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![File: Worldrektwishitwas80sagain.jpg (122 KB, 728x663) I'VE SEEN THE FUTURE, MARTY! THIRTY YEARS FROM NOW, ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THROUGH THIS GREAT 80S DECADE WILL WISH THEY COULD TRAVEL BACK IN TIME AND LIVE THROUGH IT ALL AGAIN! OI miss not giving a f--- Anonymous 12/28/22(Wed)01:32:10 No.71581592 [Reply] >Be me, turning 40 >spent over half my life being a "responsible" adult >working a lot, paying bills >got married, had a kid >got divorced, and subsequently divorce r---- >she's a f------ idiot, so got her to sign a settlement >she's also a s--- mom, so had to raise kid on my own >kid is older now, so finally have some free time >on vacation from work for a week >playvidyagames.havefun >reading posts about some old PC games I used to play >Old-school counter strike >Quake 3 Arena >Unreal Tournament, Command and Conquer >Ultima Online and even f------ Everquest! >Have a vivid sense of memory >nostalgia trip back to growing up in the 80s and 90s >Remember clearly how it felt to have literally no worries >Getting home from school and playing Mega Man >Breath of Fire, Phantasy Star >Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Xenogears >old online games over dial-up and then in 1999, an only slightly-better 256kbps DSL >summer nights spent playing online before it was big >try to relive that feeling >while off work, try to play some s--- online >Fun for a bit, but something doesn't feel right >Can't fully immerse like I used to >that's when it hits me >"I still have responsibilities" >a kid that depends on me >bills that need paying >s--- around the house to keep up with >a job I have to go back to once vacation is done >days go increasingly fast once you pass 30 >week off work feels like a day or two >leftover stress from adulthood puts barrier on game feels >MFW I truly realize I will never feel that again >That feeling of true freedom, true separation from reality >I took it for granted as a kid, and may never have that feeling again. Here's hoping when all us oldfags are decrepit and s------- and pissing ourselves, that the roach-infested retirement homes will at least have decent enough networking to play some Unreal Tournament. Maybe the dementia will open a small portal back into those worlds we were able to so freely enter as kids.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/503/687/862.jpg "anon is an oldfag | /r/Greentext")
