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{{ReleaseInfobox
| ReleaseName = The Realm Online
| image = [[Image:TheRealm-c.png|190px]]<br />
''The Realm Online Cover''
| ReleaseDate = {{1996}}
| ProjectStatus = N/A
| Developer = {{SierraDev}}, [[Codemasters]] (previous), [[Norseman Games]] (current)
| Publisher = {{SierraPub}}
| Designer = {{Stephen Nichols}}
| Category = {{SierraFull}}
| Source = {{NoSource}}
| Genre = {{MMORPG}} (Multiplayer)
| Engine = {{LSCI}}
| Platform = {{Win3x}}, {{Win9x}}
| Localization = {{English}}
| Website = [[s:|www.sierra.com]]
}}

==<br /> Description ==

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'''''The Realm Online''''', originally known simply as '''''The Realm''''', is a second generation MORPG (multiplayer online role playing game).

The Realm was launched in December 1996 for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] [[personal computer|PC]]<ref>http://www.gameogre.com/realm.htm</ref> It was designed in the tradition of [[graphical MUD]]s,<ref name="geeksaresexy.net">{{cite web| title=RPG Nostalgia: The Realm| url=http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/11/17/rpg-nostalgia-the-realm/| author= Lynn, Casey| date=2008-11-17| publisher=Geeks are Sexy| accessdate=2014-12-15}}</ref> before the popular usage of the terms "[[massively multiplayer]]" and "MMORPG".<ref name="mmohuts.com">http://mmohuts.com/editorials/oldest-mmorpgs</ref>

Originally published by [[Sierra On-Line]], it was abandoned by that company because of its unfavorable comparison to ''[[Ultima Online]]'' and ''[[EverQuest]]''.<ref name="dvw">{{cite book | last = Bartle | first = Richard | authorlink = Richard Bartle
| title = [[Designing Virtual Worlds]] | publisher = New Riders | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-0-13-101816-7 | pages = 34 }}</ref> It was next taken up for a short time by a company called [[World Opponent Network]] which was also owned by [[Sierra On-line]], then [[Codemasters]], and presently is a [[Norseman Games]] production.<ref>http://www.gameogre.com/realmonline.htm</ref>
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==<br /> Versions ==

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=== LSCI ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="800"
|- 
! width="435" | Game !! width="125" | Game version !! width="165" | Interpreter version !! width="75" | Date
|- 
| width="435" |[[The Realm Online]] || width="145" align="center"|3.43||width="165" align="center"|2.100.002||width="75" align="center"|1998
|}
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==<br /> Screenshots ==

{| align="center" width="80%"
| align="center"|[[Image:TheRealmSS1.png|320px]]
| align="center"|[[Image:TheRealmSS2.png|320px]]
|}

==<br /> Story ==

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==<br /> About ==

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''The Realm Online'' uses [[Turn-based strategy|turn-based combat]], which makes it different from other [[MUD]]s of its generation,<ref name="mmohuts.com"/> and is convenient for players with a bad Internet connection.<ref name="gameogre.com">http://www.gameogre.com/realmreview.htm</ref> it has been credited to be the first virtual world to use [[instance dungeon|instances]], with every battle taking place in a special room outside of the open world.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Horn|first1=Daniel Reiter|date= 2011|title=Using a Physical Metaphor to Scale Up Communication in Virtual Worlds|url=https://books.google.nl/books?id=1wGOSrcew18C&dq=%22The+Realm+Online%22+dungeon&source=gbs_navlinks_s|publisher=Stanford University|page= 11|accessdate=2014-12-15}}</ref>

The game has been criticized for its unforgiving [[character creation]]: a character that hasn't been created optimally can't reach maximum potential.<ref name="gameogre.com"/>

In the game's first year, 25,000 user accounts had been made. In 2008, the server would still reach an online population of 100 to 200 players during peak hours.<ref name="geeksaresexy.net"/>
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==<br /> Downloads ==

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=== GOG ===

* <!--[http://www.gog.com/game/GameName?pp=310b86e0b62b828562fc91c7be5380a992b2786a Buy the full game on GOG.com]--><span class="Inactive">Not available at this time.</span>

=== New Installer ===

* [[File:SetupInactive.png]] <span class="Inactive">None</span><!-- [[SHPBin:NewInstallers/ForDOSBox.exe|SHP New  DOSBox Installer]]<span class="DLInfo"> Setup File []</span>
::(requires files from the original distribution media) Works with all versions of the game. -->

=== Demos ===

* <!-- [[ Demo]] -->

=== Patches ===

* [[File:ZIPInactive.png]] <!--[[SHPBin:Patches//|Official  Patch]]--><span class="Inactive">None Available<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File []</span></span>
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==<br /> Walkthroughs/Hints ==

* <span class="Inactive"><!--[[shp:Walkthroughs/Walkthrough.html| Walkthrough]]-->No walkthrough available.</span>
* [[shpf:11|SHP Forums]]

==<br /> References ==

{{Reflist|30em}}

== Related Links ==

* {{Official website|http://www.realmserver.com}}
* [http://www.realmserver.com/images/realm/art/screenshots/realm_map_shot_300.jpg Map of the Realm]
* [[SHP:Games/TheRealm.html|Mixed-Up Mother Goose SCI on The Sierra Help Pages]]
* [[w:The Realm Online|Mixed-Up Fairy Tales on Wikipedia]]
* [[moby:the-realm-online|The Realm Online on MobyGames]]
* {{MUDs}}
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* [[Sierra Release List]]
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