Sunset1991–1997
Neverwinter Nights (AOL)
Stormfront Studios · NA · MMORPG
What happened to Neverwinter Nights (AOL)?
Neverwinter Nights (AOL) shut down in 1997 after launching in 1991. The first graphics-based MMORPG, run on AOL by the hour from 1991 to 1997 — the genre's literal ground zero.
- Years
- 1991–1997
- Business model
- Subscription
- Region
- NA
In context
It ran for 6 years (1991–1997).
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