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My best childhood memories actuqlly are gaming related (lemmy.world)
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Hey it sounds sad but imo my friends and I had like the best childhood.

Its not like we never left the house - we did - but while playing soccer we were making plans on launch of WoW Burning Crusade, to whose place we can go set up a "Lan" with fast Internet and whose parents wouldnt care if we would play all night.

After school launching Warcraft 3 playing Line Tower Wars and then going out for soccer or the lake was a blast.

Then at home we would order pizza and start a Lan Session and play Starcraft BW, Age of Empires or Speedrun in Diablo 2.

I miss those days. I have waaay more time on me than as a kid (nice job) but my friends dont. So even if I have the time it will never ever be the same like in 2001 to 2009.

I miss those days :( im glad my parents let me game whenever I wanted and let us choose if we want to play inside or outside. Gladly we did both but I sure would have a huge missing part of me if and my friends never made so many memories in WoW, Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, Quake etc

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't see how that is sad. Or, no sadder than having great memories playing board games, or cards, or swimming, or playing with rc cars, or anything, really

[–] Grogon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Figured most ppl would say its sad cause i told thst someone a few days ago and they said it was sad lol

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Well, as sad as it is, some people are assholes that like being hurtful. I'm sorry you ran into one of them like that.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Likewise, and reading interesting books! From solo playing FF7 and empathising with eco-'terrorists', lol, to singing while my friends and little brother played pseudoinstruments on Rockband/Guitar Hero. Then puberty came along and my priorities shifted radically, lol.

[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 1 points 3 days ago

Same! I have great memories playing Runescape and printing out maps of various towns, Mario Kart around a friend's house with pizza and staying up late messing around in various Xbox games online with friends. They are happy memories so there's nothing to be ashamed about - I'd go back to those moments in a heartbeat if I could.