"Don't you think it's time you grew up?"

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 12:31

Well, that's what my wife has been saying to me this week having completed from scratch both Resistance 2 and COD WAW.

Made me wonder how old you all are and if I really am too old for this?

I am 32. Mate from work is 45 and he's far worse than me!

TMLS313 · 04/02/09 - 12:36

31 in a month, and also accused of needing to grow up by the other half! I just stick my tongue out.

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 12:36

Rob68 wrote: »

Well, that's what my wife has been saying to me this week having completed from scratch both Resistance 2 and COD WAW.

Made me wonder how old you all are and if I really am too old for this?

I am 32. Mate from work is 45 and he's far worse than me!

Im older than you and your mate and have done COD WAW and looking forward to Resistance. Im a bit Half Lifed out at the mo, i must admit, as i am very near the end of orange box

spankyplugs · 04/02/09 - 12:39

Next time she says it, do that kid thing of repeating everything she says but in a high-pitched whiny voice. After a few hours of that, gaming will seem to her like a high-brow mature pursuit.

CeeBeeUK · 04/02/09 - 12:41

"So's your face!", is always a good response!

33, loving Fallout, LBP and Burnout.

Married to someone who won't let me play the Lego games when she isn't there!

FTC · 04/02/09 - 12:44

35 here. Misses moans for britain, but just ignore her. That will learn her!

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 12:51

spankyplugs wrote: »

Next time she says it, do that kid thing of repeating everything she says but in a high-pitched whiny voice. After a few hours of that, gaming will seem to her like a high-brow mature pursuit.

A true classic. I just throw a tantrum and refuse to eat what she just cooked. I'm very mature thank you very much! I'm 30 btw.

gother · 04/02/09 - 13:11

i'm 29 and misses is always saying to me grow up

MojoMaster · 04/02/09 - 13:13

Unfortunately for the wives/gfs, they have to come to terms with the fact that people in their 30's+ are the GAMING GENERATION. We are the people that grew up with Speccy's/C64's, when gaming took off with 16bit etc etc, and I'm afraid it never leaves you!

I personally find the missus watching Eastenders and Corrie a bit childish too, but there you go!

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 13:39

27 and single so no one to moan at me here.:D:D

The Sack · 04/02/09 - 13:43

41 and loving video games since 1978, quite often me and the missus will send the kids to bed so we can have a romantic kick the shit out of each other Tekken DR session

oscardelahoya · 04/02/09 - 13:56

I'm not 30 yet, but I've no intention of ever giving up games.

What "grown up" things would she rather you did instead?

grilli · 04/02/09 - 14:01

have had this said a couple of times off the wife in the past but since i got her guitar hero suprisingly she's not said it since

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 14:02

I'm 31. Mrs moans as well....different when she wants to play Sonic though.

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 14:30

I'm 26 and my fiancee dont moan cos she plays games too but is more casual, whereas I'm more like "I'm gonna f**king do this if it kills me!!" kind of gamer

Had an ex though who used to tell me GTAIII was a kids game :rolleyes:

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 15:00

MojoMaster wrote: »

I personally find the missus watching Eastenders and Corrie a bit childish too, but there you go!

amen to that. admittedly I have been known to watch some absolute rubbish in my time, but never been a fan of soaps. Boooooring dross imho. Give me a good game anyday.

Oh and I'm 33.

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 15:20

Funny how the people that diss games as childish will probably happily sit and watch the LOTR trilogy, an epic story of dwarves, magic rings, wizards etc for hours on end without feeling the same.
Having said that, my 65 year old dad loves the Wii!

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 15:21

im 33 and have played computer games since i was a kid and have no intention of stopping. I started on the Dragon 32, thats how i roll

PSN sleekthfc

Rolnikov · 04/02/09 - 15:58

You're just fulfilling a basic need - would she rather you were out whoring or hunting instead...?

Still, too much gaming is a great way to lose your partner. Remember the guy who wrote in to Gamecentral about it?

I try to do it in bursts - have a couple of weeks where I play a game from 10pm till 2am till it's finished, then have a couple of weeks where I don't. Between 8 and 10 I would say don't game, unless your partner has something else she wants to do (like OU studies or reading).

Scotty12 · 04/02/09 - 16:13

I'm lucky as my wife bought my PS3 for me. She studies every night so bought it so I had something to do!.

I'm coming up 40 and have no intention of giving up gaming as "I'm too old to play games"...

Sleek,

I started out on a Dagon32 as well...Oh the memories

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=117

The specs make you laugh now!

[Deleted User] · 04/02/09 - 16:28

Scotty12 wrote: »

I'm lucky as my wife bought my PS3 for me. She studies every night so bought it so I had something to do!.

I'm coming up 40 and have no intention of giving up gaming as "I'm too old to play games"...

Sleek,

I started out on a Dagon32 as well...Oh the memories

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=117

The specs make you laugh now!

haha i loved it but look at the size of it, massive