Hi Sean,
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Haven’t ever sent you an email before, mainly because I only casually read your blog from time to time. You make a lot of great points though, and I respect you a lot!
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I just wanted to tell you about a game called Disney’s Toontown Online. It was created and beta tested back in 2001, and officially launched in 2003. It was the first ever ‘family’ MMO, and is still running and quite popular even to this day! It’s very interesting how simple game could be this popular.
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I’ve been an avid player since 2005, and you’d be surprised at how many adults play the game. Even the developers themselves were shocked when they realized that a lot of their paying customers were adults without any children at all!
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Here’s some videos of the game:
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Not the best examples of the game, but still shows you what it’s like.
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On the outside it looks like nothing more than a cheap cash in just to get money, but beneath the surface lies a unique and very complex battle system that’s actually very interesting and fun. It’s one of those things where you really have to play it to truly understand.
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There are a lot of forums for the game too. Here’s a few links to only some of the many forums for this game:
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The game was designed by Jesse Schell, who is a really smart guy that is someone I really look up to, being a game designer and all.
Here’s links to some of his lectures:
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I’m not sure if this will really interest you all that much, but I figured I’d show you anyway.
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I love getting mail from people in the “Game Industry”. While this may be someone’s new cheap way of marketing, it’s interesting because I’m sure no one has really heard of this game. Many gamers will remember Capcom’s Disney games from the NES and SNES eras which were very fun to play (love that Ducktales). So I’m definitely open to fun Disney games.
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