Kit Connell is 100 years old -- at that age, it's fairly likely that your mind will start to fade. Kit isn't having any of that, so she stays sharp by playing on a Nintendo DS that her daughter bought for her. And boy, does she get in the mood! She gets nice and cozy, has a nice cup of tea, and hops right into a game.
Her catalog consists of the brain training / board game fare that you'd expect a sweet old lady to be into, with a little bit of Art Academy thrown in for good measure. Still, how often do you see a friggin' 100-year-old women making time each day for some Nintendo?
She ends her interview by saying all children should be using the DS in school. I know she intends for the more educational software to be used, but I heard "videogames in the classroom"! She's alright by me!
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FUCKIN' GAYASS KIDDIE GAMES FOR GIRLS AND GRANDMAS AND SHIT NOT LIKE FUCKIN' CALL OF DUTY BRAH THAT'Z SUM REAL H4RDC0R3 SH1T
All kidding aside, fuck yes. I wish my grandma was into the Wii/DS. But since she had to put up with my ass growing up, she at least knows of Mario, which is good enough for me.
I love it so freaking much to see these older people actually looking at new things and then actually getting into them! It really warms my heart to find these elderly people who know how to live rather than most who would be found sleeping in a chair all day doing nothing with themselves until they pass. And holy hell shes 100 and shes going strong huh! Video games will do you well granny! KICK ASS!
I'd like to try and get a word in the Queen's ear, so that when her birthday message reaches Kit (because that's what happens when they reach their centenary), it'll have a copy of Etrian Odyssey, Pokemon or Professor Layton along with it.
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11:00 PM on 02.02.2012 | 
Awesome gran!
She is one kick ass old lady.
All kidding aside, fuck yes. I wish my grandma was into the Wii/DS. But since she had to put up with my ass growing up, she at least knows of Mario, which is good enough for me.
it reminded me of the old lady who died before she ever saw the english release of Dragon Quest V(i think??)
game on grandma :D
http://www.destructoid.com/the-poignant-passing-of-a-dragon-quest-fan-192866.phtml
She sadly has not been able to play for a few years due to health issues :/ but she is still the coolest granny on the planet.
I'd like to try and get a word in the Queen's ear, so that when her birthday message reaches Kit (because that's what happens when they reach their centenary), it'll have a copy of Etrian Odyssey, Pokemon or Professor Layton along with it.
I think it does. It certainly seemed to get me on the right track back when I was 15.
Over the last year or two? Maybe 3 times. Seriously, it seems like we were just lauding an old woman for playing games back in July.