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I feel like 'Party like it's 1999' could become the slogan for a movement. Sure, the tech was a little less convenient, but overarching control was also less ha

I feel like 'Party like it's 1999' could become the slogan for a movement. Sure, the tech was a little less convenient, but overarching control was also less hard-wired into everything.

pragma_x 5mo ago
It even comes pre-packaged with a theme song.
- pjmorris 5mo ago
  I confess that I had this in mind. Is it time to start running LAN parties again?
  - cosmicgadget 5mo ago
    Electrical panels and air conditioning have not kept pace with graphics cards.
    - kombookcha 5mo ago
      I hear you. Topless Quake LAN sweatathon, the sport of gentlemen.
  - myself248 5mo ago
    I've been to several retro LAN parties recently. They're wonderful, and they cost nothing to run. 10/100 switches are free, and cat5 nearly so, and the people attending can probably bring plenty of both. Today is Friday. Send out a group text right now. Saturday evening. Bring whatever. We'll order pizza, it'll be a good time. Make it happen. Logistically: One was specifically focused on the CDROM era. Any game that shipped on CD or came out roughly 1995-2005 was fair game, and the organizers mentioned a few by name that you might want to pre-install. The other was anything-goes, networking optional; I brought a TI 99/4A and a handful of cartridges, and it was very popular, apparently that grabbed a bunch of folks right in the childhood, in between rounds of Quake. The only thing missing was the Josta. RIP.
    - mghackerlady 5mo ago
      the 99/4a was so weird, I love it
  - mghackerlady 5mo ago
    I'll bring the diet coke if we're playing CS 1.6
  - pjmorris 5mo ago
    I appreciate the enthusiasm for LAN parties and will talk to my gaming friends about getting one going. Related possibilities: 1. Dust off some DVDs and a DVD player, pop some popcorn and watch a movie or two. Explore the extended editions, commentaries, alternate scenes, etc. 2. Dust off some CDs and a player and jam. My 2008 Honda has a CD player, I'm not restricted to streaming Spotify through a Bluetooth adapter :) 3. Dig up an N64 console, Goldeneye, the friends you played against back when, and order some pizza. 4. Go find a local bookstore, new or used, and buy a book. I'm sure there are a dozen ideas I'm not thinking of, feel free to plug them in.
- mghackerlady 5mo ago
  From Prince no less! If we've learned anything from the past year, Minnesotans know what's up :-) (totally not biased)
butlike 5mo ago
https://archive.org/details/essential-keygen-music/01+-+rez%2Bkenet+-+unreeeal+superhero+3.flac https://archive.org/details/essential-keygen-music/01+-+rez%...

I feel like 'Party like it's 1999' could become the slogan for a movement. Sure, the tech was a little less convenient, but overarching control was also less hard-wired into everything.

pragma_x 5mo ago

It even comes pre-packaged with a theme song.

pjmorris 5mo ago
I confess that I had this in mind. Is it time to start running LAN parties again?
- cosmicgadget 5mo ago
  Electrical panels and air conditioning have not kept pace with graphics cards.
  - kombookcha 5mo ago
    I hear you. Topless Quake LAN sweatathon, the sport of gentlemen.
- myself248 5mo ago
  I've been to several retro LAN parties recently. They're wonderful, and they cost nothing to run. 10/100 switches are free, and cat5 nearly so, and the people attending can probably bring plenty of both. Today is Friday. Send out a group text right now. Saturday evening. Bring whatever. We'll order pizza, it'll be a good time. Make it happen. Logistically: One was specifically focused on the CDROM era. Any game that shipped on CD or came out roughly 1995-2005 was fair game, and the organizers mentioned a few by name that you might want to pre-install. The other was anything-goes, networking optional; I brought a TI 99/4A and a handful of cartridges, and it was very popular, apparently that grabbed a bunch of folks right in the childhood, in between rounds of Quake. The only thing missing was the Josta. RIP.
  - mghackerlady 5mo ago
    the 99/4a was so weird, I love it
- mghackerlady 5mo ago
  I'll bring the diet coke if we're playing CS 1.6
- pjmorris 5mo ago
  I appreciate the enthusiasm for LAN parties and will talk to my gaming friends about getting one going. Related possibilities: 1. Dust off some DVDs and a DVD player, pop some popcorn and watch a movie or two. Explore the extended editions, commentaries, alternate scenes, etc. 2. Dust off some CDs and a player and jam. My 2008 Honda has a CD player, I'm not restricted to streaming Spotify through a Bluetooth adapter :) 3. Dig up an N64 console, Goldeneye, the friends you played against back when, and order some pizza. 4. Go find a local bookstore, new or used, and buy a book. I'm sure there are a dozen ideas I'm not thinking of, feel free to plug them in.
mghackerlady 5mo ago
From Prince no less! If we've learned anything from the past year, Minnesotans know what's up :-) (totally not biased)

butlike 5mo ago

https://archive.org/details/essential-keygen-music/01+-+rez%2Bkenet+-+unreeeal+superhero+3.flac https://archive.org/details/essential-keygen-music/01+-+rez%...