I'm an old guy, but I try not to be too judgmental, especially on things I've never tried & know very little about. I hear these day adults talking about playing video games. Stuff like shooting zombies, playing war, etc. I feel like this is kid's stuff. I did play PacMan in the bars in my 20's but gave that up pretty quickly (unless a pretty girl needed some coaching). Am I missing something?

Only a few times when my kiddos wanted me to play with them a long time ago.

Not in 25 years.

I've put myself in a position that I don't have time.

It is a cult following among many people, though.

Nope.

Haven't played in years but if someone wants to challenge me in pong I'm ready.

My son got a Nintendo Switch back in August, he’s 5, and just like me he didn’t really take an interest in it. However, he just got a soccer game for it and for whatever reason we have both been enjoying it. This is also my first video game system and I turn 40 in 2 weeks. That being said, we reserve the games for the weekends that we aren’t running around hunting or goofing off.

I don’t and I don’t really get it as an adult. If you are playing with your kid it’s one thing. But I know adults that have multiple monitors, headsets, chairs etc. Seems like brain rot to me lol

I TRY with my FFS

Negative.

I was addicted to ZELDA over 35 years ago. I completed it once, only to find out that there was a second quest you could play next. I have no idea how many hours I spent after work trying to complete the 1st quest. It was my son's game and in his bedroom. My wife worked until 8 or 9 twice a week so I had plenty of time. Just listening to the music in the video brings back memories of the past. After I finished the 1st quest, I never turned the machine on again and haven`t played another video game either. There were a few guys at work that played Zelda, and we helped each other out.

I am an 80’s kid, I loved when they came out. I still will play a few times a month with some friends that I grew up with. It’s a fun way to BS and catch up with them living far away. I don’t go to bars or clubs or out drinking, so this is my way to “go out”, lol. We don’t take anything too serious at all.

I like military history wargames and always have, whether they are board games or computer based. Not action adventure/shooting stuff but actual set-piece wargames that requires knowledge of history, strategy and tactics. I would rather play a couple of turns at Gettysburg, Guadalcanal or the Ia Drang Valley in the evening than watch anything on TV.

I played pretty hard from mid 80s to the mid 2000s. Mainly madden with my son towards the end there.

I have a full blown golf simulator setup, that I play just about everyday. I don't know if it would be considered a video game.

No.

Back in the 80’s I was an Asteroids warrior. Nothing since then. I’d rather read a book if I’m not working on something. The last something was a new carb on the garden tiller. That thing runs great now. I wouldn’t bother you with mentioning it, but you guys know what a tiller is, whereas nobody else in my family has a clue, so bragging to them ain’t worth the effort.

When I have the time, yes, I play my fully functional Atari 2600 connected to a 65" TV whenever I can!

Defender, Asteroids, Missile Command, and Jungle Hunt are my favorites.

No. Did long time ago though.

Some of today's racing simulators make me think I might want too...then I remember, I have enough hobbys and I tend to go all in so no reason to add another one.

Is this a question to see how many LBGQ member we have?

Had the Atari 2600, 5200, and then the original Nintendo. Then Super Nintendo came out and I began to see the racket the video game industry was. Yeah, dropping another $500 every couple of years to have the latest and greatest game system ain't for me.

More importantly, junior high and high school ball and girls took over and I let that horse run.

A game of Tetris on one of those handheld single game devices can be mildly entertaining, though.

LMAO......

No

But there are some older 50+ firemen who play all the time at the station.

Why am I not surprised?

It was before your time boomer.

No. I prefer to engage in tangible activities and pursuits.

I played some as a kid and as a teenager when there was nothing else to do, but nothing even remotely serious.

IMO video games are a time thief, very little to be gained by mindless entertainment. Same goes for watching TikTok

I never really took interest as a kid, and we don’t have any in our house. There’s a big world outside full of stuff to do. My oldest son’s goal is to play baseball for UT. I tell him if he truly wants to achieve that he needs to put the work in while everyone else is playing video games. He gets it. The best part is, my boys love to go hunting and fishing with me. Doesn’t get any better than watching their excitement fighting that fish or when a deer steps out. No video game can offer that. The downside is when his teammates or friends get together and they’re talking about the latest game, he’s left out. I’ve done my best to offset that by providing ways to spend time that are way more fun. Dirtbikes, bows, hunting/fishing. It takes a lot more time, money and effort but I think it’s the right thing to do.