EverQuest
PC
Released on March 16, 1999.
Why? I've played this game since the servers went live and still play it to this day. This is the game that started every MMO that is currently played.
Why? Best MMORPG there is, even after 17years it have not been over done by any other game.
Why? As a child, I remember waking up at 4am every morning to play this before school. This game taught me RESPONSIBILITY.
Why? A nice MMO, very old school but not your easy MMO. I love the challenge in the game.
Why? It was the 1st MMO that captured my soul and kept me up into the weeee hours of the morning when I should have been sleeping and getting ready for work.
Why? Best childhood video game memories right here. Forget people saying WoW clone. They need to say Eq clone. It fun and challenaging.
Why? Started playing this in 2000...loved the whole idea of a MASSIVELY multi-player environment that was both challenging and visually pleasing. the variety of characters one could play, added to the skill sets one could put to use (including crafting and creating one's own potions, armors and weapons thru… See More
smithing and brewing and weaving, etc). It was truly an immersive and top quality way to spend an afternoon (or weekend as some of us were WONT to do!