Shaking my head at the new gaming generations :(

[Colour Bandit]

I have been 'attacked' by both younger and older gamers... Younger kids often use the excuse that I'm too old for games (I'm only 17!) or that because I'm a girl I'm automatically 'unable' to play games unless their the overly girly games... The older gamers who 'attack' me are often elitist gamers, with them saying that because I grew up playing on a PS1 instead of a NES/SNES or Sega Megadrive I am not a 'proper gamer', some of them also use the 'you're a girl, you can't play games' argument against me.

So what if I was born later than you and missed out on the early consoles? So what if I was born earlier than you and experienced some late 90's and early 00's gaming? So what if I am a girl?!

Age or gender should not make you a superior gamer, neither should the consoles you play on. I think Nintendo hit the right note with their advertising, showing that gaming is for everyone, no matter age, gender or race!

I've also experienced playing games with the opposites of the above gamer types, these people can be really fun to play with, the older gamers often being more supportive of me if I'm stuck and younger gamers wanting to learn from me. As they say "a rotten apple spoils the bunch".

 

[kittenrobotarmy]

Ugh, it's annoying how people attack me because:

1) I'm a girl

2) I play games more directed for boys in the beginning {like Pokemon}

Seriously. It's not my fault I was born in 2001. So what if you played super old consoles and games? I know more about them than you do. So what if I'm a girl? Not everyone has to be a girly girl.

 

[Byngo]

I've encountered this girl playing video games thing so many times. It annoys the hell out of me~


Reddit is filled with those kind of elitist douchebags. I encounter people like that often, and I'm like 'Go spend your time doing something productive instead of trying to convince me I'm a ***** for simply playing video games.'

 

[jamesmikehj]

lol i legit doing a happy dance and i agree gender and age mean nothing game are design to ecsape the real world for a time so to all older younger female male whatever do what makes YOU happy and to hell what others say

 

[Lauren]

I'll be at work and the school kids come in when I have a gaming T Shirt and they're like, oh.. you play games? You must do nothing with your life?

 

[chillv]

This gaming community you are talking about is nonexistent. It's just a certain group of kids. I have never heard of any kids that are like that, but I do believe they exist.

I believe these kids are like this because of the way some adults treat children with video games, especially online. Just look at this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_CpPYSNkt8

That is rude and absolutely wrong to do to a child and even an adult or teenager. It is simply cyberabuse and that person should be ashamed of himself.

 

[Mokuren]

I'm in videogames since years. I'm now 21 and even my parents are used to play mario cart, Zelda and Pokemon a lot. I never heard anyone say that this is wrong, that I'm to old or something and that's good so. Why shouldn't play older ones also games? They are fun and really awesome. Jrpgs have so much story and are so beautiful! You just have to look at old games like Grandia, Sukiden II or even the old final fantasy games. We also have some really refreshing games in this generation. Like eternal sonata or xenoblade chronicles. This are awesome games and I don't think anyone can blame one for playing such amazing games ;__;

 

[kite]

I've personally never heard any kids say anything like that... If I'm playing a game in public, a kid's just going to look over my shoulder and ask what I'm playing.

...but I guess I'm just lucky because I never play online.

 

[FTToasty]

I have not heard anyone attack the older gamers, generally we look up to them as they have been playing for longer, and can probably give us some good advice/ recommendations.

 

[DJStarstryker]

Age is never a bother. I've never encountered this in games I've played. The only people I dislike are the sexist gamers and the immature gamers (I'm NOT speaking of age, there's plenty of gamers that are immature that are older than me) that like to be jerks for no reason.

 

[H3NT41]

On both ends it seems like people like to make a big deal about gender. I personally don't like when girls call themselves "girl gamers" because, sure you're all proud and whatever but when people do that they just solidify the gender barrier that some nasty, immature misogynistic dudes put up. People who bother people for their gender in video games are honestly pathetic, if you go out of your way to make fun of someone for being a girl, you don't look like a hardcore gamer, you look like a hardcore virgin.

Secondly, little kids don't know anything if an eight year old is telling you you're to old for something, they know literally nothing they only came into existence 8 years ago. Some older gamers can seem elitist, their elite attitude about how they played on the NES or whatever is cute cause I could download their nostalgia for free on an emulator. When you tell them that, they're not so happy.

You should never have to prove yourself as a gamer, if you play video games, you're a gamer. No matter how old, young, or female. Don't let them get to you!

 

[mariop476]

I used to get some flak on TF2 servers because my voice was a bit high, and then puberty came. Most of them thought I was in my late 20s to early 30s after that (I kind of hate my voice...). I like to think that I was never obnoxious toward older players, but I do dislike the fact that I used to get screamed at for being a "squeaker." I even got banned from some servers for that in the past.
On the matter of female gamers, I've only ever gotten annoyed when people pretend to like something to fit in, no matter what it is, no matter what the person is, it's obvious that gaming is something that both genders can and do enjoy, and there's also no reason to fake liking them since video games don't seem to go hand-in-hand with popularity (at least in my own experience). So this whole "fake girl gamer" thing seems absurd in nature to me.
I kind of went off on a tangent there, but I hope you got the gist of what I meant?

 

[ShinyYoshi]

On the matter of female gamers, I've only ever gotten annoyed when people pretend to like something to fit in, no matter what it is, no matter what the person is, it's obvious that gaming is something that both genders can and do enjoy, and there's also no reason to fake liking them since video games don't seem to go hand-in-hand with popularity (at least in my own experience). So this whole "fake girl gamer" thing seems absurd in nature to me.
I kind of went off on a tangent there, but I hope you got the gist of what I meant?

I had a friend that was a girl and she would constantly brag about playing PS3 and Xbox and being really good at Call of Duty. She would brag that when guys heard she was a girl they would all be surprised cause she was so good at shooting games. I think she really wanted the attention from the guys. Apparently girls are "cool" if they can talk about Call of Duty with you and that's why she did that. I think she only played those games to brag about them. And when another girl would say that she plays CoD, my friend would go off on a tangent about how thos girl only wanted attention and she probably didn't know a thing about the game or any of the guns.

It was soooo annoying to me because she dis the same thing with TV shows and music. If a girl liked the same thing she did, she figured this other girl only liked it because it would get guys attention. And I'm sitting there like "YOU DO THE EXACT SAME THING. QUIT BEING SUCH A HYPOCRITE."
I eventually had to stop hanging around that girl because it got SOOO annoying and I couldn't take it. Some girls just want the attention of guys too much -.-

 

[Chromie]

Hey! I know nothing about the guns in CoD. I play games like Etrian Odyssey or The Witcher so meh my games aren't even popular or super well know. I hate shooters.

I'm kind of surprised people give anyone **** over being a girl or playing games that are marketed towards males. Hell most games are marketed towards guys cause it's much easier.

 

[Midoriya]

On both ends it seems like people like to make a big deal about gender. I personally don't like when girls call themselves "girl gamers" because, sure you're all proud and whatever but when people do that they just solidify the gender barrier that some nasty, immature misogynistic dudes put up. People who bother people for their gender in video games are honestly pathetic, if you go out of your way to make fun of someone for being a girl, you don't look like a hardcore gamer, you look like a hardcore virgin.

Secondly, little kids don't know anything if an eight year old is telling you you're to old for something, they know literally nothing they only came into existence 8 years ago. Some older gamers can seem elitist, their elite attitude about how they played on the NES or whatever is cute cause I could download their nostalgia for free on an emulator. When you tell them that, they're not so happy.

You should never have to prove yourself as a gamer, if you play video games, you're a gamer. No matter how old, young, or female. Don't let them get to you!

This person deserves a standing ovation. I agree with this 100%.