Joy as Gran Hilariously Blows Up 80-Year-Old Twin Sister in 'Minecraft'

A grandma's smug expression after blowing up her twin sister on Minecraft has the internet in hysterics.

In a post shared to Reddit's Made Me Smile forum on October 4, user u/croatianutahn shared side-by-side snaps of his 80-year-old grandma and aunt playing Minecraft online.

He explained that his grandma Anvika had set a TNT trap for her sister and was reveling in her success, while an unimpressed Anaya can be seen frowning.

Reddit users described the image as "gold," with the post receiving almost 13,000 upvotes.

Gamers Are Growing Older

Although it has been stereotyped as a hobby for boys and young men, gaming's audience has gradually diversified. In 2006, 62 percent of U.S. gamers were male, and 28 percent were female, according to market data firm Statista. By 2021, the number of female gamers had risen to 45 percent compared to 55 percent of males.

Adults now also make up the majority of gamers in the U.S, with an average age of 35 years old in 2016. Some 38 percent of American gamers are aged 18 to 34—18 percent higher than the next largest segment of teenagers, with 20 percent of under-18s calling themselves gamers. The smallest segment, 7 percent of over-65s, considers themselves as gamers.

As the generation that grew up with video games, it's no surprise that 18 to 34-year-olds constitute the biggest market. However, teenagers are the ones spending the most time playing, according to Statista. During the pandemic, gaming time rose across all age demographics, but 15-to-19-year-olds spent 112 minutes a day playing video games in 2020, compared to 73 minutes in 2019.

Released in 2011, Minecraft is an open-world game that allows players to dig, build, mine and craft to their heart's content. Gamers can do everything from building a house to growing vegetables and exploring caves—all while trying to fend off a variety of monsters. As well as single and multiplayer modes available, Minecraft fans can create servers with their own rules and community.

In 2021, Minecraft became the first game to reach a trillion views on YouTube, with over 172 million people playing the game in September 2022 alone, according to game statistics website ActivePlayer.

'Best Thing I've Seen Today'

Crotianutahn told Newsweek he was the one to introduce his grandma to video games.

"She would normally nag me to 'stop the game' while I was in an intense gaming experience," he said.

"She eventually got around to watching me play games, such as Minecraft, and was blown away by the sandbox aspect of the game. As I outgrew my computer, I left it to her."

After falling in love with gaming, Anvika encouraged her twin sister Anaya to give Minecraft a try.

"They've had an on-and-off relationship with the game ever since," Sriram said. "They have stretches where they play the game constantly and stretches where they don't."

The pair have now been playing together for four years. Anvika still uses Sriram's old gaming computer, while Anaya uses a PC donated by his cousin.

"He and I spent years playing various games together and it was impossible to say no to the idea of our grandmothers gaming together, just as we did," he said.

Although his grandma and aunt weren't particularly "tech savvy" before discovering video games, Sriram and his cousin taught them the principles of gaming and how to use various software.

Along with Minecraft, the twins also enjoy Skyrim and Terraria. They also occasionally play Club Penguin online with others.

Reddit user encouragement_much dubbed Anvika and Anaya "growing up goals," while adultosaurs called them "royalty."

"Best thing I've seen today," said imjust_someone.

"You're never too old for anything!" commented the-moon-knight.

Other gamers felt Anaya's pain at getting caught in a TNT trap, with Top-Campaign4620 saying "I feel the sadness."

"TNT destroys dreams," he wrote.

"That's the face of gamer rage right there," said The_real_bandito.

While shifty_mcG33 commented: "And tell your great aunt it's just a game before she punches your Gran in the nose!"