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Offline Simpsons99

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When is Retirement?
« on: January 22, 2024, 03:13:34 pm »
This is a serious question...  Has everyone set a Date and age they are retiring from classic gaming..  I am not talking about Allen Retiring every stream.. I am talking about seriously Retiring and never playing again.    I am pushing 53 years old.. I do not know how much longer i can keep doing this.
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Re: When is Retirement?
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2024, 11:38:00 am »
(answer: not everyone)
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Re: When is Retirement?
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2024, 04:55:29 pm »
(answer: not everyone)
what kind of respond is this?
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Re: When is Retirement?
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2024, 06:46:53 pm »
Umm... No. I hope to play until the day I die. Doesn't have to be competitive, just needs to be fun.
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Re: When is Retirement?
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2024, 09:15:55 pm »
My genetic Great Uncle Ruggiero Ricci was very active as a violin player. Even into his 80s.
I'm hoping to do the same with Arcade/MAME
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Re: When is Retirement?
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2024, 02:07:45 am »
I would hope to play into old age. I have had nightmares before, where I became unable to play, because of physical things, i.e. losing fingers. I suppose I’d cross that bridge when / if I get to it.

I would probably retire from a certain game, but never from being a player. It is a depressing thought thinking about being so old that you cannot put up any good scores any longer.
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Re: When is Retirement?
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2024, 06:22:36 am »
(answer: not everyone)
what kind of respond is this?

(answer: a response to the question in the first message here (not including the name of this topic))
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