The Forgotten Art of the LAN Party (2023) | Hacker News

A Hacker News thread about Norway’s The Gathering LAN event revived nostalgia for the huge early-2000s LAN-party era.

Commenters compared classic wired local play with modern online gaming and debated whether Wi‑Fi can ever feel the same.

Many noted how gaming habits have changed over time, but in-person competition and low-latency play still have a strong appeal.

The discussion showed why LAN parties remain culturally meaningful even as they’ve become less common.