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Son finds "ghost" of his dead father in Rallisport Challenge

Touching story of an old Xbox racing game.

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A rather touching viral story has surfaced via Motoramic where a user called 00WARTHERAPY00 commented on a Youtube video on whether video games could provide a spiritual experience.

"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."

It's difficult to gage the accuracy of the story, of course. But it reads honest enough, and if that's not a spiritual experience with a video game we don't know what is.

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