An Oral History of ‘GoldenEye 007’ on the N64

Re:An Oral History of ‘GoldenEye 007’ on the N64 by scarface74 on Saturday August 25, 2018 @10:05AM (#17840797)

18 was considered too young to have alcohol but it’s still old enough to join the military, legally sign contracts, etc.

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Re:An Oral History of ‘GoldenEye 007’ on the N64 by bluedino on Saturday August 25, 2018 @12:42PM (#17841478)

That's the reasoning that was used to lower the drinking age after the draft/Vietnam War

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Re:An Oral History of ‘GoldenEye 007’ on the N64 by rory096 on Saturday August 25, 2018 @01:21PM (#17841634)

Also the reasoning used to lower the voting age at the same time, with the 26th Amendment.

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Re:An Oral History of ‘GoldenEye 007’ on the N64 by jgalt212 on Saturday August 25, 2018 @10:08AM (#17840816)

but not old enough to rent a car at market rates (25 in U.S.)

Hertz and Avis were well ahead of the game.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141164...

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Re:An Oral History of ‘GoldenEye 007’ on the N64 by emidln on Saturday August 25, 2018 @10:25AM (#17840886)

When I was on my first business trip at 18, I couldn't check into a hotel in Michigan by myself. I had to call me contact at (then) DaimlerChrysler to meet me for check in. I had a credit card that could buy a brand new car, but I couldn't get the key to a $75 hotel room due to age.

I later found out that, at the time, there was no law preventing me from acquiring the room, but the hotel policy was to not allow unaccompanied individuals under 21.

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Re:An Oral History of ‘GoldenEye 007’ on the N64 by scarface74 on Saturday August 25, 2018 @10:20AM (#17840866)

And insurance companies had enough sense to charge an arm and a leg to a single 24 year old with a Mustang. My insurance cost more than my car note back then.

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