General Age of Sub Simmers?

Sailor Steve · 10-06-10, 08:44 PM

Most of the old movies you talk about, I saw in the theater. I picked up my first guitar in 1965. I saw the Beatles live in 1966. I was in Vietnam in 1970. Married in 1974. Divorced in 1985. My older daughter is about to turn 31. Her 'baby' sister is 28, and has given me two grandkids. I started playing tabletop wargames in 1973. My first subsim was Silent Service in 1986. On the other hand I still play rock 'n' roll and the blues, and some country, jazz, folk, and anything else I feel like.

I'm also absolutely honest about everything I do. The only reason I have a screen name is because when I first came here even Neal had one. I no longer pretend to be anything, excepting maybe human.

What can I say? I'm 60.

ps. Every Thursday night I play a truly hardcore flight sim, which involves pushing trolleys around on the floor of the local hobby shop, with model airplanes.

Castout · 10-06-10, 08:52 PM

I'm 31 and started sub simming with Silent Hunter 2 and sub command ten years ago.

Joined subsim under different name somewhere in 2000-2002 if memory doesn't fail me but have since lost the account. Have since started going back as forum member from 2006

Started flight simming about 7 years earlier.

You know it's not true that only old people play subsim while younger ones play flightsim.
Just that sub sim titles are hard to come by and not everyone would want to take a try at them.
It's like when we were teen and we prefer to seek out and get attracted to the opposite sex teenagers but after a while(or maybe a long while) you just realize mature women could become more appealing than younger opposite sex. It's part of growing.
It's not the women or the female teenagers who have changed but your realization and perspective.

The general scene of opposite sex attraction is like
1. Male teenagers under 20s spotting a few hot or pretty teenagers->They go all crazy and without restraint to their explicit behavior about it I mean just by looking at them
2. Male young in his 20s spotting hot or pretty girl->They have a crush inside but show more explicit restraint
3. Male mid age in his 30s above spotting hot or pretty women-> Ummm...., Meh

When you're psychologically in category number 3 even when it doesn't mirror your biological age you're ready for sub simming LOL

Subsim is just more refined and takes more dedication and passion than the explosive flight simming in general.

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Most of the old movies you talk about, I saw in the theater. I picked up my first guitar in 1965. I saw the Beatles live in 1966. I was in Vietnam in 1970. Married in 1974. Divorced in 1985. My older daughter is about to turn 31. Her 'baby' sister is 28, and has given me two grandkids. I started playing tabletop wargames in 1973. My first subsim was Silent Service in 1986. On the other hand I still play rock 'n' roll and the blues, and some country, jazz, folk, and anything else I feel like.

I'm also absolutely honest about everything I do. The only reason I have a screen name is because when I first came here even Neal had one. I no longer pretend to be anything, excepting maybe human.

What can I say? I'm 60.

ps. Every Thursday night I play a truly hardcore flight sim, which involves pushing trolleys around on the floor of the local hobby shop, with model airplanes.

Hands down you win

That Thursday night revelation . . . . . . .

Spyguy101 · 10-06-10, 09:09 PM

I'm 17 and started sub simming when I picked up SH4 as soon as it came out. Plus my sim days started when a family friend gave us Janes F-15 when it first came out before moving to Jet Fighter 4 and KA-52 Team Alligator.

Fish · 10-09-10, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Castout

Hands down you win

That Thursday night revelation . . . . . . .

No, he isn't, I am 70.

Started playing 688 HK back in 1998 and found Subsimforum.

bookworm_020 · 10-09-10, 04:55 PM

32 years young here, but getting older and grayer everyday!

Sailor Steve · 10-09-10, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

No, he isn't, I am 70.

Started playing 688 HK back in 1998 and found Subsimforum.

I think he was referring to my gaming prediliction, not my age. Rebel already pointed out that he has several years on me.

Bilge_Rat · 10-07-10, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I saw the Beatles live in 1966.

lucky dog, where?

I had a chance to go see Led Zep in montreal in 75...but decided to go to a party instead...

Neptunus Rex · 10-07-10, 05:39 PM

49. I did the real thing before the SIM thing. That would be 29 years ago.

10-06-10, 08:44 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Most of the old movies you talk about, I saw in the theater. I picked up my first guitar in 1965. I saw the Beatles live in 1966. I was in Vietnam in 1970. Married in 1974. Divorced in 1985. My older daughter is about to turn 31. Her 'baby' sister is 28, and has given me two grandkids. I started playing tabletop wargames in 1973. My first subsim was Silent Service in 1986. On the other hand I still play rock 'n' roll and the blues, and some country, jazz, folk, and anything else I feel like. I'm also absolutely honest about everything I do. The only reason I have a screen name is because when I first came here even Neal had one. I no longer pretend to be anything, excepting maybe human. What can I say? I'm 60. ps. Every Thursday night I play a truly hardcore flight sim, which involves pushing trolleys around on the floor of the local hobby shop, with model airplanes. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-09-10, 04:55 PM	#5
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	32 years young here, but getting older and grayer everyday! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-07-10, 05:39 PM	#8
Neptunus Rex Frogman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 294 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	49. I did the real thing before the SIM thing. That would be 29 years ago. __________________ Neptunus Rex sends "In the spirit of reaching across the aisle, we owe it to the Democrats to show their president the exact same kind of respect and loyalty that they have shown our recent Republican president." A.C. 11-5-08

10-06-10, 09:09 PM	#3
Spyguy101 Helmsman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 101 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I'm 17 and started sub simming when I picked up SH4 as soon as it came out. Plus my sim days started when a family friend gave us Janes F-15 when it first came out before moving to Jet Fighter 4 and KA-52 Team Alligator.