What makes you say fuck I am Old ?

[Naltic]

Whenever I decide to go for a walk, and I pass by my old school, and when I just sit down on a bench overlooking both the school and the playground...and I just think to myself, and I start imagining and remembering all the things I did; playing with friends, doing homework, walking from class to another class, talking to friends and doing pranks until teachers scold us. I look back at times like that, and I remember how nice it all was, how innocent life was and how everything was beautiful. I think to myself that I am old, or that I have become old, but in all reality, I am still far from it, and that fact still brings me this bittersweet nervousness laced with happiness. I often feel that time goes by too fast, and that I don't get the chance to really experience the time I lived, but I think that's kinda why life is as beautiful as it is. You may walk down a path and see a maple tree gleaming red in autumn's leaves and just stand there, gazing at that tree and becoming entranced so much by it, and by its beauty that you just can't help but crack a smile. That then can become a core memory, and you may spend 10 years having not walked that path and then come back to it on the 11th year and just get the rush of nostalgia and happiness. Same thing with work, there is a certain beauty and nostalgia to clocking in and clocking out time and time again for years and years up until you do it for the last time and you it just hits you deep down of how you stop seeing your co-workers, you will stop hanging out with the friends you made and you will stop doing whatever it was that you worked on. It's things like these that really make me think to myself, "Damn...I really am old."

 

[Vardalis]

For me? It's typically when I hear things that I grew up with or have vivid memories of interacting with being mentioned and it's like "the Nintendo DS is X years old this year!" or "Resident Evil is turning Y!!".

Another is finding a Youtube video you remember watching when it was new and seeing "uploaded 5 years ago" or something like that.

 

[sandogma sandogma]

I've had to start wearing this on my right hand when playing any competitive game or action game while using a gamepad. I also wear knee sleeves when I go out for a jog.

If anyone experiences discomfort in your joints, don't ignore it! Accept the reality that you're getting older, listen to your body and wear the appropriate support! Doing so will allow you to continue enjoying the activities you love.

These things are amazing btw and I swear by them

 

[Tronky.it]

I mean...
The Playhouse Disney good night lullaby says all :")

 

[spacebear]

Was talking to a coworker who was like 20 or 21 about video games and he tried to brag to me that he played a Super Nintendo once as if it were some super uncommon thing.

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

Another is finding a Youtube video you remember watching when it was new and seeing "uploaded 5 years ago" or something like that.

me when i showed my gf this youtube video i used to watch all the time as a kid

"Uploaded 17 years ago."

 

[Nidoking's icon Nidoking Nidoking]

me when i showed my gf this youtube video i used to watch all the time as a kid

"Uploaded 17 years ago."

That one always stings, those 'uploaded' dates.

 

[PhrawzT]

Playing a NES or SNES game and realizing just how long ago it was when I bought it new.

Also the sound of my knees when I try to stand up.

 

[Crashbandi]

"Hey men, did you know Gwen Stefani is 55 years old"... what? Shit I'm old

 

[AkiraSO4]

The impending 20 year old Youtube videos.

 

[Morgana Veil]

Creeping up on 46, that makes me feel old.

Was talking to a coworker who was like 20 or 21 about video games and he tried to brag to me that he played a Super Nintendo once as if it were some super uncommon thing.

Oh God I know. I fixed a laptop for a kid who was talking about how they found a slim PS2 at a Goodwill or something and how cool old games are now. I pointed at my fully tricked out PHAT PS2, free McBoot modded, and told him "Kid, I bought that old girl new. I know how awesome it is" He then asked me who 3D printed the "large case" for the PS2. I wanted to punch him.

me when i showed my gf this youtube video i used to watch all the time as a kid

"Uploaded 17 years ago."

Wait until those 17 year old videos turn 25 then 30

Playing a NES or SNES game and realizing just how long ago it was when I bought it new.

Also the sound of my knees when I try to stand up.

And knowing those 2032 batteries in the carts will one day just be dead and your save will be gone forever.

Or just making a cup of coffee, and randomly popping when you start to walk and thinking "Was that me or the floor?"

 

[Lena CE]

One of the moments that really made me feel it was going to fighting game locals and bringing up Halo for the first time cause I was tryna organize a LAN party. A bunch of the people in their mid 20s and under were like "Oh yea I never really played it but my older siblings did" or "Yeah that was before my time". I forgot that yea, after Halo Reach the series really did tank in relevancy whereas for me it is still the biggest and coolest thing on the planet lol

 

[Questless Knight]

My age ?

 

[DjQuick2008]

That my first awesome era in gaming was this in 1989

 

[Adrastia]

I get excited to go grocery shopping now. Woohoo! Bargains!

I saw The Land Before Time and both Care Bears movies in the movie theater.

I remember sitting on the floor in my bedroom listening to the radio and reading Mad Magazine. I had a small magenta boombox that played cassettes. Life Goes On by Poison premieres on the radio station. I was mesmerized by the solo and bought the album. That album came out in 1990. I still have it.

 

[Morgana Veil]

I get excited to go grocery shopping now. Woohoo! Bargains!

COUPONS!

I saw The Land Before Time and both Care Bears movies in the movie theater.

Original T.M.N.T. movies and Home Alone 1 Ect...

I remember sitting on the floor in my bedroom listening to the radio and reading Mad Magazine.

Cracked as well, Fangoria and MONSTERS!! Attack stuff a kid absolutely shouldn't be reading or listening to.

(Wish I still had these. They were Freakin' awesome)

I had a small magenta boombox that played cassettes. Life Goes On by Poison premieres on the radio station. I was mesmerized by the solo and bought the album. That album came out in 1990. I still have it.

I got one of these for my, I want to say ninth birthday, It may have been the eighth? I honestly don't remember. The only thing was, mine was a medium gray instead of black. Same one though

Metallica, ACDC, Poison, Ozzy.
My uncle gave me a ton of old cassettes for my birthday that same year. He was awesome.

 

[Segadude113]

when your favorite Youtube videos start to close in on 20 years old.

 

[Carlnshake]

@Waffles every time I read one of their articles

 

[Bakuma1997]

The realization that now i have a house chore playlist

 

[Netra]

My back, my knees cracking, my silver patch of hair.
I remember play Unreal Tournament, when I was in the university so yeah I think I'm old as a dinosaur.

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when moms say to their sons "go and ask to that Sir"

or boys and girls "excuse me, Sir"

The first time this happen to me it feels like I get 30+ years.

 

[Dr.Kisaragi]

Mostly thr VHS days I remember watching my favorite on tapes and now on USB man I miss record a anime of cartoon on VHS before going to school.

 

[SherionVane]

 

[YuriSukiSan]

Most of them have been covered in the thread but recently I was off handedly mentioned Lucky Star and one of the zoomies in voice asked if that old anime was any good!

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

The main thing for me is when I see game companies posting on social media about how today is the X anniversary of [game that I bought brand new as a kid and thoroughly enjoyed]. For example a few years back Sega posted about the 20th anniversary of Sonic Battle. I remember getting that as a little kid, I saw Shadow on the cover and really really wanted it so I asked my parents and surprisingly they let me get it. I enjoyed the game a lot, and it's crazy to think that was over 20 years ago now! I've seen similar posts for other games I enjoyed as a kid and it really makes me feel old. I say this is the main one because it happens kinda often these days

Another one is my wife and I were recently talking about birthday parties. Neither of our families ever really did much about birthdays so I can still remember my last birthday party from my childhood, and one of my presents was Yugioh on VHS. VHS! Not DVD, but VH-fucking-S! That really made me feel like I was about to wither away.

Or one more: I was recently reminded that when I received my first cell phone, carriers charged usage per minute or per text message. Young people today definitely would not understand that unless explained since it hasn't been a thing for so long.

 

[hazys]

When people talk about "indie sleaze" and the bands of the 2000s (The Strokes, The Killers, MGMT, etc) like they're a long-gone cultural moment... or when kids romanticize the 2000s...