~ Early Web Links ~

Snowplains is a text-based talker (chat environment) built on the EW-too platform, where users connect via telnet to chat with people from around the world in a whimsical snowplain-themed virtual space. The site includes connection instructions, a building guide, residents' pages, and a 'spod chart' tracking who has spent the most time online.

Threshold RPG is one of the oldest active role-playing-enforced MUDs on the internet, having opened to the public in June 1996 and running 24/7 for players worldwide. The site serves as a comprehensive portal for the game, covering character creation, guilds, races, religions, quests, economy, and an extensive bestiary of monsters to encounter in its high fantasy world.

Cup-O MUD is a Java-based client for Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUDs, MOOs, MU*s) written by Alex Stewart, designed to be embedded directly into web pages so users can connect to MUVEs without installing any software. The documentation covers features, applet integration, parameters, TELNET negotiation, and a history of MUVE systems, making it a thorough technical reference for 1990s online virtual world enthusiasts.

Fatal Dimensions is a fantasy-oriented MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) with custom-built areas ranging from Sherwood Forest to Gulliver's Travels, offering players hack-and-slash combat as well as rich interactive environments. The site serves as the official homepage for the game, featuring news updates, player information, a forum, and links to sister MUDs.

Age of Chaos is a long-running text-based MUD inspired by Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time universe, featuring 22,000+ rooms, 14 character classes, 8 races, and a rich PvP and PvE system that has been active since 1997. Players can dive into clan wars, custom crafting, ancient race progression, and a massive labyrinth, all accessible via a custom client or any standard MUD client.

Ages of Despair is a long-running LP MUD set in a medieval fantasy world, active since 1998 and built by a dedicated team of wizards and coders. Visitors can explore information about races, classes, guilds, and world lore before connecting via telnet to dive into the adventure.

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.

A technical introduction to MOOs (Multi-user Object-Oriented environments) written in French by Daniel K. Schneider at TECFA, University of Geneva, covering the history of MUDs, MUSEs, MUSHes, and MOOs alongside basic connection commands and navigation. Part of a broader "Technologies Internet et Education" guide series, this document serves as a structured learning module for understanding text-based virtual worlds.

GarouMUSH is one of the oldest World of Darkness MUSHes still in existence, running since 1993 and focused on cooperative storytelling set in the Werewolf: The Apocalypse universe. Visitors can connect via telnet or a MUSH client to join an original roleplay game featuring Garou werewolves, vampires, and mages from the White Wolf Storyteller game line.

NetherWorld is a long-running Multi-User Dungeon (MUD) that has been active since 1993, built on heavily modified Merc Diku 2.2 code and featuring over 15,000 rooms across 3 continents, 20 races, 15 classes, and a rich set of player-driven features. Visitors can connect directly via a Java MUD client or telnet, and explore detailed information about the game's clans, areas, immortals, and remort systems.