| NightlyPoe said: Y'know, I never understood why people thought Contra was that hard of a game. Half the kids in my neighborhood could beat it without much problem, and we were all under 10. |
If they were all over 50 you would have a point ;)It's well established by now that you slow down as you get older. As a kid waiting 10 minutes for a bus felt like an eternity, going 160kp on the highway didn't feel very fast at age 18, now at age 46, going 100 feels pretty fast already. Same for video games, they all seem to move faster nowadays. For example: https://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-not-just-you-time-really-does-speed-up-as-you-get-older-researcher-argues
So this one difficulty for all is a fallacy. Reaction time goes down as you age as well as how fast you perceive things. There are differences between humans of the same age as well of course but this you can simply see happen as you age. I still hope to be able to enjoy many video games into my 80s while not being restricted to puzzle games or walking simulators. Timing windows, movement / combat speed should be variable.
The average age of gamers is going up (currently around 35) and a new market is opening up soon. The retiring gamer with a comfy pension and plenty time to play video games!
