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by zimpenfish 3168 days ago
> the Bartle MUDS were the only games

He specifically doesn't like being given sole credit - http://www.youhaventlived.com/qblog/2015/QBlog130515A.html

> This is why when people introduce me as "the man who invented online games" or whatever, I always mention that I co-invented them with Roy Trubshaw.

(and the rest of that paragraph)

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Sure, no arguments with the crediting; I was using 'BartleMUDs' as a shorthand term to specify about 3 games (MUD, MIST, LAND) that were based on the same codebase at Essex University, without reference to who actually did what.