Gaming When I’m 64, The Song

By Shane | August 17, 2006

Our recent article on “Gaming When I’m 64″ sparked a hilarious and very well presented song on Slashdot’s comments today which was first noticed by the Kotakuites. If the commenter “Tackhead”. wrote this song specifically for the entry then we tip our beer mugs to you with great appreciation. If not, it’s still really good and we still really like it. Here it is:

When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now.
Will we still be playing Castle Wolfenstein?
On emulators ported to WINE?
If there’s a walk through on quarter to three [quartertothree.com], with some ancient lore?
Will ya still RUN me,
Load-eight-comma-one me,
My C-64?

I could be handy, slip you a disk, when your drive has gone.
You can bunny-hop with the rocket tube, then go back to Quake and some DOOM.
Slower reflexes, arthritic grips, who could ask for more?
Will you still need me,
Duke Nukem 3D?,
AMD-six-four?

Send me an Inter-net through the tubes, stating point of view.
The night of the LAN party we’ll take Geritol,
By Sunday morning, we’ll pwn ‘em all!
Well past my half-life, emulate STEAM, Duke Forever IV.
Will ya still phone me,
Will ya still pwn me,
When I’m 64?