LAN party

LAN party is a term used for games that can be played by multiple people on multiple machines at the same time, and at the same place. It was the standard way to play Multiplayer games with your friends, way before Online Multiplayer existed, and it's still popular to this day.

PC
Requires:
 * 2 or more computers
 * A router that has LAN access for each computer enabled, or a network switch to connect each computer to
 * Ethernet cables to connect the computers to the router or switch
 * If ethernet is not available, Wi-Fi can work (on the same network with LAN accessible), although ethernet is preferred if available for a better connection
 * Of course every system needs to have the game installed fully or partially (depending on the game).

Game Consoles
Requires 2 or more Consoles, a cable that connects the Consoles together and the same number of copies of a game as the Consoles connected together.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) You can play your favorite multiplayer games with your friends.
 * 2) Most of the time there is little to no lag between the machines, because all of them are connected on the same router.
 * 3) Before Online Multiplayer became popular, this is how a lot of people experienced Multiplayer.
 * 4) It's really easy to set up, especially on Consoles.
 * 5) It became popular enough to have machines set up on Gaming Expo's to try out the newest games on them.
 * 6) The PlayStation was the first successful LAN Party capable console, followed by the original Xbox.
 * 7) There's a lot of great games that has LAN Party support in it. Examples:
 * 8) * Doom
 * 9) * Quake
 * 10) * Command & Conquer: Red Alert
 * 11) * Unreal Tournament
 * 12) * Counter-Strike
 * 13) * Ridge Racer Revolution
 * 14) * StarCraft
 * 15) * Halo

Bad Qualities

 * 1) A lot of space is required to set up a LAN Party.
 * 2) If your friend doesn't have more PC or console, you need to bring a PC or console with you (this can be a pain for bigger computers).
 * 3) While on PC you can ask your friend to let you install his game on your PC, on Game Consoles you need to buy the game if you don't own it.
 * 4) If someone has a weaker PC or LAN adapter, it might cause lag.
 * 5) * A partially installed game can cause lag too.
 * 6) While later PlayStation Consoles also had LAN Party capability, they didn't really had any games that took advantage of the feature.

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