• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Having 4 or 5 PCs in different rooms at a LAN party is a whole different vibe than multiplayer, shouts coming from all the bedrooms, stuff like that.

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      That’s why we switched to smash Bros. Not everyone has a laptop or desktop they want to bring but I can pull out a bunch of controllers. It’s so much fun actually seeing someone groan when they miss a super smash.

      We all bring our favorite snack and pass bowls around. Case of whatever beers. We’re debating setting up a running leaderboard.

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        2 days ago

        I was an IT guy, had loads of crappy PCs I could scrap together. If you remember Half Life, it would play on a toaster. :) This conversation got me thinking I should setup my kids when I get them for Thanksgiving.

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      We played 16 player Halo a bunch in college. 4 TVs, 4 XBoxs, 4 players each, such a blast.

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        Mid 2000s was peak LAN era. Halo, CS, Starcraft, some guys playing Magic in the corner.

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          Half Life with my stepson and his friends was our jam. One night those fuckers ambushed me with 3 Powder Puff girls as avatars. I was laughing so hard I got murdered over and over again.