Yahoo! Autos came upon a story that's bound to raise the hairs on the back of your neck.
The YouTube channel PBS Game/Show recently took a look at whether video games could provide a spiritual experience. The video's worth a watch if you've spent any time in front of a console, but it's nothing compared to one commenter's story.
00WARTHERAPY00 said this:
Well, when i was 4, my dad bought a trusty XBox. you know, the first, ruggedy, blocky one from 2001. we had tons and tons and tons of fun playing all kinds of games together - until he died, when i was just 6.
i couldnt touch that console for 10 years.
but once i did, i noticed something.
we used to play a racing game, Rally Sports Challenge. actually pretty awesome for the time it came.
and once i started meddling around... i found a GHOST.
literaly.
you know, when a time race happens, that the fastest lap so far gets recorded as a ghost driver? yep, you guessed it - his ghost still rolls around the track today.
and so i played and played, and played, untill i was almost able to beat the ghost. until one day i got ahead of it, i surpassed it, and...
i stopped right in front of the finish line, just to ensure i wouldnt delete it."
Bliss.
The commenter managed to reconnect with his deceased father in a meaningful way, years after he had passed away. All because of an old copy of RalliSport Challenge.
Is it dusty in here, or is it just me?
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