Another year around the sun then and here we are, about to celebrate another birthday of CM9798. Every year I try to mark the release date, October 31st, and the surrounding days with content paying tribute to a game that has played a bigger part in my life than I could ever have imagined.
This year, I asked the Blog Squad if anybody fancied trying to put into words what the game has meant to them over the years. Honestly, the very fact we have a Whatsapp with 10 nerds who came together over this game a couple of decades after its release is probably enough to justify why we love this game so. As you’ll have read this week, a number of the group jumped at the opportunity, including Andrew who found time to write a poem despite being blind drunk somewhere for half term. He does have a new blog save starting next week, so we’ll let him off. Thank you to the Squad for sharing their stories.
I also wanted to try and put into words what this game has given me. It is hard to write down all that has happened to me because of this game as like most people who spend their lives behind a computer screen, I hate talking about my own achievements. Unless it’s in Champ Man of course, in which case we’ll talk about that all day and all night and I remain available for yours or any other podcast. Plus, there’s a quiz at the end, so keep reading!
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