Your first online game?

I don't know if I can remember my FIRST first, but the first game I ever really got into online was Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight. I played that thing to death. Keyboard only. I was oblivious to the mouse being a gaming peripheral. And then there was the lack of video card, resulting in only 320x200 or something thereabouts for my resolution.

I wonder if Microsoft's Zone still has a (the only) server list?

EDIT: Skimmed a bit of the thread. Is this about MMOs? In that case, my first online game was Ragnarok Online, or Ragnacrack as I call it. I've been in and out of it several times. The game is so stupid, so simple, yet so compelling. It's been calling me lately, but I'm resisting. For now.
 
The first game I played over the internet (kinda) was the Microsoft flight shooter "Hellbender" I connected with a friend of mines by dialing directly over the phone line. We had a hell of a time getting it working though :lol:. The first game that I played over an organized Internet system is the original Diablo. Followed by Diablo 2 or Half-life, I forgot which came first. But in terms of online playing time, Half-life by far.

I wasted years blowing through at least 20+ different Half-life 1 mods: Battle of the Milinium, Rocket Crowbar, Action HL, Existence mod, Dragonmodz, TFC, CS, Day of Defeat, Bumpercars, Natural Selection, Wizard Wars, Svencoop, "Pirates Vikings, and Knights", Richochet, Gladiator, Vampire Slayers, the Specialist, Judgement, Worms HL, Opposing Forces, Jailbreak, Science and Industry, Snark Wars, The Wastes, Holy Wars, Train Hunters, Braindead, The Battlegrounds (revolutionary war mod), The Opera, Firearms, Global Warfare, Master Sword, Goldeneye, Scientist Hunt :twisted:, Runaway Train, and I'm sure others. There was much fun to be had for that initial 20 dollar purchase of the game from my local, independent used game seller back in 1999.
 
Diablo 2 on 56k. Since many people I know what playing it, I picked it up.

Now I am playing WoW and Warcraft 3, but I really don't have much time to game anymore.
 
Hmmm, have to say Quake II was my first online game. Then a bit of Unreal Tournament, Tribes 1 & 2, Age of Empires 2, Starcraft, Delta Force 2 & 3, Team Fortress Classic, Total Annihilation, and probably a few others. No wonder my wife use to fuss at me. :)

First mmo game has to be WW2Online. Throw in Earth and Beyond, Eve, and Guild Wars.
 
[quote name='Strell']Then Subspace/Continuum, the greatest game you've never played. You owe it to yourself to go to www.powerballzone.com and download it and play it. Asteroids multiplayer deathmatch. Absolutely brilliant design. Hard as hell to learn but it's pure old school.[/QUOTE]
I played a lot of Subspace back in the day... Usually on ASWZ, but then something else when it went away for a while. I had to stop playing before Continuum came out, though.

[quote name='kaw']My first online game was a Multi-User Dungeon (MUD) called Barren Realms. This was back in 1995. I was hooked on MUDs (think WoW without the graphics) for about 4 years. Funny thing is I haven't played much online gaming since then[/QUOTE]
I played a SMAUG mud called 7th Circle for about 7 years, starting in about 96/97. If you've been to Realms of Despair, its similar, though less people.

[quote name='guardian_owl']The first game I played over the internet (kinda) was the Microsoft flight shooter "Hellbender" I connected with a friend of mines by dialing directly over the phone line. We had a hell of a time getting it working though :lol:. .[/QUOTE]
I played that early on too, at least, the demo of it that was bundled with Windows 95.

I can't be sure of which one I played first, but the earliest I can think of are a mud, Warcraft 2 through dialing up another person's computer directly, and a DOS game that I can't recall.
 
First online gaming experience was NFL 2k1 for the Dreamcast. My first addiction was MotoGP for the Xbox, then MotoGP2 and PGR 2 as well. Those were a lot of hours spent playing.
 
I never attempted any online gaming until we got cable modem in my house, late last year. After I bought a router to get the high-speed connection up in my room, the first game I played online was Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 through Kaillera MAME. First officially-supported online game was Mortal Kombat Deception on XBOX Live. Since then I've spent most of my online time with Halo 2, Smackdown vs Raw, Burnout, and some other XBL fighters. Oddly enough I have yet to use my PC for any online gaming outside of Kaillera... I really ought to put UT2004 to good use but it's just so hard to find the time.
 
[quote name='dafoomie']I played a SMAUG mud called 7th Circle for about 7 years, starting in about 96/97. If you've been to Realms of Despair, its similar, though less people.[/QUOTE]

I think I had visited Realms of Despair at one point. I played the MUD Castle Arcanum (not the Sierra game Arcanum, we had our name first dammit) from 1997-2001, and I'm still an admin there, but I only log on once or twice a year. Back in the day, I always thought the SMAUG codebase was the best.
 
some text based space (way early) MMORPG on compuserve. I forget the name, but it was really addictive. CheapyDad was none too happy when he got the bill.

300 baud modem with a 9 volt battery, bitches!

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I would play Duke Nukem and other oldschool FPS over modem at my girlfriend's house against her cousin, using her dad's computer. She wasn't very happy when I'd blow an hour and not even look in her direction.
 
Ultima Online in '99, but Ooga Booga on the DC came shortly thereafter thanks to the fact that netzero could be used on the DC.

i miss those days.

edit: I totally forgot about command and conquer red alert... i guess that was technically online since i remember dialing up my friends to play them over the internet. that had to be like 1996 or 97.
 
[quote name='kaw']I think I had visited Realms of Despair at one point. I played the MUD Castle Arcanum (not the Sierra game Arcanum, we had our name first dammit) from 1997-2001, and I'm still an admin there, but I only log on once or twice a year. Back in the day, I always thought the SMAUG codebase was the best.[/QUOTE]
SMAUG was far and away more advanced than Diku, Merc, or ROM... Theres still not much out there that can touch it.
 
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