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Legends of Kesmai

Legends of Kesmai (LOK) was among the first successful graphical multi-player online role-playing games. It was based on a slightly stripped down version of Island of Kesmai with 2D sprites replacing IoK's…

31 December 1996

Legends of Kesmai is a role-playing (rpg), released 31 December 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Legends of Kesmai is

Legends of Kesmai was released in 1996. It was published by EA. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Legends of Kesmai (LOK) was among the first successful graphical multi-player online role-playing games. It was based on a slightly stripped down version of Island of Kesmai with 2D sprites replacing IoK's roguelike pseudo-graphics, and was available for play at America Online and GameStorm. Prior to that, Kesmai corporation ran a long open beta for the game, as well as hosting the game for a short period of time in the mid 1990s. In 1999 Electronic Arts bought Kesmai and in 2000 closed the business.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction.

What it launched against

Legends of Kesmai launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

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When did Legends of Kesmai come out?
Legends of Kesmai was released on 31 December 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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