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 I was about to say, RuneScape came out three years before WoW.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was regional. There are a lot of games like that.

The question is... who's old enough to remember Ultima Online? 
 I’m old enough but never played. Heard good things 
 If cs is where you go to cry. Then runescape is where you go to die 
 > Alexa, play “Sea Shanty 2” 
 Or, or.... my first.... EverQuest? 
 Haven’t heard of either 🤔💜

The Simpsons Hit & Run, Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0 and Need For Speed Underground were my first 💜

Some flash games probably before that, like Club Penguin and some 8 pool site 
 EverQuest is still around. Sony sold it to a small group of passionate devs. 
 huh, that’s good atleast

heard some murmurs about jagex slowing down on banning botters, to inflate the active online user count, to increase the price of the company/game when selling it

think Carlyle owns Jagex now, right? 
 Will might know. I’ve only played that one a little. It’s on mobile now. 
 Need for Speed Underground 👌 
 dad had some good taste in games

wouldn’t allow me Vice City tho, as it was 18+ 😂 
 Hot Pursuit on PS1 
 damn, I’ve played the OG Xbox, the one before 360

played The Matrix on it 😂💜

got pilled early 
 I never played that one much. Back in the PS days I was all in on Gran Turismo. 
 You had skills. GT controls were too touchy for me. 🤣😂 
 loved racing and fps games so much more on pc than console 
 FPS for sure, though I still prefer a controller for racing games, even on PC. 
 breaking and throttle better with a controller

the steering just never sat right with me 
 I'm a d-pad maxi

😬 
 it’s more accurate indeed 💜 less inaccurate entries too 
 Play a ton of GT in the PS1 
 Loved hot pursuit! 
 Always fun as a kid to play with dad as the cop. 🤣 
 midnight club dub edition hit different though