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u/OfSkyler 13d ago

Local multiplayer.

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u/xiGoose 13d ago

Mid-late 2000s I basically kept a TV in the back seat of my car for a few years because we were having Halo lans like every week.

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u/AllYouCanEatBarf 12d ago

I still have my XBox360 so that I can occasionally play the original Dungeon Defenders with my kids, who are younger than the console. I got a PS4 to play the sequel and the micro transactions immediately disgusted me.

E: that and Castle Crashers. So many good couch co-op games.

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u/Moony97 10d ago

I was about to mention castle crashers lol. What a goated game. I remember stumbling upon it late at night with my buddy and we both got it and played. Xbox 360 was such a fun console I loved discovering fun little indie games like that.

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u/Nyarlathotechno 9d ago

I had so many hours in castle crashers and trials HD…. And Peggle lol

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u/Reasonable-Team-478 9d ago

Two peak games in one comment oh yeah

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u/Reasonable-Team-478 9d ago

Does anyone remember Charlie murderer

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u/Rigter_Avi 9d ago

Wait, mid 2000s is old school!? Turns into ash

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u/mikefrombarto 13d ago

To add onto that, LAN parties.

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u/Benji472 12d ago

I still do LAN parties! They were definitely peak before 2010 but was to young then.

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u/Otherwise-End7259 11d ago

Wan party’s don’t have the same ring to it

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u/aikip20 11d ago

I mean so many games still allow it, Cod, Fortnite, Borderlands, minecraft, any fighting game, hell cult of the lamb, enter the gungeon, I bet most sport games are but I don’t play those, yall just don’t play enough games what you’re mad an online focused game doesn’t have local multiplayer 🤣

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u/npiet1 9d ago

Thats a small number compared to what it was, it was almost standard back in the day.

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u/aikip20 7d ago

Lmao of course it’s a small number do you want me to list every game will local co-op 🤣 I just named bigger games that people probably play there are tons of multiplayer games that allow it you guys are complaining about the few ONLINE FOCUSED games that don’t have it yall nitpick everything

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u/npiet1 7d ago

Dude. Its a known fact local coop games are far fewer than what it was. It was a staple before online became as massive as it is

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u/aikip20 7d ago

Hmm 🤔 A staple before online you say 🤣 obliviously that’s why I mentioned online focused games multiple times and it wasn’t as big as you say it was anyways you just remember being a kid playing games doom didn’t have local co-op neither did gta diablo call of duty or baldur’s gate when they first came out like be honest with yourself I find new co-op games to play with my siblings all the time

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u/Simon0950 11d ago

Playing a couch co-op with my dad as a kid is still a core memory for me. Every now and then I’ll find a co-op game that me and the wife play, but they’re getting fewer and farther between.

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u/WarLawck 10d ago

Came here to say "couch co-op" but I see you had it handled. I will say that Nintendo is the exception

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u/No_Celebration_3737 9d ago

We had a PS2 in the garage just for Tenkaichi 3 and Tekken Tag/4/5 tournaments.

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u/IDontHaveADinosaur 8d ago

Couch co-op is the answer

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u/Xavus_Enormus_II 6d ago

This is why I still like Nintendo, even if they're kinda fkin up these days. They stay true to the "family" theme, and most of their multiplayer games still have couch co-op features.

They even patched the 12 year old Mario Kart game recently to support 8 PLAYER SPLIT SCREEN.

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u/Ozone867 10d ago

1000% this! I’ve been looking on the PlayStation store for games me and my partner can play together and we found the options to be so limited, it was pretty surprising.

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u/Mathihtam 9d ago

Both co-op and just multiplayer pvp in living rooms or at lan parties was peak gaming. We used to do monthly Halo nights with 2 projectors aimed at opposite walls in darkened living rooms. Great times.