“I’m not normal. I don’t want to be. I don’t pretend to be. I am me.”
I thought I wanted to be normal for the longest time, but… I’m giving up on that.
Still under the impression that video games are strictly for kids? Hilda Knott would like to have a word with you. And perhaps a game.
The 85-year-old British gamer has been mashing buttons for 40 years — roughly the life of the video game industry – and is showing no signs of slowing down.
We’re not talking about just a bunch of boring PC card games, either. In a video interview with the BBC, Knott, who turns 86 next month, shows off her formidable gaming setup, including a sweet 65-inch HDTV and a brand new Playstation 3 Superslim. She discusses her love of Grand Theft Auto IV, which she had a “hilarious” time playing with her 94-year-old-aunt.
Knott acknowledges that her deep love of gaming has helped her stay mentally fit, because “a lot of them have puzzles, working out how to do something.”
She isn’t joking, either, as the video shows her playing the niche tactical role-playing game, Disgaea 4. That’s hardcore. This lady is a gamer, through and through.
And while many of her fellow octogenarians credit games like Wii Sports for keeping them physically active, Knott’s favorite part about playing video games will sound more familiar to the Halo crowd.
“Finding something new in the game,” she says. “Getting on to the next stage, or the next event. And the achievement of finishing it.”
With 40 years of gaming under her belt, we imagine she’s finished quite a few. Hats off to you, Hilda!
She’s probably better at these games than I am. xD
This is me in 50 years! XD
This is a lot of us in 50 years.
└ mr. hudson makes breakfast (x)
STEPHEN FRY OH GOD YES.
It’s back and IT IS BETTER THAN EVER!!!
I would WATCH THE FUCK out of an AU with Stephen Fry as Hudson.
Seriously. I WANT THIS. I WANT IT IN A WAY THAT CAPSLOCK IS GROSSLY INSUFFICIENT TO CONVEY. WHO DO I HAVE TO FUCK TO MAKE IT HAPPEN?!
Slytherin - Moran & Moriarty & Irene
Gryffindor - John
Ravenclaw - Sherlock
Hufflepuff - Lestrade & Molly
Continue..OH MY GOD
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD SOMEONE WHOM I ACTUALLY COMPLETELY AGREE WITH ON THE PLACEMENTS
OP I LOVE YOU
also the picture is gorgeous, but you knowXDD THANK YOU~❤
The college’s distribution, people have different ideas,But I think about it this way~↓ :DD
Slytherin · Noble,Shrewd,Ambition - Moran & Moriarty & Irene
Gryffindor · Adventure,Brave,Knight - John
Ravenclaw · Wise,Study,Vision - Sherlock
Hufflepuff · Loyalty,Industrious,Integrity - Lestrade & MollyALL MY YES.
YESYESYES.
I’m down for this.
My girlfriend and I occasionally have this conversation.
It’s happening less. Mostly. A bit.
Okay, we have this conversation.
