The first time I ever played a game against someone who wasn’t physically sitting next to me felt like actual magic. It was 1996, I was 18, and I’d convinced my parents that a 28.8k modem was an “educational investment” for college research. Sure, Dad. Research. The piercing electronic scream of that Hayes modem connecting still rings in my ears sometimes – that distinctive digital handshake that meant I was about to enter another world.…
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I can still hear the heated arguments echoing across the playground of Westlake Elementary circa 1992. “Sonic is way cooler!”…
