I'm Still Crazy For Crazy Taxi: Part 2

I was over by Mr Pizza the other day. Wile waiting for my order to be completed I decided to get a few quick rounds of Crazy Taxi. As I was playing I noticed significant change from when I first played this game and now.

Back during the early 2000's I was around 13-14 was when I got the game for my Dreamcast. Needless to say one would expect the controls to be considerably different from the actual arcade version. Still it made me wonder. If I were to play the arcade version back then how I would fare? I remember when as a child having a low depth perception. This showed itself time and time again whenever I tried driving go carts. I would always smash into the walls and wait for the operator to pull me out and set me off on my merry little way.

I'm 21 going on 22 with four years of having my driver's licence under my belt. Even though I don't drive very often (I don't own a car) I imagine I would fair better if I was set up against my early teen self. This makes me think my skills in the real world and bringing them into virtual worlds. This doesn't just go for arcade games like crazy taxi but a game like GTA as well. Unless I'm in a REALLY desperate situation I don't crash into buildings or (mostly) crash into other cars.

Its real interesting to think about something like this. Is it because of being older with a more developed brain that makes me a better gamer or is it that real world experience that makes me a better gamer? I guess time will only tell.