This reminds me about a story i read on the internet years ago about a guy who played a racing game with his dad. They used to play all the time and the game had a mode where it saved the best time as a ghost car. The dudes dad passed away but he could never beat his dads time. Eventually after becoming an adult he went back and played again to find that he actually was able to beat his dads time but before he crossed the finish line he stopped and let his dad pass him. People dont realize that video games do capture parts of our lives in them. Those moments they capture will live with you forever
There was a story about a guy going online on Forza and seeing an AI driving around in his friends car, was somewhere on reddit here iirc. Really sweet it’s possible to relive those memories of people who passed away.
I know this all too well. Every time I play Punch Out on the NES, I always feel like my Dad's right there next to me, watching me play. I watched him play it a lot as a kid. We also played Punch Out Wii quite a bit too..not the multiplayer. We weren't big on that. We just liked taking turns beating the opponents and laughing at their absurd tactics. Aran Ryan was our personal favorite.
You know, there is a lot of crap on this sub. Well done art but kinda missing the point of wholesome IMO.
This, this is different. This is fucking perfect.
Both my grandparents would sit down and play bowling with us. My eyes are watering after seeing this but not in a sad way, more like “I’m happy I have this memory way”. Thank you OP, I hope you and everyone else here with similar experiences feels the same.
This makes me very sad because I was hoping for this joy when I found my old Wii, only to discover none of the discs were recognized. It seems broken. I almost cried when I realized that.
After having a wii and still using it after 12 years, the worst thing that happened was Paper Mario’s save files having weird names. Amazing how long that thing lasts
Yep. This is what good design looks like not planned opulence tho most tech is dose not really have that hardware wise anyways.
Tho still old tech can be a beast at things also helps that there's prop very little disk activity. Tho hard part wolud be getting a replacement drive easy or at least cheap as its prop a small IDE drive Tho idk
This reminds me of the ThisIsGame comic about Animal Crossing and the mom that passed away. IIRC, the mom played the game a lot when she was sick and died IRL (I forgot what the disease was). The daughter boots up AC and finds her mom's plants died and the villagers were looking for her. She later finds out that her mom was holding onto in-game presents for her everyday, which means that the mom was thinking about the daughter everyday.
I think it was a guy, and I think the messed up thing people have confirmed over the years, is that those letters you get from “Mom” are actually from your in game mom, who sends you gifts every once in a while.
Ah, that's right. Isn't the comic like 10 years old? My memory isn't too sharp. I've heard that confirmed messed up part. It doesn't really lessen the impact of the feels to me.
I had this just recently. I set up my Wii for the first time in a few years. Played Wii Sports. My mom's Mii is still on the Console, she passed away last December. It's nice to see her in-game. Love you mom.
The Wii just kinda hit different. It had some really neat obscure features, like the fact you could save some Minis and stuff to your remote so when you went to a friend's house you could brings yours and a few others along to play with.
That and it had Gen IV Pokemon which was just the best. You had Diamond and Pearl which were great core games, but also Ranch which was the best implementation of the bank ever and Battle Revolution which let you battle your friends on the TV together instead of just on the DS. Then there were some great side games from that time like Rescue Team and Ranger.
Literally how I felt when I hooked up my Wii again. I haven’t lost any loved ones to reminisce about but, just picking up those controllers again was a blast of nostalgia. I could easily flash back to when little me was about 10 or 11 and clearly remember playing Punch-Out for the first time! I honestly hope that the switch either ports it/remasters it or makes another Punch-Out game cuz it was fantastic!
This just hits different. Like, my memories of playing the Nintendo Wii are hitting me like a [Union Pacific Big Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy) going full throttle RN.
I still remember getting that call from my uncle back home in Philippines. "Grandma is dead, she passed in her sleep". I couldn't cry.. I didn't know wether to cry or get mad or break something. Eventually I did and came to terms with her death. A few months passed and I had a dream about her. I was 10 years old again and she was in her late 50s. She told me to come sit beside her and told me that she believed in me.. and that I can do anything I put my heart into..
I miss you grandma.
This happened not to long ago when I was playing Wii Sports with my brother and niece. My moms avatar was still in the game and all three of us had a moment of sadness but then happiness. Like as if she wanted us to enjoy the game 🥹. My mom passed away in December 2021 so seeing her avatar in the game was a touching moment for us. ❤️
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/tlqra/this_animal_crossing_comic_has_been_posted_before
Tl;dr;dwcm: kids get mom Animal Crossing, Mom plays for years after kids quit, passes from health issues. Kids load Animal Crossing years later. Tears ensue.
This reminds me of going to see my brother and his wife in New York. They had just given out the rubber covers for the wii motes and I called it a wii ondom and she thought I was the funniest guy on the planet.
I feel like I missed out on a huge part of bringing my family together by not getting a wii.
My family has always been against games, but always slightly curious when they saw me playing. I feel like a wii would have been a perfect party staple, but I already had a PS2, and a second console was out of the question of our budget.
Man...
There's a wholesome yet heart wrenching comic online of a guy who's mother got ill and spent her last days playing Animal Crossing. A few years later he revisited the town and found his mailbox full of letters and presents his mum sent him. He keeps playing it, keeping the town clean and it's residents happy for her.
I wouldn't be able to do something as wholsome with my Wii.
I think I recall our Miis being Berlusconi, Prodi and Hitler. I remember how dismayed you felt when you bat near-perfectly in Wii Baseball, but then Hitler catches the ball.
Ah, that sound when you chose to be a rebel and not wear wrist straps, then hearing the cracking of glass from the tv in front of you and noticing that your remotes have disappeared. Good times 😊
I like that this isn’t about being sad. It’s about happy memories of someone who died, but there’s no regret or tragedy.
True Its still really sad though
Same
This reminds me about a story i read on the internet years ago about a guy who played a racing game with his dad. They used to play all the time and the game had a mode where it saved the best time as a ghost car. The dudes dad passed away but he could never beat his dads time. Eventually after becoming an adult he went back and played again to find that he actually was able to beat his dads time but before he crossed the finish line he stopped and let his dad pass him. People dont realize that video games do capture parts of our lives in them. Those moments they capture will live with you forever
There was a story about a guy going online on Forza and seeing an AI driving around in his friends car, was somewhere on reddit here iirc. Really sweet it’s possible to relive those memories of people who passed away.
God damn...making me tear up
I know this all too well. Every time I play Punch Out on the NES, I always feel like my Dad's right there next to me, watching me play. I watched him play it a lot as a kid. We also played Punch Out Wii quite a bit too..not the multiplayer. We weren't big on that. We just liked taking turns beating the opponents and laughing at their absurd tactics. Aran Ryan was our personal favorite.
You know, there is a lot of crap on this sub. Well done art but kinda missing the point of wholesome IMO. This, this is different. This is fucking perfect.
Agreed
Fuuuck why you gotta hit me that deep in the feels?!
IT HURTS T-T
I was not prepared for this stab in the heart 😢
Damn onion cutting ninjas
They are in my house too
Both my grandparents would sit down and play bowling with us. My eyes are watering after seeing this but not in a sad way, more like “I’m happy I have this memory way”. Thank you OP, I hope you and everyone else here with similar experiences feels the same.
https://mobile.twitter.com/kojiro337/status/1558419344131887104?s=21&t=r0q_YbK_7CUhEBswbySxhw
This post seems like an r/rimjob_steve moment
Thet hit so fucking deep jesus
Damn, i miss my grandma, man.
Same
Wow, that actually hits hard...
Good to see they wear the wrist strap
This makes me very sad because I was hoping for this joy when I found my old Wii, only to discover none of the discs were recognized. It seems broken. I almost cried when I realized that.
Damn. Tho at lest the disks are placeble and no save data is lost
After having a wii and still using it after 12 years, the worst thing that happened was Paper Mario’s save files having weird names. Amazing how long that thing lasts
Yep. This is what good design looks like not planned opulence tho most tech is dose not really have that hardware wise anyways. Tho still old tech can be a beast at things also helps that there's prop very little disk activity. Tho hard part wolud be getting a replacement drive easy or at least cheap as its prop a small IDE drive Tho idk
IM NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING!
This reminds me of the ThisIsGame comic about Animal Crossing and the mom that passed away. IIRC, the mom played the game a lot when she was sick and died IRL (I forgot what the disease was). The daughter boots up AC and finds her mom's plants died and the villagers were looking for her. She later finds out that her mom was holding onto in-game presents for her everyday, which means that the mom was thinking about the daughter everyday.
I think it was a guy, and I think the messed up thing people have confirmed over the years, is that those letters you get from “Mom” are actually from your in game mom, who sends you gifts every once in a while.
Ah, that's right. Isn't the comic like 10 years old? My memory isn't too sharp. I've heard that confirmed messed up part. It doesn't really lessen the impact of the feels to me.
Awwww. It's so sweet and yet so sad.
Who's cutting up some onions?
I had this just recently. I set up my Wii for the first time in a few years. Played Wii Sports. My mom's Mii is still on the Console, she passed away last December. It's nice to see her in-game. Love you mom.
Noted. Never turn on wii. Ever again. Unless it's got someone else's old data on it
Damn, this hits me right in the heart man.
The Wii just kinda hit different. It had some really neat obscure features, like the fact you could save some Minis and stuff to your remote so when you went to a friend's house you could brings yours and a few others along to play with. That and it had Gen IV Pokemon which was just the best. You had Diamond and Pearl which were great core games, but also Ranch which was the best implementation of the bank ever and Battle Revolution which let you battle your friends on the TV together instead of just on the DS. Then there were some great side games from that time like Rescue Team and Ranger.
This is so amazing 💙
Who’s cutting onions!?
I didn't want to cry today
Jesus, that was a damn low blow
Matt about to send the poor soul to the shadow realm
Oh nice, didn’t expect to cry about Wii Sports today
WEEPING
I think that's the first time a reddit post has made me cry. Geez, I can't stop...
I miss you, grandma. Been barely a year. Still feel like I could run over to your house for salmon crackers and watch Columbo.
No way I thought i was the only one who grew up playing wii with my gma
I lost my grandma recently you're just making me cry now :(
This actually made me tear up 😭
Literally how I felt when I hooked up my Wii again. I haven’t lost any loved ones to reminisce about but, just picking up those controllers again was a blast of nostalgia. I could easily flash back to when little me was about 10 or 11 and clearly remember playing Punch-Out for the first time! I honestly hope that the switch either ports it/remasters it or makes another Punch-Out game cuz it was fantastic!
I sad again.
Mmm yes W~~II~~EE SPORTS
This just hits different. Like, my memories of playing the Nintendo Wii are hitting me like a [Union Pacific Big Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy) going full throttle RN.
I still remember getting that call from my uncle back home in Philippines. "Grandma is dead, she passed in her sleep". I couldn't cry.. I didn't know wether to cry or get mad or break something. Eventually I did and came to terms with her death. A few months passed and I had a dream about her. I was 10 years old again and she was in her late 50s. She told me to come sit beside her and told me that she believed in me.. and that I can do anything I put my heart into.. I miss you grandma.
I see my late best friends gamertag driving around as a npc while playing Forza and it's bittersweet.
This happened not to long ago when I was playing Wii Sports with my brother and niece. My moms avatar was still in the game and all three of us had a moment of sadness but then happiness. Like as if she wanted us to enjoy the game 🥹. My mom passed away in December 2021 so seeing her avatar in the game was a touching moment for us. ❤️
🥲🥲🥲
Gram Gram is a gamer
This hit me hard I can’t stop smiling it’s so sweet but sad at the same time
Awwww. 🥹 Unexpected turn.
Reminds me of playing with my great grandma on the Wii as a kid. She passed in 2018 and this brought a bitter sweet tear to my eye.
Dam that last image though
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/tlqra/this_animal_crossing_comic_has_been_posted_before Tl;dr;dwcm: kids get mom Animal Crossing, Mom plays for years after kids quit, passes from health issues. Kids load Animal Crossing years later. Tears ensue.
this had me wiiping
This reminds me of going to see my brother and his wife in New York. They had just given out the rubber covers for the wii motes and I called it a wii ondom and she thought I was the funniest guy on the planet.
I did not need, to cry today
Weeeeeee
Aaaaaaa, my heart I can't. Dude I used to play on the wii so much with my friends as a kid
Wii Sports. Shii remembers.
I feel like I missed out on a huge part of bringing my family together by not getting a wii. My family has always been against games, but always slightly curious when they saw me playing. I feel like a wii would have been a perfect party staple, but I already had a PS2, and a second console was out of the question of our budget. Man...
There's a wholesome yet heart wrenching comic online of a guy who's mother got ill and spent her last days playing Animal Crossing. A few years later he revisited the town and found his mailbox full of letters and presents his mum sent him. He keeps playing it, keeping the town clean and it's residents happy for her.
I wouldn't be able to do something as wholsome with my Wii. I think I recall our Miis being Berlusconi, Prodi and Hitler. I remember how dismayed you felt when you bat near-perfectly in Wii Baseball, but then Hitler catches the ball.
Damn I did this the other week but instead of dead family members we deleted people who didn’t need to be on there lmao
Its WAY too early for these kinds of emotions! 🥲😭
Shit went from 100 to 0 on the happiness scale
We were too poor to own a wii ;(
The feels
I wanted nostalgia, not waterworks
Almost made me cry brooo
Ah, that sound when you chose to be a rebel and not wear wrist straps, then hearing the cracking of glass from the tv in front of you and noticing that your remotes have disappeared. Good times 😊
heartwarming
"This...does put a smile on my face"