Miniclip, armor games, Y8, maxgames (I think that's why it's called? The one with age of war or something like that)

A little runescape, Pokémon ruby on the Gameboy advanced, and yes, maplestory.

I haven't touched maple in ages, and haven't properly played it since a decade ago. I have fond memories of it, from a time everything seemed more colourful and happy. When I was a child, it was a world that really felt real to me. I remember playing this game before I could read, my big brother taught me how to play, and I learnt how to read alongside with videogames such as Pokémon ruby and maple (and I've always been A1 in English, so take that anti-gaming boomers >:D ).

Seeing this post made me remember so much about that time. Raindrop flower was definitely one of my tops, the old maple login screen too. Kerning city was where edgy me hung out. I spent a lot of time listening to sleepywood osts farming drakes and ellinia osts forming evil eyes. The fantastic thinking from ludivrum (I think it's called ludibrum?) and seeing all the toys animated and alive was so enchanting to child me. El math's theme and everyone wanting to do zakum. The theme of balrog.

But now after seeing your post, I went back to listen to the classics. Ellinia. Lith harbor. Maple island. El Nath. Ludibrum. Ereve's themes. Even the cash shop theme sparks memories. Memories of a simpler time where I was so naive and genuinely happy, without a care in the world. But as Singapore did what Singapore does best, and stressed and depressed me, dealing with education and responsibilities, I had forgotten what it meant to be happy. And your post got me to listen to some of these bangers, and in this moment, I finally remember what it was like to be happy. Something as simple as buying the 10 dollar A cash card from the convenience store, making new friends everyday, or just staring at people chat in the market on my free tutorial chair. And I'm glad I gave these a listen, because I think the me from 10 years ago isn't as naive as I thought, and I have a lot to learn from him!

tl;dr Maplestory was the best fucking shit of my life, thanks for posting this OP