Software:Legends of Terris
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| Designer(s) | Paul Barnett |
| Programmer(s) | Doug Goldner |
| Platform(s) | Platform independent |
| Release | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy MUD |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Legends of Terris is a text-only MUD game created and coded by Paul Barnett and Doug Goldner.[1] Terris is a wondrous land that is constantly evolving. It is a place where fortunes can be made and battles won, and the experienced adventurer can even reach the heavens!
Game characteristics
History
First launched in 1994 from Sub Cyberia, England's first internet cafe,[2] Legends of Terris went on to become the largest text-based game in Europe.[3] Legends of Terris was launched on AOL UK in 1995, and was then launched on AOL in the US in 1996.
The client software currently allows for a powerful combination of user-defined keyboard shortcuts, macros, colors, highlights, aliases, nicknames, and alerts.
See also
- MUD
- Online text-based role-playing game
- Role-playing game
References
- ↑ Legends of Terris creation
- ↑ Eric Pfanner, "'The world's first,' Café Cyberia in London, takes a bow : A decade of Internet cafés", The New York Times, 09/02/2004
- ↑ Amanda Long, "First Person Singular: Paul Barnett, creative director of a video-game company", The Washington Post, 05/27/2011
External links and further reading
- Official web site
- Online Games Company
- Facebook group: Legends of Terris
- Facebook group: Legends of Terris ex players
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