The Truth About Gaming When You Get Older

I’m 63 and still play video games — because I never really stopped. From Pong and Atari to Intellivision, ColecoVision, Nintendo, PC gaming, Doom, Wing Commander, Flight Simulator, Elite Dangerous, and Star Citizen, this is my personal gaming timeline. This isn’t a technical documentary. It’s a look back at how gaming has been part of my life since the 1970s — and why older gamers are still out here. What was the first video game you remember playing? #RetroGaming #OlderGamers #Atari #GamingMemories #starcitizen Chapters: 0:00 Still Gaming at 63 1:11 My First Video Game Memory 2:16 Seeing Atari at Sears 2:33 Christmas 1977 Changed Everything 2:53 Dad Playing Atari 3:39 Space Invaders and Early Space Games 4:45 Intellivision and ColecoVision 5:27 College, Marriage, and RadioShack 6:13 Nintendo, Mario, and Zelda 6:47 Shareware, Wolfenstein 3D, and Doom 7:28 X-Wing and Flight Simulator 8:16 CD-ROMs, Myst, and My First PC 8:55 PC Upgrades and Better Graphics 9:51 Wing Commander and the Need to Upgrade 10:49 Xbox, Riddick, and Unreal 12:03 Building My Dream PC 12:48 Star Citizen and Squadron 42 13:59 Gaming Through the Years 14:21 Being the “Old Gamer” in Chat 15:05 Why I Still Play Video Games 16:46 What Was Your First Game? 17:03 Thanks for Watching 17:16 Closing Music