The Real Oldbies

[Curt1zzle]

Originally Posted by Lance

My interest in Graal was piqued playing something like a Java version of Zelda Online (I am actually not sure what it was called. Help?) at a friend's website, but it was not until several years and a new computer later that I signed up for an account and started playing Graal proper.

History eversince, eh cutie?

[Westcoast12]

playing graal since 2000 man it was so kewl up until it went P2P

[adam]

All I remember was it was at least 1.28 if not earlier.

And I remember it got down to zero players online at night.

I can't prove anything. Don't really care.

[Lemonegg]

I started when i was 8, that was in 98. But somehow I ended up with 500 hours on Era and 250 hours on UN. Not too many people belive i accually did start in 98. So technically i am an olbie.

[hoss]

I've been a GP on "Classic" since I was 12 and I'm 18 now. Of course not continually due to people getting me fired for "less than truthful" reasons, but eh.

ooooh there was plenty of truth!!!

[Luda]

i consider hoss a "fattie" BADDY BANG

[Projectshifter]

The earliest version I found on my computer once was liek a 2.13 or something, but I actually started right after 2.0 came out iirc.

[HarDKoRe1234]

yeah, 1.28 for me

[Clash]

it seems this thread is made up of people posting a bunch of innacurately calculated join dates to make themselves seem cool or something. :totally square daddeo.: >

but none the less i will tell you my history with graal!
i am not sure what exact year i joined however it was 97/98.
i seen a entry for a java "zelda online" game one arcadepod.com, and played it for awhile and then i seen a download for a directx verison at the bottom of the page so i downloaded it.

i also remember eating taco bell tacos at the time of my first graalian java adventure. the soft kind, that you could make in the microwave. mmmmmm

also for history's sake i recall the dates of the later versions but i will only post the most significant

1.28 > earlier 1998, came with gserver for testing purposes
1.33 > dupe bug fixed with dropping hearts, late 1998
around 1.35 > kharlia released on classic overworld as the first playerworld > mid 1999
1.37ish > kharlia gains own port # > mid 1999
1.39 > serverlist - late 1999
v2 > g2k1 land > sometime in 2001. i remember kharlia going P2P because someone had decided it was a great idea to use crappy light and gani effects and then nobody paid kharlia any attention so they renamed it valikorlia only to go down for like half a year and then come back with virtue as manager (THE START OF THE PROBLEMS OH NO).

in the end
kharlia (valikorlia) was the first playerworld
kharlia was the first (and last? i dont think there were any 'gold' playerworlds besides that) gold playerworld!
kharlia i believe was the first server ever to change its name (changed back to valikorlia - the name used when it was hosted on 1.28 server)

hooray for the mother of all playerworlds - valikorlia!

[Admins]

v1.3 was December 1999 (there was no v1.28, only v1.28test), v1.4 with serverlist in September 2000, v2 February 2001 with Graal2001

[bef]

I played once or twice with Wazza on Zelda Online, I started seriously playing in v1.3 I think...

[Crono]

I think I started in the 1.3* days...I think!

edit- guess I was wrong. I started @ 1.4 good days when graal was actually fun and a new experience.

[Corp1]

Originally Posted by HarDKoRe1234

yeah, 1.28 for me

Originally Posted by Stefan

December 1999 (there was no v1.28, only v1.28test), v1.4 with serverlist in September 2000, v2 February 2001 with Graal2001

lol

[Tyrial]

I started playing CDA (Costa De Agua), I don't care if I'm an oldbie or not. I rox.

[superb]

Originally Posted by Lance

My interest in Graal was piqued playing something like a Java version of Zelda Online (I am actually not sure what it was called. Help?) at a friend's website, but it was not until several years and a new computer later that I signed up for an account and started playing Graal proper.

Yeah Zelda Online was always java iirc (hell, that's when I originally started anyway, good times). I don't remember if I ever saw you around (you probably used different names anyway, I know I did). That was a good 7 to 8 years ago because I remember being either 13 or 14 when I first played zelda online and then Graal when Stefan started working on the original Graal client and I'll be 22 this year.

I've come and gone many many times in that period though and I don't even begin to have any sort of time for Graal now that I work as a commerical truck driver (48 state over the road). Good to see everyone around though before I get back in the truck in the morning.