School Computer Gaming

Stories of installing GTA and other games on school computers, getting in trouble for shareware Doom, and sharing gaming experiences with classmates

The comments reflect a nostalgic era of schoolyard gaming where students found a rebellious thrill in sneaking titles like *Doom* and *Grand Theft Auto* onto lab computers. These shared experiences fostered a unique community as classmates swapped tips to master difficult flight mechanics or gathered around to witness the then-controversial violence of early open-world games. Whether successfully evading detection or getting caught by teachers, these users fondly recall a pre-YouTube age where word-of-mouth discoveries turned the school computer lab into a forbidden gaming hub.

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I remember one of my brother’s friends bringing over gta 3 and, after having played gta 2 and the 1960s London version, having my early teenage mind absolutely blown. One of my older brothers had a job and had copped a ps2, and let me play it when he was at work or with friends.

I must’ve crashed the dodo hundreds of times, trying to figure it out in a pre YouTube world, where the best I could do is exchange tips with my friends at school.

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I remember when there was a kid who kept installing this and the Chex doom on the school pcs in 7th grade. GTA was pretty controversial as a game even though it is incredibly tame by today’s standards. I’m pretty sure they never caught him.

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I got in trouble for bringing Doom shareware and putting it on one of the computers in the lab at school... worth, though - had half the class exclaiming at the awesomeness until we got busted hahaha

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Opened the game, picked a car and immediately went over the Hare Krishnas. Fucking classic, I remember playing this game at school somehow, then played GTA2 until my eyes bled, amazing games.

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