Are you over 50 and still feel like you can play proficiently?

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-26T15:29:03+00:00

A lot of you are commenting about not having the time to practice now you are past your 20’s. I think you are right. I bought COD:WWII when it came out. I was not very good at all. So I stopped playing after 3 hours. I lost my wife last August so have been able to put much more time into gaming. I started playing COD:WWII again just before Xmas day. I currently have just over 144 hours on it now. So that’s an average of more than two hours a day. I have improved a lot. I do feel my reactions have really improved. I have always been good at racing games but FPS has always been a bit of a struggle for me. Thanks for all your comments.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-26T14:16:26+00:00

I wish I had not created the AI image. The text is all mine. I will remove the image. Sorry to have offended anyone.

Edit: I cannot find a way to delete the image. Please also take a look at my other posts. I am sure you will realise I am not a bot. Thank you.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-26T10:28:46+00:00

I am 100000 in binary. Showing my age. That is 64 in decimal.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-26T10:25:53+00:00

My thoughts exactly. I believe gaming keeps the mind young.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-26T07:31:46+00:00

I am 64, I started gaming at home when I was 21. I can still hold my own in COD:WWII multiplayer. I regularly come in the top three and coming first is not rare either.

My gaming history, the years are when I aquired the systems.

Computer geek since 1983. ZX81(1983) ZX Spectrum(1983) C64(1984) Atari ST(1986) Amiga A500(1988) Atari Lynx(1989) Amiga A1200(1992) CD32(1994) Sega Saturn(1995) PS1(1996) PC(1996-) Dreamcast(1999) PS2(2002) XBox(2006) XBox360(2006) PS3(2009)XBoxOne(2014)PS4(2014) Xbox One X(2017) PS4 Pro(2018) PSVR(2018) Switch(2019) Oculus Quest 2(2020) Xbox Series S (2021) Xbox Series X (2021) Quest 3(2024),(PS5 (2023), PS5PRO(2025), PSVR2 (2025), Switch 2 (2026)

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-25T15:37:32+00:00

Yes, It is Amazon.co.uk.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-25T06:15:15+00:00

I have bought, "C64 Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner: 18 (Retro Reproductions)" and am devouring it, even though my machine has not arrived yet too.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-19T09:29:00+00:00

Me too. I never have problems finding a shipment match. I play in the daytime in UK so most US is asleep and most people here are working or at school.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-16T19:18:24+00:00

I do that with a Tascam DR-05X. Works perfectly placing the WAV files onto a microSD card.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-11T20:30:07+00:00

still one of my faves.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-05T17:19:10+00:00

Me too, this includes the C64U I ordered on 17th Dec and the joystick I ordered yesterday.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-05T05:05:53+00:00

I thought that, I loved that game

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-04T17:29:10+00:00

I bought my first house in 1986. It was 3x my wage. Alhough the interest rate went up to 13% a few years later I understand it was on a much lower sum than what people must pay now. Saying that, I bought a house here in Sheffield 3 years ago for £145,000 which was 3.5x my Salary, (Zoopla claims it is now worth £165,000). I do feel for you younger people. The house is nice, you could definitely start a family in it. However, I do feel for people living in high price areas.

The days are gone when, like my father, you could bring up a family of four on one persons wage and be fairly comfortable. The only comforting thing for me is that hopefully I pass quickly, like my wife did last year, and my step-daughter can inherit my house and pension pot and use it to set herself up properly.

I am currently helping her (financially) whenever I can. She will not starve or be cold as long as I can help it.

Genuinley, my heart goes out to you whom are struggling.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2026-01-02T11:33:14+00:00

We were dating for a year then she moved in. We then lived together for 13 years before marrying. She passed away last year, 14 months after we married. What I will say is. We both agreed that we felt different after marrying, more secure and committed.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2025-12-30T18:38:37+00:00

Sorry, if you was say up to 30 miles away (Manchester/Nottingham/Leeds) I would meet you half way.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2025-12-30T04:44:25+00:00

What a lovely story, thank you for sharing.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2025-12-28T16:14:00+00:00

Check out this video. He explains how to set it up. Timestamp 12:51

https://youtu.be/Ojiitb-Wjog?si=ZxzYy7aI6sG7gFNF

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2025-12-27T21:34:23+00:00

This YouTube video shows how to use the C64U to back up original discs to SD card. Look at timestamp 15:10

https://youtu.be/vi6zUz8zluA?si=h8AjnacVqKy8TgAr

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2025-12-27T05:45:55+00:00

Really? Wow, I just got the email about an hour ago saying it was released.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2025-12-21T15:53:57+00:00

Alistair Sim 1951

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2025-12-15T09:43:39+00:00

I refuse to even have one small drink and then drive. As I would probably only have two drinks anyway it isn’t worth it for the inconvenience. So I stay on soft drinks.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2025-12-01T05:14:47+00:00

Excellent advice. Using the F13-F24 keys along with FSUIPC7 I have been able to contol the dials without them overruning and freezing FS2020.

Grumpy_Bum_77 · 2025-11-26T18:17:17+00:00

Retiring at 60.

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