![]() ![]() Starflight was such a massive game, my Dad took a very methodical approach to it, mapping out every wormhole, each special artifact, and more on the map that came with the game. How about the other games I grew up with? Well, Starflight, Civilization, Sim City, X-Wing, and X-COM were all marketed to adults. No real challenges there (except maybe Carmen Sandiego). I don’t really have a desire to play them today and they’re all far too easy for me now. I grew up playing Number Munchers, Mixed-Up Mother Goose Rhymes, Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? and several others that were obviously designed with children in mind. ![]() ![]() Sure, there are some games that I’m way too old for and I’m definitely not the target market any more. Cool.Īlthough, I’m sure she’s not referring to LEGALLY aging out of them though. So, some can’t (well, SHOULDN’T) be played too young, but they’re available to anyone over that age up to the limit of our natural lives. As this is a gaming blog, I’m going to tackle the game portion.įirst, let’s look at the games themselves. Obviously, such a statement, “you’re too old for that,” is thrown around by people who aren’t aware of the breadth and depth of mediums such as comics and even video games. Another person mentioned that they thought I was too old for comics and I said something to the effect of “I’m a Toys R Us kid! I’m never growing up!” Today I was talking to someone at work about how they’re redesigning Batgirl and she’s looking really great (and practically dressed which is a plus with me). ![]()
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