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The Rise And Fall Of The LAN Party (network game culture technology community nostalgia social events) (aftermath.site | ia)
6 points by bmonkey325 432 days ago | 5 comments
  • major505 428 days ago
    Oh yes, the first photo is acurate. There was always the guy who appeared wih a mac and we all have to wait for him to make the games work in his computer.
  • Darkstar 431 days ago
    Funnily enough, I'll be joining a 400-people LAN party in about 3 weeks. Very much looking forward to it, even though the games being played are much different (many games are online etc), and the "feeling" is also different (i.e. no binging a single game until everyone falls asleep from exhaustion)

    We still do 2 or 3 smaller, private LAN parties per year at a friend's basement. Over a weekend, with like 6-8 people. Those are very close to the "original" LAN party feeling (whatever that may mean), i.e. junk food, chips, pizza, energy drinks, beer, and playing one or two games until early morning hours, sleep, repeat.

    Yes, maybe I am overly attached to the past, but I enjoy it :)

    • bmonkey325 430 days ago
      Envious. Alas in my peer group that is 50+, 9:30 is the new midnight...
  • Borg 431 days ago
    Oh yeah :) I remember hosting 2 LAN parties myself, playing Q1, UT, C&C, Starcraft. Good memories.

    Well, LAN parties are not going to comeback I think, we have way too fast Internet connections. BUT! There is no reason to use those internet to build VPN Overlay networks to use for gaming/computing/whatever. They can get really large like DN42.

    I myself run such a network, unfortunatelly, there is no much peers as seems people are not yet interested in such networking.

    • bmonkey325 431 days ago
      It’s a cultural phenomenon. PC Bangs in Korea seem to still thrive. Maybe it’s still a solo endeavour when visiting such a place but it’s at least possible to have a pop up lan party.
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