Honestly I didn't quite believe it. I had to look it up on wikipedia to realize 1998 was that long ago. I getting old. Really old. Not even a meme old. Like real actual old.
I was playing some Everspace 2 and while it sure is pretty and feels pretty good there was something lacking that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. I’m only 20 hours or so into it but I just felt like it wasn’t quite living up to my memories of Freelancer....
I had just graduated high school. The nostalgia is heavy with this one. I was mostly into PC gaming at the time, but I remember playing ED on Gamecube. Those "insanity" effects were really neat.
Of all the things I miss most about the Xbox 360 it's the Xbox LIVE Arcade. It was such a good storefront with a curation of fantastic titles. Their Summer of Arcade event was something I looked forward to every year.
I've been racing as Wario ever since MK64. I love being a powerhouse on the racetrack! In the original SNES Mario Kart, since I don't have Wario, Bowser is my backup. It's good to be big...