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Long ago and back when are semantically related in earlier topic. In some cases you can use "Long ago" instead the phrase "Back when" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like in the past, previously in time or order, in ancient times.

Long ago

Long ago adverb - Of the distant or comparatively distant past.

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Back when and long ago are semantically related in earlier topic. You can use "Back when" instead the phrase "Long ago" as an adjective or an adverb, if it concerns topics such as olden, in the past, previously in time or order, in ancient times.

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Long ago, back when Pong was pretty much the only Video Game on the market, pinball games were enjoying a surge in popularity.

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