A History of EverQuest: This MMO Made The Genre

Buy my book on EverQuest…it’s great way to support the channel: https://bossfightbooks.com/products/e... You can also support me at: Computer Gaming Yesterday on Patreon:   / computergamingyesterday   Or on YouTube:    / @computergamingyesterday   Play EverQuest: https://www.everquest.com/home Play Toril MUD: https://www.torilmud.com/ Released on March 16, 1999, EverQuest created a template that most MMORPGs eventually followed and, after many years, even changed single-player games. THIS VIDEO IS A REVISION OF THE ORIGINAL VIDEO. The new video is revised to include more information about the influence of MUDs, as well as updated details from interviews I conducted while writing my book on EverQuest. It also includes more video from the prototype and beta phases of EverQuest’s development. Selected historical clips: John Madden Original Developer Interview (associated with Park Place Productions):    • John Madden Football Videogame - Original ...   The Computer Chronicles: Shareware (1988):    • The Computer Chronicles - Shareware (1988)   Cities of Norrath: Freeport:    • Cities of Norrath: Freeport   E3 1998:    • E3 1998 - Show Floor   The EverQuest Show interview with Holly Longdale:    • The EverQuest Show - Episode 7 - The Holly...   Selected gameplay clips: Guardians: Storms over Doria prototypes:    • Guardians: Storm Over Doria Three differen...   Let’s Play Neverwinter Nights (1991):    • Let's Briefly Play "Neverwinter Nights (AO...   Warwizard (1993, DOS):    • War Wizard (1993) DOS   Let’s Play Core MUD:    • Let's Play: Core MUD - Newbie character pl...   Tanarus:    • Tanarus - Desert10 - Last Day Event Part 1   EverQuest Prototype:    • Very Old Everquest   Magestorm:    • MageStorm Revival Beta - 30 Mage   EverQuest early beta:    • Everquest November Beta Footage   Ultima Online:    • Ultima Online Duel 1999s PvP UO   EverQuest PvP (from Project 1999 Red Server):    • EverQuest 1 PVP (Project 1999 Red Server)   EverQuest (with original UI):    • EverQuest Old UI 1999-2002 More In-Depth   Ultima Online: Outlands:    • UO Outlands - Super Happy Fun Time - Ultim...   Original EverQuest character select screen:    • EverQuest 1 Music - Character Creation (hu...   Cool Boarders 3: https://www.youtube.com/results?searc... The Elder Scrolls II Daggerfall:    • The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall - Gameplay   Original EverQuest tutorial:    • Original Everquest Tutorial on 3dfx Voodoo5   EverQuest Pre-beta (1998) reel:    • EverQuest Pre-BETA 1998   EverQuest August Beta Footage:    • Everquest August Beta Footage   EverQuest Project 1999 Green Server Trailer:    • Project 1999 Green Trailer   Let’s Play WoW Classic:    • Let's Play WoW CLASSIC - Human Priest - Pa...   Sources: [1] https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/... [2]   / old_everquest_dump_compilation   [3] https://www.pcgamer.com/breaking-the-... [4] https://link.springer.com/content/pdf... [5] https://winners.webbyawards.com/2000/... [6] https://www.mmorpg.com/everquest/inte... [7] https://groups.google.com/forum/messa... [8] https://loreofnorrath.wordpress.com/2... [9] https://nygamecritics.com/2019/11/23/... [10] https://archive.org/details/PCGamer19... [11] http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/1998... [12]   / 722542208650473477   [13] https://www.neverdiemedia.com/product... [14] https://imgur.com/a/DFHoi [15] https://archive.org/details/Computer_... Page 14 [16] https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_I... page 100 [17] https://archive.org/details/PCPowerpl... page 36 [18] https://archive.org/details/GamefanVo... page 68 [19] https://archive.org/details/PCXL10Jun... [20]    • Evercracked   [21] https://www.shacknews.com/article/110... [22] https://www.everquest.com/news/import...