Is it true that Tempora Heroica is one of the oldest MUDs around?
Having been founded in 1993, TH is one of the oldest DikuMUDs (and therefore one of the oldest online games) still running. Ponder made the first public announcement for Archipelago on August 12, 1994 in a Usenet post to rec.games.mud.diku, ‘Need area builders and playtesters’: We are creating a new mud based on modified Circle 2.2 code. We have thrown away all stock circle zones and are in the process of building a completely original world. So far we have just over 1200 rooms built. Our intention is not to blossom overnight into some gargantuan 30,000 room mud but rather expand slowly in a structured and planned manner with (hopefully) well thought out and well laid out totally original areas. We need primarily builders but playtesters are welcome… Now, more than 15 years later, we still are a custom-crafted MUD and expanding “slowly in a structured and planned manner” with “totally original areas.” And, of course, we still welcome builders and playtesters players!
