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Offline moot

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Longest lived video game
« on: July 13, 2013, 10:16:38 AM »
How many other games than Aces High have survived (let's for argument's sake, say that AH1 and AH2 are the same game) as long?  We're nearing 15 years now if I'm not mistaken.

Not only in flight sim genre (is there even more than 100 players on Il2 anymore?), but all games types considered.  As far back as Ultima -- really an unlimited, all-time, all-type, all-platform comparo.
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Offline Volron

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2013, 10:25:39 AM »
Wouldn't EverQuest be up there?
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2013, 10:27:29 AM »
Survived as in are still played or as in are still being supported?

EverQuest was released on 3/16/1999 and its most recent expansion was released on 11/28/2012.

Ultima Online was released on 9/24/1997 and its most recent "booster pack" was on 10/12/2010.

WarBirds was released in 1995.  I am not sure if it is still being developed though.

There may be non-commercial games with longer support.
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2013, 10:31:18 AM »
Ahhhhh ... parade pee.  :lol
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2013, 10:41:48 AM »
Quote from: Karnak on July 13, 2013, 10:27:29 AM
Survived as in are still played or as in are still being supported?
Either, I guess?


Quote from: Arlo on July 13, 2013, 10:31:18 AM
Ahhhhh ... parade pee.  :lol
What... You mean you don't think AH is right there in geriatric company?  Anyway, this is totally naive but curious question.  I actually couldn't think of anything older than Ultima.  Warbirds was "dead" last I heard a couple years ago.


Quote from: Volron on July 13, 2013, 10:25:39 AM
Wouldn't EverQuest be up there?
I dunno.. Is it still played/developped?

Cause AH is relatively still as active on both dev/player side, as ever.
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2013, 10:44:24 AM »
I found a doom server running the other day.
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2013, 10:46:22 AM »
Quote from: moot on July 13, 2013, 10:41:48 AM
What... You mean you don't think AH is right there in geriatric company?  Anyway, this is totally naive but curious question.  I actually couldn't think of anything older than Ultima.  Warbirds was "dead" last I heard a couple years ago.

So much for supporting the OP.  :headscratch:  ;) :cheers:
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2013, 10:49:49 AM »
Nvm imma idiot  :banana:


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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2013, 10:55:28 AM »
Neverwinter Nights still has a gigantic modding community and plenty of servers up last I check. Released in 2002.

Runescape, has been around since 2001, getting updates constantly. Heck, they're making a third version last I heard.

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Offline Perrine

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2013, 11:04:18 AM »
Gran Turismo on playstation consoles since 1997 :rock
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2013, 11:05:44 AM »
You should never have said 'video game', Moot.  :P
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Offline Volron

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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2013, 11:12:34 AM »
Quote from: Perrine on July 13, 2013, 11:04:18 AM
Gran Turismo on playstation consoles since 1997 :rock

We going that route, then Mario would seem to top everything. :)
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2013, 11:14:20 AM »
John Madden Football would be right up there too in terms of longevity of the franchise but I'm guessing moot meant MMO's.
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Re: Longest lived video game
« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2013, 11:15:11 AM »
Quote from: Volron on July 13, 2013, 11:12:34 AM
We going that route, then Mario would seem to top everything. :)

If that's the case, I saw a working arcade version of this last year in a little greasy spoon on the road:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pDrRnJOCKZc
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