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    Is Maplestory still a known/played game in Korea?


    Im Asian but grew up in Canada. Born in the 90s but had my childhood in the 2000s and early 2010s teen years. I didn’t play this but a lot of my fellow Asian peers did. for a good chunk of Asians who grew up in the west, maplestory is kind of associated for being a childhood game

    I only found out recently after nearly two decades that this is a Korean game. And I even saw two clips of a couple of young kids playing it. Was it always a popular game there? Is it still well known and common or do young folks just play fortnite/valorant or league?

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    1. beegee536 on

      Virtually every person under 35 here knows this game, and a large amount have played or at least tried it. These days not so much.

    2. GeneralGom on

      Surprisingly, Maple Story is still very much alive. In fact, it’s one of the most popular MMOs in Korea atm.

      This is mainly because there is a whole economy formed around the game where you can farm in game money and trade for real money, which is often more profitable than working minimum wage jobs.

    3. AcrobaticEmergency42 on

      We recently (during our visit) went to lotte world. We did not know there was a special event that day.

      Maple day.

      People qued up for voice actors by the hundreds. Huge artwork everywhere.

      I seriously think 90% of the park visitors were there for maple story.

    6. Bubble_Cheetah on

      I just went to Lotte world and it was completely MapleStory themed. You can even upload your avatar on the big screen to have it run around with the other park goers, or make an avatar there through a dedicated link once you’re there and upload it. I was over the moon.

      Pretty sure a lot of the merch there was based on MapleStory headgears and asthetics too.

    7. EatThatPotato on

      Maple is well and alive, back in the day it was even more. I would go home from school and talk about maple, then after school meet my friends online and play.

      I kinda stopped playing after the “big bang” though.

      But it’s still a very big game and many of my friends still play occasionally. It’s not as widespread as league though