In my younger days I used to LAN a bit, but now I am too old for that

. Games were not as advanced, and so everything was fairly simple. You enjoyed, you laughed, you taunted and oblitterated. I am already too slow for that, and besides I barely play games anymore.
Racing games are fun too, so I play on one or two occasions a few racing games. Even though I don't have a driver's license, nor any practice with the game, I still win around 70% of the time.
Duke concerning your question in post 4, it seems there was a bit of instability on the site, around that time. One of my posts kept hanging in mid air. It never got posted, but I could not post for about 30 minutes.