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Posted August 01, 2012
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Roman5: I suppose it makes sense since many members here are older than usual
Out of curiosity, what exactly is "older than usual"? And who defines it? The "usual" people?
Posted August 01, 2012
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Roman5: I suppose it makes sense since many members here are older than usual
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yyahoo: Out of curiosity, what exactly is "older than usual"? And who defines it? The "usual" people?
This is based entirely based on my assumptions and what I've seen around here, so it's just me

but most of the time "most gamers" are 15-25 years old and not married

I'm guessing most people on GOG are 25-40 and already have a family and stuff
Posted August 01, 2012
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Roman5: This is based entirely based on my assumptions and what I've seen around here, so it's just me

but most of the time "most gamers" are 15-25 years old and not married

I'm guessing most people on GOG are 25-40 and already have a family and stuff
I disagree with "most". I know I've seen lots of studies on gaming demographics... here is just one:

"The average gamer is 30 years old and has been playing for 12 years."

http://www.theesa.com/facts/gameplayer.asp
Posted August 01, 2012
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yyahoo: Out of curiosity, what exactly is "older than usual"? And who defines it? The "usual" people?
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Roman5: This is based entirely based on my assumptions and what I've seen around here, so it's just me

but most of the time "most gamers" are 15-25 years old and not married

I'm guessing most people on GOG are 25-40 and already have a family and stuff
FYI, the Entertainment Software Association (the official trade association of the U.S.) states: "The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is 35 years old."

Maybe it's different in other countries, but I doubt it.
Posted August 01, 2012
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keeveek: Maybe running sub service "GOG Kids!" would do?
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tfishell: snip
It's either creating the separate subsite, or changing GOG's policy to more children friendly... I don't know if I want the second.
Posted August 01, 2012
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Roman5: This is based entirely based on my assumptions and what I've seen around here, so it's just me

but most of the time "most gamers" are 15-25 years old and not married

I'm guessing most people on GOG are 25-40 and already have a family and stuff
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hucklebarry: I disagree with "most". I know I've seen lots of studies on gaming demographics... here is just one:

"The average gamer is 30 years old and has been playing for 12 years."

http://www.theesa.com/facts/gameplayer.asp
Doh! Same info source, slightly different quote. Regardless, 30-35 would be a much better median age than 15-25.
Posted August 01, 2012
I would personally not want to see "kids games" here, mainly because I don't have any and don't want any (kids, that is). I imagine there should be other resources out there for that sort of thing.

Even if I had kids, call me old-fashioned - or an "old fart" (boo) - but at that age I don't think I'd be pushing them into the game market, and I certainly wouldn't use games as a baby-sitter so I could go watch tv. :-)
Posted August 01, 2012
GOG has "childrens games" already, depending on how you define it, by The Nations and Creatures - the latter is highly complex, though.
Posted August 01, 2012
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SLP2000: Putt Putt goes to the moon (and other Putt Putt series), Castle/Isle of Dr. Brain, mixed up fairy tales, mother goose fairy tales
I played all of those as a little kid! Mixed-Up Mother Goose was probably the first game I ever played, or at least one of the first.
Posted August 01, 2012
GOG has the best children's game out there, Postal!

A bit of trivia though, the same people that made Postal, used to make children's games under a different company name.
Posted August 01, 2012
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keeveek: Maybe running sub service "GOG Kids!" would do?
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tfishell: I think it's a nice idea, but since GOG didn't want to separate the new games from the old, do you think they would go for that? On the other hand, if the kids are gonna be browsing for games they want, I know there are some game pages on here I wouldn't be comfortable with them seeing, mainly for cursing [well, we wouldn't want them on the forums anyway , but even one of the Bloodrayne screenshots has the words "buck-toothed fuck" :P], violence/scary images, and a bit of sexual/suggestive content.
I think most of the browsing and purchasing are done by the parents though.
Posted August 01, 2012
If it helps get Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego on GOG I'm all for it.
Posted August 01, 2012
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wolfsite: If it helps get Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego on GOG I'm all for it.
That game is already freeware:P
Posted August 01, 2012
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wolfsite: If it helps get Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego on GOG I'm all for it.
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Licurg: That game is already freeware:P
It's listed as Abandonware. That.... is a grey area.
Posted August 01, 2012
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Licurg: That game is already freeware:P
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wolfsite: It's listed as Abandonware. That.... is a grey area.
No, I'm pretty sure it's legit freeware. You can download it from a site owned by the rights holders, but I always forget what it's called.
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