Here's a gallery of gamer children from the 70s and 80s enjoying games before that whole adult thing kicks in.
It might just be the most harrowing thing you ever see.
THAT'S ASSUMING HE'S STILL AROUND OF COURSE. LET'S BE REALISTIC; HE DIDN'T LOOK IN THE BEST HEALTH EVEN THEN...
ADULTHOOD ISN'T ALL ARCADE CABINETS IN YOUR LIVING ROOM AND PEOPLE DOING NICE THINGS FOR YOU, SEE.
NO. IT'S ACTUALLY JUST A LOAD OF OLD SHIT.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THERE ARE SUPER NINTENDOS IN HEAVEN - BUT AT LEAST THERE WON'T BE UNREALISTIC SOCIAL IDEALS OF BODILY PERFECTION, GLOBAL RECESSIONS AND BROKEN PLUMBING (WHICH IT'S UP TO YOU TO GET FIXED) EITHER!
THE EXACT SAME SORT OF STRUGGLE, IN FACT, THAT IS JUST A DECADE OR TWO AWAY FOR HIM TOO...
IMAGINE THIS POOR THING TRYING TO COPE WITH CREDIT CARD DEBT, OR OFFICE POLITICS, OR NAVIGATING THE EMOTIONAL MINEFIELD THAT IS A RELATIONSHIP...
REASON? HE'S JUST BEEN TOLD ABOUT MORTGAGES, DINNER PARTIES, AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTHOOD.
HE'S BEEN SAT LIKE THAT FOR OVER AN HOUR.
EXHAUSTION? SHE'LL NEVER HAVE TIME FOR SUCH SELF-INDULGENCE!
HE HAS STRUGGLED TO HANG ONTO HIS YOUTHFUL PHYSIQUE. HE MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING THE FIRST SIGNS OF HEART DISEASE, AND HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM IS WEAKENING, MAKING HIM MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ILLNESS.
SORRY, BOY - IT'S HARSH, BUT THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT GOES FOR ALL OF US.