Oldschool MMO's 1991-1997

[muddy27]

Was browsing around for a bit on oldschool mmo's and came across this tidbit of info. I never played any of these games as I didnt have a pc back then and would have been before middle school? Anyone else play any of these? Before these would have been all MUDS (which I have played from time to time) Some of these were p2p by the hour I think.

Neverwinter Nights was the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) to display graphics, and ran from 1991 to 1997 on AOL. In addition to being the first graphics-based MMORPG, the game also marked the first appearance of online Clans and Player versus player (pvp) combat in multiplayer RPGs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glgq_IKfq78


Meridian 59 is an online computer role-playing game first published by the now defunct 3DO Company and now run by Near Death Studios. First launched online in an early form on December 15, 1995 and released commercially in September 1996 with a flat-rate monthly subscription, Meridian 59 is often credited as the first 3D graphical "massively multiplayer online game" or MMORPG.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCgMroudgoA


'The Shadow of Yserbius', (1992) originally published by Sierra On-Line, was the first of three graphical MUDs for the online community. Opening to rave reviews, The Shadow of Yserbius, according to industry critics, set the standard by which all future MUDS would be judged. The game was followed by two sequels entitled The Fates of Twinion (1993) and The Ruins of Cawdor (1995). Until recently, only The Shadow of Yserbius and Fates of Twinion were playable in offline mode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asv4wavilnM