Killer Instinct Turns 30 YEARS OLD! | My Story of Discovering This Amazing Arcade Game

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

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  • @deadmousyplutaprestige8771
    @deadmousyplutaprestige8771 22 дня назад +7

    My killer instinct story. This is absolutely a true story. I was only working part time at Aladdin's Castle in greenfield Wisconsin in 1994 because I had a real career. I kept the arcade gig primarily so I could play for free and the Manager was my best friend plus I could do the bare minimum and keep my timecard. I came in over the weekend that this was released, it was already set up on the floor right by the office door. The arcade was jammed packed, not one of the close to 100 games were available to be played, this was the true golden age of the arcade. There was at least 10 people surrounding Killer Instinct, I remember operation wolf, mrs mac man, star wars or galaga were next to KI because you didn't want to stick AAA games or multiple 2 player games next to each other due to crowding. I could barely see the game but you sure could hear it. WOW! What sound, to me the sound blew away anything and that included the Capcom Q-sound cabs. Anyway I don't know what I ate that day, maybe a gyro but I squeezed my cheeks extra tight because I knew it was going to be bad and dropped the worst silent but deadly fart in my 24 years on this planet. It was so bad that everyone playing the game and standing around watching smelled it. One customer said Jesus Christ! Someone seriously farted! I'm dying inside laughing trying not to tip my hand it was me but no one, not a single person stopped playing or left that death cloud I dropped. Now that is a true testament to the amazement of that game when it was released.

    • @kidgruesome407
      @kidgruesome407 22 дня назад +3

      beautiful story man.

    • @SunCityGamer
      @SunCityGamer 22 дня назад +1

      💨💨💨💨

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      Hahahahah you really gave them a combo breaker

    • @deanzambardi2991
      @deanzambardi2991 15 дней назад +1

      Ultimate!

    • @RavenCap0807
      @RavenCap0807 5 дней назад

      Awesome story! I used to frequent that exact Aladdin's Castle back in the 90s by the "Spring Mall" and yes, 100% accurate about KI! This game drew a crowd everywhere when it came out. I used to work at Toys R Us on 27th Street in the 90s and next door was Olympic Lanes and they had KI there as well. When I would go to lunch, I would go next door and play arcade games. KI had a massive crowd by it, and I just remember watching it over everyone's shoulders. By the time I was actually able to play it I fell in love with it❤! I used Sabrewulf cause he's a "dog". LOL! One time I was playing it and a kid joined in and knew the Eyedol code and bet the tar out of me! Such awesome memories! The 90s was the Golden Age of arcades!!!

  • @crestwood2618
    @crestwood2618 20 дней назад +2

    At about 13yrs old I used to literally fall asleep with the EGM magazine trying to memorize and study the glacius moves.. This was for the next time I visited Aladdin's castle with my 5$ bill if I was lucky. Your machines are amazing bro.👍🏻👍🏻

  • @MasaCheez
    @MasaCheez 22 дня назад +4

    Happy Birthday Chris! Thank you for your contribution to this game's history!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      Thanks! It’s an honor to help keep this game alive.

  • @GeorgeMonterroso-db2vp
    @GeorgeMonterroso-db2vp 22 дня назад +4

    I remember going to rent Killer Instinct at the video store! The SNES version! great memories with the black cartridge!!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      That black cartridge was cool! It made the game a little more special.

  • @benjaminbernal4729
    @benjaminbernal4729 21 день назад +1

    KI the GOAT

  • @Y0Y0Y2K
    @Y0Y0Y2K 22 дня назад +3

    Happy birthday!!! Thanks for sharing your passion with us!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      Thank you! I was worried about making such a long video. I’m sure some will hate it but that’s fine.

  • @furballbear
    @furballbear 22 дня назад +1

    I remember seeing Killer Instinct for the first time at the Outer Limits arcade in the Washington, DC area and being totally blown away. Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat were cool but KI took it to a whole nother level with amazing graphics and bombastic sound. I've never been the same since that experience and I'm sure it's part of reason why I still play fighting games today. Thanks for the trip down memory lane KAG!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      I fully agree. Such a cool machine. Thanks for watching this long video.

  • @OmbaAphire
    @OmbaAphire 13 дней назад +2

    One of my few holy grail mames myself, much respect!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  13 дней назад +1

      I got pretty lucky finding this cabinet. Good price and in good condition. It only needed a little work to get it fixed up.

  • @WillieTroxler
    @WillieTroxler 22 дня назад +2

    Awesome video as always brother! Thanks so much for the walk down memory lane! I truly enjoyed your all of your videos so much. I can relate with memories growing up as well. And I first saw Killer Instinct around '94 on SNES. And when I played as Glacius it was so hard to beat Eyedol. Lol but when I tried so many times I was finally able to beat Eyedol. Happy Birthday KAG!!!! 🥳🎉🎂🎊🎈🎉🎁

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      Thanks Willie! I can’t imagine seeing the SNES version first, it must have been weird!

  • @technofeeliak
    @technofeeliak 22 дня назад +1

    My introduction to this game was memorable.
    A friend I met at the arcade told me about it before it arrived.
    We watched a machine being installed.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      That’s pretty awesome! You got to play a brand new machine. It would be cool if someone still has a new unopened box or something. I’d buy it lol

  • @manelee
    @manelee 22 дня назад +1

    When I got burned out by SF & MK...KI was my go to. I was a combo fighter already and when this stepped onto the scene, it felt it was made just for me. I was pretty damn good as Fulgore, Sabrewolf, Glacius and Thunder...was beating kids older than me at the arcades. Thank you for highlighting this game!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      It always felt good to beat the older kids! I remember some stepping up to play looking cocky and I’d beat them multiple times. Thanks for watching!

  • @Yayman667
    @Yayman667 22 дня назад +1

    I love to see old retro games get all the love they deserve to this day I don't see that many people in my daily life even talk about these types of games and I get it they are not that known nowadays but seeing alot of people online talking about their love for the game and how it still holds up to this day even 30 years later makes me smile I was born in the late 2000's and I still love these retro games I am pretty new to this community but I really like it full of fun people and I love seeing the fun stuff you put out for us I hope to own a arcade cabinet one day but till then I will watch you till my day is a good one

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      Welcome to the community! You’ll get there. Just keep looking for one. The time never feels right but if you find a good deal just get it and you’ll make room!

  • @dannyturner7967
    @dannyturner7967 22 дня назад +2

    I remember right before ki came out, i was talking with the video rental store owner , he had a small arcade area in back, next to the adult film entrance lol. One day Steve says " I have a new game coming called killer instinct, its going to be a big hit" well he was right. My first accidental ultra combo was with cinder, i remember that game being soo loud it was awesome!!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      Hahah that’s an old school rental store. The accidental ultra was always cool. I could see how easy that one is to pull off with Cinder.

  • @doplextv
    @doplextv 22 дня назад +1

    great video!!
    unfortunately, i was a toddler when KI hit arcades, so my first experience with it was with the SNES version. (shout out Killer Cuts, also the first CD I ever owned, still on the daily playlist, and is now framed on my wall lmao)
    it wasn't til i was old enough to go to the local Family Fun Center when I found the cabinet in the back where they kept all the 90's fighting games. it blew my mind to see a version of the game I grew up playing with better graphics/better sound, etc...
    i ended up going back every weekend to play it. then in high school, my friends and I would ditch school to go to the closing arcade to play KI and CarnEvil. now I have both of those machines in my home and hearing the bass still fills me with joy.
    thanks for making this video! also finding out you made that KI website blew my mind because i vividly remember geeking out on that site after school haha

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      It must have been so weird to only see the SNES version first and then see the arcade. CarnEvil and KI instead of sounds like the right move haha. I mention the site occasionally, hoping to find some of the old users. It’s cool you saw it back then! I hated to close it but people just stopped using websites and moved to facebook groups.

  • @madfinntech
    @madfinntech 20 дней назад +1

    That soundtrack is so delightfully 1990s. You just have to love it!

  • @codyd9380
    @codyd9380 22 дня назад +1

    Great story man! I was 13 when I discovered it. When I discovered mk1 at the local mall I was in absolute awe. There was nothing like it. I literally sat and watched the credits for prob 30 mins. That was a long time ago my friend

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      I used to love watching the attract modes when I ran out of money. It was cool just to be around the machines really.

  • @drewpowell4071
    @drewpowell4071 22 дня назад +1

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
    To you AND Killer Instinct

  • @twin78
    @twin78 22 дня назад +1

    Happy 30th to KI. I one of my favorite video games! Happy born day Chris! Keep giving us great content on here!

  • @BowsettesFury
    @BowsettesFury 22 дня назад +2

    Man I love that story with Mick Gordon. So heart warming ❤😢

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      Mick is awesome. I’d love to have him on the channel one day for a quick interview.

  • @joechrisman4661
    @joechrisman4661 22 дня назад +2

    I remember seeing KI for the first time in the fall of 94 and was intimated by it because of how combo heavy it is. I'm pretty good at most fighting games but was never good at KI

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      KI is tough to get the hang of. I can see the intimidation for sure. I was just so drawn to it. I probably wasn’t really very good until much later when I had the game emulated at home.

  • @Radwalls
    @Radwalls 22 дня назад +1

    Oh man, I was tearing up at your story about Mick. What a nice dude! Happy Birthday!

  • @crestwood2618
    @crestwood2618 20 дней назад +1

    What an amazing story. I listened intently to the entire video. Good stuff

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  20 дней назад

      Thanks. I’m glad to hear you weren’t bored of my rambling lol

  • @OsiEOE
    @OsiEOE 21 день назад

    My Killer Instinct story, I was also about 11-12 when my school went to a skating rink in New Jersey I believe. I also was amazed with the graphics, first time seeing a 3D game. I also recall a SNES act raiser arcade as well. I still have my black Killer instinct cartridge. Thanks for sharing your love of this amazing game.

  • @EngiNerd747
    @EngiNerd747 22 дня назад +1

    back then when KI came out I wasn´t that blown away. the real time 3D grfx of Virtua Fighter 2 was far more impressive.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      Those were cool took. I just didn’t care for how slow the gameplay felt.

  • @jascadet
    @jascadet 21 день назад

    Happy Birthday Chris! Thank you for loving Killer Instinct, it's nice to share the admiration. I love the the background story. I have gotten bits and pieces over the past couple years, but I's so fun to share the nostalgia. I wish I had a cab of KI, I'd love to play. I wish I could have gotten the Pro version that just sold out not too long ago. I just don't have the space or cash for it right now. I'll try and catch some of the live on Saturday. It's hard because I'm on the west coast and it's happening when dinner and family time normally does. Anyway, I have been enjoying what you and Darryl Tsung have been putting out lately, it's taking me back to being 16 in 1994 again... such great times.

  • @cleetusvandame
    @cleetusvandame 22 дня назад +1

    Chris amazing story my friend! Thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed the video. Your experience reminds me of the first time I saw MK one at my local high school arcade. The hoard of people, the sounds of an opponent being uppercuted, the digitized graphics and the fatalities which were mind blowing at the time. Its the game that took me away from my favorite game of all time SF2 Hyper Fighting which I still love dearly today. . I'll be on the lookout for your on line play this Saturday. I won't dare play anyone on line, but I'll have my 1up on and watch you guys play. Maybe I'll learn a thing or two and should be fun while at it.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      Those were such fun days. New games were a surprise rather than something we knew about years in advance. Jump in and play a few, it’s not just for the pros. I’m pretty rusty myself.

  • @richieace5492
    @richieace5492 14 дней назад +1

    Love the video. I still remember the day i walked into my local Putt Putt Golf and there she was....Killer Instinct arcade. Street Fighter II was still king at the time and on the large arcade display set up but Killer Instinct quickly became a fan favorite. I was about 13 yrs old and i quickly read Gaming magazines to be able to compete with everyone there! ....... Your original channel name was Chris Modded Arcade or something along that

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  13 дней назад +1

      You're close! the original name was Modding Arcade1Up, pretty bad name lol.

  • @Radwalls
    @Radwalls 22 дня назад +1

    That intro music 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
    This game changed my life when I was younger. Much love to the KI fans

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      It was on another level! I don’t think I’d ever seen a game “talk” that much lol. It was really interesting.

  • @technofeeliak
    @technofeeliak 22 дня назад +2

    Happy Birthday. And Happy Halloween.

  • @atranfanatic
    @atranfanatic 23 дня назад +1

    Wow what great memories man! Thanks for sharing it with us! And I very much enjoyed your so called long video. lol I can relate with memories growing up as well. Can't say I remember where I first saw K.I. in the arcades. But I first saw it around '97 on SNES. And to be honest it made me mad when I couldn't beat Eyedol. lol I'll try to drop by this Saturday for your stream. Don't have a K.I. A1up, but I'll hang out anyway. Always cool people to converse with!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      Thanks for powering through the long video lol. Eyedol was a royal pain in the butt. The SNES version seems harder than the arcade to me.

  • @iconicfreezegaming3989
    @iconicfreezegaming3989 20 дней назад +1

    This was such a cool story! thanks for sharing!

  • @michaelloehman7939
    @michaelloehman7939 22 дня назад +1

    Great video man! Thanks for the walk down memory lane! My favorite part was when that MEL guy sold you his cab. He seems like a super cool dude! 😂😂Have a great b day Chris and I’ll likely see you on tomorrow’s stream. 👍

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      Thanks! I was a little worried about releasing it since it’s just me rambling about the game and my history with it. I hope to get beat up by you Saturday haha

    • @michaelloehman7939
      @michaelloehman7939 22 дня назад

      @@KillerArcadeGames I think it was well done. I love to hear peoples stories and experiences with these games. It also gives me serious nostalgia. Plus, your history with this game and just KI over the years is very interesting. Thanks for doing what you do man. You’re definitely helping in keeping this game alive. Oh, and you’ll likely kick my ass on Saturday. I’m a bit rusty on the competitive side of it. lol. See ya then man! 👍

  • @oscarestivencarabalyherrer1279
    @oscarestivencarabalyherrer1279 21 день назад

    Happy Birthday, Chris!! I knew Killer Instinct was the best debut game! So thank you for sharing the stream

  • @sls78..
    @sls78.. 22 дня назад +1

    Maybe I missed it in a previous video but I thought you were giving your Arcade1up Killer Instinct to your brother in law or something like that.
    Great video. Happy Birthday.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      Thanks! I gave it to him but that was the 1Up I made from a Street Fighter 1Up. I still have the official KI 1Up.

    • @sls78..
      @sls78.. 22 дня назад

      @KillerArcadeGames Oh okay. You mentioned the graphics being futuristic. I was looking at the background of the stages and they are awesome. Chief Thunders background with the clouds zooming by looks so good.

  • @kidgruesome407
    @kidgruesome407 22 дня назад +1

    First 64 bit arcade game.
    First Arcade Machine with a Hard Drive.

  • @N1ck11
    @N1ck11 22 дня назад +1

    Great story, here also a big KI fan never sell my KI cab love it forever 👍

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      I assume they’ll only rise in value. They’re already pretty valuable compared to other machines. Those PCBs alone are crazy!

    • @N1ck11
      @N1ck11 22 дня назад

      @KillerArcadeGames are you also on the facebook group of the mortal kombat/killer instinct arcade collectors?

  • @JeffYPbPr
    @JeffYPbPr 22 дня назад +1

    Ha scam of the century. That got me lol. Great video man. Love your channel! Keep up the good woek

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      It really feels like i pulled something off hahaha. Thanks Jeff!

  • @IntrepidOnce
    @IntrepidOnce 12 дней назад +2

    I must be in the minority liking KI2 over the first KI? I thought the combat was actually more fluid and they added some new mechanics which really made the game deeper I feel. I also enjoy the soundtrack more from the second game. First one has its charm for me, but KI2 will always be number 1 IMO.

  • @sixthsensethaproducer5190
    @sixthsensethaproducer5190 22 дня назад +1

    Oh my God, where did the time go. I still have my original copy for Super Nintendo

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад +1

      It blew by. I can’t believe it. I’m 41 today which sounds weird. I don’t feel old thankfully.

    • @sixthsensethaproducer5190
      @sixthsensethaproducer5190 22 дня назад

      @KillerArcadeGames Me neither us Gen X kids are lucky

  • @encorempw
    @encorempw 24 дня назад +1

    Great 🎥… 🍻 to 30!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  24 дня назад

      Thanks. I hope this video won't be a giant dud lol. I didn't mean for it to go this long but I had to get it all out!

  • @ugandahater
    @ugandahater 24 дня назад +1

    🎶 Someone's got a birthday I wonder who? Someone's got a birthday I wonder whooo0o0? 🎶

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  24 дня назад +1

      Hahahahahhaha Now just repeat that 400 times and you'll be Bill.

    • @UgandaManX
      @UgandaManX 22 дня назад

      ​@@KillerArcadeGamesI got in trouble for wrong speech and I'm banned from commenting for 24 hours
      So I'm using my backup channel.
      Happy birthday dude. 🎂
      Thank you for being a great person and providing all kinds of fun streams.
      You're an important part of my life and I enjoy disconnecting from reality as I watch a dinosaur being flashed by hot chick welding light sabers and a black boxer viciously punch a dog.
      Thanks for all the good times.
      You're 18 forever dude!

  • @fightrudyfight5799
    @fightrudyfight5799 20 дней назад +1

    210! San Antonio!! Do you ever go to the one by North Star Mall?
    30 years!? I’m freaking old!
    New subscriber!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  20 дней назад +1

      Hey! I went there a few weeks ago for a few minutes while working. It’s cool but I miss the older games. Thanks for subscribing!

  • @Darren-xj7fg
    @Darren-xj7fg 18 дней назад

    I can't say I remember the first fighter I chose when first played. Was standing around KI for a while at my local Arcade place after seeing it. There was these two guys around 18 or so and were really good at it, was like how do they know how to do that it fascinated me. They didn't play no other Arcade games while they were there. Wander if the creators thought about having a sub boss before Eyedol?

  • @thebestgamers3
    @thebestgamers3 22 дня назад +1

    my story is that we went to the capital city and there was this very famous place mundo feliz (happy world) and we went in and we hear the noise and it was of a game new and it was amazing they had it in this big ass arcade cabinet the screen huge it was a special cabinet and wow my brother and i were there and to play it it cost 5 colones which was really expensive but we had to play it haha second char destroyed us but we returned to our city and months later i was walking the streets and i passed by this house downtown and i hear the noise and there it was in a normal cabinet and this time it was only 1 colon and then we i dunno managed to find gamepro magazines and the rest is history i still play it online on fightcade the snes version

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      I wonder what that first cabinet style was you saw! A big screen? Interesting.

    • @thebestgamers3
      @thebestgamers3 15 дней назад

      @@KillerArcadeGames it was a custom aracde thatthey had they used it to show the newest games cuz months later they had umk3 on that same cabinet

  • @technofeeliak
    @technofeeliak 22 дня назад +1

    Hey, so it was thanks to you that I got the ROM years ago. 2007.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      Wow, I used to be scared to host the files but they weren’t easy to find back then.

  • @SmokeyVoyage86
    @SmokeyVoyage86 17 дней назад

    Yes!!, Yes!!, Yes!! it was definitely a holy shit moment. Mk 2 was dominating the arcade until this monster rolled in!!!

  • @carloslinky1328
    @carloslinky1328 22 дня назад

    I was born in June 29 1990 I honestly can’t remember what age I discovered killer instinct but if I had to guess I was 8. I went to my grandmas and my big brother was staying with her at the time because of school break she bought him a SNES I was so jealous. My parents didn’t have any money they were financially struggling I still had a Nintendo. So my brother had 3 games super mario world, uniracers and killer instinct and I told him why is this game black? He said I don’t know I just told my grandma to buy it for me because it looked cool lol. I didn’t know how to play I sucked but loved the game the characters looked cool and the music was amazing. My brother said choose cinder he’s easy to use just push forward forward Y forward forward Y. That’s all I did when I was a kid just use cinder and spam the hell out of that move. Fast forward maybe 1 or 2 years later I was at the arcade watching people play mortal kombat and seeing the fatalities and then from a distance I heard a very loud Ultra Combo!!!!!. What the hell? and there it was killer instinct on the arcade I did not know this existed I had goosebumps with the AC blowing through my hair when I seen it for the first time. Only one kid was playing that arcade cabinet I was still playing KI on SNES so this was a treat I played with him and I used cinder and I lost but I didn’t care I was to happy to be playing this. I’m still a fan of killer instinct I still play this game to this day from all the years of playing I learned a lot of moves from different characters I came a long way from playing cinder and spamming forward forward Y 😅.

  • @lorenclark6279
    @lorenclark6279 18 дней назад

    I’ve wanted to build my own garage-arcade in back of my house and this makes that itch worse.
    I’m honestly surprised about your take on KI1 vs KI2. The controls are a lot better in the second game, so I’ve always preferred it. I will say the intro and original presentation of KI1 is better though.

  • @kidgruesome407
    @kidgruesome407 22 дня назад +1

    what is your favorite Killer Cuts Song?
    Mine is We are Controlling Transmission.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      Ooo, good question. I want to say The Instinct because I loved hearing it in high quality. It’s between that one or KI Feeling. I thought it was interesting to hear orchids song with a singer.

  • @damienwarlock
    @damienwarlock 22 дня назад

    We wanted the Ultra 64 but we got the N64 instead.

  • @LightYagami675S
    @LightYagami675S 20 дней назад +1

    Did u build these or where can I buy?

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  20 дней назад

      They’re the real machines from arcades back then. You can buy Arcade1Ups, they’re smaller but it’s an option. No one makes a replica of these as far as I know.

    • @N1ck11
      @N1ck11 16 дней назад

      I made 1 by myself because the place where i live it is impossible to find a KI cab , was searching for it more then 3 years , 20 years ago i got a dedicated cabinet but sold it then, you can find a video of my self build cab in my profile still need work to do on the bezel and monitor glass

  • @thebestgamers3
    @thebestgamers3 22 дня назад +1

    is there a way to play it online on pc back in the day i used kaillera but i dnno if the servers are still working thanks

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  22 дня назад

      None that I know of currently. FightCade only supports the SNES version.

  • @ajt649
    @ajt649 20 дней назад

    I get outta work 8-9pm i hope you guys are still online when i get home!💪🏻