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Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116041 02/20/04 07:20 AM 02/20/04 07:20 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,470 Cambridge, England Kickaha OP Addicted Boomer
Kickaha OP Addicted Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,470 Cambridge, England	Games Domain has got absorbed into Yahoo. Sigh a lot of links I had are now history. Yahoo seems full of yahoos - they state that computer games are youth's unofficial pastime and think no-one over 35 will have heard of them. Last edited by looney4labs; 06/19/07 01:24 PM. Reason: remove broken link Used to answer to "Peter Smith", now answers to "Peter Rootham-Smith"

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116042 02/20/04 07:35 AM 02/20/04 07:35 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 904 Philly kwbridge Settled Boomer
kwbridge Settled Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 904 Philly	Well, I have 5 more months to play 100+ games :-) (Anti) Social Development

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116043 02/20/04 07:35 AM 02/20/04 07:35 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia Glynn Addicted Boomer
Glynn Addicted Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,143 Virginia	Woops! Guess I never should have "started" playing computer games! Glynn

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116044 02/20/04 08:21 AM 02/20/04 08:21 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 120 USA Shadow35 Settled Boomer
Shadow35 Settled Boomer Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 120 USA	That article must have been written by the same clueless person who took down all the GD reviews.... In the darkness, we all look the same.

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116045 02/20/04 09:56 AM 02/20/04 09:56 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,018 Port Orange, Florida Sassafras Addicted Boomer
Sassafras Addicted Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,018 Port Orange, Florida	What if we STARTED playing before 35? Are we allowed to keep playing or do we have to stop?

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116046 02/20/04 10:05 AM 02/20/04 10:05 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 639 Cape Cod, Massachusetts lkgregorio Settled Boomer
lkgregorio Settled Boomer Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 639 Cape Cod, Massachusetts	I sure am glad they didn't mention seniors, or I would have been in trouble, whew! I guess it's just you 35 year old's, who should worry. LOU "I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member." Groucho Marx

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116047 02/20/04 10:12 AM 02/20/04 10:12 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 15,679 England tigger Graduate Boomer
tigger Graduate Boomer Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 15,679 England	Guess who just sent them some stinky feedback..... Theres life in the old cat yet!! Tig A bounce a day keeps the doctor away!! Playing Sims2, Sherlock, Phantom of Venice Reading Storm Breaking

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116048 02/20/04 11:35 AM 02/20/04 11:35 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 390 Avon Park, FL USA mbc841 Settled Boomer
mbc841 Settled Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 390 Avon Park, FL USA	Hey Tigger, you and I were on the same wave length - I hopped over there and read it, and immediately sent them a not-so-happy message. With many exceptions of course, I think almost all of the Adventure Game community exceeds their age limit. Visit The Fate Of It All website for demo and updates.

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116049 02/20/04 11:35 AM 02/20/04 11:35 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 205 florida E ErnestineZ Settled Boomer
ErnestineZ Settled Boomer E Joined: May 2002 Posts: 205 florida	Once again proving that all you need is "pencil and paper" (or in this case keyboard0, brains and facts are optional Salty

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116050 02/20/04 11:58 AM 02/20/04 11:58 AM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 2,446 the desert foothills Liz Addicted Boomer
Liz Addicted Boomer Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 2,446 the desert foothills	Guess it just shows you how little they know.......and how ignorant they are. That's obviously a statement made by an uninformed person!!! Someone should link them over here! Beeba

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116051 02/20/04 12:04 PM 02/20/04 12:04 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 457 Seoul mrkwang Settled Boomer
mrkwang Settled Boomer Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 457 Seoul	Ah. I'm too young, and 3 years left!

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116052 02/20/04 12:09 PM 02/20/04 12:09 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,949 Defecit terra Trail_Mystic Dragon Breath - Darkside Moderator
Trail_Mystic Dragon Breath - Darkside Moderator BAAG Specialist Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,949 Defecit terra	I don't know about you guys, but my 22nd annual 18th birthday is coming up so I must be OK for that site “A world is supported by four things: The learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these things are as nothing, without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!” ---------------- Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, from the novel Dune

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116053 02/20/04 12:28 PM 02/20/04 12:28 PM
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JohnBoy BAAG Specialist Joined: May 2002 Posts: 7,764 Kentwood, Left my heart in New...	I set them straight with an email! I Baag, Therefore I Am. Update: I Don't Baag Anymore, Therefore I Ain't! Update: I'm baaging again but just a little. JohnBoy ----------------

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116054 02/20/04 01:11 PM 02/20/04 01:11 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 11,557 Virginia popcorneater Adept Boomer
popcorneater Adept Boomer Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 11,557 Virginia	How rude is that I ask.. So yahoo thinks they know it all? I'm going to let them have a piece of my mind-what's left is right now hopping mad and I won't miss this feeble mind after all I'm 55 and no not what I'm doing. Ingie playing DS2, Oblivion and WoW

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116055 02/20/04 01:59 PM 02/20/04 01:59 PM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,779 Lost in the Arizona Desert oldman Addicted Boomer
oldman Addicted Boomer Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,779 Lost in the Arizona Desert	I also sent them a letter. I started playing PC Games well over 35 and have spent more years in computer gaming then most of them have out of diapers. You laugh because I'm different I laugh because you're all the same Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. John

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116056 02/20/04 02:21 PM 02/20/04 02:21 PM
Joined: Dec 1999 Posts: 733 Hawaii Susie Settled Boomer
Susie Settled Boomer Joined: Dec 1999 Posts: 733 Hawaii	I had to send an email to Yahoo. I was insulted by their opinion that the under 35 are the game players. I'm 41, but I still enjoy playing games.

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116057 02/20/04 02:22 PM 02/20/04 02:22 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 35,238 United Kingdom Mad Sonic Boomer
Mad Sonic Boomer Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 35,238 United Kingdom	Hi Hah !! Am I so old I don't even aspire to be a "statistic" now ?? Well....YAHOO to them !! Cheers. Mad Time : The Most Precious Commodity

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116058 02/20/04 02:22 PM 02/20/04 02:22 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,903 The Garden State LadyKestrel Adept Boomer
LadyKestrel Adept Boomer Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,903 The Garden State	I didn't even know about games until I was 50, for pity's sake. The article was obviously written by an 18-year-old who thinks people are over the hill when they turn 30. Sheesh! Lady K. Wake me when it's spring.

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116059 02/20/04 02:37 PM 02/20/04 02:37 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 368 Leesburg, Virginia Howard the Doc Settled Boomer
Howard the Doc Settled Boomer Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 368 Leesburg, Virginia	Oldman - Us Oldmen got to stick together. I started with PONG so I am sure we have both been gaming since before those editors were born. (Hate it when that happends.) Howard Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it's stranger than we CAN imagine - J.B.S. Haldane -------------------------------- Games will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no games.

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116060 02/20/04 02:45 PM 02/20/04 02:45 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 15,679 England tigger Graduate Boomer
tigger Graduate Boomer Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 15,679 England	The Only way we can actually make them 'think outsie the box' is to Tell them we exist and are NOT happy with their generalisations!!! Maybe then they will actually realise there are people out there who play games, FPS, RPG, Strat, Adventure etc who are Over their ageband and Umm Duh, usually those folks pay the bills so IF they want us to continue using any of their services, they should think long and hard!!! Hugs Tig A bounce a day keeps the doctor away!! Playing Sims2, Sherlock, Phantom of Venice Reading Storm Breaking

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116061 02/20/04 02:52 PM 02/20/04 02:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 40,644 southeast USA Jenny100 GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100 GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 40,644 southeast USA	Quote: Originally posted by Peter Smith: Yahoo seems full of yahoos - they state that computer games are youth's unofficial pastime and think no-one over 35 will have heard of them. Did they change the text or something? All I see is a sentence that says Quote: "As everyone under 35 knows and as the mainstream press is discovering, games are now youth's unofficial pastime. I don't see anything at all about whether games are a pastime for people over 35 or not. In any case, the following statement which they made displays astounding ignorance: Quote: it's about time someone made it easy to get all the information you need to decide which games to buy and how to get past the boss at the end of the first level. As if all games had some dumb boss at the end of every level. Most genres don't. It isn't just adventures that don't. And as if walkthroughs and cheats had never been invented before. They also say Quote: To all you loyal Games Domain fans, your favorite site is in good hands. Yahoo! has deep respect for what Games Domain built. Some of us even remember Games Domain when it was a text-only 'zine distributed through FTP servers. I can only hope this means that they simply haven't gotten their old reviews and patch links back online yet. But I'm not holding my breath.

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116062 02/20/04 03:24 PM 02/20/04 03:24 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,339 Ohio,USA Gamer Addicted Boomer
Gamer Addicted Boomer Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,339 Ohio,USA	I sent them a quick e-mail letting them know that this "old timer" finds playing games one of her favorite pastimes too. Helen

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116063 02/20/04 04:55 PM 02/20/04 04:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,216 Virginia's wetland dimension Salar of Myst Addicted Boomer
Salar of Myst Addicted Boomer Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,216 Virginia's wetland dimension	Its true that most younger people play games now but I think the reviewer forgot (or was too young to know) that this has been true for a couple of decades plus. I guess he/she thinks that at some magical point you wake up one morning and say. "okay, thats it! no more Mario/ King's Quest/ Zork for me! I am now officially too old to have fun" or something... 'tis sillyness. Thats for sure Susan

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116064 02/20/04 06:01 PM 02/20/04 06:01 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,818 Beverly Hills, Florida kjos BAAG Specialist
kjos BAAG Specialist Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,818 Beverly Hills, Florida	Well I'm 68 years old so I guess I had better throw all my comp. games in the garbage and start thinking up a new hobby while I still have my memory. Richard *To Error is HumanTo Forgive is Divine***

Re: Yahoo says if you're over 35 you shouldn't be playing computer games #116065 02/20/04 07:20 PM 02/20/04 07:20 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,306 Gillespie, Il. USA MDAMLADY Addicted Boomer
MDAMLADY Addicted Boomer Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,306 Gillespie, Il. USA	Sent an E-mail asking them how old the producers and developers are. How dare they make that kind of assumption. We should make a "gray brigade"; telling Yahoo to YYYYaaaahhhhhoooooooooo! this!!!!! "So Many Games;So Little Time." Now Playing: Sims 1 Always!! Next adventure Please!

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