On 06 May 23 07:57:50 Abbub wrote...

If you consider all platforms (not just N64 or console), Doom
(1993) had multi-player support. Heretic (1994, for PC) also had multi-player, from what I remember.

Yeah, I was going to reply to this but then I figured I'd wait and
see if someone else already had. Goldeneye *might* be the first
multiplayer on console, but it's definitely not the first
multi-player FPS. Depending on how far you want to stretch the
definition of FPS, that *might* be Midi Maze on the Atari ST, which
dates back to the late 80s.

To which Darklord replies...

Glad you mentioned Midi Maze. I was going to if you hadn't. :)

Something like 16 Atari ST's, chained together by MIDI and all trying to
kill each other - perfect fun!

The box cover said it perfectly "Put on a happy face" but the "put on"
was crossed out and had "Kill" written in. The players avatars were round
happy faces in the game, to put that in perspective.

Great stuff, good times. Huge Atari ST fan here - still have a handful
and run The DarkForce! BBS on an Atari Mega ST4. :)

Power without the Price! / Have you played Atari today?

Righteousness incorporated... :D


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On 12 May 23 16:23:28 Darklord wrote...

The box cover said it perfectly "Put on a happy face" but the "put
on" was crossed out and had "Kill" written in. The players avatars
were round happy faces in the game, to put that in perspective.

Great stuff, good times. Huge Atari ST fan here - still have a
handful and run The DarkForce! BBS on an Atari Mega ST4. :)

To which Commodore Clifford replies...

I think everyone knows about our AtariNess by now. :) But we have to
keep spreading the word, right? Actually from what I remember, I think
the 8-bit version of MIDI Maze is actually compatible? I'm guessing the FujiNet setup for it wouldn't work (since it isn't a physical MIDI) but
if you have actual MIDI hardware for the 8-bit I'm pretty sure you can
have the STers and 8-bitters together.

So the final showdown at last!

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On 13 May 23 07:36:56 Commodore Clifford wrote...

To which Commodore Clifford replies...

I think everyone knows about our AtariNess by now. :) But we have to
keep spreading the word, right? Actually from what I remember, I
think the 8-bit version of MIDI Maze is actually compatible? I'm
guessing the FujiNet setup for it wouldn't work (since it isn't a
physical MIDI) but if you have actual MIDI hardware for the 8-bit I'm pretty sure you can have the STers and 8-bitters together.

So the final showdown at last!

To which Darklord replies...

Well, here's what a quick google search revealed:

https://gamicus.fandom.com/wiki/MIDI_Maze


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On 22 May 23 00:02:08 Darklord wrote...

Well, here's what a quick google search revealed:

https://gamicus.fandom.com/wiki/MIDI_Maze

To which Commodore Clifford replies...

Ok, so it does work.

I wonder if that Con of the North is still a thing? We have offices in Minnesota, so maybe I can figure out a way to expense it. :)

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On 28 May 23 12:53:16 Commodore Clifford wrote...

To which Commodore Clifford replies...

Ok, so it does work.

I wonder if that Con of the North is still a thing? We have offices
in Minnesota, so maybe I can figure out a way to expense it. :)

To which Darklord replies...

Not a clue but I'm getting a mental image of us barging in, packing about
a dozen SC1224 monitors 'n ST's. Yeah! When they ask for an explanation
(as we're stringing MIDI cables), we just tell them to think early (real early!) token ring... :)


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On 28 May 23 23:03:34 Darklord wrote...

Not a clue but I'm getting a mental image of us barging in, packing
about a dozen SC1224 monitors 'n ST's. Yeah! When they ask for an explanation (as we're stringing MIDI cables), we just tell them to
think early (real early!) token ring... :)

To which Commodore Clifford replies...

Uh, guys... this is a snowshoe salesmen convention......

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On 29 May 23 07:47:34 Commodore Clifford wrote...

To which Commodore Clifford replies...

Uh, guys... this is a snowshoe salesmen convention......

To which Darklord replies...

Or that...'cause I'm sure they would totally fall for that explanation,
ya know? :)



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