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[Wheeljack539]

I was thinking of the old days and just realized that NeoGaf's 20 Year Anniversary was coming up - has it already been that long and that fast?

About this time 20 years ago were the final days of the GAF EZ Boards and IIRC they had been glitching on and off before finally going down for good. With everyone pretty much in a panic and wondering where to go NeoGaf thankfully popped up a week or so later and most I think were glad to get off of Opa-Age for that short period.

So anyone want to share stories of that time for those who had been there? Or regale some memories of the many threads that have come and gone in these 20 years?

 

[West Texas CEO]

 

[IFireflyl]

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Here for almost 15 years of that.

I gotta go ly dow,

 

[mansoor1980]

was a lurker for a greater part of those years

 

[22:22:22]

Sounds about right. Although it wasn't called NEOGAF back then...

Lurked for almost 2 decades I guess.

Time flies.

Happy it's a busy place once more with much less toxicity.

 

[pauljeremiah]

I'm 17 years here next month, started posting here during the height of the 1UP days.

 

[Hrk69]

SonyGAF is getting old

 

[Mexen]

I don’t even have a tag to show for it

 

[JimmyRustler]

18 years now almost…. Damn…

 

[The Cockatrice]

I remember being permabanned here in 2010's or somehting like that for laughing at a topic about villains being only brown color. Good times.

 

[West Texas CEO]

I remember being permabanned here in 2010's or somehting like that for laughing at a topic about villains being only brown color. Good times.

 

[Evolved1]

it feels longer tbh.

 

[jshackles]

it feels longer tbh.

 

[EviLore]

Time flies when you're having fun!

 

[FeralEcho]

Been a lurker here for most of these 20 years but I'll never forget the E3 conference threads,the console anouncements and rumours,the many many gifs of Kaz,Xbox vs Playstation,all the rumors. Good times GAF

One of the most memorable threads for me was the Project Beast leaks of Bloodborne. One of the hypest shit ever. Oh and that thread a couple hours before the 2015 conference of dreams from Sony where someone said The Last Guardian and FFVII Remake will make an appearance and no one believed that thread then it actually came true a few hours later,such insanity.

Love ya GAF, here's to another 20 years

 

[FeralEcho]

I remember being permabanned here in 2010's or somehting like that for laughing at a topic about villains being only brown color. Good times.

Disney heard you,now they are all white

 

[SoloCamo]

Lurked for a majority of it... I finally signed up in 2020 but only recently started posting, too. Crazy how fast time goes.

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[Wheeljack539]

Time flies when you're having fun!

Boss, out of curiosity was the making of NeoGaf planned from the beginning during those EZ Board years or was it something that you did to simply keep GAF alive when the crash finally came? I can't quite recall but wasn't the board also suffering an attack at that time or am I mixing that up with a later event?

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

My name used to be M_Night, NeoGAF has ruined my life, I'm 34 years old!

 

[gimmmick]

18 year old account here.

Though I do remember having an originally account back in 2000 (GAF).

 

[gimmmick]

My favorite thread of all time:

Green Noises

Sorry for all the editing lol.

 

[Celcius]

Looks like I've been here for 15 of those years. Glad to see the forum still enduring.

 

[Arsic]

I’m definitely not on an alt account because the original was banned when the purple people were a part of the site.

No siree.

Been here for a good chunk of those 20. Maybe even all of them…

 

[John Marston]

Been a faithful lurker since 2007 and a "Pics that make you laugh" addict.
I still enjoy lurking more than posting which explains my recent membership.

The thread which made me laugh the most was the one a year or two ago about people pooping their pants in public.

I also love how this community comes together to support members in need.

Thanks to this thread I know where to go on my next Gafting spree

 

[Wheeljack539]

Remember Mama Robotnik and his Star Trek/GAF forum gif spoofs?

 

[BadBurger]

I miss E3. E3's were always my most amusing times here.

 

[Wheeljack539]

I miss E3. E3's were always my most amusing times here.

Back when the forum had to close down Off-Topic for a few days to lighten the server load and at times it still wasn't enough to keep it from crashing.

 

[BadBurger]

Back when the forum had to close down Off-Topic for a few days to lighten the server load and at times it still wasn't enough to keep it from crashing.

I'm all nostalgic watching old E3 videos. You guys remember this guy?

Watching a young Druckmann discuss TLOU is fun too

 

[Wheeljack539]

I'm all nostalgic watching old E3 videos. You guys remember this guy?

Watching a young Druckmann discuss TLOU is fun too

Not quite but I do recall the shitshow with Johnny Nightrain and how supposedly the Wii was going to be powerful.

 

[jufonuk]

 

[TheAtomicPile]

Still the #1 greatest moment in internet history:

Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for Xbox 360

Hahah, people acting like the game is not on the PS3.:lol are you an idiot? Multiplat's are 360 exclusive

www.neogaf.com

 

[Yoda]

I miss the E3 threads, my god those were a forum experience you'll never find anywhere else.

 

[DGrayson]

I found NeoGAF in 2012 myself through the Build a Gaming PC Thread which helped me to build my first gaming PC since the late 90s.

So many good threads its hard to remember them all. This has to be one of my favorites:

So they deleted my post, because of jelousy and envy

This ridiculousness never ends, neogaf must be run by a little fascist totalitarian group of mid aged individuals who absolutely hate criticism and free speech. This is the problem in our society today, this cancel culture is infested everywhere like a coronavirus. Any way if it makes their...

www.neogaf.com

 

[nush]

Thread backfires were amazing back in the day, especially if they were of a personal topic. Always one pertinent piece of information left out of the OP that would be revealed a few pages later.

 

[MudoSkills]

This remains the best thread I've seen unfold in real time.

 

[Hudo]

I mean, GAF isn't the Gametrailers.com forums but it's all there's left, really. GameFAQs has turned to shit. 4chan, while still good, can be grating sometimes. Reddit and Twitter are the garbage bin of humanity and I am too fucking old for Discord.

 

[nush]

This remains the best thread I've seen unfold in real time.

Damn, I remember that.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I've been frequently lurking here since 2007.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

 

[The Cockatrice]

I cant find the topic with the guy visualizing farts in the corner of the room anymore or something like that.

 

[Fake]

 

[nush]

Enjoy this ride, don't skip to the end.

Colleague tried to hit on my girl

So it's December 31, and I have a couple of friends over for a New Year's Eve party. A colleague of mine, who I've partied with before, joined in the festivities. This is the first time he's come over to my place, and he's never met my girlfriend before. I didn't present her as my girlfriend...

www.neogaf.com

 

[Thaedolus]

As I’ve said before, my first real GAF memory was as 9/11 unfolded in real time…I lurked for a while before creating an account on the old forum. This account will turn 20 on the 8th, which is over half my lifetime. I lost 100lbs, left my religion, graduated college, started my career, got a dog, got married, bought a house, sold a house, moved out of state, started a business, moved back in state, bought another house, had kids, got a cat, gone through like 4 console gens, 4 presidents, 6 cars…friends and family have passed on, including one in particular here, and life keeps going, and I’m glad I still have this community to come back to after all these years

 

[22:22:22]

EviLore we really.. Well you I guess (?) lol.

Like.. Something with the forum's interface for a week or so. Would be awesome

Not a clue how hard and or possible that would be though.

Just thinking out loud

20+ years has passed.

 

[West Texas CEO]

Like.. Something with the forum's interface for a week or so. Would be awesome

We need a status indicator next to or underneath each members username anytime we're drunk posting.
So the forum knows it's happening in real time.

 

[ManaByte]

Although it wasn't called NEOGAF back then...

It's been NeoGAF for 20 years. The forum that launched in 2004 was NeoGAF.

Before that was the Gaming Age Forums (GAF).

 

[22:22:22]

It's been NeoGAF for 20 years. The forum that launched in 2004 was NeoGAF.

Before that was the Gaming Age Forums (GAF).

I know that. But thanks I guess.

 

[John Marston]

During the pandemic GAF was my only social outlet & I'm extremely grateful for that.
Kept me from going batshit insane.