Shirley Curry: The Gaming Grandma Documentary | Gameumentary 

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And now she’s immortalized in The Elder Scrolls 6.

Kid: *starts cussing at grandma* Her entire fanbase: "YOU PICKED THE WRONG GRANDMA FOOL!"

*Haters being mean to Shirley 2015* *2019 fans: never should have come here*

"why arent you in a rocking chair knitting" "i dont like to knit" *laughs hysterically*

"I learned to answer them politely like a grandmother would say something to a child that didn't have any brains." D E S T R U C T I O N 100

"I'm roleplaying! I'm not playing the game as it was made. I'm playing it my way, I'm telling a story." This is the right way to play Elder Scrolls!

Thank you so much Gamuementary!!! I was scared that people might not like it, but they seemed to didn't they! lol I loved it!! Everyone did a great job!!

Breaks my heart that people would be so cruel to a perfect stranger, let alone such a sweet lady. Keep on gaming, Grandma Shirley. You do you.

"I want everybody to be playing skyrim!" *Todd Howard liked that*

She is so wholesome! The fact that she calls her viewers "grandkids" just lifts my soul

Grandma is keeping her brain active. Video games are fantastic to stay sharp, faster decision making, reflexes, etc. More older people should be playing video games.

"Grandmaaa! lets go outside!" "Yees honey, just let me finish this level" :D

I want to be like Shirley when I grow up! #LifeGoals

That moment when Grandma has a better gaming setup than you do.

Shirley is a treasure. I started watching her Skyrim videos when Skyrim came out on the Nintendo Switch. I thought the game might be too much for me but after watching Shirley play for a week or so, I decided I could do that too 😊

"I love it when it shows a kill cam." - Shirley Curry, fearless elder adventurer. Somehow that needs a *guilded frame* around it.

She should be headmaster of an orphanage in TES6. A loving woman who calls all the kids "grandkids" and always greets them with "Good Morning grandkids" and they all respond "Good morning grandma!!". But she has a secret life as monsterslayer you can have as a companion!

"Some said nasty things-" Alright boys, we going hunting!

I had a smile for 27 minutes

If her sons don't take her to conventions imma throw hands.

I’m 52 and I’m an avid Sims player! You go grandma!🤗

"He got up the hill and a big frost troll came and killed him." Well ya know, life do be like that. Your wife divorces you, takes the house, you leave and dismiss your followers, and then a frost troll comes up and slays you. This truly hits home for me.

"How can you beat that game, it goes on forever" - she's a true gamer, and a true Skyrim-fan :D

The story of her first, favorite character was sad but hilarious.

Love my Skyrim Grandma.

There is no straight face or frowning when you watch Skyrim Grandma. She always brings a smile to all of her grandkids!

Shirley, thank you for sharing. I’m a 72 year old Gaming Granny who started gaming with Morrowinds in 2003. I’ve thought about streaming but never had the courage. I might just give it a try since seeing your story. God Bless!

WHY IS THERE NOT A POP FIGURE OF HER , WE NEED IT NOW She is a gosh darn national treasure

I'm nearly 70, I have been named "Grandad Plays" ... I'm retired so I play games to help keep me alert & and active ... I take my hat off to you, Mom! ;-)

They blotted out all the people’s names who insulted her because they knew we would all take up metaphorical arms in defense

She turns a brutal game about murdering bandits and dragons into a lovely fantasy world about telling stories that make people happy

I'm a Nana & I play video games, have for 20 yrs. The Sims series, Skyrim, & Fallout are my favorites. My kids used to watch me play, my grandkids grew up sitting next to me while I played. I play with my adult kids now. Younger co-workers are amazed when they find out, but the response has always been super positive. Keep on gaming Grandma! We love you!!

I would be so so so happy if I could have Shirley as a follower in the next Elder Scrolls game. She would totally stop you and say "just look at that view. Wow." :) :)

As a 60+ year old WoW player, I'm following in her footsteps. Go Shirley!

I'm a grandma and a gamer, I adore Shirley Not to mention, I've been gaming since PONG

Hater: O L D B - - - - Her fans: BRAVE TO TALK SMACK WITHIN CRUSADING DISTANCE

It brings sadness to my soul that the internet can be so mean to this sweet grandmother..

You can see the passion when she talks. This is wholesome

man, when you sacrifice everything to start a new life but an Ice Troll kills you, tough break

She's so wise too. A true grandma to all of us. Whether she's a replacement for someone that's not a good grandma, or just an extra one. She's there. Thanks, grandma Shirley

"When i first started". To say something like that at 83, isn't life beautiful?

Why am I crying? I believe this is just wholesome and I choked up.

awesome grandma, I am a old gamer just turned 56, skyrim rocks, I also play fallout, and others

The suicide thing hit me hard. Such a strange feeling to know that you are one of the reasons people are alive. All respect towards this strong, sweet woman.

Grandma: I like it when it shows the kill cam... SAVAGERY LEVEL 5000

Break in grandmas house Grandma: “never should have come here”

Grandma Shirley: "Good morning, grandkids!" *Troll enters chat* Collective internet: "Shouldn't have come here!"

She is more of a gamer than MOST people nowadays. Games are meant to be played at your own pace, and at your own ways where many players have missed the point about gaming.

IF GRANDMA SHIRLEY'S SONS DON'T COME WITH HER, I VOLUNTEER AS A FREE GUIDE AND ASSISTANT!!!!

She really does rpg right ♡ Not everyone does stories for their characters and understand the subtleties of this game like she does.

Shirley Curry, the Matriarch of Skyrim. There's a new High Queen on the throne of Solitude now.

she really is like a grandma to me. you see, my REAl grandparents passed away a few years ago. i've started watching her channel recently, and it just feels like she is my grandma. thank you, grandma Shirley

I'm 34. After watching me play Breath of the Wild for months, I finally got my mom to try it at 71 years old. She was convinced she would die the first time something attacked her, but she didn't. She killed it, and she was hooked. I posted about it on my blog, and it skyrocketed overnight. I haven't gotten a single negative comment on it, and my mom has gotten nothing but love and encouragement on her adventures. I spent weeks letting her run around and practice on my 100% file, posting updates every so often, and last month she finally started her own file. It's been a co-op playthrough with me doing the things that are still just a little too difficult for her, and we've been having a blast together. She decided she wants to be part of the 900 Club and get all 900 Korok seeds like I did, and we've gotten over 150 so far over 40+ hours. When she was unsure about trying the game, I told her about Grandma and that made her give it a go. I'm going to show her this documentary now so she can know more about Grandma. 😊

“I love it when it shows the killcam” YAS GET IT GRANDMA!! 💖

This is good because there's no Gameumentary dude's face on screen or voice-over. It's all about Shirley telling her story, not this channel telling it.

"i don't like the story because i like my own stories" what an absolute queen

HONEY IF YOU NEED PEOPLE TO KEEP YOU SAFE AT CONVENTIONS WE GOT YOU GRANDMA

I think people compared her to Bob Ross because she's also an artist. Her paintbrush is a mouse and keyboard and her canvas is Skyrim. Love you, Shirley!

i want to show my mom this video and say "see? you can do it! now lets start with a classic mom... ...dark souls"

Media: "vIDeo GAmEs CaUSe ViOLeNCe" Grandma Shirley: "see, nobody cares"

Bethesda you'd best get your best guards of each of the nine holds to escort Grandma Shirley to conventions because we need her.

I'm not crying, you're crying. This is so wholesome! Ok I'm crying, so what? I love this!

"I love it when it shows a killcam." Best. Grandma. Ever.

Damn, this is like a year's supply of wholesomeness here.

Regarding two comments Shirley made; People don't watch you because you're old :( Sure, it might be the novelty that makes them curious and brings them in, but the reason they stay is because you're a wonderful person. And you're very young at heart, in my opinion. The comparisons to Bob Ross is because you're a positive person, and watching your videos can be very therapeutic and calming. I don't even want to acknowledge the people leaving mean comments, I'm just happy Shirley can brush them off, and that it never discouraged her from continuing to play and record. Lastly, if this lady was my mom I'd happily accompany her to any convention, and I hope one of her sons can do the same.

"I speak to them like a grandma would to a child with no brains" omg I love her so much! Hahaha! Amazing work on this documentary. Thank you so much!

This lady could be the greatest dungeon master ever in D&D..

And here we have Facebook moms saying “video games causes violence”.

Shirley is just pure joy to watch on RU-vid and sometimes talk with on twitter. Im very happy she is a part of our little online community.

Grandma Shirley is just... nice. She's a genuinely nice person, and it's sad how rare that is, especially on the internet, which can be a toxic pit of misery at the best of times. I hope she's healthy and happy and gets to play Elder Scrolls VI, and I hope she's able to attend a few more conventions, given how enthusiastic she is about them. Great job with the documentary, guys. The presentation, the music, everything was perfect. Here's hoping there's more of the same on the way.

From one elderly woman gamer to another, I love that I play Skyrim because of her videos. Thanks Shirley.

I adore her so much - she breaks all these boundaries of age, gender, ideas of what we are “supposed to do” in life ...but does it all in the most wholesome, uplifting way. Truly special!

I laughed way to hard when her first character got slapped by that troll..

"Headshot!!" What an absolute legend of a human

She's so adorable, I love her unapologetic enthusiasm. It really shows the power of grandmotherly leadership, quiet, gentle, loving and accepting.

I love how she has regular grandma things like vases, plants but then there’s a Skyrim pop and manual

Satoru Iwata said himself that games, before all else, were meant to be fun, fun for everyone. Most people today yet believe video games are meant for just teenagers and kids, but watching Shirley play is really incredible. As the description said, she is the embodiment of the statement that games are for every age The tale of the Skyrim's Grandma is really stunning and beautiful. I have been spreading the word about her around my university and every one stays shocked in awe, requesting me to send them her RU-vid channell link. Of course I did, I just need to spread the joy that her stories and videos bring to so much people (me included) Congrats, my elder Dovahkiin, for making it into Elder Scrolls VI! When I get it I'll be sure to find you in Tamriel, because who wouldn't like to explore and have adventures around the world with the Grandma that the Dragons fear?

Years ago when I played WoW my guild had a top player “JJ” aka Peepers and she was 77 years old. So kind and a great player.

Imagine if she try The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild now, she’s gonna have an absolute blast! The exploration and scenery in that game is amazing.

I’ve seen so many people being horrible to this lovely old lady, It seriously makes my blood boil, I won’t understand how one can be completely void of human compassion.

Omg this woman is beyond cool. She's rocking two monitors, mechanical keyboard and she's touch typing, and uses a chaos spectrum with 1ms response time lol. She knows all the jargon and what not. This is pretty impressive haha. Also what she said "how can you ever win this game, it goes on forever" -- that's pretty much been my relationship with Skyrim haha. I must have played thousands of hours so far, and modded it to the brim, but I was never interested in finishing the main quest. There are still things I haven't "got to" in Skyrim. And I don't intend to any time soon.

So the dragon born was an adorable old lady all this time? Oh sheogorath hath blessed us indeed.

I liked that she creates her own stories.

I love when older people play games, and not just elderly, even people in their 40s-50s. Cause there is something magical to seeing like you parents or an uncle play games and i just get so happy for them when they do play a game and enjoy it. Even if its not a 3A amazing game even if its just some small indie game with bad graphics or whatever, if they like it, i like it. My dad used to play this tower-defence game were you place turrets om a road and stop waves of enemies and he genuinely liked it and it was so fun watching him play or discovering some mechanic of the game that he missed and telling him about it

I don't really know why, but as a 33 year old man, with Skyrim as one of my all time favourite games, i spent the whole video crying tears of happiness - thank you for making this video.

Who needs the Thieves Guild when you're a part of a quilting guild?

13:23 "I love it when it shows the killcam" that made me giggle, thank you for that

Aw she is so sweet and an awesome human being. Forcing herself to keep playing when she’s tired, because she thinks sad children are depending on her. It sure got me to tears. I hope she has a great life still in front of her and that she finds a balance in playing and interacting.

Shirley reminds me of Mr. Rogers or Bob Ross. Just a wonderful person.

Wow wait she played permadeath? Daaaamn Shirley that's impressive.

we all have our least favs, and our favs, but we all can agree we would all collectively die for Grandma Shirley

Absolutely loved it when she said ‘i love it when I get a killcam’ that was golden

You've touched the lives of millions Grandma. The world needs more people like you.

I love the way she plays games, like how instead of just, "New game! Let's beat it!" She plays making stories that no one could have ever thought of!

I'm so happy Bethesda immortalized you!!! That said, a grandma saying "I love it when they show the killcam" had me dead!!! Easily one of the most awesome grandmas ever!

Her story about her first character getting killed by a frost troll was hilarious LOL. That's like George R R Martin level of storytelling. I love her wish she was my Grandma!

That’s it guys, next convention she goes to we will make a protective circle around our Grandma Shirley! If she is tired we will be her chair, if she trips we will catch her, if she is sad we will cheer her up, and we will protect her from all the haters!

Shirley: Member of The Dark Brotherhood, The Thieves Guild, and The Quilting Guild :)

"so i learned to answer them politely like a grandmother would say something to a child that didn't have any brains." OOOF that was savage.