You want classic? Here's the first playable ALPHA

[Bockscar]

http://kheprigames.com/oldeq.zip

Download, change compatibility settings of EverQuest.exe to 256 colors, and run it

When asked for login info, just click ok. When it tells you it can't connect, hit ok again and it'll start up.

You can tell that it was much closer to Everquest's DikuMUD roots at the time.

[Lazortag]

Screenshots?

[C5BAMF]

Yeah lets see some screenies

[Bockscar]

Just download the fucking thing and try, it's like 2mb.

[Phallax]

Yes lets click random links!

[Bockscar]

Lol. Ok, I'll post some screenshots in a sec but they look really fucked up because Windows can't handle running a program in 256 colors, and there's no in-game screenshot function so I just have to print screen and paste it into paint. Gimme a minute.

[Yawn_God]

Because Fraps and f10 doesn't exist.

[Snaggles]

You gots Classic Mario Bros too? Link plz.

[Bockscar]

Here's a youtube of what it looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0GyQCYVb2s

Here's a few screenies I just took. Looks like shit because Windows can't handle the colors. It doesn't look like that when actually playing, but capturing a Windows screenie fucks it up.

http://i.imgur.com/4jZhV.png
http://i.imgur.com/SbvAY.png
http://i.imgur.com/MkSao.png
http://i.imgur.com/QT9WF.png

If you run the game, it looks like it does in that youtube vid. It's a small window and you can fullscreen it with F2, but it crashes if you downsize it again or alt-tab away.

[Bockscar]

Couple of images from the folder:

http://i.imgur.com/jwiiE.png
http://i.imgur.com/nZqHp.png

[vinx]

Yes lets click random links!
lol right on

[Aenor]

I saw some video where McQuaid talks about how the game was originally going to be software accelerated. It was a big risk for them to convert to hardware acceleration for the Voodoo cards of that era. This was considered "pushing the envelope" at the time, and I have to say, the EQ that we still play and love looks thousands of times better than that video. Especially once you copy the s3d files from the downloadable trillogy trial... EQ has never looked better.

[Hobby]

Those screenies look awesome. I love playing EQ while on acid....

[Pillow Armadillo]

Those screenies look awesome. I love playing EQ while on acid....

There's a thought. :D