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This is my own personal tale of days long past, of nostalgia and escapism to fantasy worlds in the deep s and, amongst other, and of a magical place called Fantasy Bazaar in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. A little disclaimer first: I might at times sound overly passionate. I was working a long time on it. So, be warned! According to Wikipedia :. Also according to Wikipedia :. I have fond memories of past experiences regarding everything fantasy related, be it in literature, film, or games. The older I get, the more that longing sentimentality of better times becomes tangible. I have so many fond memories of these days, long past. I completely immersed myself in these strange, imaginative worlds. What follows is a somewhat clumsy but also very personal attempt at documenting how I discovered the fantasy genre and, ultimately, my current hobby and passion. My first foray into my favorite hobby and my love for a very specific fantasy genre in general date back to As a young kid, I loved reading my Jules Verne classics, Robinson Crusoe probably the book I read most often , and all the great adventure classics out there. This would certainly pave the road for what was to come some years later. Christmas Eve, An 8 year old boy was unwrapping a heavy rectangular present to reveal a game that would have a huge impact on his life from here on. That game was, of course, none other than the legendary Heroquest itself! And that boy was me. You might imagine that I was immediately blown away by the Les Edwards box cover depicting some kind of body builder swinging his huge sword. Later, in , I discovered in my school library these strange paperback books depicting some weird monsters and wizards on their covers. I would frequently borrow them and play them over and over again before returning them to the library. Sometimes, though, they were unavailable. I would, however, never find out who these other brave adventurers were…. Today, I wonder who in my former school decided to acquire these books and how that discussion went with the board. In hindsight, I say whoever ordered these books for the library was probably a cool person. I remember watching science-fiction and fantasy movies on our VHS device at home. Some became timeless classics, like Star Wars, for instance, others disappeared into oblivion. To this day, it still holds the record of my most watched movie. I knew all the dialogues by heart back then. I liked watching the Dark Crystal and fell in love with the general ambiance and that melancholic soundtrack. Another movie I enjoyed watching was Legend, starring a very young Tom Cruise as well as the brilliant Tim Curry playing Darkness itself. The Neverending Story adapted for the screen by Wolfgang Petersen also had a positive influence on me and the other kids of my generation. Besides watching it on our TV, I had a somewhat decent collection of action figures. Sometime during the s, my sister and I bought a Play Station 1 from our saved pocket money. I remember us playing Diablo religiously and a bit of Warhammer Dark Omen. The first was terribly hard to beat, and the latter was pretty impossible to play without a mouse. Video games at that time often had this kind of side effect …. About a year later, in , I discovered, with some friends, a magical place. A place to escape reality. A place to meet like-minded people. And, not to mention, a place to spend a lot, if not all, of my scarce pocket money. There was no Mr. The shop not only had the coolest selection of Fantasy and Science-Fiction novels, but it also sold games of that same genres. There were those with awesome fantasy cover art and miniatures inside that you would need to paint yourself. I saw card games with cool fantasy illustrations that you could collect and use in your own bespoke decks. There were books, unlike novels, that enclosed some arcane wizardry to impersonate fantasy characters in fictional worlds with dragons, dungeons and weird dice. It even had a table where people were gathered around and pushing some miniature robots around hex tiles while flipping through rulebooks. I remember it even had a huge modeled castle with painted mijiatures in the shop window. It was a really fantastic place to spend your lunch break and money. It was a place I hung out a lot at. Unfortunately, some years later, the place went bankrupt and closed down forever. Especially Homelands felt, as one might expect, like home to me. To this very day, I vividly remember all these strange yet appealing places, items, and characters. Apart from the Fighting Fantasy books, my first fantasy novel I read was Drachenfels , set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. But, soon after, I would discover the Dragonlance franchise. Dawn of a New Age was my first english fantasy novel. I would go on to read subsequent books in the series, including the classics Dragons of Autumn Twilight and the whole cycle s. Not long after, I found a peculiar box shaped like an old tome, sitting on a forgotten shelf at Fantasy Bazaar. I really want to play it one day, though. Nonetheless, I regularly flipped through the pages, reading up the lore and these obscure rules. I admired the stunning inked illustrations inside the books as well as the included deck of cards. I first got to know the books in A good friend of mine lent me the first book in German. I was immediately engrossed in this world, known as Middle Earth. My birthday, being close, I got the full book as a present from my parents. I would read the German hardcover book three times every summer vacation , and after that, I read the English edition once. Until today, I regularly listen to the audio books in my car on my way to work. One day, I want to tackle the English edition again, in the hopefully not too distant, future. The shop was selling miniatures and had those free booklets by a company called Games Workshop. I remembered that name and logo from my Heroquest box. And then, one day at Fantasy Bazaar, I saw the holy grail of miniature goodness: that giant red box called Warhammer Fantasy Battles 4th edition. Being skeptical about that game, I went with my mother to the shop Embarrassment! You see to what lengths I went to get that precious artifact? Even then, Games Workshop products were expensive! Driven by generosity or just pity? Thanks, Mum! At home, I started building my plastic High Elves and Goblins, which was more a sticking the minis into the diagonal slots of their 2cm square bases. I would spend hours at my small desk painting these miniatures using GW paints. Back in the day, those were so well packaged that I still have some open posts left from We had no mat and no terrain, only boxes and other bits. Until I lost interest a couple of years later. I would only rediscover miniature wargaming much later in More on that below. Those were honest, fun, and simple fantasy books. But nonetheless, great stories. I even re-read it in and gave it the proper review it deserves. Soon, I discovered other miniature ranges like Mithril, Ral Partha, and others. I remember a Ral Partha catalog from Inside the catalog, there were plenty of black and white pictures of unpainted metal minis. Then, when I had the money, I would ask the shop manager to order one or two for me, which at the time took quite some time. Ultimately, I enjoyed painting the few miniatures I owned. That would only develop much later, when I re-discovered miniature wargaming and had a job. Often, my mind would venture out to these strange imaginary worlds, simply by immersing myself in all these fantastical illustrations I found on book covers, inside rule books, and Magic the Gathering cards. Oh, how I admired these drawings and paintings. I could stare endlessly at them. Just by looking at these images, I managed to escape reality for a while. There are definitely less useful skills than daydreaming and developing a sense of intense observation. Artists like John Blanche, the aforementioned Les Edwards, Larry Elmore, and Gary Chalk, only to name but a few whose works I deeply admire, were quite influential in nurturing my imagination and creativity hence forward. Consequently, in and , I even invented my own fantasy world. I not only drew maps and wrote down its history, but I also rendered some of its landscapes, buildings, and beasts on paper. With my friend, we even started developing a miniature-skirmish-RPG-style game with rules, a fantasy setting, maps, history, and illustrations. We even used our metal miniatures on the kitchen table to playtest the rules. At one point, however, we slowly lost interest in that project. As happened to many people, my interest in the hobby gradually made room for other interests during my teenage years and my twenties. In , however, I got to know my club mate, David, through whom I re-discovered miniature wargaming again. Thanks, buddy! From time to time, I like immersing myself in all these fictional worlds of my childhood and early teenage years. I really enjoy venturing back in time to these moments, even though they feel somewhat distant nowadays, like far away lands, to which I enjoyed traveling. A trip that has been taking me already more than a quarter of a century to imaginary worlds filled with fantastical, made-up stuff and creative potential, as well as real memories full of joy and bliss. Call it whatever you want. So many variables have simply evolved over time: age, experience s , priorities, and just another outlook on things in life. Today, I heard something interesting about nostalgia, and more specifically, regarding my generation, who grew up in the s and s. Heroquest, He-Man, and many more phenomena from our past all bring back these warm, cherished memories. The generation before mine probably saw things differently. And what about the current generation of kids? Will they discuss fond memories of Paw Patrol and Peppa Pig with their friends over a glass of wine? 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