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    Windows
  • Developer: Near Death Studios
  • Genre: High Fantasy
  • Status: Published
  • Official Website
  • Retail Price: Free
  • Monthly Fee: $10.95
  • Release Date: September 27, 1996

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As the first graphical retail MMORPG, Meridian 59 is definitely one of the oldest still-running MMOGs on the market today. Canceled and then restarted in 2002 by a pair of former developers, Meridian 59 has one of the strangest histories in gaming today. Shutdown on August 31, 2000, the game was re-released by Rob "Q" Ellis and Brian "Psychochild" Green in 2002 and a new rendering engine was introduced in 2004. Meridian 59 now runs with a very small team of customer service reps and developers.

Meridian 59 is a typical sword and sorcery type fantasy MMORPG with some very basic 3D graphics for players to enjoy. Player versus player combat is the main focus of the game with a player-run justice system implemented into the game to control rampant player killers. The game also uses a skill-based system rather than a class-based system of advancement. Players choose from seven skill/spell schools, six of which are based on patron gods in the game world's mythos: Weaponcraft, Shal'ille, Qor, Kraanan, Faren, Riija, and Jala. Each school has a different focus and application in gameplay.





  • Online Gamers Anthology Podcast: Meridian 59
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    Posted on Wed, October 31, 2007 by Aelryn

    The best three-dimensional 2D graphics that money can buy.

    You probably don't know what Meridian 59 is, but before EverQuest came around and dominated the MMO scene, there was another 3D online game in town, and the first of its kind. Listen as Brian "Psychochild" Green discusses his fond memories of one of the first real MMOGs.

    - Some adventurers in Meridian discuss the typical struggles in an
    adventurer's life, such as breakups, guild take-overs, and fast-food.


  • Exclusive Brian Green Interview
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    Posted on Mon, June 4, 2007 by Ethec

    An Interview with Brian "Psychochild" Green, Founder of Near Death Studios


  • Meridian 59 Interview at MMORPG.com
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    Posted on Fri, June 17, 2005 by Boomjack

    Back from the dead.
    MMORPG.com has a Meridian 59 Evolution interview posted featuring Brian Green of Near Death Studios. We can assure you that they may have written this:

    "A few weeks ago at E3, I had a chance to catch up with Brian Green of Near Death Studios, the company hard at work on Meridian 59. The show had just ended, and as he and I were in the same hotel, we decided we could not leave E3 without one last interview each. So, in the hotel lobby, laptop in hand, Brian took me on a brief tour of his game and we chatted about where it has been and where it – and he – are headed."

    You can read the entire Meridian 59 Evolution Interview at MMORPG.com.




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