@LordDeBahs8 жыл бұрын
good family . :)
@philosophpascal8 жыл бұрын
but how do you receive political education without watching fox news? :O
@AstarothDeathSquirre8 жыл бұрын
Fox News scares me more than playing Alien Isolation in the dark ;) The US have taken the concept of "Freedom of Speech" and really run with it. Unfortunately, our BBC are going the same way with what can only be seen as political propaganda.
@GoinGameCrazy7 жыл бұрын
Damn son, Even more liberal about gaming than my family.
@Odie500007 жыл бұрын
AstarothDeathSquirrel Was no man's sky disappointing?
@Linkman2479 жыл бұрын
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." -George Bernard Shaw At 26 years old I have had people tell me to grow up or ask when I was going to grow out of gaming. But quite honestly? Games have become as much an intrinsic part of our culture as television. It seems ironic too that these game machines that are hooked up to the TV are not thought of as entertainment devices like the TV is. Reading that article it was interesting to read how he responded to people questioning his hobby. How is wasting/spending time playing a video game any different from watching TV for 3-5 hours after work? Games are not unlike TV, movies, and books. They can take us to different worlds, tell us stories, and yes they can even teach us. They can even provide an outlet for people. Watching a documentary called the Smash Bros. A professional Smash player called Mango said if he hadn't gotten into playing Smash; he could have ended up very different. They also can provide a social outlet for people. In the Looking for Group WoW documentary; a player revealed that her mother couldn't go outside due to medical issues and that the game allowed her to talk to people and a way to 'go outside' when she was phsyically unable to do so. And I think Brian Altano of IGN made a good point on the NVC podcast. "Playing the worst game ever is more mature than making fun of or bashing someone for their hobbies." On the bright side; I wear a Legend of Zelda ballcap sometimes and have had both men and women compliment me on the hat. I also have the Mario overworld theme as a ring tone and people at work recognize the tune. I think that is one of the coolest things about gaming. You can have a simple 8 bit chip tune or wear some form of video game iconography and it resonates with someone. I won't stop gaming...not until they pry the controller from my cold dead hands.
@Flamesaph7 жыл бұрын
Linkman247 I remember that smash bro documentary..and it's soo good to watch. honestly gaming form a super strong friendship. now drinking/going to bars all the time litterly brings out the side of you that isn't wanted but yet that is way better then gaming ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@justaguy12539 жыл бұрын
My dad still thinks gaming causes violence and is antisocial :(
@justaguy12539 жыл бұрын
he will just say rich is stupid and is talking out of his ass
@everykingdom9 жыл бұрын
Look up totalbiscuit video game voilence that should make see video game dont cause voilence.
@CherryPauper9 жыл бұрын
Tyler Staub Some people are really ignorant in that no matter how much proof you pile up on them, they will always remain headstrong in their beliefs.
@pewpewpewmadafaka9 жыл бұрын
should beat his ass to prove your point....wait what
@everykingdom9 жыл бұрын
Hey you never know until you try.
@faidou99548 жыл бұрын
We live on a planet where you can spend 5 hours drunk off your ass watching sports on T.V. having parties about said sport, but god forbid you have a video game console/handheld game, or else you're a man child.
@adad878213 жыл бұрын
i just call them out on it when they question me and 100% of the time they shut up
@jmac0911763 жыл бұрын
Time to grow up.
@MrMajorasmask1019 жыл бұрын
I'm 17 and i've been gaming since i was 4 or 3. I'll be gaming till i die or no longer have the motor skill or until i get old and forget to.
@etho867 жыл бұрын
I'm 30 and I will never stop gaming. Loved it when I first booted up the original Mario on the NES, and still have the passion now. Nothing can transport me to a different time, place or experience the way a video game can. I have a loving girlfriend, young daughter, full time job, maintain regular exercise and socialise with friends... And still find time to game. It's all a balance. Here's to many more years enjoying this artform.
@millabasset17109 жыл бұрын
Video games are the ultimate escape from the illusion we call reality. I find it really angering that people like me get criticized for playing games.. When we have adult men and even men in their 50s obsessing over some men in tights tackling each other. See the hypocrisy here? I'm 21 and am getting a pay raise soon at an already substantial job. I don't feel it's right to say what I make. But I will say it's not minimum wage slavery and it's not a louzy $11/hr. I am making enough to enjoy gaming, but also be responsible with my bills and maybe in the future get my own place.... Also bonus, a college degree can blow me. Nothing but a debt sponge for nothing.
@millabasset17109 жыл бұрын
Quit following me, you worthless waste of air.
@akumaisreal20909 жыл бұрын
....I promise i'm not trying to be rude, i'm just very confused. What does your mystery job and mystery wages have to do with...anything? I mean, I'm a return associate at a car rental center connected to the airport and make less than "a louzy $11/hr" but i still make enough to enjoy gaming, be responsible with my bills, and i have my own place. I'm just not quite seeing the connection to the topic.
@millabasset17109 жыл бұрын
A - Kuma Because my job and family life is horrific. Gaming is an escape from all that. So what I'm just supposed to like my family life and career?
@akumaisreal20909 жыл бұрын
MALayhee700 you misread me, though i apologize for your horrific experiences. What i mean is, we're talking about gaming as adults and how other adults try to make it seem childish to play them, and out of nowhere you came out saying "i'm 21 years old and i make an unspecified amount of money at an unspecified job, i make enough money to play games and do what i'm supposed to do". It just seems disconnected from the topic at hand.
@millabasset17109 жыл бұрын
A - Kuma if you think hard about it, playing games on dead end jobs is hard as fuck. I don't even pay 60 bucks for a game anymore unless i REALLY want it
@MaximumRD9 жыл бұрын
Damn right ! IT'S ENTERTAINMENT, just because it might not be someone else's idea of entertainment (mostly because they are simply ignorant on the subject) it is just as legit as movies, sports, fucking stamp collecting, if you enjoy it and it is not hurting anyone else then FUCK what anyone else thinks, if they have a problem with that it is not your problem it's THEIRS ! If you give up something you enjoy to please someone else you WILL regret it and resent the person you gave it up for.
@MaximumRD9 жыл бұрын
Anyone considering the old "idiot box" productive does so out of ignorance. I suppose some might, fortunately that was not my parents, spouse, friends and I am thankful for that.
@homeycdawg9 жыл бұрын
I don't think most real gamers would be affected by this nonsense. We've grown up being constantly told that our hobby promotes sexism/racism/violence/immaturity/etc. and none of it has ever held up to scrutiny.
@MobileDecay9 жыл бұрын
Stop playin the video games ya old fart! Now excuse me while i spend hrs on retro gaming. =P
@jRex9189 жыл бұрын
society is just very stupid and illogical and is filled with sheeple who follow the rules and conform and are too afraid to live a life they want to live; they are ignorant and scared; they are the ones with the problem; fuck societal norms, live life the way you wanna live life
@EnhancedCognition9 жыл бұрын
People always scrutinize things they themselves don't do. Yet most of those individuals will sit in front of a TV watching there favorite shows for hours on end in the pursuit of entertainment.. Point is, who gives a shit what others think.. We know that there is no better form of entertainment aside from strippers and hallucinogens..
@Nesty98 жыл бұрын
im 39 and i still play games and watch anime and cartoons theres nothin wrong with that i think and most of them stuff are directed for mature audiences
@thereliky8 жыл бұрын
always lived my life for myself, not for others
@ViciousPossum9 жыл бұрын
I'm 43 years old, I've been gaming for decades, and I'm proud of it. I will talk about my gaming to anyone, anywhere, anytime. When some asshole tries to make me look like a child for being a "gamer", I can quickly make them look like a fool. I plan on gaming until I die.
@spartanB02929 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I'm young, because the generation after mine, or at least the 20 or 30 year olds, doesn't mind gaming. People who used to go to my high school and are in college or working still buy games. Going to the local game store now doesn't really feel as awkward anymore. Even the gender difference is a little better, still not equal, but better.
@spartanB02929 жыл бұрын
Oh, and whats fantasy football?
@Blackpapalink9 жыл бұрын
spartanB0292 Basically, old sweaty men/women meet up in these resorts/online and gamble whose gonna win what game/season. Think of it as Slots but with more Statistics and beefy, heavy men body slamming each other for pig skin.
@spartanB02929 жыл бұрын
Thats a lot less interesting than what its called. Thanks for the answers
@jRex9189 жыл бұрын
doesn't mind gaming? WE LOVE GAMING! gamers for life boyyyyyy woooooooo! lol
@evandog36579 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for when kids who game grow up that had gamers for parents. They will have had someone who supports their hobby once they reach adulthood. Gaming will be accepted very soon after that.
@Silkfox8 жыл бұрын
I'm 40, and I still play games, you do not have to 'give up' on fun things to do. These games keep you young and centered
@swineflu079 жыл бұрын
Gamming is my passion , I know how you grow out of things at a certain age but I will never grow out of gamming even if everyone tell me to stop and do something better I won't. Live your life how you want to live your life
@CyberLance269 жыл бұрын
The only thing i like that i ever lost interest in because i got older was playing with toys.
@AllieRX9 жыл бұрын
When I'm a senior citizen with a cane, I'll still be playing games.
@ElGreco159 жыл бұрын
Hope they have a Wii-mote style cane. Or maybe a cane with buttons to play guitar hero.
@hayato18869 жыл бұрын
***** I respect your granddad for playing that amazing game
@hayato18869 жыл бұрын
That dude is an amazing guy I watch him often
@alphajnitro00729 жыл бұрын
"Back in my day our health regenerated 5x slower"
@shawn600689 жыл бұрын
***** Wow thats awesome.
@zachjames37769 жыл бұрын
I'm 13 and my parents question me and my friends being gamers makes me mad. It bullcrap and I agree with Rich. My dad recently told me that if I kept playing games I would be forced to sell them all. This would be understandable if I was failing in school, but I'm have straight a's and I'm in advanced 10th grade classes. Everybody treats me like I'm the outcast because "oh you got a platinum trophy over summer break! You don't have a life!" It's stupid and I think all gamers should too. I just got a 3ds and my dad said if I bring it anywhere but home it will be sold. Isn't that the point of a portable system? To bring it with you? Please tell me how you feel about this.
@nathanlamont99209 жыл бұрын
Maybe I missed something. How did people find out you got a platinum trophy? Did you give these people your PSN? Probably the same type people who log offline or have a second account to play dragon age.
@beybladeguru1019 жыл бұрын
Same position. I am 14, already go to college, but that isn't nearly enough for anyone. You spend too much time on the computer playing games. I have 5 games, three of which were free. And I spend roughly an hour a day at most playing games, and the rest is spent writing papers if I have any, so I am capable of handling myself. I do my duties, so leave me alone. Hope your situation improves.
@PresidentSheogorath9 жыл бұрын
Tell your dad that your doing fine at school and that he needs to stop bullying you to abandon gaming. A true father would defend his children not pressure them to conform to societies "norms".
@PresidentSheogorath9 жыл бұрын
Reaperrz I do what must done to help make the world a fairer place.
@lucain509 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the platinum Trophy! Also yeah, individuality ftw
@aroyal6419 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. I'm 29 and ever since I got steam my interest in gaming has been completely reinvigorated. When I ask friends and family around my age to play games with me online I always get the "I don't have time for games anymore" which I find ludicrous. I'm a PhD student and a college professor with plenty of responsibilities and I still always have time at the end of the day to relax with a good game.
@k-34028 жыл бұрын
An anti-gaming attitude is pretty philistine. Games can be powerful works of art.
@m.c17547 жыл бұрын
Sniffz True... games too can be imbued with sweetness and light :-)
@Blueflag046 жыл бұрын
Kaileb games can cure depression
@MPT19839 жыл бұрын
You nailed it Rich,Ive had the exact same debate with some of my wifes friends,they were giving me stick once over being 31 and still gaming,like I should have better things to do in my spare time, I was quick to fire back what hypocrites they were as all of them have huge DVD collections and spend hours watching crap on TV,they had no comeback at all.
I blame Nintendo and their commercials saying that games are build for kids.
@HEROX059 жыл бұрын
Haha, well, maybe you are right, but, adults are actually interested. If you're a gamer you'd own at least two consoles and one PC, like me.
@ASCG50009 жыл бұрын
EpicU I have a PC and a Wii U so yea...
@gamer399859 жыл бұрын
I don't think that it's really their fault honestly....Sony have made ads for kids too, as well as Microsoft. It's just people in general thinking like that. Plus, how often do you see a Nintendo ad on TV compared to Sony and Microsoft? So that means adults are focusing more on Sony and Microsoft. But that's just pure speculation
@TheMike51259 жыл бұрын
Blame humans horrible sense of logic. Every generation looks down on what is popular in the new generation. Gamers are kind of the same seeing as there are some people who despise certain genres that are now popular.
@Gothicscull234Gmail9 жыл бұрын
EpicU eh, I still say I count, having a ps4, xboxone, ps3, xbox360, a lot of games, and I've been gaming since the age of like...2yrs old or less (I'm 16 as of now)... my father was a BIG comic book (has 3 big fucken' BOXES of comics) and gaming nerd, so that probably encouraged by hobbies :D
@heldercosta12098 жыл бұрын
i´m 29 and i love gaming, i love my games. Console gaming or pc gaming has been around since i can remember. As the years pass, i feel a bigger and bigger pressure to abandon gaming. This pressure comes from my parents "do you still play that kids stuff...", some of my older friends "do you still game, get a life...", and from the woman i am about to marry "I can´t believe that you are still around those games, that´s for kids..." yet she plays candy crush on her smartphone for hours... That annoys me so much. But i don´t want to abandon gaming, i love it. Very few of my friends (3 to be exact) that still game are the only ones that support me and understand me, we play together online 2 or 3 night sessions per week and that makes us happy even if we are getting constantly criticized by parents, girlfriends or wives...
@Alex-mv7ym8 жыл бұрын
Dude don't marry woman who shames you for doing what she does? Good luck man. Don't lose yourself
@LWDrumz9 жыл бұрын
I am 44 and I can't imagine my life without video games! All of the guys that I play with online are all around my age and it's a great way to wind down after a long day at work. Great video!
@bladegriffith9 жыл бұрын
Well im 24 but i completely understand where yoyr coming from. I feel that gaming as a whole has evolved " matured" with our generation over the years. Its a serious hobby of mine. My wife thinks that its childish but i just tell her that this is a serious hobby of mine. Ive been playing games since atari so i feel ive been in the " click" since the beginning. Just because everyone frowns upon us for our hobby hasnt and wont make me stop. With a full time job, wife, and two kids i still manage once they go to sleep at night to play my games because it is my "cool-down time". So long story short, i dont plan on quiting just because everyone else thinks its imature. Games have grown with me and it being my #1 hobby i have decided that i will stop when the time is right but by then ill prob be 70+ years old... hahaha so i got a long way to go
@DTOWNRW169 жыл бұрын
right there with you man. i dont have a wife and kids but i do have a full time job and i always game at night before i go to bed. luckily moving out in the next few months because my parents just simply dont understand that its something i enjoy.
@bladegriffith9 жыл бұрын
DTOWNRW16 im sorry you have to go through with that bro, its not fair that they dont understand that just because you are a gamer doesnt mean your not a productive part of society. What system do you have bro? My gamer tag on psn is bladeruner69 on ps4 so if u want someone to game with please add me, i.wouldnt mind to chill with you and relax and play games. Just hit me up bro and dont let your parents bring you down. You work hard bro so you deserve to cooldown!
@DTOWNRW169 жыл бұрын
bladegriffith lol yea i got a ps4 maybe ill hit you up, mostly play cod and destiny on there.
@bladegriffith9 жыл бұрын
DTOWNRW16 me too bro we can def hit destiny up
@submarcos84569 жыл бұрын
***** Oh yea. The reason why I got a PS4 is because it looks slick for the ladies lol. But I have to get a keyboard for it soon so then it'll really be sophisticated. But it's kind of messed up how they judge when you know they're on fb all day every day.
@ShadowWarrior885 жыл бұрын
You couldn’t have said that last part better. I have family members that question my hobby all the time.
@jamessamson11868 жыл бұрын
I will NEVER give up gaming. Without gaming my life has no joy. I don't care if I'm 20 or fucking 60 I'll keep gaming
@ThatGuy-gd1vf9 жыл бұрын
If gaming is only for kids why is the ao and M rating's on games.(think people)
@rpgfreak99999 жыл бұрын
ThatGuy101 It's that simple.
@MrRaphaelLippi7 жыл бұрын
PUECUE that's true
@HistoMagouri9 жыл бұрын
I find some adults to be rather hypocritical. They tell us "aren't you too old for this", and yet they play what, Diamond Digger or Candy Crush Saga? I don't understand that. I not only see people play console and PC games, but I also see people play social games too. I've seen people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s playing the games I mentioned. But I'm not calling anyone out here though, I'm just saying that you shouldn't be ashamed of it. In fact, I find that some people have improved their relationship by playing video games. And for that, I believe it's okay because it's also bringing us together.
@VileCurr9 жыл бұрын
I second that!
@andrewb.79179 жыл бұрын
This is what scares me about Anime and Manga (Japanese Comics, and Comic adaptations) I am 16 but fear that when I am an adult I will be shunned by others. People have this concept that you grow out of it, but in reality, they are an entertainment medium which have a variety of genres for All demographics.
@Eaglescout2179 жыл бұрын
Dude, there is a huge following of Anime and Manga. I'm in a anime club at my college, we are also hosting a small one day con there. I would say go to a con, you'll see their are many people that still love anime above the age of a teenager. Although the high school based anime will start to feel a bit weird as you get older. I actually think Anime does a lot of thing better then western tv and movies.
@linkno19 жыл бұрын
I still watch anime as an adult. If anybody questions you about it, just ask them what exactly they watch. 9/10 it's something simple and stupid designed to keep idiots engaged for 30-60 minutes, like X-factor or some shit. Hell, even sports are pretty lame. Watching people do the exact same thing every week? You're essentially watching reruns.
@DoubleNN9 жыл бұрын
I think the reason people tend to look down on Anime and Manga is that it tends to be associated with Hentai.
@Rem694u29 жыл бұрын
I'm almost 30 and I still love anime. Bad TV programming pushed me to it. I hate cable TV, reality shows ruined it. If someone hates on you for what you watch. Screw them. Always do what makes YOU happy.
@Pyovali9 жыл бұрын
It is just that animes are often misunderstood as cartoons, which again is a thing of kids, apparently. They're so wrong as they cannot notice the variety of the whole industry.
@94tacoboy8 жыл бұрын
I met an elderly couple in their late 60s that love gaming. They love Grand Turismo, Skyrim, Ratchet and Clank and Forza. I was quick to befriend them. I like how they were open to the fact that they game.
@Blueflag046 жыл бұрын
if only i found someone like them on the street
@sejfzlrrhman5 жыл бұрын
What a sweet, elderly couple. 😊
@pierrepellerin2498 жыл бұрын
I'm 48 and a happy and proud gamer. My Diablo 3 partner for the past 2 years is 73 years old. There is no age to be a gamer and only the grave will stop me from gaming. Funny that my kids have no interest in games...
@TrojanPiece8 жыл бұрын
That's cute and astonishing
@1mrbremos8 жыл бұрын
Holy shit! 73 yrld??? Damn that must be one hell of a partner! I hope I manage to stay around long enough to be as old as that and still play games :)
@BraveShowBoys7 жыл бұрын
Mr.Bremos96 im going all my life.. but i may have to give up dark souls type games at those higher ages..
@nnnnnnnp9 жыл бұрын
Fuck everyone else!! Shit I still watch cartoons. If I like it I like it. Never let anyone tell you to stop doing something. Gamer4Life!!
@mytemptube69 жыл бұрын
well said.
@ShinimagisFTW9 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah!
@GameDjeenie9 жыл бұрын
nnnnnnnp Can't agree more. Hell, If I want to play some Mario Party with rainbows and shit, I'll play it. Ain't nobody gonna tell me to stop doing something because "trololol kiddy"...
@uwuloluwu9 жыл бұрын
nnnnnnnp anime
@JLConawayII9 жыл бұрын
I dealt with this kind of attitude recently. Someone started a conversation with me like this: "I know you're still gaming..." Wow really? Approaching me about my "problem" like I'm a goddamn drug addict or something. Yes obviously I'm wrong for choosing what to do with my leisure time rather than conforming to your miniscule world view. Absolutely infuriating.
@yourfriendkrustin38237 жыл бұрын
Isn't the average gamer 35 or something?
@CeceCharles9 жыл бұрын
I'm 42 and I LOVE GAMING...STILL!!! NEVER EVER I will give it up!!!
@EbolaGW9 жыл бұрын
Since I will officially become an adult in my birthday in 2015, I can already see those problems coming to me. I've been growing up playing video games since the N64 days. I was 4 when I was introduced to gaming. My family thought I was gonna grow out of it, but they where surprised what I wanted for my 15th birthday. Middle school was a struggle for me. Everybody hated gaming, except playing Call of Duty on Xbox. High school is better. Some people are still like those stereotype people. I don't care what other people thinks. I'm proud to game.
@I_am_ENSanity9 жыл бұрын
I will be a gamer until the day I die, be that tomorrow or in 70 years.
@-Cold-World9 жыл бұрын
I'm right there with ya man! I was also born in 81 so I'm 33 now and I still game. The important thing is I don't let gaming overwhelm my life, I put health and fitness first, then gaming. I see a lot of very unhealthy and overweight gamer's such as yourself that give us a bad name. I chose to play games in place of TV, I play only on a high end PC, no more console gaming for me. Rich I hope you will realize your unhealthy diet/lifestyle will catch up to you very soon. You need to eat more fruits/veg and start working out. Lay off the junk food and get active, peace brotha :)
@SPUNGEAYYY9 жыл бұрын
WHO SLEEPS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND PLAYS FANTASY FOORTBALL???
@PatrickRatman9 жыл бұрын
Americans.
@SPUNGEAYYY9 жыл бұрын
PhantomPh1re Not really, I am american and know no one who does that...
@PatrickRatman9 жыл бұрын
jaime boy i Guess it would depend on where you live. Southern states are more into football.
@SPUNGEAYYY9 жыл бұрын
***** You said that not me... I am saying that that is not very common...
@SPUNGEAYYY9 жыл бұрын
***** No you ASS-U-MEd that bro...
@mr.zombiekiller29749 жыл бұрын
im 15 years old and my parents keep telling me that video games will make me violent but when i see the news there was people over 30 making riots just because a soccer game
@militantpacifist40877 жыл бұрын
My dad was born in the late 60's and he's in his 50's and he still plays video games, as well as he even still watches cartoons.
@Spawn-wt6ul7 жыл бұрын
I will GAME until I die, period.
@Keithfire1004 жыл бұрын
Good you can make money for playing gaming it's more than a check you get from a job every week lol
@WallsTCAP9 жыл бұрын
People point out the children when bad shit happens to make people feel bad. They go like "how.could you do this to a poor.innocent kid?" That's all they do it for. You do it to an adult and it's just like oh well get over it. You know??
@beybladeguru1019 жыл бұрын
Ageism right there for you.
@aboutpixels63459 жыл бұрын
I stopped caring about what people think of video game ! Now,I remember having a conversation with a girl that was playing Candy Crush on her phone,it was a nice conversation and that girl had some prejudices about games until I lend her a copy of Portal,she loved it and said that she didn't think a game like that could exist !
@izzyb66574 жыл бұрын
I grew up playing games. As a child I’d study, do homework, pass tests and in the end graduated high school. Playing games is my me time. I’ll play till life leave my fingers. I have a job, have bills, responsibilities. How I live my life is for a scenario that may never happen which is, if my adult self met my child self and my child self asked me “I always dreamed to be an adult to do what I wanted, yes be responsible and in the end of the day play games I love. Do you still do that?!” I’ll proudly say “Yes, I do what I want and be responsible and in the end of the day play games I love”.
@DC-bc6mj7 жыл бұрын
My friend and I hit the gym every week, ride bikes, have families, travel but we also play games. We Love Games! We are now in our 40's as well. Thanks for your views, videos and support sir!
@KingMarkz9 жыл бұрын
Im quit gaming when i'm 18............Million years dead.
@jacobcarver19 жыл бұрын
Y'know, I've considered quitting gaming before not because of peer pressure (though one could argue that this is part of it), but because of the people that try to turn gaming into this huge competition to show off how their preferred company, platform, etc. is the "master race". Y'know, the people that are like "PC Master Race" or "Nintendo sucks ass, Sony is best company". These people just make me scratch my head and wonder why we can't all just shut the hell up and let us all enjoy gaming how we wish. But then I realized that petulant fanboys shouldn't stop me from enjoying gaming how I want. This is really your best video in a long time Rich as it showed me that we shouldn't let what naysayers stop us from doing what we love. So thank you.
@videogameprof9 жыл бұрын
yeah. maybe we should just stay off the internet for awhile. this is pretty ridiculous.
@GatorMilk9 жыл бұрын
PC/SNES Master Race.
@jacobcarver19 жыл бұрын
Azzalack * yawn * Come back to me when your comment actually serves a purpose.
@akumaisreal20909 жыл бұрын
awww dude i'm right with you, i hate that fanboy bullshit.
@GatorMilk9 жыл бұрын
Jacob Carver PC B=======D X1/Ps4 :--o
@austinfinell9 жыл бұрын
People say it's childish to do something that kids do, but it's actually childish to do something BECAUSE others do.
@jmac0911765 жыл бұрын
Austin Finell, that was pretty clever even if you enjoy being a low-life.
@0c00l8 жыл бұрын
I'll play video games as long as I feel like they will hold my attention, no matter my age.
@crystalhorton88603 жыл бұрын
Good comment
@anarchistjesus73549 жыл бұрын
Exactly. If gaming is a waste of time, what does that make TV? At least with gaming you're thinking, and interacting.
@SteveBenway9 жыл бұрын
I'm 46 and I have gamed since I first laid my hands on an electromechanical arcade game (Sega Missile) back around 1972. I find myself fairly sickened by the business models and practices being employed by manufacturers/publishers these days, which mean you don't really own or control the games you pay for these days. So I may not continue to buy the main systems if they continue down this path... but I will still game. I own many of the systems that have been released, from as far back as home Pong consoles and the Commodore PET, through to the PS3 (around 130 systems)... and I use them, and will continue to use them for as long as they work. I continue to buy (or if I'm lucky... be given) new systems, if they aren't crippled by restrictions... like Android gaming portables, as they offer a relatively open gaming experience, like that provided by the Amiga, back in the day. You know what? It's still fun. It was fun back when it was a new thing, and it is fun now. Why on earth would I stop? When there are so many bad things that a person could do with their time, and that it appears on the news that many actually *do* do with their time, often for want of something better to do.... the idea of criticising people for gaming seems rather stupid to me.
@LateGameReviewer019 жыл бұрын
so true on so many levels. I really don't get the idea of gamers being 2nd hand thing like where inferior. I despise it and I personally know people who judges me because of that. Like Rich said about people who come from home: they go back to their home from work and watch TV for 3-4 hours. I personally asked that person who judged me and confronted him and told him what did he do when he's not working. After 1-2 minutes, he was stuttering when he spoke at some point. Avoiding eye contact and all, he was pathetic. He could judge me because I was a gamer but if you go home watch TV for 3-4 hours, dont you dare judge that lol
@mlblover339 жыл бұрын
I am a 44 year old male that has been gaming since 1986. i will game until my body and mind tell me i cant do it anymore... hopefully that wont be for a few more decades... love your channel. keep up the great work.
@davelevitt489 жыл бұрын
Hello from the UK and well said. I'm in my 60's and when I buy a game it's....."Is it for your son/grandson" and get strange looks when I say "No, it's for me".
@dnav1169 жыл бұрын
I'm only 13, but I agree with Rich when he says that gaming is a hobby just like everything else. My family treats TV and movies differently than games. Whenever I game, my family tells me to stop, yet they have been watching TV for 4 hours that same day. I plan to game for the rest of my life, I don't care if I look like a man-child in front of people, because, believe it or not, men-children are usually happier with their life than "normal" adults.
@scottthewaterwarrior9 жыл бұрын
Hey there are plenty of adults who still do LEGO and it sure hasn't grown up like gaming has! I always got pressured to drop the little bricks (starting in 3rd grade) but I didn't and now I'm skilled enough that my buildings look like scale models of real ones! I do put gaming in a slightly different category (the same one as TV and Movies) because you don't really have as much to show for it as you do in woodworking or something, but as far as mindless entertainment goes, it should actually be ahead of movies and TV since it is interactive.
@HEROX059 жыл бұрын
I grew out of LEGO. When I went to my grandparents, I would always build a house or play with the figures.
@sn-vf1fr9 жыл бұрын
What about Garry's Mod or Minecraft?
@scottthewaterwarrior9 жыл бұрын
Dr. Robuttnic Point and click building just isn't the same, that is why I never got into building in LEGO Digital designer. Games like Minecraft and Garry's Mod are also limited by the game engine and the users programing skill. With LEGO the only limit is my imagination. I did play Minecraft some and built some pretty cool things but my computer doesn't like Java programs and I finally got sick of playing it at 15 FPS. Also Minecraft is great for building structures, but not so good for vehicles, there are mods for cars and such, but they aren't good enough to build something like this: www.mocpages.com/moc.php/387805 Like I said though, it is mainly the lack of physical touching that turns me off from virtual building games though I must admit that never running out of parts is one advantage they have over physical building toys, always having to buy more parts to build something in LEGO can get annoying, and expensive!,
@Tempura939 жыл бұрын
My dad turned 44 on the 16th, and he still plays games..hell, the people on Xbox live he chats with are in the 50s
@Moriningland7 жыл бұрын
I'm a 34yr old Nurse and I grew up with the Nintendo. The games that exist today could have only been dreamt of when I was a kid, so I embrace games because they represent a pinicle in our society and technology. There are some games that feel like wastes of times but other games such as The Last of Us, Breath of the Wild, Dark Souls and Horizon Zero Dawn that are incredible acheivements. I want to start balancing gaming better with my other hobbies (Landscape photography, reading) but I don't regret the time I spend gaming.
@GenocideKommando18 жыл бұрын
44yo here and still playing
@thewalkingbread7064 жыл бұрын
“Games are for babies!” Me: playing a visual novel that has a self aware character, two suicidal characters, and a pink haired loli
@viktorthevictor62404 жыл бұрын
That game freaked me out for real
@sammiejohnson52649 жыл бұрын
This is a legitimate video; a much needed video. As a professional in my late-20s, I am often on the defense when having to explain that my choice of hobby is not the social pariah of hobbies. Thank you for posting.
@golfer4359 жыл бұрын
Really great video Rich. Reminds me of a quote from CS Lewis, *"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."* Being 21 and in college, this quote has really hit home with me. For a while in my teen years, I stopped playing things like Pokemon and Trading Card Games. I stopped watching cartoons, heck i didn't even get into anime until my junior year of high school. I figured that I had grown out of them and saw myself as too mature to enjoy them. Now, as a 21 year-old college student, I play Magic and Pokemon and I love to watch anime. Do I care what people think, no not really. A part of me has some fear of it, but part that's of growing up. That need to grown up only shows the insecurity of a child. The loss of that insecurity is the sign that you have officially "grown up".
@non-stopgaming-belmo23639 жыл бұрын
My dad is almost 50 and me and him play gta5 together
@beybladeguru1019 жыл бұрын
My father and I played GTA4 together when I was younger. He isn't necessarily against gaming, which I am glad for.
@GameHead9 жыл бұрын
I'll probably die with a controller in my hand.
@LitenKatie9 жыл бұрын
8:15 Yes!! Seriously. I love this video, found it in my recommended watch. I'll never forget my first gaming system, 1992 and my dad finally broke down and got me the "lazy boy toy" I wanted so badly. I'll always remember my grandpa, a WWII veteran and retired engineer, picking up the duck hunt gun and blasting them birds to pieces, saying he still got it. Playstation totally made it cool. What a decent observation. For me it was Golden Eye 007 and the first GTA. My dad would hear us playing games and having SO much fun with other kids and seemed to change his mind when he remembered back what his pack of friends would do for fun back in the 70's. "Remember when kids would play outside?" ummm my dad remembered. They did some F'd up shit running around their neighboorhood with no parents around watching after them.
@CookiePrince529 жыл бұрын
I'm a 27 year old male, and video games and cartoons are my primary hobbies. I'm planning to stick to them until the day I die or the end of time, whichever comes first.
@illdrainyoursoul9 жыл бұрын
Ive been gaming since the dawn of time and i aint gonna quit till im an old man and my reflexes and hands fail me:)
@christopherwest94536 жыл бұрын
Adults should game i mean they have video games just for adults.
@Gamingwithgleez9 жыл бұрын
Good video. 32 yrs old here and know exactly what you mean. I am a high school health and P.E teacher and I have played students in Madden in particular and fighting games and just annihilate them. lol. I also still play NES games, travel for Madden tournaments and am now getting into speedrunning. In my line of work (teaching and personal training) no one really games at all and they always find it weird that I do. I could careless. I am more active than 99% of people I know. The stereo types of gamers being out of shape, anti social weirdos is just that.... a stereo type. Again, great video. I just subscribed.
@MogekoMagica5 жыл бұрын
My parents have my little sister watching TV for 8+ hours on weekends, but *GOD FORBID* She sits down and plays Bioshock for a few hours.
@MatisseEM9 жыл бұрын
I am 16 years old, and I recently bought a Wii U. It was so frustrating to me, how many people thought I was a nerd or somebody with no life, just because I like to play happy games for all ages. Sure, I've played plenty of Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto, but ultimately Nintendo makes the games that give me the most enjoyment. These days, I'm frightened to even tell other people that I own a Wii U, because they'll say I'm not mature enough. Rich, I would like to thank you for making me realise that people who feel the need to be 'mature' just for maturity's sake, are just insecure little man-children. Thankfully, I have a best friend and a teacher (yes he's an adult who loves Nintendo, big SHOCK!) who enjoy the same games that I do. I hope this stupid stigma ends, because the idea that gaming is for children does not only lie on gaming as a whole. All these 'bro-gamers', are saying that only their games are mature and ruining the fun for me. Sorry for long post, just wondering if some people felt the same way.
@TheITTman8 жыл бұрын
never gonna stop....NEVER!
@ThatGuyAlonАй бұрын
Nothing can stop me from doing what I love. I love gaming. I’m 23 and don’t ever see me stop playing games
@michaelkorn3614 жыл бұрын
A hobby is something to pass your time and clean up your mind at tough times or after long days so yeah... its not really wasting time. Playing a story driven game is like watching a film or series but you control the way things are done. Sure, there is a story that you follow but the battles and the way you get to places is your way. A hobby is not a waste of time because you do it for relaxing, cleaning up your mind and just having fun after a long or frustrating day
@hitagisenjougahara35159 жыл бұрын
I will never give up video games, just like how I will never give up animu and mango. #gamersnevergetold
@anitapizzakeesian50559 жыл бұрын
When you are 80 in a nursing home, with dementia and having food presented to you in a straw......I don't think you'll remember your vidya gaems.
@hitagisenjougahara35159 жыл бұрын
Ebola Chan I...will I promise you.
@anitapizzakeesian50559 жыл бұрын
Hitagi Senjougahara When you are in a rocking chair will you still be playing vidya?
@hitagisenjougahara35159 жыл бұрын
Ebola Chan probably.
@anitapizzakeesian50559 жыл бұрын
Hitagi Senjougahara What if you get arthritis so bad from jacking off to futa hentai that you won't be able to hold a controller?