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What's the longest running Multiplayer game?

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 11:17 pm
by TigerRaptor
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.

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:09 am
by Tetrad
LORD?

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:21 am
by roid
life

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:00 am
by Hunter
Pong?

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:13 am
by Tyranny
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

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:33 am
by Palzon
Ultima?

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:21 pm
by Gooberman
your mom? Image

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:48 pm
by Topher
Nethack

No concurrent multiplayer, but it is a MUD.

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:49 pm
by Richard Cranium
NetTrek for the Mac?

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:02 pm
by Floyd
pong

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:53 pm
by MD-2389
Chess actually. Image

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:27 pm
by Topher
Sex.

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:37 pm
by JMEaT
OK asses, I assume he is limiting the games to PC only. Image

I'd have to go with D1 as well.

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 6:06 pm
by TigerRaptor
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

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:25 pm
by MD-2389
<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

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:10 pm
by JMEaT
<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>

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:36 pm
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.

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:52 pm
by kurupt
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.

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 1:52 am
by roid
nibbles (qbasic game) was multiplayer. used to play that all the time at school too. ROCK ON

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:30 am
by Sage
Wait, people still play Descent 1?

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:49 am
by kurupt
yeah, i would be too if i could get it to work.

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:00 am
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.

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:35 pm
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.

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:46 pm
by JMEaT
There have been may variations of Pong. Doubt the original is still activly played by a large group of people.

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 3:27 am
by roid
oh jmeat, it is played!
(from what i've read at somethingawful).
ppl have it on their emulator pcs.

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:39 pm
by Sage
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.

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:21 pm
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...