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Rather than just have this as a page for MIST, I have decided to make some of this page into an early history of British Multi User Adventure games. Early, because I know nothing of MUA's after 1992, and British because that is where the games were born.

There are other historys around, some good, some bad. I shall include them in this page, but I shall start from scratch for my version. Watch this space, and we'll see what happens.

Some links:

• Ode to the Spod.
  And, as a bonus, take a look at Ricky's Spods with weapons.
• A Voice From the Dungeon - An old article by Richard Bartle on the origins of MUD.

• British Legends was the Compuserve version of MUD.
  By Essex standards this is rather old-looking since it doesn't have VALLEY stitched into it. A rewrite of this game is still playable thanks to Viktor and you will still find a few old MIST people on there.

• In British Legends, instead of being listed a wizard is "permed".
  I have no idea who came up with this silly expression but in tribute me not being able to take any conversation about "perming" seriously I asked Sofie to draw me a Tribute to the Permed Wizard.

• Martin Keegan's "Mud Tree"
  This is what looks like a pretty true and fair graphic history of the MUA. He's missing the 1st one I wrote, but nobody is perfect ;)
• I found a MUD Family Tree.
  It's the only one I have ever seen that puts MIST in its rightful place, with most of the others being developed from it. Personally, I would put Crowther and Wood's ADVENTURE above MUD1 as well... This copy was nicked from http://www.amnaria.com/ because they seem to keep having web problems and being taken over by pretty young girls called Tina who wants to advertise her webcam.
• Richard Bartle's Players who suit MUDs article - Compare this to my "Confessions" document.
  Don't get me wrong mind, I do like this article, it's just very different.
• Gamespy are running an article called The History of MUDs. - I present this one as a typical example of the sort of shonky research that misses a whole 5 years out and most of the top of the "MUD-Tree". Well done chaps, I did wonder if when you started this you'd actually do a decent job - you didn't.
• Nothing else yet, I am lazy!