What's the longest running Multiplayer game?

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What's the longest running Multiplayer game?

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I want to say DooM but that game died years ago only to come back with DooM 3 which leaves a large gap between 2 and 3. On the other hand I think Descent 1 takes the lead. What do you think? This does not include free game like chess, poker, etc.
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LORD?
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life
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Pong?
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I can't think of any other 9-10 year old multiplayer game thats still being played other then D1. I'm sure others will pipe in and I'll stand corrected, but D1 is ultimately the best Image
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Ultima?
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your mom? Image
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Nethack

No concurrent multiplayer, but it is a MUD.
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NetTrek for the Mac?
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pong
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Chess actually. Image
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Sex.
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OK asses, I assume he is limiting the games to PC only. Image

I'd have to go with D1 as well.
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Yeah what's wrong with you ass masters. Image But I still think D1 might be the only one left and Goober don't you be talking about my Mama. Image
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by JMEaT:
<b> OK asses, I assume he is limiting the games to PC only. Image

I'd have to go with D1 as well. </b></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It'd still be Chess. Image
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by TigerRaptorFX:
I want to say DooM but that game died years ago only to come back with DooM 3 which leaves a large gap between 2 and 3. On the other hand I think Descent 1 takes the lead. What do you think? <u> This does not include free game like chess, poker, etc.</u></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Post by Kyouryuu »

I don't think Doom necessarily died. Since the source code was released, there have been legions of people toying with the engine. Thus far, they've managed to incorporate gradual lighting effects (as in Descent), corridors under corridors, and several other things the original Doom couldn't do.
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do people still actively play doom online? i'd say D1 is probably the best guess, but i wouldnt be surprise dif there was an older one. just because a game is old doesn't mean it isn't any good.
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Post by roid »

nibbles (qbasic game) was multiplayer. used to play that all the time at school too. ROCK ON
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Wait, people still play Descent 1?
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yeah, i would be too if i could get it to work.
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Post by Floyd »

you are all wrong. even i was, kinda. although pong got played the most. this is why. earliest date i found for pong was 29.11.1972.
who doesn't believe it may investigate further, as i'm too lazy with my 56k.
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Post by Sage »

Yeh but like, people don't play Pong anymore... There isn't a PC multiplayer pong is there?

I wish I could play Descent 1 & II multiplayer, because they better than D3.
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There have been may variations of Pong. Doubt the original is still activly played by a large group of people.
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Post by roid »

oh jmeat, it is played!
(from what i've read at somethingawful).
ppl have it on their emulator pcs.
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What if someone made a new pong game like Uber Pong or something, like they did with Tron 2.0? I wonder if people would play it.
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Post by Lothar »

Like Topher said, it's Nethack. It allows for limited user interaction through bones files, and the game has been continuously played since 1987. Its predecessors (Hack and Rogue) have been played since 1980 (source)

Though, I'm not sure when bones files were actually introduced...
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