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Nightfall is one of the oldest continuously running MUDs in existence, operating since 1990 and offering a rich text-based multiplayer world with over 100 quests, multiple guilds, and diverse races. Visitors can connect via telnet or a built-in web client, and the site provides extensive documentation including a quickstart guide, lore, maps, and player help resources.

Iconoclast is a Gothic/Cyberpunk MUD set in a 22nd century science fiction world, online since 1996 and built by æthereal FORGE. The portal connects visitors to the main site, telnet access, a wiki, a mini-RPG, and a community forum all centered around this long-running text-based game world.

IB Games is the home of Federation, a long-running space trading and exploration MUD that has been running since the 1980s, making it one of the oldest online multiplayer games in existence. The site serves as the official hub for the game, offering downloads, documentation, and community resources for players of this pioneering text-based virtual world.

Skotos Tech was a pioneering online game company that published articles and columns about text-based and browser multiplayer games. The site hosted a collection of game design writings and hosted several MUD and online RPG titles in the early 2000s.

Moo Canada is a long-running Canadian online virtual world where users can chat, build objects, and write programs in a MOO environment. Celebrating over thirty-one years of operation, it claims to be the largest MOO in Canada and offers free accounts for anyone who wants to join its community.

RetroMUD is a free, text-based online fantasy roleplaying game (MUD) featuring over 100 levels of play, six distinct worlds, and dozens of quests that players can access from desktop or mobile clients. The site serves as the official hub for the game, offering player rankings, help files, donation options, and connection instructions for a variety of MUD clients including Mudlet and MUSHClient.

4Dimensions is a long-running MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) accessible on port 6000, featuring a rich world with custom races, classes, clans, and player-built areas inspired by universes like Xanth and Star Wars. Running since 1996, the site offers connection guides, forums, a wiki, and regular updates announcing newly added game zones.

A comprehensive directory of Abermud servers and related resources, compiled by smlucas, covering MUD listings, source code, add-ons, telnet clients, zones, and the history of AberMUD. It serves as a central reference point for the AberMUD community, gathering everything a player or administrator might need in one place.

IFComp is the longest-running annual competition for interactive fiction, celebrating text-driven digital games and stories from independent creators since 1995. Now in its 31st year, the site hosts entry registration, prize pools through the Colossal Fund, past competition results, and extensive resources for both authors and judges.

The Musers conference on The WELL is a community discussion space dedicated to MUDs, MUSEs, and other text-based virtual worlds, exploring their roles as gaming environments, educational tools, and online communities. Visitors can find links to MUD resources, TinyMUSH manuals, TinyFugue, and a WELLmuse quick-start guide alongside community discussion threads.