I have a soft spot in my heart for ahead-of-their-time or there-but-for-mismanagement game oddities. :-) There's also an alternative universe where the Japanes

I have a soft spot in my heart for ahead-of-their-time or there-but-for-mismanagement game oddities. :-) There's also an alternative universe where the Japanese game industry cracked the MMO formula instead of Ultimate Online / EverQuest. See Sega's Heat.net / 10six: https://massivelyop.com/2016/07/23/the-game-archaeologist-segas-10six-mmo/ https://massivelyop.com/2016/07/23/the-game-archaeologist-se... As a beta player, it was hellaciously fun, in a very similar way to EVE, even on dialup. Other oddities: LucasArts' 80s Habitat: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_(video_game) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_(video_game) 3DO's pre-Niantic Meridian 59: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_59 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_59 Sierra's The Realm Online: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Realm_Online https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Realm_Online (also beta'd this one, which was really slick and well-executed)