I distinctly recall buying HL2 from a store named "Game" shortly after release, only to find it required some shit called Steam, and the Steam key had already b

I distinctly recall buying HL2 from a store named "Game" shortly after release, only to find it required some shit called Steam, and the Steam key had already been redeemed. Eventually got a working key after returning to the store and complaining vigorously, and then had to wait approximately a million hours for the game to update itself over our shit tier dialup connection and eventually become playable.