i had one in my garage when i was like 8. Mostly it was my family, my father had access to a lot of computers and we had a large garage that could hold 2 cars comfortably. Lined the walls with PCs, all playing on Counter-Strike's big-pond servers. Screen cheating was king, i was accused of hacking because i'd watch someone rotate from mid to A long on my brother's screen, while im camping A site with an awp, and I'd just... click on them.
depends on the era. it was either lanklets or chubby nerds - women dont play video games -
20 autists gaming WoW / WC3 / CS / Halo over LAN was possibly the best way you could ever spend your time.
zoomers will never know or experience this feel. Shame. I wish I could go back.
the frick are you talking about, all the nerds were hungry skeletons back then, the only fat ones were the occasional landwhales, usually the sisters of someone
I went to more than one LAN where women attended. Needless to say they ruined the entire vibe, made everyone uncomfortable and we were all very glad when they left.
Women might come by to see what's up. Especially since at least a few guys would be real life rulors. Never saw one actually participate in the LAN or stay there for the duration.
we rented an empty warehouse for 25€ per night for 3 days in south east saxony and played with 50 computers and only 3 electrical outlets.
80% of the time was used to talk, "setup" the game and network and problem fixing and handing out games and Gina Wild Jetzt Wirds Schmutzig CDs in pic related cases
I still have it too. Got old Win XP install cds, Gina Wild, Blade 1 on 2 CDs, AoE 2, CounterStrike 1.5, Quake 3 Arena and 6 different Kobe Tai XXX movies
We used to play games of Stronghold all the time because GameSpy was utterly fricked and it was the only good way to get good multiplayer matches going. Our rooms were better lit than this though, we used to put these on the lampshade so the light wouldn't reflect as much on our screens.
Most of time you were trying to setup the network, eventually one of my friends would yell >ahh I lost the connection!
While moving all of his troops to your base
Lan parties and computer clubs were the best. Appeal of multiplayer competitive games faded when the era was over. Nothing like beaing team thats also in same club/room in CS or UT and then going outside to fight them irl.
Pretty much yeah. Everytime a blizzard would get announced everyone would just go to our friends house with the strongest internet and set up there.
No one planning everyone just operated on a set of unspoken rules, the geeks would arrive first and set up everything up together with the host, everyone else was relegated to snack and drink duty. I pity zoomers who will never experience this.
I've been to hundreds of LANs growing up in Sweden, it was a blessed time. Almost nobody were overweight back then, but chicks poking their heads in was pretty rare. It got more common as we got older and then the era ended.
They were more common at larger LANs ie 30 spots or more.
Skulle aldrig orka med det igen, är snart 40 lol
Videogames being a social recluse nerd thing was an American concept yeah, we'd play football in the afternoon and then do a LAN party in the evening. >chicks poking their heads in was pretty rare
Depends, most were girlfriends of someone attending, but there were a few. If they were actually there for the games or to lust over someone else at the party, that's another matter. >är snart 40 lol
Same, pic related.
The best places had access to saunas and lakes to swim in. We used to play street hockey and go for snack runs while discussing resent mods and patches. It was cool since almost every motherfricker was into it.
LAN parties were barely any fat fricks, and a few guys had their girlfriends come(without PCs) and they could be annoying as frick as they got attention starved.
LAN parties were the best time of my life. Unironically better than sex. There was no concern in the world but having a good time with your bros on your favorite vidya. Constant shit talking, jokes and pranks. Maybe a little weed to get things weird
Yes and sometimes you had mega lan parties which you had to buy tickets for.
300 people in a warehouse for 3 days. Entire place smelled like weed, at random intervals people would yell out "prostituteS", even in the middle of the night, and pass out on the floor. High quality porn would be shared over the shared file network along with movies, shows, games. Tournaments for popular multiplayer games would take place as well.
I just realized that LAN parties in Nordic countries versus everywhere else is completely different.
In nordic countries LAN parties were a normie gathering because what else were kids supposed to be doing during the winter season.
LAN parties in Asia and the US for example is a gathering of people at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
my friend's dad was a computer geek and made PCs for all his kids using spare parts from his job so all of them had their own PC in their room in like 2002-2004 era
we'd do lan parties for Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and DOOM and Duke Nukem(I think) other games so it was a household LAN party
Yes and sometimes you had mega lan parties which you had to buy tickets for.
300 people in a warehouse for 3 days. Entire place smelled like weed, at random intervals people would yell out "prostituteS", even in the middle of the night, and pass out on the floor. High quality porn would be shared over the shared file network along with movies, shows, games. Tournaments for popular multiplayer games would take place as well.
no, for one there were no women, and secondly nobody had a bmi below "overweight"
All the ones I went to were lanklets.
i had one in my garage when i was like 8. Mostly it was my family, my father had access to a lot of computers and we had a large garage that could hold 2 cars comfortably. Lined the walls with PCs, all playing on Counter-Strike's big-pond servers. Screen cheating was king, i was accused of hacking because i'd watch someone rotate from mid to A long on my brother's screen, while im camping A site with an awp, and I'd just... click on them.
>for one there were no women
oh so they were even better?
depends on the era. it was either lanklets or chubby nerds - women dont play video games -
20 autists gaming WoW / WC3 / CS / Halo over LAN was possibly the best way you could ever spend your time.
zoomers will never know or experience this feel. Shame. I wish I could go back.
>and secondly nobody had a bmi below "overweight"
fat people didnt exist back then
the frick are you talking about, all the nerds were hungry skeletons back then, the only fat ones were the occasional landwhales, usually the sisters of someone
Jokes aside. social Gamers were majority lankies
we had 1 actual fat dude in our group that actually joined lan parties.
I know fat gamers, but they don't go to lan parties since that requires them to move from their chair
we were all lanklets, but yes, no women
I went to more than one LAN where women attended. Needless to say they ruined the entire vibe, made everyone uncomfortable and we were all very glad when they left.
>Needless to say they ruined the entire vibe, made everyone uncomfortable and we were all very glad when they left.
this 1000%
kills the atmosphere, go beg for attention elsewhere you dumb c**ts
maybe in america
>and secondly nobody had a bmi below "overweight"
You've never been to a LAN.
Women might come by to see what's up. Especially since at least a few guys would be real life rulors. Never saw one actually participate in the LAN or stay there for the duration.
I`ve seen girl gamers in LAN clubs. As expected, they were prostitutes leeching for free time.
we rented an empty warehouse for 25€ per night for 3 days in south east saxony and played with 50 computers and only 3 electrical outlets.
80% of the time was used to talk, "setup" the game and network and problem fixing and handing out games and Gina Wild Jetzt Wirds Schmutzig CDs in pic related cases
I still have that case
I still have it too. Got old Win XP install cds, Gina Wild, Blade 1 on 2 CDs, AoE 2, CounterStrike 1.5, Quake 3 Arena and 6 different Kobe Tai XXX movies
frick i gotta look for it
My parents prevented me from experiencing this. I blame them for everything.
no, it was a lot of fun, shit talking, pizza, etc. no women of course
Yes except we didn't play DOTA like a bunch of gays
this
Halo LAN parties were the shit. Staying up late in discord with some strangers isn't the same.
we played red alert
We used to play games of Stronghold all the time because GameSpy was utterly fricked and it was the only good way to get good multiplayer matches going. Our rooms were better lit than this though, we used to put these on the lampshade so the light wouldn't reflect as much on our screens.
Basically that but more sex
I wouldnt know until 2010 i only played singleplayer warcraft
Then i bought StarCraft 2
Vi sitter här i Venten och spelar lite Dota
I hear you, man
I thought the claw druid was saying i hear your mind
But not like that IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MEEEEEEE!!!
nope.
Most of time you were trying to setup the network, eventually one of my friends would yell
>ahh I lost the connection!
While moving all of his troops to your base
Yes.
I feel you man
Yes. LAN parties were and still are amazing. Some of the happiest memories of my life.
Lan parties and computer clubs were the best. Appeal of multiplayer competitive games faded when the era was over. Nothing like beaing team thats also in same club/room in CS or UT and then going outside to fight them irl.
>LAN parties
pfft, thats for gays
real thing is playing HOMM2 in hotseat
I played 5th on sleepovers
Never finished campaing
Pretty much yeah. Everytime a blizzard would get announced everyone would just go to our friends house with the strongest internet and set up there.
No one planning everyone just operated on a set of unspoken rules, the geeks would arrive first and set up everything up together with the host, everyone else was relegated to snack and drink duty. I pity zoomers who will never experience this.
That sounds so fun.
you almost never got to play at LAN parties because you'd spend time talking to other nerds/
also, imagine the smell...
As someone who lived in Sweden at the time and went to plenty of LAN parties, you're wrong on both counts.
Meant for
I've been to hundreds of LANs growing up in Sweden, it was a blessed time. Almost nobody were overweight back then, but chicks poking their heads in was pretty rare. It got more common as we got older and then the era ended.
They were more common at larger LANs ie 30 spots or more.
Skulle aldrig orka med det igen, är snart 40 lol
Videogames being a social recluse nerd thing was an American concept yeah, we'd play football in the afternoon and then do a LAN party in the evening.
>chicks poking their heads in was pretty rare
Depends, most were girlfriends of someone attending, but there were a few. If they were actually there for the games or to lust over someone else at the party, that's another matter.
>är snart 40 lol
Same, pic related.
The best places had access to saunas and lakes to swim in. We used to play street hockey and go for snack runs while discussing resent mods and patches. It was cool since almost every motherfricker was into it.
>lived in Sweden
stopped reading right there
LAN parties were barely any fat fricks, and a few guys had their girlfriends come(without PCs) and they could be annoying as frick as they got attention starved.
yes but without the women
did about a dozen of these when I was a teen, they were great
Bare female feet have been spotted!
LAN parties were the best time of my life. Unironically better than sex. There was no concern in the world but having a good time with your bros on your favorite vidya. Constant shit talking, jokes and pranks. Maybe a little weed to get things weird
>be American
>DUDE WEED LMAO
sorry your country puts you on the spank block if you’re caught smoking weed anon, maybe you’ll get to try it one day
I just realized that LAN parties in Nordic countries versus everywhere else is completely different.
In nordic countries LAN parties were a normie gathering because what else were kids supposed to be doing during the winter season.
LAN parties in Asia and the US for example is a gathering of people at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
>LAN parties in the US for example is a gathering of people at the bottom of the social hierarchy
Sure thing, Sven
my friend's dad was a computer geek and made PCs for all his kids using spare parts from his job so all of them had their own PC in their room in like 2002-2004 era
we'd do lan parties for Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and DOOM and Duke Nukem(I think) other games so it was a household LAN party
Ones I went to usually had the lights on, 0 - 1 females who would play but leave before anyone else, and a lot of soda.
Yes and sometimes you had mega lan parties which you had to buy tickets for.
300 people in a warehouse for 3 days. Entire place smelled like weed, at random intervals people would yell out "prostituteS", even in the middle of the night, and pass out on the floor. High quality porn would be shared over the shared file network along with movies, shows, games. Tournaments for popular multiplayer games would take place as well.
It was an incredible time.
No, we were all playing pirated copies of UT 2K4.
Take me back...