Son Discovers Father’s Ghost in a Video Game

This is an awesome story and kind of heartwarming.

A son turned on his Xbox for the first time in 10 years and had a bittersweet experience. I will let his comment tell you of it:

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 couldn't 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.

literally.

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, until 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 wouldn't delete it.
Bliss.

 

That comment was left on the youtube video below. It's truly amazing what memories we can leave behind without even realizing it.