1. Create false money, signatures or documents and try and use them to gain something of value that is not yours. 2. Creat something (a horseshoe, for example) made by heating iron and shaping it with a hammer. 3. develop a relationship with someone, often by passing through difficult moments together, until you understand each other.
I think "forge" was being used in it's 3rd possible meaning.
RE: The Good Old Times / Le Bon Vieux Temps ........
Computers with green screens.Telephones without cameras and apps, but with dials.
Cars that didn't need electronic testers to find the fault