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Yeah HL introduced me to modding :) I used to visit it everyday waiting for the next chapter of They Hunger to get released.

• eterm 10mo ago
  I'd completely forgotten about that! They Hunger was a masterpiece. Not one I'd ever want to re-visit though, because nostalgia is best left not closely examined. But a golden age, of txt file walkthroughs downloaded from gamefaqs with news mods and patches off PCGamer discs to explore because there's no way I was ever downloading those on a 56k modem.
  • markus_zhang 10mo ago
    I think the older games and mods are still pretty playable if you can get over with the slightly janky control. I recall TH has nasty jump traps which almost turned me away back then. I wish I could relive the golden age.
    • amatecha 10mo ago
      Heck yeah. Remember when new games came out and you were actually genuinely surprised/impressed, over and over? For years in a row? Those were great times indeed. Sure, there were a lot of crappy games, but overall there were so many crazy awesome moments. Newer stuff is very iterative by comparison, IMO.
      • markus_zhang 10mo ago
        Yeah, back then both the games and communities are great, and there were diversities. But it may just be that I'm getting older.