In the history of domestic online games, the year 2000 has always been regarded as the first year of online games. It is believed that after 2000, the domestic online gaming circle showed a boom, and various online games began to spring up like mushrooms after a rain. But do you know who is the first online game in China? Which is the first gaming company in China?
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Nowadays, when players sneer at domestic online games, I wonder if you know which game is the first domestically produced original online game in mainland China? In fact, many people may have never heard of the game
. In the domestic online gaming circle where fantasy and martial arts were the mainstream at that time, you might never have imagined that the first original online game in mainland China would be an urban-themed game. is different from traditional role-playing online games. This game does not have a specific storyline and is more like an online platform.
This online game is " the fourth world ". Today, Pang Dahai will talk with you about the story of the fourth world.
Players who like online writing will definitely be familiar with the concept of virtual world. In fact, in addition to online article authors, , one of the first batch of game developers in China, used the virtual world as the ultimate model for the game world.
"The Fourth World" is such an online game. It wants to create another world for players on the Internet, hence its name. The Fourth World was launched in March 2001, which was the period when Korean online games began to seize the domestic market. At that time, domestic online games were mainly fantasy and martial arts games, but Fourth World chose urban themes that are very unpopular even now.
Rather than saying that "The Fourth World" is an online game, it has many similarities with today's Metaverse model. Players can chat, make friends, and find jobs in the game, just like another real world. In order to achieve smooth communication between players, the game also has a built-in chat system , which not only supports online chat, but also enables offline chat like qq. Such an online game with stunning creativity ended hastily after its launch and disappeared into the long river of history.
There are network reasons and market reasons. For the domestic online game environment at that time, games with no clear goals and open gameplay actually had very limited appeal to players. What was popular at that time were games like Stone Age, Legend of Legend , which could satisfy the inner needs of players. Coupled with the Internet environment at that time, it was difficult for players to become addicted to games like the Fourth World that required the accumulation of people to become interesting.
Even today, with the concept of the metaverse being very popular, it is still difficult for this type of virtual social online games to attract players. But as the first original online game in mainland China, ’s courage to break through is the most commendable.
In addition, "The Fourth World" at that time adopted a stand-alone game sales method, using a buyout system and monthly card fees to make profits. However, this charging model was obviously not popular at the time. Although the price of html of 329 yuan seems not high, under the circumstances at that time, few players paid the price.
I have to say that sometimes the first person to eat crabs in , , can often only be a tragic character. Perhaps it is precisely because of the failure of the first original online game in mainland China that domestic game companies have chosen to represent Korean games, allowing Korean games to completely occupy the domestic market.
Okay, that’s all for today. I wonder if you have ever experienced this online game? Welcome to discuss together in the comment area. I am Fatty Dahai. Soaking in water will make you healthier. Let’s play more fun games together and talk about the stories behind the games. See you in the next issue.
