what do you guys think was the first game with major online ability?

[QuantumPion]

probably doom over kali. The first game I can remember being sold as a network game was netmech, an addon pack for mech warrior 2.

 

[manimal]

Mud-------> colonial conquest over Telnet-------> Quake--------> everything else

 

[Bateluer]

Define major online capability. If you mean a large number of players, then it'd be something more recent. If you merely mean that the online part of the game is essential to the game, its core gameplay being online, that it'd be one of the earlier MUDs.

 

[Rangoric]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
First graphical mmorpg was meridian 59.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_59

First 3D graphical MMORPG was Meridian, Neverwinter Nights was the First MMORPG.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwinter_Nights

 

[gizbug]

Quake 1

 

[MetalMat]

Originally posted by: Fadardo
definely quake 1

Quake 1 was the first to have up to 32 people at one time I believe. With all the mods (CTF, TF, Rocket Arena, etc..) it was the only thing like it at the time. You also had the whole quake world thing.

 

[StevenYoo]

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