Damnit now I feel old again!

[the_leander]

Was just sat looking through the magazine thread and the thought occurred to me - the only places you'll see Amiga mentioned these days is in retro mags.

I have become so old that stuff I enjoyed as a kid/teen is now "retro".

I mean sure I've talked often about Amiga being a retro computer, but it's only now it hit me of the significance of this.

Now if you'll excuse me, there are some damn kids on my lawn. :lol:

[Kesa]

Kids on the lawn? Yep - it's time for the shotgun   :destroy:

[whabang]

It's because you are old!

I placed bid on a CDTV the other day. Almost got it for 67€ when some idiot told the seller it was a collector's item. Subsequently, the ad was removed, and I got an SMS stating that he wanted five times as much...

Nothing left, but to face the fact that we're grumpy old nerds with far too fond memories of a long-since dead computer platform.

[the_leander]

Nothing left, but to face the fact that we're grumpy old nerds with far too fond memories of a long-since dead computer platform.

Dag nabbit...

[motorollin]

It's because you are old!

Hey! I was there for the Amiga the first time round, and I'm not old! Technology moves so fast that stuff from 5 years ago ends up being classed as retro... I hear it all the time from kids in school, talking about games like Doom 3 as retro.

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moto

[whabang]

Doom 3 retro? Oh dear!

[motorollin]

Don't let it get to you... Kids have a skewed sense time. Just last week a child told me he thought I must be "at least 18"

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moto

[gertsy]

Now if you'll excuse me, there are some damn kids on my lawn. :lol:

Make sure to put ur teeth back in before yelling at them.

[the_leander]

Make sure to put ur teeth back in before yelling at them.

Glad you reminded me, also glad you forgot to remind me to use the fixodent...

Halfway through my rant at the kids they flew out and landed at their feet... I'm pretty certain I've scarred one of them for life.

So yeah, a damned good start to the day :lol:

[Iggy]

F' you all! None of you are that old. I'm turning 50 at the end of the month!

I''M old.*(you're a bunch of kids by comparison).

[pwermonger]

At this point, games from 6 months ago are 'old'. I dont believe there is the connection anymore in a lot of people due to the 'disposable' nature things have gotten. I have every game I bought for my Amiga. I have a lot of the games I loved that I bought for my Commodore 64. But talk to people nowadays who are growing up with Xbox 360 and they just dont have a connection to any of it. They sell off the games when they finnish them for money toward the new game. I'm at the point where I wait knowing that the $60 game now will be $20 in a few short months as stores try to clear the shelf space for the new stock.

[whabang]

Bah, 50's nothing! I'm almost 30 that's ten times worse.

[curtis]

You're still a pup compared to me!  Born in 1952.  I'll let y'all do the math, if you can do it without using a calculator or that blasted "new" math.

F' you all! None of you are that old. I'm turning 50 at the end of the month!

I''M old.*(you're a bunch of kids by comparison).

[psxphill]

At this point, games from 6 months ago are 'old'. I dont believe there is the connection anymore in a lot of people due to the 'disposable' nature things have gotten.

Some people sure, but I don't think that is true for everyone.
ps2/xbox/dreamcast/gamecube are still viable for gaming, ps1/saturn/n64 are the newest systems I'd describe as retro.

[ElPolloDiabl]

Retro means in the future the Amiga will see short term revivals in popularity. Even living on after the last original user dies.
I think all this touch screens and 3D is forced upon you and some of us like the classic computer experience.
There are some true classic games that are worth playing year after year. Something like Street Rod has never seen a remake.
Well the Amiga released 25 years ago. It's about the same as your parents listening to 50s songs and talking about how the 'pictures' use to be 25 cents.