When you think of the average video game player, your blue-haired, bespectacled, lovely old grandmother doesn't usually come to mind. No, video games seem to be a hobby of the young, or at least not generally of the elderly.
But maybe that's because video game companies just aren't coming up with the right kind of games to attract more mature players. If there were video games available whose storylines involved saving the world from evil villains that wanted to take away Medicare benefits, the early bird special at Denny's or remove Wheel of Fortune from syndication, senior citizens would probably be the No.1 consumers of video games, just sayin'.
Seeing the potential in this untapped market, @Midnight host Chris Hardwick invited all of Twitter to suggest video game titles that old folks would love to get their hands on using the hashtag "#ElderlyVideoGames," which was trending on Twitter this morning. Tweeps came up with some punny, awkward and Bea Arthur-themed tweets all in the name of poking some good-natured fun at our beloved older Americans. Take a look at the best below, and try to pretend you don't want to play these games, too.
Red Dead Retirement #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight
— Nerdist.com (@NerdistDotCom) November 6, 2014
Threw Out My Bac-Man #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight — Damian Vanore (@DamianVanore23) November 6, 2014
Halo?! Halo?! Is This Thing On?! #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight
— A Wiener (@Wieneraaron) November 6, 2014
Grand Theft Arthur! @midnight @nerdist #BeaADay #ElderlyVideoGames pic.twitter.com/HoEQu3BdDK — Mike Denison (@mikd33) November 6, 2014
Fiber Fantasy #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight
— Mood (@TheMikeIsmail) November 6, 2014
Pitfall and I can't get up #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight — Jeff Dwoskin (@bigmacher) November 6, 2014
Knights of the Old Republicans #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight
— Matt Sleigh-con (@MattAboutMovies) November 6, 2014
Angry at Birds @midnight @nerdist #ElderlyVideoGames pic.twitter.com/pEnugtjNDf — Keyser Soze (@D0CT0R_D00M) November 6, 2014
Kingdom Heart Condition #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight
— Brett Osinoff (@BrettOsinoff) November 6, 2014
Mario Motorized Shopping Kart #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight — Keating Thomas (@keatingthomas) November 6, 2014
The Oregon Trail, A Firsthand Account #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight
— KevinDillon (@Dillonopolous) November 6, 2014
Call of Nurse on Duty #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight — Christopher Moloney (@Moloknee) November 6, 2014
You Don't Know Jack, my grandson! But here are some photos. #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight
— Adam Wolf (@AdamWolf77) November 6, 2014
Super Mario 64 and Over #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight — Chip Chantry (@ChipChantry) November 6, 2014
Golden Girls Eye @midnight #ElderlyVideoGames
— Justy Dodge (@justydodge) November 6, 2014
I choose you, BeaKachu! @midnight @nerdist @RealBeaArthur #ElderlyVideoGames pic.twitter.com/2ijwLsOzS5 — Mike Denison (@mikd33) November 6, 2014
Need for Sleep #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight
— Jim Vejvoda (@StaxIGN) November 6, 2014
Metal Hip Solid #elderlyvideogames @midnight — Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) November 6, 2014
#ElderlyVideoGames vatican city pic.twitter.com/IFK3cVG681
— Emanuel (@emanuelrae) November 6, 2014
Geezers Of War #elderlyvideogames @midnight — Jack Quaid (@JackQuaid92) November 6, 2014
#elderlyvideogames Last of us left in the nursing home
— Billy Moon (@iambillymoon) November 6, 2014
World of Needlecraft #elderlyvideogames — mayhem (@DavySunshine) November 6, 2014
Colonic the Hedgehog @midnight #elderlyvideogames
— Robert K.Young (@RobertKYoung) November 6, 2014
The Elder Strolls @midnight #elderlyvideogames — Sharon Coates (@TopazSLC) November 6, 2014
I've fallen and I can't get Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start #Elderlyvideogames @midnight
— Brushwolf (@BrushWolf83) November 6, 2014
I remember when Call of Duty really meant something! #elderlyvideogames @midnight — Glenn Backes (@GlennBackes) November 6, 2014
Tekken My Medication #ElderlyVideoGames @midnight
— Regular Patrick (@PatEqualsBest) November 6, 2014
Mildly Racist Words with Friends @midnight #elderlyvideogames — Mik (@miKllavotS) November 6, 2014
Butterscotch Candy Crush #elderlyvideogames @midnight
— Eric Podell (@EricPodell) November 6, 2014
Puzzle Quest: What Is My AOL Email Password #elderlyvideogames — mayhem (@DavySunshine) November 6, 2014
Dance Dance Revolutionary War #elderlyvideogames @midnight
— Fancy Pants (@MrsKenagy) November 6, 2014
Need for teeth #elderlyvideogames @midnight — Comic Martin Rizo (@comicMartinRizo) November 6, 2014
#ElderlyVideoGames "Injustice League: The Retirement Home" pic.twitter.com/bLnh7Iplvp
— Superman (@SupermanTweets) November 6, 2014
#elderlyvideogames @midnight Bought the Farmville — Brandon Bartlett (@BrandoBartlett) November 6, 2014
Dear @midnight, This hashtag stinks! I want my money back, and something for free! #ElderlyVideoGames pic.twitter.com/rsrEd9xaso
— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) November 6, 2014
Image: Ralph Orlowski / Getty Images
