Neverwinter Nights

Moby ID: 11616

Released

1991 on DOS

Credits

9 people

Publishers

Strategic Simulations, Inc.

Developers

Beyond Software, Inc.

Moby Score: n/a
Critics: 80% (1)
Players: (5)
Collected By: 23 players

Genre: Role-playing (RPG)
Perspective: 1st-person
Pacing: Persistent
Turn-based
Setting: Fantasy
Misc: Licensed

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: 3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk
Multiplayer Options: Internet, Modem

See Also

Neverwinter Nights (2002 on Windows, 2003 on Linux, Macintosh)
Neverwinter Nights (2004 on BREW)

Description

The original Neverwinter Nights was the first Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) Role Playing Game to go online (pay to play), and was hosted by America Online (AOL).

Situated in the city of Neverwinter and the more than 20 surrounding regions/areas, the game itself was similar to other official AD&D Forgotten Realms games of its time. As it was an online game it had several additional menus for online purposes, as well as features unknown to standard AD&D games of the time, such as the ability to teleport from one region/area to another.

Although most of the game play focused on role playing with other online players, it is still possible to play the game offline.

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Credits (DOS version)

9 People

Original Programming and Graphics	SSI Special Projects Group
Special Support	SSI Contract Development and Playtest Groups
Game Design	Don L. Daglow
Original Program	Cathryn Mataga
Graphics	David Bunnett
Title Screen Music (uncredited)	David Warhol
Host Programming	Craig Dykstra
Producer	Scott Gries
PC Programming	Keith Ledbetter

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 80% (based on 1 ratings)

Players

Average score: 4.1 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

Offline play

Although this game can be played offline, the offline version does not have the ability to save the game. It does, however, include a "DM" (Dungeon Master) menu that will allow the player to modify various game settings such as inventory, gold, and location.

Remakes

A fan-made recreation for BioWare's Neverwinter Nights was available between 10 October 2002 and 31 July 2012. In June 2012, a single-player conversion to SSI's construction kit Unlimited Adventures was released.

Shutdown

The game was discontinued on 19 July 1997.

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Related Sites +

Neverwinter Nights Offline
A single-player conversion into SSI's construction set Unlimited Adventures.
Neverwinter Nights: Resurrection
Aims at recreating the original NWN gameworld using Bioware's version of NWN.
The Story of Ore / Sword Coast
Contains some screenshots and tales from online gameplay.
Unofficial Classic Neverwinter Nights Archive
Fansite for the Original Neverwinter Nights

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MobyGames ID: 11616

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Game added January 13, 2004. Last modified November 7, 2024.