Great article on the single player aspect of the game and absolutely accurate about how exceptional it was - and still is - in the canon of modern gaming. What

Great article on the single player aspect of the game and absolutely accurate about how exceptional it was - and still is - in the canon of modern gaming. What really gave Half-Life its legs was the multiplayer component. It came in just as broadband internet was appearing in households across the United States and Canada. The ability to host servers and coordinate through ICQ and message boards created a one-of-a-kind community. I know because I lived it. The [R]age Board for the Elites. The CLQ. Adrenaline Gamer and Counter Strike. Half-Life was incredible and still has an online presence of note - mostly in developing countries. Their hardware matches the lift to run at decent FPS and join games. Now and then I still hop on a server through Steam. The di clan video - digital immortality - can do more to highlight “why” HLDM and its physics and weapons were such a game changer, even compared to Q3 and UT at the time. There is nothing like using the long jump and tau cannon to literally fly around maps. Other games have tried, but I’ve never gotten the same high as with HL. Mostly I miss the community, as juvenile and crass as it was. Like the NFL, it was a young man’s game. Most of us were under 25 with rare exceptions. I’ll never forget when Neo Maximus Babson went missing. This article bring back a lot of memories and than you for sharing… -p$ychos!s- out (LMS, CML, syn, di)