How Long Have You Been Playing Video Games For?

30yearsofhurt said:

Since this came out

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Oh man that takes me back. I've still got that and a handful more G&W games. No boxes tho.

Just shy of 30 years, I think. I was playing Chuckie Egg on the BBC Micro as a toddler.

About 20 years or so.

Well that's a sobering realisation.

Hm. My father showed me the games on Amiga and C64 back then. Got my first own console with 5 I think, or 4? That was the SNES. But man, do I have retro fever thinking about c64 and Amiga games. What a special time back then. Answer is: about 28 years now.

About 40 years.

I remember playing Space Invaders at an arcade which must have been around 1978-79.

My first "home console" was Game & Watch Fire, which my dad brought home from Japan. Probably 1980.

About 34 years. God im old.

I'm 34 and know i was playing Space Invaders and other Atari games before i was in school, so around 30 years.

39 years. First game was an Asteroids arcade game in 1979.

I remember that the first game I played was Super Mario World on a bored OG Gameboy from a cousin. I was like 4 or 5 years old. So basically, about 22 years.

20 years basically

Cybersai said:

Since I was about 3 years old in 1988. First game was Mario 1 and Duck Hunt on NES, along with TMNT 1.

I am old school. So pretty much 30 years.

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Exactly the same as the first reply for I.

I was born in 85, and have two older brothers who had an NES. I was playing Mario at three as well.

NES 27 years.

I started playing (on DOS, no less) in 1990. I was 6.

So 28 years now.

30 something years.

33 years ago, starting with the NES.

37 years, although I don't remember the beginning.

35 years old.. so probably for 30-ish years

26 years; my first game was Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.

I think my first game was a Pac-Man tabletop in a donut shop. I couldn't have been older than 3 or 4. So...yeah, like 31-32 ish years.

I'm 35 now and I would say around 31 years. Maybe a tad longer but can't be a 100% sure.

Probably around 18/19 years or so. I'm 25.

Born in '70. Dad came home with a video Pong game in '74 '75(?).
Yesterday I was playing the latest God of War.
I've seen some things in 40+ years.

20 yrs or so.

Since I was 2 or 3. It's amazing how much video games have evolved. Never been happier.

30+ Played Asteroids in Pizza Hut, had an Atari as a kid, and played text only games on my Apple 2 Plus.

I've been gaming for 36 years and still have the exact Atari 2600 with all the games my parents bought for it 36 years ago.

Was born in 1984, and it was around 1988 when I first discovered the NES. Sadly, I wouldn't have one for a few years. Dad brought home an Atari to hold me over, which was still amazing to me.

31 now, so at least 25 years.

1982 - Sinclair Spectrum 48k

So, this is my 36th year. I have had pretty much every console / company system. The only ones I missed out were the SEGA Megadrive and the Dreamcast.

Just hit 40 years, I think. I'm not sure if I was 5 or 6 when I first played my uncle's Pong clone. My first console was the 2600, Christmas 1980.

Started playing in '95, so i've been playing video games for 23 years. Gaming in my country was mostly PC-centric at that time. Most of games we've played were on PC, Arcade or Pegasus (which happened to be a NES ripoff). I can't remember the first game I ever played, but it was probably the Lion King or Superfrog on a PC.

36 years, I guess. i started hammering away on the 2600 when I was 2.

I'm 28, so about 23 years or so.

Gstaff said:

36 years, I guess. i started hammering away on the 2600 when I was 2.

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Pretty much the same haha.

I'd say 30 years.

I'm 29 and started playing SMB when I was 4. So 25 years.

I'm 36 and so I'd say about 32 years maybe? Give or take a year or two

fluffydelusions said:

Born in 79 here. Playing since Caleco Vision but really the NES is what got me into games tbh...that and arcades back in the day.

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My '79 brother.

Since the Atari 2600 so at least 30+ yrs. Don't call me 'gamer' I can't stand people that identify as such.

Started playing videogames when I was 2 years old... with Doom. My mother was quite angry my father introduced me to that world with Doom.

Born in 81 so probably about 31 years? Can't quite remember specifically. C64 was probably the first thing I gamed on, though a pong console (with all kinds of sports pong games) was also in the picture at some point, it's all a little hazy :p
Still remember getting my C64 at christmas with a games compilation that had Bubble Bobble, Rastan, The Legend of Kage, arkanoid 2 and more. Those were simpler times, ahh the memories :)

1985.

Damn, I am old.

since 1985

Parents got me a Apple IIc and a NES then

The first game I ever played was Alex Kidd in Miracle World on the Sega Master System, and then probably Ghost House. The first game I personally owned was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the Genesis.

I'm 31, and haven't stopped playing games since. My justification these days is "well I make them so of course I'm gonna play them".

23 years

27 years. Started with the Atari.

About 30 years, more or less.
First game I played was Donkey Kong on the C-64.

35 years.

96% of my lifetime.