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Timeline of Online Gaming

Posted by michael on from the tradewars-will-never-die dept.

Jippy_ writes "While reminiscing about an old online game I used to play called "Shadows of Yserbius", I found a very neat timeline of online gaming. It goes back as far as PLATO and is current up to this year. It's not news, but it's good to read and remember the days of pre-EverCrack online games." GEnie, wow.

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  1. xpilot by Chris+Hiner · · Score: 4, Informative

    No xpilot either on this list. That dates to 1991, and has been multiplayer since the start.

  2. too much missing. by t0qer · · Score: 5, Informative


    Few things missing..

    He mentions ten, but forgets kali and kahn (sorry no link) Kali was the first commercial IPX tcp wrapper. Duke nukem, doom, descent were all played over kali.

    Also to note, dwango. The thresh sponsored dial up doom networking service.

    Then onto Ultima Online for the first graphical mmorpg.

    Too much missing for my taste.