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First ever MMORPG
OmegaLet
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Does anyone know of the first MMORPG that was made that started this genre of computer gaming? I'm thinking maybe Everquest? or Ultima online? but thats just my thoughts, i dont know too much about back in the day
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Here's a series of articles gamespy produced about the general history of mmog's. There really wasn't one that started it all, the whole online gaming concept has grown into what it is today. How you define the "massive" in Massive Multiplayer Online Games is hot topic of discussion and has had different meanings throughout the history of gaming but that could be a whole other discussion in itself. Here's the link that discusses the history:
http://www.gamespy.com/amdmmog/week1/
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UO was the first huge hit graphical MMORPG. But there were many MMORPG's before it. (UO is about a year older than EQ).
There were MUD's which were played on mainframes that used text based interfaces and MUD's played via telent on the Internet since probably the 70's, maybe earlier.
Also, AOL and the other big one that is gone CompuServer had some MMORPG type games. GemStone warrior and some others. I never played any of them though.
But UO was the first big graphical mainstream MMORPG.
Wow, madjake, you posted that link about 8 seconds before I finished my post. After reading your article, I feel that I gave a decent answer off of the top of my head!
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Great first mmorpg
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meridan 59 pre dates UO and is basically a bit like UO.
However first to bring it to mainstream is UO in 1997.
EQ was released in 1999.AC in 1999
DAoC 2001.
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LOL totally out of context man.
Not only out of context but a highly subjective opinion. Seriously doubt many would agree.
Not only out of context but a highly subjective opinion. Seriously doubt many would agree.
i also have to say that post didnt make much sence
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http://www.gamespy.com/amdmmog/week1/
Great site, I used it as the primary basis for my research paper for college last semester. I would reccomend that anyone interested in the history of MMORPGs read this.
My paper was actually about the history of Fantasy Roleplaying Games, so I went back as far as Chainmail and Dungeons and Dragons and the wargames that came before them. But for the MMORPG part, I used this site.
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LOL, I did not post that.
Even though its my name, my account, etc., I know I didnt post that lol
hmmmm, maybe I should change my password
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
"...Meridian and The Realm are pretty old..."
I'd have to say that MUDs started it all (without reading that article posted by Madjake). I believe GemstoneIII was around for 15-17 years maybe? I started playing it 4-5 years ago I think... but there is one that beats GS (in age anyway)...
p.s. I think Meridian59 is probably the oldest -graphical- "mmorpg", but I'm not sure about that. It just seems like it's been around forever. Maybe started in 1959?
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After the Egg and the chicken, there come Gary Gigax and TSR with a few others old games like Oeil Noir, Warhammer and so on...
On the computers the Bard`s Tale on the C64 was prolly the first REAL RPG on a computer game, althought by no mean the first on the topic, I remember stuff on the Vic 20 althought they where far from a RPG, as many others games start the genre.
Then come SSI studios with the famous Golden Box(Pool of Radiance & friends, Champions of Krynn & friends(The Dark Queen of Krynn and Death Knight of Krynn been my favorites and groundbreaking, both of them) who where the first to actually mass create RPGs games on a regular basic...(removing nothing from Might and magic hehe).
Then it is fllooding, online I recall playing on BBS!
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