10 years ago today, my first published title, Meridian 59, launched. It had a 3D client, a virtual world, and was among the first games to charge a flat fee to play.

Meridian 59 is widely considered by many to be the first MMORPG. Which means that even if you’re uncharitable and don’t count older games like Gemstone, MUD and Islands of Kesmai, the industry has now officially been making MMOs for 10 years. You’d think we’d be better at it by now.

Meridian 59 is still up and running – you can download a demo here.

Edit: No, there is no demo. I am apparently addle-minded.

Original comments thread is here.