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Part 5 of The Life and Times of Grandpa Reinhardt
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2016-07-05
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Retro Gaming

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Reinhardt and D.Va have a brief chat about video games.

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“Did you play any video games when you were younger, Harabeoji? I've seen the gaming consoles in museums; the graphics are so ancient, and there are no holoscreens!”

Fräulein, I may be an old man but I am not that old! Of course I did!” At the question, Reinhardt put his hands on his hips and let out a booming laugh. “Ah, the memories!”

“What games? The first Starcraft? Warcraft III?”

Reinhardt scratched at his beard. “Hmm, I remember spending many hours as a young boy playing World of Warcraft and Diablo III! I absolutely loved the Paladin and Crusader classes!”

Hana gaped. “The original World of Warcraft and Diablo series? Not the remakes? Those servers went offline decades ago!”

Ja! I was even part of a guild with a few of my schoolmates. Ach, it was such a sad time when it all ended too soon. But long before I had started either of those games, mein Mutter had a touchscreen tablet with a game that she would let me play occasionally. Now, that one was the best.”

“Was it Hearthstone?”

Nein, what was the name… wütende Vögel! In English, I believe it was called Angry Birds!“

“Angry… birds? Why are the birds angry?”

“From what little I remember, hungry green pigs had stolen the birds' eggs...”