• shortrounddev@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    When I was 16 I could get 4 or 5 people to come over to my house on a week night with almost zero advanced notice. I am now 30 and

    1. I don’t know 4 or 5 people

    2. It would take 3-4 weeks to get everyone’s schedule to line up

    3. Half of everyone would cancel because they didn’t feel like going out

    • ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      No love for Bawls? When I was younger the best LAN parties had Bawls. I think they still make it; no idea if it tastes the same.

  • NegativeNull@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    in college, I was renting a house with 3 roommates who were all gamers. We used to host a LAN party every month or so. Our record was 30 people in the house playing at the same time.

    I miss those days

  • MyFairJulia@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    We can afford to buy massive PCs that will die of boredom as we play Minecraft. And if we can’t we sure as hell can afford a loan.