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"Attack of the Gaming Grannies"

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:20 pm
by Grendel
Wish I'll be that active in 30 years :)

http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/co ... 173699.htm
Older people make up a sizable, though often overlooked, segment of the video-gaming market. And they're just as quick on the trigger as teens.

Barbara St. Hilaire spends about 50 hours a week wielding a machete, dismembering demons and battling a slew of thugs, zombies, and other nasties of the video-gaming world. Having recently nailed a 100% score in Outlaw Golf 2, she's now focused on mastering the top levels in God of War. It's a passion that has earned St. Hilaire, 69, the moniker "Old Grandma Hardcore."

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:39 pm
by Grendel

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:46 pm
by Ferno
"too fsckin slow"

coming from grandma, that's pure gold.

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:25 pm
by roid
wow, this is really great to read about.

i bet it staves off Alzheimer's disease too, something i worry about with my elders.

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:10 pm
by Top Gun
Kickass! :D I'm willing to bet she'd own me in just about anything out there.

(Sounds a lot like me when I'm gaming, too :P)

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:29 pm
by MD-2389
heh, I know a couple that are rather up there that game quite a bit on kali. (Trampler and Morningdove)

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:53 pm
by Iceman
Awesome! Lets pwn Gramma!

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:08 pm
by Top Wop
Man it must really suck to be owned by a 69-year old grandma!