Which Gen is Everyone From?

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Originally Posted by Noshpan

I am from the generation that is often forgotten, much like the Korean War.

I was in my twenties when I played my first MMO (EverQuest: Ruins of Kunark), when I switched from Guild Wars 1 to play WoW, when the pokemon card game took off & when I started collecting Beanie Babies.

I was in my thirties when I first tried out Final Fantasy XI, which I didn't like, was in the Final Fantasy XIV betas for 1.0 & 2.0.

I was 40 when Shadowbringers launched & Shadowlands was announced.

Basically, I'm old enough to not be a millenial or a zoomer or gen Y but younger than a boomer.

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You're an Xennial hon. Welcome to the micro-generation. We are the mashup.

Gen X. FF2 (or 4) is the first game I was obsessed with on SNES. I come here for the FF4 and 6 nostalgia.

Really wish they'd re-release 4 - at least the enhanced sprite version instead of the ugly 3D version.

Early millennial, I guess it enters what you all are calling an in between. Growing up playing in the mud, and then internet/videogames as an adult.

I'm a late millennial, though I 100% look like I'm like 16 because I have a major baby face.

I was born late 70's. My first video games were on Atari, where I played PacMan and Pinball. We got a NES for Christmas and I played Mario, Duckhunt, and Mike Tyson's Punchout. I remember the unveiling and hype of Super Mario 3 and the excitement of the kids at my school about the graphics. We got a SNES at a garage sale along with Super Mario World, and somehow we were lucky enough to have two Gameboys to share, the first portable gaming systems. The games on there were too easy lol. On NES and SNES, only the very best gamers ever made it to the last levels, but we beat Mario and Kirby on Gameboy in a few hours.

PlayStation and FFVII came out and changed the gaming world forever. The complexity and graphics were far beyond what we ever had before, and for the first time we could save! Previous to this, you either played a game straight through from morning to late evening (if you could survive), or you used a code to skip levels. You'd still only have 3 lives that way, though, in most cases. If you wanted to have more lives, you had to play through from level 1 and gather them.

Lots of good memories. ^^ Nice thread.

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Originally Posted by Krystalmethot

That depends if you were born between 77 and 85. That is the micro generation xennial or as I found out is also called “The Oregon Trail” generation because of the game that we use to play on the school computers

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Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego FTW!

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Originally Posted by MoonPhaseAlpha

Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego FTW!

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You Have Died of Dysentery!

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Originally Posted by Anienai

You Have Died of Dysentery!

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Want even more fun?

In a Dungeon and Dragons Campaign I created the wand of explosive diarrhea... It went in the GM's book of things I wasn't allowed to ever do again...

So later I created the wand of implosive diarrhea...

It wasn't considered a good night during our sessions unless our GM self inflicted atleast 5 head injuries to himself during the night... :3

idk but I'm a 92

I'm also in the "Oregon trail" group. I cut my teeth on the Atari 2600 and a TV that had pong. I set a permanent record at Word Munchers at the computer lab in elementary school. I played Drug War on my calculator in high school. I got addicted to modern games and FFXI just after college.

I don't raid any more (Dynamis in XI sucked up way too much of my life) but I like to play games casually, long and deep, and XIV is excellent for that.

I'm 47, whatever generation that is. The "old farts" generation?

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Originally Posted by Joe_Schmoe

I'm 47, whatever generation that is. The "old farts" generation?

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I believe that makes you Gen X, just like me. The apathetic slackers.

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Originally Posted by Keddera_StormMoon

I believe that makes you Gen X, just like me. The apathetic slackers.

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Or xtremely awesome in a passive way Generation..."Love Bites"....this movie says it all LMAO

I'm an early millennial.

I am 35 and get called a "boomer" by younger players. You would think I was senile and needing a cane.

Older Millennial

I'm 25 so a Millennial I guess. Honestly, generations are meaningless. All they achieve is stereotyping people.

Millennial. I'll be twenty-six in May and I hate it.

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Originally Posted by DynnDiablos

I am 35 and get called a "boomer" by younger players. You would think I was senile and needing a cane.

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Call them ok zoomers :p

I'm a... Xennial, I guess? Grew up in the 80s and 90s. Got my teenage years out of the way before the internet caught on and social media didn't exist, thank the twelve.

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Originally Posted by DynnDiablos

I am 35 and get called a "boomer" by younger players. You would think I was senile and needing a cane.

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Yeah, I just turned 40 and am getting that too. Like... really?

Gen Yellow version.

Pretty much smack dab in the middle of millenial range.

Millenial here, 1992.
My first games were Zelda: Links Awakening and Pokemon Blue ^^
(on a gameboy color)

Though my most memorable game when growing up was Golden Sun (1 and 2) on the GBA

Gen X ....1972

I'm a Generation Z baby, and my first games were on a used PSOne passed down to me from my dad. I also had a PSP around the same time, which I still have to this day.

My first PSOne games, in no particular order:
Final Fantasy Tactics, Parasite Eve, Vagrant Story, Chrono Trigger, Illusion of Gaia, The Legend of Dragoon, Legend of Mana, Crash Bandicoot, and Final Fantasy (VII, VIII, and IX).

Le PSP games, including both old and my favies:
Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of The Lions, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Dissidia, Tekken: Dark Resurrection, Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley, Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday, and Littlebigplanet.

Sega GENesis

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Originally Posted by XenociderOmega

Sega GENesis

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This is the best post. X'D

What if your generation changes depending on the current century?

I just turned 40 and... somehow feel half way, too old for Y and too young for X.

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Originally Posted by Eldevern

I just turned 40 and... somehow feel half way, too old for Y and too young for X.

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I also just turned 40, so I absolutely feel you. We're the micro generation generally called Xennials. We were born in the late 70's and early 80's. We grew up with Fresh Prince, Saved By The Bell, New Kids On The Block, The Disney Afternoon, and The New Adventures of Batman and Superman.

We watched the first computers enter the home, and cassette taps morph into CD's. We learned how to use a dos prompt to start windows as kids, and how to reinstall an OS the minute we downloaded a virus from Napster. We learned, the hard way, how to create the first webpages and those times sometimes haunt our collective memories. We were also among the first hackers, crackers, and computer security specialists. We understand EXACTLY what the digital divide means and how painful it really can be.

We listened to Weird Al, and watched Star Trek the Next Generation as it came out. We went outside to play fearlessly, and learned what to do if you were a latchkey kid and came home to find your house door open. We relate to Millennials, and their crushing student loan debt, and watched helplessly as the Great Recession happened just as we were entering the job market. We understand living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to keep our heads above water. But we also relate to the older GenX and even our Baby Boomer parents and their stubborn belief that there IS a way if you look hard enough.

We are Xennials, and honestly we get the other generations more than they will ever get us.

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Originally Posted by Kytrin

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A bit younger it was Silver Spoons (I dreamed about the house train :-D).

Saved By The Bell... some memories... Tiffani Amber Thiessen...

And don't forget 21 Jumpstreet.

But about the music... boys band were not my thing. But the start of Britney or Spice Girls... yes. Ok... years later I'm asking myself : Really? But... at this time... it was... yes.

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Originally Posted by Eldevern

A bit younger it was Silver Spoons (I dreamed about the house train :-D).

Saved By The Bell... some memories... Tiffani Amber Thiessen...

And don't forget 21 Jumpstreet.

But about the music... boys band were not my thing. But the start of Britney or Spice Girls... yes. Ok... years later I'm asking myself : Really? But... at this time... it was... yes.

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Lol I don't remember Silver Spoons at all, and I had forgotten all about 21 Jumpstreet. My dad raised me on Star Trek, Disney, the WB, and National Geographic so I didn't really begin to grasp a lot of the stuff the other girls were screaming about until I was much older. I have a clear memory of someone mentioning The New Kids on the Block and me going "Who?". The horrified looks were kind of glorious in retrospect...

I do remember the rise of Britney and the Spice Girls though. I remember belting Genie in a Bottle like no tomorrow lol!

I'll be 38. Younger folks don't know what a phone booth is, and I remember the transition my city was going through when it was time to get rid of them. That really put things in perspective for me when coming up with technology. It's still weird not seeing booths are almost every corner..

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Originally Posted by Kytrin

Lol I don't remember Silver Spoons at all, and I had forgotten all about 21 Jumpstreet. My dad raised me on Star Trek, Disney, the WB, and National Geographic so I didn't really begin to grasp a lot of the stuff the other girls were screaming about until I was much older. I have a clear memory of someone mentioning The New Kids on the Block and me going "Who?". The horrified looks were kind of glorious in retrospect...

I do remember the rise of Britney and the Spice Girls though. I remember belting Genie in a Bottle like no tomorrow lol!

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Hey now dont forget Punky Brewster, He-Man, and She-Ra (and I dont mean that crappy remake of her on Netflix either.) I used to have a She-Ra action figure that kept losing the fake jewel on her chest.

Generation super mario land on game boy :)

Please don't reveal which generation you're from as that is personal information and will put you in danger of violating forum guideliness.

Coming home from middle school to put a few more hours into ff7, gen

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Originally Posted by RTX3080

Please don't reveal which generation you're from as that will put you in danger of being judged.

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Fixed, because I'd break every ToS known to man if I say it a different way.

I feel weird because my parents introduced me to the old cartoons, games, and music more than modern stuff at the time. It makes being a millennial weird, since I have 70s and 80s influence in cartoons, music, shows, etc. - but definitely grew up in the 90s and 00s and enjoyed them as well (But usually more). The internet was definitely a thing in my household but growing up it was more of a "Oh, I can play EverQuest online!" type of internet. Made me appreciate hanging out with people and friends more - but unironically everyone is on the internet all the time now.