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{{All Game Nav|game=Neverwinter Nights (AOL game)|num=0}} | |||
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|title=Neverwinter Nights (AOL game) | |||
|developer=[[AOL]], [[Stormfront Studios]], [[SSI]], and [[TSR]] (now [[Wizards of the Coast]]) | |||
|publisher=[[AOL]] | |||
|designer=Don Daglow | |||
|releasedates=[[1991]]-[[1997]] | |||
|genre=[[MMORPG]] | |||
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}} | |||
:For the 2002 computer role-playing game see [[Neverwinter Nights]] | :For the 2002 computer role-playing game see [[Neverwinter Nights]] | ||
[[Image:NeverwinterNightsAOL.gif|thumb|300px|right|Screenshot of Neverwinter Nights on AOL]] | [[Image:NeverwinterNightsAOL.gif|thumb|300px|right|Screenshot of Neverwinter Nights on AOL]] | ||
'''Neverwinter Nights''' was the first [[ | '''Neverwinter Nights''' was the first [[MMORPG]] to display graphics, and ran from [[1991]] to [[1997]] on [[AOL]] (then called [[Quantum Computer Services]]). The genre had previously been pioneered by the all-text [[Islands of Kesmai]] series created by [[Kelton Flinn]] at [[Kesmai]]. | ||
In addition to being the first graphics-based MMORPG, the game also marked the first appearance of online | In addition to being the first graphics-based MMORPG, the game also marked the first appearance of online Clans and Player versus player combat in multiplayer RPGs. | ||
Neverwinter Nights was followed by a series of progressively more successful graphical MMORPG's, including [[Shadow of Yserbius]] (1992-96), [[Ultima Online]] (1997-Present) and [[Everquest]] (1999-Present). By 2000 the category was well-established and multiple titles began to appear in North America and in Asia. | Neverwinter Nights was followed by a series of progressively more successful graphical MMORPG's, including [[Shadow of Yserbius]] (1992-96), [[Ultima Online]] (1997-Present) and [[Everquest]] (1999-Present). By 2000 the category was well-established and multiple titles began to appear in North America and in Asia. | ||
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*[http://www.bladekeep.com/nwn The Original Neverwinter Nights] | *[http://www.bladekeep.com/nwn The Original Neverwinter Nights] | ||
*[http://www.gamebanshee.com/interviews/stormfrontstudios2.php UGO & GameBanshee interview on history of original NWN] | *[http://www.gamebanshee.com/interviews/stormfrontstudios2.php UGO & GameBanshee interview on history of original NWN] | ||
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