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Where are the old (30s) granpa gamers? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My dad is a couple of years older than you and he's the one who introduced me to gaming on his Atari back in the 80s. We play Battle for Wesnoth semi-regularly together.

There was a space of about a decade where we didn't and honestly I regret that. We don't live close to each other but it's how we stay in touch.

Honestly, that and grilling (and eventually motorcycles, but I was already on my way out of rural nowhere when that happened) are the only things we bonded over. I have always had hobbies that kept me at arms length from "normal" people and my dad is the guy you'd think of if you thought of a regular dude born in the 60s. I'm still pretty weird (and happy about it), but it's nice that I can be close to him through gaming.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My oldest and (he's 31 today) have copies of this on our office walls https://kagi.com/proxy/2434767_orig.png?c=Ux_Oi49zwrz_XQu8syTDi7pdjUAc4KO_wcuIYxcLBYVVdaF_ts2tNMrrB1335mt_48KAUH2poQelymJ7a7PDGRjG4y4c-aoE0yr1F9vp67s7qwBYQtyX4UprxCe0g5r5

My best gaming time ever is when my sons and I make up a 4-man fire team in any game.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That is so cool! Tell your son I said happy birthday from another gamer son!