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UPDATE 12TH DEC: You never disappoint, do you. It’s taken me hours to read through your comments, and they’ve made me laugh and well up a bit, and they’ve given me powerful pangs of nostalgia. Thank you for taking the time to share them and, well, remind me of the power gaming has.

That’s a clear theme in your comments: the power gaming has to bring us together. There are so many stories of people playing with friends they’ve lost touch with or that are sadly no longer here, as there are many stories of families playing together and connecting, sometimes in ways they never would again. Often, it doesn’t even matter what they were playing; the point is they were playing together.

But sometimes it really does matter what you’re playing. Remember, the PlayStation 1 was the beginning of things, as Madame Drofla’s comment reminds us – we didn’t know back then that Sony would become the dominant gaming player it is today. This was the first time many of us would come into contact with legendary brands like Metal Gear Solid and Ratchet & Clank and – who could forget – Final Fantasy 7. There are more comments about FF7 here than any other.

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However, it’s not only memories of games and friends that are here, it’s memories of a different time. Memories of when people used to prop consoles up at funny angles so they would work, and memories of bricks and mortar shops where people would get their games or learn about them. Scrappier times, scruffier times, providing gaps and opportunities for memorable moments to occur. I don’t think I’ve laughed harder than at H1ppyDave’s incredible story of throwing a PS1 out of the window because a friend was pretending to be the police and they were all stoned.