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Offline BaldEagl

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2013, 11:17:18 AM »
That list gets longer and longer.  I was playing pacman on Google last year and have Pong on my Gameboy.
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2013, 11:20:37 AM »
Gran Turismo is one of the longest living simulator besides aces high.
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Offline Arlo

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2013, 11:21:48 AM »
Wasn't 'actively supported and updated' part of the criteria, though?
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2013, 11:25:40 AM »
Call of Duty is working on it...

We'll see which one outlasts the other.  I hope it's AH:)

I have to admit - I have been playing CoD since inception.
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Offline Karnak

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #19 on: July 13, 2013, 11:26:47 AM »
Long running series is not the same as a continuously supported game.  And no, some guy still running a server in his garage does not count as supported.
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #20 on: July 13, 2013, 11:36:10 AM »
No restrictions... Really just curious.  Pacman and the like aren't really comparable, but still interesting context.  Like Karnak says above:  HTC has been basically unchanged team, if not in vision (Tour of Duty) then in staffing, all the way back to 1999 with basically the same game.  Whereas with e.g. CoD you have repeatedly iterated/remixed game and lots of dev team (ie vision?) changes. CoD 2 is not the same animal at all as some of the latest ones, right? :)

Quote from: Arlo on July 13, 2013, 10:46:22 AM
So much for supporting the OP.  :headscratch:  ;) :cheers:
It supports my curiosity.  That's the only motivation..  :joystick:
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #21 on: July 13, 2013, 11:47:40 AM »
Quote from: Perrine on July 13, 2013, 11:20:37 AM
Gran Turismo is one of the longest living simulator besides aces high.

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Offline Bizman

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #22 on: July 13, 2013, 12:06:43 PM »
Quote from: BaldEagl on July 13, 2013, 11:17:18 AM
That list gets longer and longer.  I was playing pacman on Google last year and have Pong on my Gameboy.
I might still have the Excel 2003 version of PacMan somewhere on my hard disk... Apparently there are many more Excel variations available now, but PacMan seems to have been updated to run on Excel 2007...
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #23 on: July 13, 2013, 12:07:15 PM »
In judging the longevity of AH you really should include Warbirds, and before that, Confirmed Kill.  I believe they were all written by Hitech.  Unfortunately, I can't remember when Confirmed Kill came out, but it was way back when Air Warrior was still going strong.
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Offline icepac

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #24 on: July 13, 2013, 12:10:41 PM »
Warbirds still has populated arenas.
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Offline F77

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #25 on: July 13, 2013, 12:48:18 PM »
If you drop the word "video" then MUDS are some of the oldest multi-player online games still going!

NANVAENT - (Yes, I am still an immortal with coding rights on the game :) ) since 1993

Muds evolved from the first incarnation at Essex University, England, in 1978.  MUD2 has been running since 1985!
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #26 on: July 13, 2013, 01:10:43 PM »
Quote from: 715 on July 13, 2013, 12:07:15 PM
In judging the longevity of AH you really should include Warbirds, and before that, Confirmed Kill.  I believe they were all written by Hitech.  Unfortunately, I can't remember when Confirmed Kill came out, but it was way back when Air Warrior was still going strong.

CK was released for open beta Memorial Day 1995

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Offline kvuo75

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #27 on: July 13, 2013, 01:53:16 PM »
did Microsoft abandon flight simulator?

because I had it on my c64 in 1984 or 85
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #28 on: July 13, 2013, 02:25:25 PM »
Quote from: kvuo75 on July 13, 2013, 01:53:16 PM
did Microsoft abandon flight simulator?

because I had it on my c64 in 1984 or 85

MS still sells Flight Simulator X but I do not think the team is still there and actively developing it.
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Offline Karnak

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2013, 02:30:41 PM »
I contend that new games in a series are new games and shouldn't count for the longest lived video game.  They would be counted for longest lived video game series, if you see what I am saying.

MUD2 from 1985 sounds like a contender, if it is still being developed/supported.  Just passively running because somebody kept it up doesn't really mean the same thing.
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