Where's my senior citizen discount?

ignavia · Basic Member Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Location: South Louisiana

I'm 23, and I feel so old here. I can remember things that happened before a lot of you were even born. I also have a wife and 2 kids, so that intensifies the effect.

What really drove the nail in was the post about someone losing a tooth. Wow.

...and if anyone's interested, I've been playing on and off for six months, and I passed my first 7-footer today with a B, "Heaven" on Maniac.
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Slowpoke · Trick Member Joined: 28 Oct 2003

Cheer up, you're about half my age...
Just wait until your kids start kicking your butt at DDR... that'll really make you feel like a has-been

Daniel · Trick Member Joined: 29 Aug 2002 Location: Sonoma, CA

Most people who post here don't seam to be 12 years old. Also a good number of us are in our 20s. We 20something people just blend in really well. I myself am 23 too.

Ryu_Hirakashi · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:31 pm Post subject:

ignavia · Basic Member Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Location: South Louisiana

It's good to see I'm not the only one.

Check this out:

http://www.reallifecomics.com/daily.php?strip_id=1239

Read the comments in reverse order, then read the next comic. It's a great commentary on being the old guy on the DDR machine.
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Samson · Basic Member Joined: 18 Feb 2002 Location: EC of VI, CA

if you want discounts, go to small towns where we don't charge so much fot the same game.

Kevlars7 · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Location: Cookeville, TN

Well, I'm not that old, (20) yet sometimes I feel older than that because of the audience that I usually play with: 13-16. I've played once with someone who was 21.

I can only imagine what it would be like to play with someone old enough to be my son or daughter.

I was wondering though, how did some of you older players get into ddr?
(If that's even an appropriate question here.)
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tempest6 · Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:03 am Post subject: Are You Too Old To Play DDR?...

Don't even feel so bad. Just look at me; I'm 36 going on 37, and I still play games like Dance Dance REvolution, Bemani games, and those racing games like Initial D. ver 3 (USA) and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune. Is that a trip or what? Please reply, over! Thanks!

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ignavia · Basic Member Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Location: South Louisiana

How did I get into it? Well, I always thought it looked interesting and always wanted to give it a whirl, but every time I would stop by the arcade, there were people around. Finally, years later, I went once and it was empty. I told my wife, "Hey, wanna come see me make a fool out of myself?" Well, I passed a 3-footer right then, and it was a blast. I was hooked from then, so I bought a PS2 and MAX2.
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Agent J · Trick Member Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: Dimension X

I'm not too old yet (just turned 20 about 3 weeks ago), but I know what it's like to feel, well, old. I was playing DDREX at a movie theater last weekend, and I played versus with a girl who could have easily been half my age, and it felt more than a little weird. The only difference between my experience and the guy on Real Life was that the girl seemed really jealous of my skill, saying, "You're making me look bad" when we played Ordinary World and I played Heavy while she was on Standard. On a somewhat unrelated note, it felt very odd to go into Toys'R'Us not too long ago when I was hoping to find Guilty Gear X2 on clearance... o_O

YoureMyHiro · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Location: San Jose, Ca

I know alot of people who play this game that are pretty old. I myself am 21 and ive been playing for what seems forever and a day.

Slowpoke · Trick Member Joined: 28 Oct 2003

Ryu_Hirakashi · Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 2:43 pm Post subject:

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xpacmanx · Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject:

foyboy21 · Roxor Staff Joined: 21 Sep 2002 Location: Seattle

Hey, I am in my 20's many players at IZ are in there 30's (though most if not all of them were in there 20's when they stared 3 to 5 years ago).

What I can't belive is that you are only 23 and already have TWO KIDS!!! *runs in fear* What ever happend to enjoying your youth? That period of your life is now forever lost.

Growing up is OPTIONAL, growing old is mandatory;)

Good luck with the family

, you have responsibilityes beyond what I can fathom.

Ryu_Hirakashi · Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:02 pm Post subject:

oldskoolgirl · Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:56 pm Post subject:

As DDR gets more attention from mainstream media like Fox News, I bet there will be more 30-somethings and 40-somethings playing, especially when they hear the magic words "lose weight".

Unlike other youth-oriented sports like skateboarding, DDR doesn't call for padded shorts or running from cops. The basics of DDR are almost tailor made for busy parental types. You can get a quick five minutes here and there between work and chores, rain or shine, instead of having to suit up and drive to the gym. A decent set of equipment (game, console and pad, and you already have the TV) cost the same or less than a decent treadmill and take up about the same amount of space. I wouldn't be surprised if DDR Extreme was designed with the Space Invaders generation in mind, from the Eye Toy games to "YMCA". (Which came out when I was in high school, so you can guess my age

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Besides, no one on this board is getting any younger. 30 will getcha sooner than you think, and 40 arrives about two weeks later. Bwahahahaha!

ignavia · Basic Member Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Location: South Louisiana