There’s absolutely no age cut off for video games. I would even go further and say that more seniors should play video games.

But, I also wouldn’t be too judgy with people who think video games are for kids. This is all thanks to decades of marketing. Atari, the first popular video game console, was sold along side TVs and other electronics and was targeted towards everyone. But then Nintendo decided to market their console as a toy, instead of a consumer electronics product. Also, they had to pick a “boy” vs “girl” aisle, and they picked “boy”, which is why video games aren’t seen as girly.

There are a handful of games that I’ve logged more than 100 hours in. I tend to get bored. Right now, I am enjoying Tears of the Kingdom and approaching that burnout period. There are enough side quests to maybe keep me going for another week or two, but I am getting ready to just complete the main quest and stop playing. I almost never replay games because I’d much rather be exploring something new.

I actually used to feel the same way, but Mumbo is the reason I finally started playing Minecraft. I bought it way back during the beta, but it just never looked interesting. His his tour of SciCraft video came across my recommended feed and something about it clicked for me. I started playing and watching his Hermitcraft shenanigans. I eventually started watching other hermits, but after a while it just got samey and boring.