I Like Roleplaying

I did too when I was a kid. Same as you there was the playing house with whatever we could find, we also spent a lot of time pretending to be driving where ever we wanted in the old cars that were usually somewhere around. It was just my siblings and as since we lived in the country, and because my mom especially wouldn't here of letting us out of her site, partly because this was at the the big fear that there were kidnappers and child molesters around every corner and that we were juvenile delinquents just waiting a chance to get out and go on the crime spree that she was sure we would go on. I don't hold her totally to blame, that's just the mindset of the times back then. With all those "after school specials" doing their best to fill everyone's head with fear of any and everyone. Despite all this we still found ways to occupy our time. Nothing as interesting as what you tell of, but we still managed. Like you, the internet wasn't out yet. It never really started to take off until I was in high school, the Apple IIe was high tech when I was in elementary school.
Granted I had always wanted more friends and to expirament, but I still had fun.
I still like to online when I can find someone interesting to play with.