Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004...

From	candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject	Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004...
Date	2024-11-20 17:50 +0000
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Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 03:31 this Saturday (GMT):
> Since HL2 will be/is 20 yrs. old and we're all getting nostalgia! Let's 
> talk about those days!
>
> IIRC during the first week of its release, I bought its retail from a 
> local Best Buy with a $10/10% sale or something back then. According to 
> my detailed https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/toys.html history, I 
> recently upgraded my Windows gaming PC with these parts: "... an AMD 
> Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2GHz 512KB Socket 754 single core CPU, ASUS K8V SE 
> Deluxe (VIA K8T800 Socket 754 ATX; VIA VT8237 South Bridge; Revision 2; 
> onboard sound disabled; onboard NIC not used/connected (using 3COM NIC 
> for network) and can't be disabled or else Promise Raid won't be 
> activate), a 3 fan HDD Peeze cooler, 1 GB of PC3200 Kingston RAM (CAS 
> 3), and Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS." :) I think I also got 
> Windows XP OS too.
>
> Anyways, I remember playing this game over my Thanksgiving weekend. It 
> was amazing! Very smooth, pretty, and fun! I don't remember how long it 
> took me to finish it. It was a great sequel. Of course years later, 
> episodes 1 and 2 (The Orange Box -- will talk about that in three 
> years). I don't have and want a VR to play Alyx. :(
>
> What about the rest of you?


I got it in the modern day, and I remember enjoying it but not fully
seeing why people adore it so much?
-- 
user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

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1st HL2 game memories from 2004... ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-16 03:31 +0000
  Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004... Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> - 2024-11-16 06:11 -0800
    Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004... JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-11-17 11:46 +0000
    Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004... JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-11-17 11:45 +0000
  Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-20 17:50 +0000

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