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Lost Online Games From the Pre-Web Era

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-are-no-match-for-my-imperial-starship dept.

harrymcc writes "Long before the Web came along, people were playing online games — on BBSes, on services such as Prodigy and CompuServe, and elsewhere. Gaming historian Benj Edwards has rounded up a dozen RPGs, MUDs, and other fascinating curiosities from the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s — and the cool part is: they're all playable on the Web today." What old games were good enough for you to watch them scroll by on your 300 baud modem?

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  1. A few... by Dunbal · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Island of Kesmai (shut down by EA in 1999)
    Megawars III (CompuServe)/Stellar Emperor (GEnie)
    Air Warrior, Air Warrior II, Air Warrior III...

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