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The Aging Gamer

Posted by timothy on from the hey-look-at-that-big-hill dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There is a short article at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle about the surprising statistic that a large potion of computer gamers are over 35. This actually makes sense, since many of them began gaming in the 70's. A short and semi-interesting read."

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  1. Hmmmm....the old Commador by The+Analog+Kid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It was just like yesterday, hopefully it won't be limited to majority of it on Windows where people like Steve Ballmer can gloat or scream like a little girl(see below).

  2. First Loss-of-Memory post! by mangu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No one, as far as I can remember, has posted a comment on how older gamers have trouble remembering things.

  3. Re:Atari, Intellivision, and the arcade by TobyWong · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Quick, call the spelling police! They will be very interested to hear about a message board spelling infraction. This guy is gonna do some hard time for sure!

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    - Toby
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    Comment removed based on user account deletion