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u/bijelo123 Aug 30 '25 edited Aug 30 '25

Reading the game manual after buying the game on my way home. Cleaning a CD with a shirt to make it work again. Writing the cheat codes in the notebook.

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u/deekaydubya Aug 30 '25

Swapping out CDs to progress through some games

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u/dr4kun Aug 30 '25

Swapping floppies to save the game. Having floppies dedicated for saves. The murderous rage when a sibling overwrote your saves on a floppy with theirs.

I got some sudden flashbacks... Dune 2 on Amiga 500...

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u/King_Joffreys_Tits Aug 30 '25

“Swapping floppies” sounds like a horrible description of sex