The Computer Chronicles - Best Online Computer Games (1998)

[@VashStarwind]

Man its crazy how nostalgic something that youve never seen before can make you feel

[@dnakatomiuk]

God i miss those days even walking into Electronics boutique and seeing the big box games in the PC section. Then in early 00s seeing Warcraft and a whole shelf of it next to the Voodoo cards, Side winder sticks, Creative Labs sound blaster cards etc. Memories

[@josephking4732]

Blast from the past. My friends and I had LAN parties in the late 90s, played MTG and DnD... this was like watching memories.

[@movieretreat]

My first internet experience was Unreal Tournament, "Facing Worlds" is still one of my favourite maps.

[@allentoyokawa9068]

favorite*

[@jimjamz.]

Rod rocking the highlighted mullet even pre-David Beckham! Those Subspace sounds effects sound like they were directly lifted from Descent.

[@AllboroLCD]

My 1st online games were Interstate 76 over dial up, then Half-Life, and Quake 3. Amazing how they even worked on 56k

[@wallacelang1374]

QUAKE was one of my favorite shooting video games during the late 1990s and it was the forerunner of DOOM. The unique thing about QUAKE was that one could either play it as a single player on the single computer or one could play it online as either team games or competition games. A bonus feature of QUAKE was that one could customize it after one has registered it.

[@cheyenneball2988]

This brings back memories, I have fond memories of playing Counter Strike with other kids through LAN at my high school in our computer room during lunch, those were good times.

[@Nick-ec4mr]

Playing quake online is what got me good at typing. Kill someone, run to a corner, talk shit real quick, then go back to playing.

[@TheJoeDavis]

Holy crap. I remember playing Subspace on our library PCs in high school. Crazy!

[@SkellyPacks]

Just sitting here enjoying some Computer Chronicles and BOOM, unexpected Magic the Gathering!

[@weaponofmassconstruction1940]

My first online game was the original Deus Ex. I used to play on a map where you could have your own little gun store!

[@paulmorley1225]

I'm only rocking Windows 11, I can't wait until 98!!!!!

[@theforsaken127]

Was that Dennis "Thresh" who won John Carmack's Ferrari @6:44?

[@notanfningain]

12:20 Diablo bix box in the background.

[@unrealeck]

MS Gaming Zone. I used to use that for Age of Empires. On 56Kbps internet. That was my first time playing online and pretty much first times using the internet.

[@saramations]

Seeing that old wacom was cool!

[@diegosilang4823]

My first “online” is a dial up Doom death match with a 28.8 modem. My first internet online was a service called Mplayer.com.

[@hiding_my_name]

I remember Subspace! This was my jam back in 98

[@Blackadder75]

Magic Shandalar, now that is nostalgia.

[@JulianSarnoff]

“Deep in the Heart of Silicon Valley…” pretty sure that’s Neutral Ground @ San Antonio Shopping Center in Mountain View

[@Fiilis1]

Flashbacks playing Quakeworld with 56kbps modem. Man that ping. 300 - 800ms

[@Daehawk]

Best online games of 98 and not a single mention of Ultima Online or EverQuest..yeesh.

[@hallerd]

came here for this comment

[@westtell4]

yeah i cant understand why they never mentioned everquest or UO

[@johnalbertson79]

No one cares about those nerdy loser games.

[@CirageNoir]

UO was super niche.

[@JaredConnell]

I played dial up p2p games like command and conquer and doom but i think the first game that I played over the internet was quake 3 arena when I got a cable modem.

[@lacitysun]

That ZAuction site sounded like a good idea. Too bad it didn't catch on.

[@XYtoTheDoubleG]

I think halo 2 was probably my first online obsession. I loved Age of Empires, but I think I mostly played the campaigns.

[@michaels8878]

NO_ Flyers squadron represent 1998 msn zone Fighter Ace

[@Maskddingo]

Quake I teamfortress sniper battles were always interesting on 56k. So much lag.

[@GoldSrc_]

It's Thresh :D

[@sternkrieger1950]

I wasn't really into online gaming until Diablo II came out and ruined my life for a year, lol!

[@dalmocalmo420]

He should revive this show, maybe with the help of younger hosts.

[@westtell4]

disappointed they never Covered Everquest IT had been out 4 months when this episode was made and 22 years later its still going

[@vesavius]

I year before EverQuest would arrive and change the entire scene

[@chloedevereaux1801]

i get a lot of pleasure playing with another guys joystick and banging on it..... as long as he returns the favour....

[@tomcat205]

oh a remenber my first online game was duke nukem

[@mrrafalb1776]

12:52 Ryan Gosling

[@roberto1519]

I prefer single player games with a good campaign, or playing side by side with a brother, friend and even wife. I grew up this way, it was cool to try this interaction when it was knew, but it's not for me.

[@dj2bklyn]

no need for video cassette xopy

[@puresweetnessyo]

"Twitch" coined on Computer Chronicles in 1998

[@JaredConnell]

They just used it to mean fast hands movements like your fast twitch muscles in your arm that move the mouse around

[@hiding_my_name]

​@@JaredConnellWhere do you think the name for Twitch came from?

[@VashStarwind]

Too bad twitch is one giant cringe fest..

[@chloedevereaux1801]

shows online games, doesn't actually show the games....... oh yeah its not a database or stocks and financial......