The people questioning me are basically selfreporting to not having tech sector parents. Not only did my family have internet access going back to the mid 90s but I also had my own personal laptop at 9 years old. Sorry you guys are laggards.
Yep. First encounter with a shiny was Soulsilver and I didn't have internet access as a kid. Had no idea what a shiny was till the internet. I totally believe that was the majority case in 2002