43 野に咲く名無し@転載禁止 2024/07/19 (金) 04:11:23.247 ID:???-984106426939
Grunge Rock and a Neighborhood Network in 90s China
https://peebs.org/2024/07/13/grunge-rock-and-a-neighborhood-network-in-china/
We played a lot of computer games, because there wasn’t much else to do, and that was pretty OK because the late 90s was a magical time for computer games! Huge, rapid advances in computing power ushered in a golden age of gaming with titles like Quake, Starcraft, Half-life, and many others. With each new game, the graphics and technical achievements improved with what seemed like breathtaking speed. It wasn’t just graphics that were improving – games were increasingly incorporating online multiplayer modes so you could play against others online but this unfortunately required reliable, decent internet, something we certainly didn’t have.
But nerds find a way.
We started frequenting local Internet Cafes. Most Chinese at the time (average wage roughly $50-100 USD a month) couldn’t afford a computer so you’d have people working or browsing the web, but there were a lot of games being played too. The Chinese were overwhelmingly into the Real Time Strategy (top down view, controlling tanks and stuff) game Command & Conquer Red Alert. Us foreign kids preferred the sci-fi setting and gameplay of Starcraft, another RTS