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Nothing gold can stay."
 
Nothing gold can stay."
 
- Robert Frost (1874-1963)</blockquote>
 
- Robert Frost (1874-1963)</blockquote>
Over the years, technology has been constantly evolving. What was considered "new" or "innovating" can slowly become "outdated" or "useless" to some people. Whether it be that product X comes out and replaces product Y, company B buys company A and decides to remove their existing products, or a company decides it's unprofitable to continue maintaining support for legacy products, all things are at risk of disappearing someday.  Because of this, many people have decided to take it upon themselves to preserve what others would consider to be not as important. In some way, emulation has a major role for preserving software in general (what's the point of archiving a bunch of old games if you have no way of playing them!).
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Over the years, technology has been rapidly evolving. Things that were once considered "new" or "innovating" can quickly become "old" or "outdated" over time. These changes can happen in a lot of ways, but overall as time goes on all things are at risk of disappearing someday.  While it may seem like an impossible (and sometimes pointless) task, that hasn't stopped many people from taking it upon themselves to preserve what others would consider to be not as important. While there are many aspects with respect to preservation in general, emulation plays a key role in preserving software by documenting and allowing old programs to run on modern devices (because what's the point of archiving a bunch of old games if you have no way of playing them!). Because emulation is often associated with preservation, this page is meant to highlight some other projects that have similar goals relating to video games and technology, some of which can even be used in conjunction with emulation.
  
 
==Preservation projects==
 
==Preservation projects==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest version
 
! scope="col"|Latest version
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|Preserves the following software  
 
! scope="col"|Preserves the following software  
 
|-
 
|-
|[http://exodos.the-eye.us/ eXoDOS]
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|[https://www.retro-exo.com/exodos_M.html eXoDOS]
|Windows ||4.0 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
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|Windows ||6.0 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|DOS games
 
|DOS games
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|-
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|[https://www.retro-exo.com/win3x_M.html eXoWin3x]
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|Windows ||2.0 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Windows 3x games
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|-
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|[https://www.retro-exo.com/rlp_M.html Retro Learning Pack]
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|Windows || ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|MS-DOS & Windows 3.1 educational software
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|-
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|[https://www.retro-exo.com/scummvm_M.html eXoScummVM]
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|Windows || ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|ScummVM games
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|-
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|[https://www.retro-exo.com/appleIIGS_M.html eXoAppleIIGS]
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|Windows ||1.0 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Apple IIGS games & apps
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Flashpoint]]
 
|[[Flashpoint]]
|Windows ||7.0 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
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|Windows ||{{FlashpointVer}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Flash and other web games
 
|Flash and other web games
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://bluemaxima.org/instance_archive/ instance_archive();]
 
|[https://bluemaxima.org/instance_archive/ instance_archive();]
|Windows ||16/11/2019 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
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|Windows ||15/10/2021 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|GameMaker games.
 
|GameMaker games.
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://bluemaxima.org/kahvibreak/ Kahvibreak]
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|[[Kahvibreak]]
|Windows ||1.2 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
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|Windows<br/>Linux ||{{Kahvibreak}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|[[Cellphone_emulators#J2ME_.28Java_2_Micro_Edition.29|J2ME]] games
 
|[[Cellphone_emulators#J2ME_.28Java_2_Micro_Edition.29|J2ME]] games
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|-
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|[https://pleasuredome.github.io/pleasuredome/ Pleasuredome]
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|Windows ||{{MAMEVer}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|MAME & Non-MAME romsets
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|-
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|[https://amigan.yatho.com Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Signetics 2650-based machines
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(Interton VC 4000, Elektor TV Games Computer, et al.)
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|-
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|[https://www.intvfunhouse.com INTV Funhouse]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Intellivision fun, facts, tips & pics!
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|-
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|[https://myrient.erista.me Myrient]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|A reenvisioning of video game preservation
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://www.gametdb.com/ GameTDB]
 
|[https://www.gametdb.com/ GameTDB]
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Box art for GCN, NDS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U, and PS3
 
|Box art for GCN, NDS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U, and PS3
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|-
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|[https://hshop.erista.me hShop]
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|3DS ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|The ultimate 3DS content website, shouldn't be confused with revivial projects.
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|-
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|[https://ghosteshop.com/ Ghost eShop]
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|3DS ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|The ultimate content for 3DS Website, shouldn't be confused with revivial projects.
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|-
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|[https://archive.sudomemo.net/ Flipnote Archive]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[Wikipedia:Flipnote_Studio#Flipnote_Hatena|Nintendo's Flipnote Hatena]]<br/><small>Only for archiving of Flipnote animations posted to Flipnote Hatena before it closed, shouldn't be confused with revivial projects.</small>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archiverse.guide/faq Archiverse]
 
|[https://archiverse.guide/faq Archiverse]
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}  
|Nintendo's Miiverse
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|[[Wikipedia:Miiverse|Nintendo's Miiverse]]<br/><small>Only for archiving of Miiverse data before it closed, shouldn't be confused with revivial projects.</small>
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|-
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|[https://oscwii.org/ Open Shop Channel]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Homebrew apps library for the Wii
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://mariocube.xyz/ MarioCube]
 
|[https://mariocube.xyz/ MarioCube]
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|[http://redump.org/ Redump]
 
|[http://redump.org/ Redump]
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
|Database of verified checksums for disc-based games
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|Database of checksums for disc-based games
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|-
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|[https://www.tosecdev.org/ TOSEC]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Database of checksums for disc- and cartridge-based games
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[http://www.no-intro.org/ No-Intro]
 
|[http://www.no-intro.org/ No-Intro]
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
|Database of verified checksums for cartridge-based games
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|Database of checksums for cartridge-based games
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|-
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|[https://hiddenpalace.org/ Hidden Palace]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Video game development media (such as prototypes, hardware, source code, artwork, and more)
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|-
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|[https://lostmediawiki.com/ LostMediaWiki]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Pieces of lost or hard to find media (whether it be video, audio or otherwise)
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|-
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|[https://discord.gg/bYVJ8AEgVq Rchive]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Downloadable Roblox games from 2006-2017.
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|-
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|[https://discord.gg/EZVZPJhdVz The Roblox Lost Media Project]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Pieces of lost or hard to find media relating to Roblox (whether it be video, audio or otherwise)
 +
|-
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|[https://valvearchive.com/ Valve Archive]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 +
|Pieces of lost or hard to find media relating to Valve (whether it be video, audio or otherwise)
 +
|}
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===Revivial Projects===
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As the internet has become more readily available over time, a lot of people have experimented with adding online services to their products (see [[Early Online Services]]). However, because of how dependent these features can be on a single company or server they are at high risk of disappearing once the service gets shut down. MMOs are especially at risk as the entirety of the game is based on playing online. If the game has no way of allowing the user to host their own private server then once the service ends, so does the game. This will especially be a problem in the future as more and more games are becoming more dependent on online services. Depending on interest and importance, there has been a surprising amount of fans who have come together to keep a service alive, or even "revive" it, by creating their own functioning service.
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====Private Platform Servers====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
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! scope="col" colspan=2|Name
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
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! scope="col"|Official Servers/Active
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! scope="col"|'''Revived?'''
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! scope="col"|'''Revive Group(s)/Communities'''
 +
! scope="col"|'''Revived Platform(s)'''
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|-
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|colspan=2 | Steam's online features<br/><small>multiplayer over LAN</small>
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|Mac}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator Goldberg Emulator]
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|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
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|-
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| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Game_Center|Game Center]]<br/><small>Achievements, Challenges, Leaderboards etc.</small>
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|align=left|{{Icon|iOS}}
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
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| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Google_Play_Games|Google Play Games]]<br/>[[Wikipedia:Google_Play_Services|Google Play Services]]<br/><small>Achievements, Challenges, Leaderboards etc.</small>
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Windows}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|WiiConnect24]] and [[Wikipedia:WiiConnect24#Channels|channels]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>On June 27, 2013, WiiConnect24 service features were globally terminated.<br/>On January 30, 2019, Nintendo shut down the Wii Shop Channel and removed all WiiWare, Virtual Console games, and other Wii Channels from sale or initial download.</small>
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|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://rc24.xyz/ RiiConnect24]<br/><small>(Which is part of [https://www.wiilink24.com/ WiiLink] project)</small>
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|{{Icon|Wii}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_eShop|Nintendo eShop]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|3DS|WiiU|Switch}}
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|{{~}}<br/><small>The ability to purchase, download, and play new content on the Nintendo eShop for the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS was discontinued for the rest of the world on March 27, 2023.<br/>Servers only active for Switch platform at the moment.</small>
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|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_Zone|Nintendo Zone]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|NDS|3DS}}
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|{{~}}<br/><small>This application has been discontinued worldwide, but all other Nintendo Zone functionality remains.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://github.com/MegaPika/SatellaZone SatellaZone]
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|{{Icon|3DS}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|NDS|Wii}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>On May 20, 2014, at 7:30 PM PT, Nintendo ended the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.</small>
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|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://wiimmfi.de/stat?m=25 Wiimmfi]<br/>[https://wfc.wiilink24.com/online WiiLink WFC (WIP)]<br/>[https://kaeru.world/projects/wfc Kaeru WFC]
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|{{Icon|NDS|Wii}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Flipnote_Studio|Flipnote Hatena]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|NDS|3DS|Web}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>An online service, titled Flipnote Hatena, allowed users to download flipnotes created by other users and to post stills from flipnotes to the sharing site '''Miiverse'''.<br/>It was shut down on [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/information/2017/0908_flipnotestudio3d.html April 2, 2018].</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://www.sudomemo.net/ Sudomemo]
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|{{Icon|NDS}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Flipnote_Studio_3D#Online_services|Flipnote Gallery: World]]<br/><small>for [[Wikipedia:Flipnote_Studio_3D|Flipnote Studio 3D]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|3DS}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small></small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://gallery.kaeru.world/setup kaeru gallery]<br/>[https://kaeru.world/kw/setup kaeru]
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|{{Icon|3DS}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Early_Online_Services#PC_Services|GameSpy]]
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|align=left|Various
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>It was shut down on [[Wikipedia:GameSpy|May 31, 2014]].</small>
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|{{✓}}
 +
|[http://beta.openspy.net/ OpenSpy]
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|Various
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Nintendo Network]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|3DS|WiiU}}
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|{{~}}<br/><small>On October 4, 2023, Nintendo announced the discontinuation of the service by early April 2024.</small>
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|WIP
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|[https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-pretendo-custom-wiiu-servers.495597/ Pretendo]
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|{{Icon|3DS|WiiU}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Miitomo|Miitomo]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|iOS|Android|}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>It was ultimately discontinued on May 9, 2018.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://kaeru.world/projects/kaerutomo Kaerutomo]
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|{{Icon|iOS|Android}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Miiverse|Miiverse Network]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|3DS|WiiU}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>Discontinued on November 8, 2017.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Rverse_3DS rverse]
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|{{Icon|3DS}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20201103044650/https://raptor.network/ Raptor Network] (Offline)
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|N/A
 +
|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:PlayOnline|PlayOnline]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|360|PS2}}
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|{{~}}<br/><small>The termination date for Final Fantasy XI and PlayOnline on PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 was March 2016, with only the PC version of Final Fantasy XI still supported.</small>
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|{{N}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
 +
|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:PlayStation_Broadband_Navigator|PlayStation Broadband Navigator]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS2}}
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|{{N}}<br/><small>Service for PlayStation 2‘s Broadband Navigator [https://www.gematsu.com/2016/03/ps2-broadband-navigator-end-service-march-31 end in Japan on March 31 2016], Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia announced.</small>
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|{{N}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[PlayStation Network]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|PS4|PS5}}</br>{{Icon|Vita}}
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|{{✓}}
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|WIP
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|[[PlayStation_3_emulators#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|RPCN]]<br/>[https://github.com/PSOnlineReturnalGaming PSORG Revival]<br/>[https://github.com/hashsploit/clank clank]
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|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[PlayStation_Network|Playstation Home]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|{{✗}}
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|WIP
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|[https://web.destinationhome.live/ Destination Home]
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|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[PlayStation Mobile]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Vita}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>The service completely shutting down on September 10, 2015.<br/>Games were available to devices via the PlayStation Store.</small>
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|{{N}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
 +
|-
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|colspan=2 | [[VTech Learning Lodge]]
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|align=left|?
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|?
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|N/A
 +
|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Early_Online_Services#PC_Services|Wireplay]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>The service endured for a time but was finally [[Wikipedia:Wireplay|shut down in 2014]].</small>
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|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
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|colspan=2 | [[Xbox_Live|Xbox Live/Xbox network]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Xbox|360|XB1|SXS}}
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|{{~}}<br/><small>Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.<br/>On July 29, 2024, Xbox will stop supporting the ability to purchase new games, DLC, and other entertainment content from the Xbox 360 Store on the console and the Xbox 360 Marketplace.</small>
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|WIP
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|[[Xbox_Live|Insignia]]<br/>[[Xbox_Live|Xenia WebServices]]
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|{{Icon|Xbox|360}}
 
|}
 
|}
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===Private Servers===
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====Private Game Servers====
Online functionality is something most at risk of disappearing.  After a while, the cost of maintaining and hosting a server for an older product can seem too much of a hassle for a company to deal with, causing them to shut it down. MMOs are especially at risk as the entirety of the game is based around online. If the game has no way of allowing the user to host their own server then once the service ends, so does the game.  This will especially be a problem in the distant future as more and more games become more dependent on online services. Even if initial interest has dead off, there will still be a surprising amounts of fans who will want to keep it alive by collaborating together and creating their own functioning server. 
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These shouldn't be confused with [[#LAN_Tunneling_Programs|LAN tunneling or offline multiplayer gaming over a LAN]] (local area network) multiplayer games (e.g. System Link for XBOX home console systems or third party tools and services such as XLink Kai etc.)
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)<br/><small>(Only online multiplayer supported ones)</small>
! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|Official Servers/Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! scope="col"|'''Revived?'''
! scope="col"|Preserves the following service
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! scope="col"|'''Revive Group/Community'''
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! scope="col"|'''Revived Platform(s)'''
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:2010_FIFA_World_Cup_South_Africa_(video_game)|2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360}}{{Icon|PSP}}
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|?
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|{{✗}}
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|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
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|[https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Legends_of_the_Arena Avatar: Legends of the Arena]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>Servers closed in 2013.</small>
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|WIP
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|[https://discord.com/channels/334781049106333696/334781049106333696 LegendsOfTheArena Discord channel]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Batman:_Arkham_Origins|Batman: Arkham Origins]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|PS3|360}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>On December 4, 2016, the online services for Arkham Origins were officially retired. Despite this, the servers remained available for PC and Playstation.<br/>As of January 2021, it appears that you can no longer find matches on PC or Playstation matchmaking.[https://arkhamcity.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Origins_Multiplayer][https://youtu.be/gYyjl3TmaME?t=951]</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://github.com/KiwifruitDev/arkham-revived Arkham: Revived]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_1942|Battlefield 1942]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Mac}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>Battlefield 1942's master server [https://old.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/sysany/battlefield_1942_master_server_list_offline/ shutdown in 2014].</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/generic/bfield1942 OpenSpy]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_2|Battlefield 2]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>On June 30, 2014, the multiplayer master server was shut down [https://web.archive.org/web/20201118162916/https://www.ea.com/service-updates alongside other GameSpy-powered titles].</small>
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|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://www.bf2hub.com/home/index.php BF2Hub]<br/>[http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/generic/battlefield2 OpenSpy]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_2142|Battlefield 2142]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Mac}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>In July 2014, all online components (including Singleplayer) of the game were deactivated following the shutdown of GameSpy.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://battlefield2142.co/ BF2142 Reclamation]<br/>[http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/generic/stella OpenSpy]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_2:_Modern_Combat|Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS2|Xbox|360}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>Multiplayer on Xbox was shut down on April 15, 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180320091311/https://www.ea.com/service-updates/2014 All Xbox, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2 servers are offline].</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[[Early_Online_Services#Network_Adaptor_.28PS2.29|Cristian]]
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|{{Icon|PS2}}<ref name=Frostbite1>Members of the [https://discord.com/channels/581583269615894578/581592025934069770 Battlefield modding-Frostbite 1] discord channel are working on keeping of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Xbox 360 version), Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield Bad Company titles [https://old.reddit.com/r/Battlefield1943/comments/14ba41x/bf1943_servers_are_shutting_down_is_there_any/jswxq7e/ alive past the shutdown], also see this [https://old.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/17d4nnl/battlefield_1943_multiplayer_on_pc_via_rpcs3/ reddit thread] if you want to test [https://github.com/valters-tomsons/arcadia arcadia project] using RPCS3 emulator. [https://insignia.live/#games Insignia] project do not support Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for OG Xbox currently. There is a [https://github.com/BattleDash/FrostbiteServer FrostbiteServer] project for being built specifically for STAR WARS Battlefront II, but can be somewhat easily adapted to other games running on the engine in the future.</ref>
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_1943|Battlefield 1943]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|XB1|SXS}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>Servers for Battlefield 1943 [https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/legacy-sunset will be shut down on December 8, 2023].</small>
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|WIP
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|Various<ref name=Frostbite1></ref>
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|?
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_Vietnam|Battlefield Vietnam]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>On June 30, 2014, the multiplayer master server was shut down [https://web.archive.org/web/20201118162916/https://www.ea.com/service-updates alongside other GameSpy-powered titles].</small>
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|{{Y}}
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|[https://www.gameranger.com/games/ GameRanger]<br/>[http://beta.openspy.net/en/server-list/bfvietnam OpenSpy]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_Bad_Company|Battlefield Bad Company]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|XB1|SXS}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>Servers for Battlefield Bad Company [https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/legacy-sunset will be shut down on December 8, 2023].</small>
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|WIP
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|Various<ref name=Frostbite1></ref>
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|?
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_Bad_Company 2|Battlefield Bad Company 2]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|XB1|SXS}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>Servers for Battlefield Bad Company 2 [https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/legacy-sunset will be shut down on December 8, 2023].</small>
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|{{Y}}
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|[https://veniceunleashed.net/project-rome Project Rome]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_Heroes|Battlefield Heroes]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>[https://www.ea.com/news/update-on-a-few-of-our-free-to-play-pc-games Went offline on 14 July 2015], alongside fellow EA free-to-play titles Battlefield Play4Free, Need for Speed: World, and FIFA World.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://risinghub.net/ Rising Hub]<br/>[https://phoenixheroes.net/ Phoenix Heroes]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Battlefield_Play4Free|Battlefield Play4Free]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>[https://www.ea.com/news/update-on-a-few-of-our-free-to-play-pc-games Went offline on 14 July 2015], alongside fellow EA free-to-play titles Battlefield Heroes, Need for Speed: World, and FIFA World.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://phoenixplay4free.net/ Phoenix Play4Free]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Calling_All_Cars!|Calling All Cars!]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>The servers for Calling All Cars! [https://web.archive.org/web/20110524161254/http://uk.playstation.com/ps2/support/games/detail/item97821/Support-for-online-game-features/ were taken offline in January 2010].</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://www.psone.online/home PSONE]
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|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Call_of_Duty_2|Call of Duty 2]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|360|Windows|MacOS}}
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|{{✓}}<br/><small>Game online infastructure is [[Wikipedia:Peer-to-peer|P2P-based]] on Xbox 360[https://old.reddit.com/r/PS3/comments/17q06jx/are_there_games_whose_multiplayer_is_still_active/] and PC so it's playable.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[[Xbox_network#Xbox_360|Xenia WebServices]]
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|{{Icon|360}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Call_of_Duty_3|Call of Duty 3]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360}}{{Icon|PS2|Xbox}}
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|{{✓}}<br/><small>Game online infastructure is [[Wikipedia:Peer-to-peer|P2P-based]] on seventh-gen home consoles[https://old.reddit.com/r/PS3/comments/17q06jx/are_there_games_whose_multiplayer_is_still_active/] so it's playable, but it needs custom server for authentication process[https://wiki.rpcs3.net/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty_3#Netplay_testing] so it's incompatible with emulators at the moment.<br/>For sixth-gen home console versions you need to use revive projects.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[[Early_Online_Services#Network_Adaptor_.28PS2.29|Cristian ''or'' Bobz]]<br/>[https://insignia.live/games/4156005d Insignia]
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|{{Icon|PS2|Xbox}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare|Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]<br/>Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|Windows|MacOS|Wii}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>Home console versions multiplayer servers still active today.<br/>Steam/1.8 version needs [https://cod4x.ovh/ CoD4X] to join most of the dedicated servers. If you have physical copy and updated to 1.7 version you can still join some of the compatible vanilla dedicated servers.<br/>You need gecko code to play on Wii[https://old.reddit.com/r/WiiHacks/comments/hqn182/call_of_duty_multiplayer_error_23400_fix/] but servers down[https://discord.com/channels/609222104801607753/730631232546799617] and because the game uses different servers, WFC revival projects are incompatible.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://www.gameranger.com/games/ GameRanger]<br/>[https://cod4x.ovh/ CoD4X]<br/>''CoD Nintendo''<ref name=CoDNintendo>Join the "[https://discord.com/channels/609222104801607753/730631232546799617 CoD Nintendo]" discord group to stay up-to-date on news about Call of Duty revival projects for the Wii version.</ref>
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Call_of_Duty:_World_at_War|Call of Duty: World at War]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|Windows|Wii}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>Home console versions still have multiplayer enabled.<br/>For physical windows or steam version if you have already a profile registered with keys you can still join dedicated servers using master server list but if you try to register new profile there is no way to play multiplayer anymore due to physical windows copies and steam versions ran out of keys so you need to use revive projects.<br/>You need gecko code to play on Wii[https://old.reddit.com/r/WiiHacks/comments/hqn182/call_of_duty_multiplayer_error_23400_fix/] but servers down[https://discord.com/channels/609222104801607753/730631232546799617] and because the game uses different servers, WFC revival projects are incompatible.</small></small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://plutonium.pw/docs/install/ Plutonium]<br/>''CoD Nintendo''<ref name=CoDNintendo></ref>
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Call_of_Juarez:_Bound_in_Blood|Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|Windows}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>The servers were [https://www.truetrophies.com/n9637/servers-shut-down-for-five-ubisoft-titles-in-september-update shutdown in September 2016].<br/>However according to [https://old.reddit.com/r/xbox360/comments/uy0n5x/does_anyone_know_if_the_servers_for_call_of/ia1e86a/ recent reddit user report] "ranked matches" still works.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://www.gameranger.com/games/ GameRanger]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:CityVille|CityVille]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>CityVille was [https://www.valuewalk.com/zynga-closing-down-cityville-april/ shut down on April 30, 2015].</small>
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|{{✗}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Club_Penguin|Club Penguin]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>On January 30, 2017, it was announced that the game would be discontinued on March 29, 2017, later shut down its servers on March 30, 2017, at 12:01 AM PDT.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://newcp.net/ New Club Penguin]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows|Mac|Linux}}<br/><small>HTML5 version is currently WIP.</small>
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Command_%26_Conquer:_Red_Alert_2|Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✓}}<br/><small>In 2005, control of online play for Red Alert 2 and a number of older C&C games was [[Wikipedia:Command_%26_Conquer:_Red_Alert_2#Multiplayer|passed over from EA to XWIS]], a community-run server.</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://cncnet.org/red-alert-2 CnCNet]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:The_Crew_(video_game)|Crew, The]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|PS4|XB1}}{{Icon|360}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>On December 14, 2023, Ubisoft announced that the servers will shut down after March 31, 2024.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60fGEU7-ECg SomeOrdinaryGamers: You Are Being Scammed]</ref></small>
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|{{N}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Dead_Space_2|Dead Space 2]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|PS3|360}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Electronic Arts is [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-will-shut-down-online-servers-for-these-12-games-by-the-end-of-the-year/1100-6516676/ shutting down the online servers for a number of older titles] including Dead Space 2 multiplayer by the end of the 2023.</small>
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|{{✗}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game)|Destiny]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360}}<br/>{{Icon|PS4|XB1}}
 +
|{{✓}}<br/><small>See [https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531 this page] for PS3 and Xbox 360, [https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities this page] for PS4 and Xbox One.</small>
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|WIP
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|[https://discord.com/invite/BFnbm2jyCD V4NGUARD]
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|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Demon's_Souls|Demon's Souls]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>Discontinued worldwide in February 2018.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
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|[https://thearchstones.com/ The Archstones]
 +
|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Diablo_III:_Reaper_of_Souls|Diablo III: Reaper of Souls]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Mac}}<br/>{{Icon||PS3|PS4}}<br/>{{Icon|360|XB1|SXS}}<br/>{{Icon|Switch}}
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|{{✓}}
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|WIP
 +
|[https://github.com/blizzless/blizzless-diiis DiIiS Project]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
 +
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090613035445/http://fantasytennis.en.alaplaya.net/ Fantasy Tennis<br/>Fantasy Tennis 2]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130730103813/http://fantasytennis.en.alaplaya.net/teasers/43931-ft-is-leaving-alaplaya Alaplaya shut down Fantasy Tennis/Fantasy Tennis 2 on February 8th 2013].<br/></small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://www.jftse.com/ JFTSE]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Dragalia_Lost|Dragalia Lost]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Service for Dragalia Lost ended on November 29, 2022, at 10 PM PT.[https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/z8k0pq/dragalia_lost_has_officially_ended_service/]</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://dawnshard.co.uk/ Dawnshard]<br/>[https://orchis.cherrymint.live/ Orchis]
 +
|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}
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|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:EverQuest_Online_Adventures|EverQuest Online Adventures]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS2}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Shut down on March 29, 2012, after nine years of operation.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://sandstorm.kiekko.tv/ Sandstorm]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/467090401581334528/654777094076760065 EQOA Revival discord channel]</ref>
 +
|{{Icon|PS2}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Far_Cry_(video_game)|Far Cry]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Multiplayer online functionality dropped by Ubisoft in August 2015.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://farcrylraddon.de/ LRv3]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Far_Cry_2|Far Cry 2]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|Windows}}<br/>{{Icon|XB1|SXS}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>The online functions for PC version [https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/article/multiplayer-and-online-services-availability-in-ubisoft-games/000064576 ended in June 2021] when Ubisoft closed down servers for its older titles.<br/>Xbox servers down in late-2023 according to [https://old.reddit.com/r/farcry/comments/12ljaec/farcry2_multiplayer_still_up_in_2023_xbox/k3z47fg/ recent user reports on reddit].</small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://fc2mp.com/ fc2mp]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:FishVille|FishVille]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>The game was [https://money.cnn.com/2012/12/31/technology/social/zynga-games/ discontinued on December 5, 2012].</small>
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|{{✗}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
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|[https://fish-with-attitude.fandom.com/wiki/Fish_With_Attitude_Wiki Fish with Attitude]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>The game was discontinued on the 31st of December 2017.</small>
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|{{✗}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Flatout_2|Flatout 2/Ultimate Carnage]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|360|PS2}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>Flatout 2 servers were down.<br/>However FlatOut Ultimate Carnage multiplayer still works in 2022 and will likely work forever since it uses P2P for connecting/hosting servers.<br/> Also GFWL has merged with Xbox Live and still works with FlatOut Ultimate Carnage.</small><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/patientgamers/comments/t9wam9/just_beat_flatout_2_this_game_deserves_more/i9ysml7/ NiteVelocity1's comment about FlatOut Ultimate Carnage multiplayer]</ref>
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|{{✓}}<br/><small>for Flatout 2</small>
 +
|[http://beta.openspy.net/en/supported-games OpenSpy]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows|PS2}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Free_Realms|Free Realms]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Mac|PS3}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>The game's servers were shut down on March 31, 2014 in a closure of three other SOE MMOs that year.</small>
 +
|WIP
 +
|[https://www.frsunrise.com/ Free Realms Sunrise]<br/>[https://github.com/Open-Source-Free-Realms/OpenSourceFreeRealms OSFR]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Grand_Theft_Auto_IV|Grand Theft Auto IV]]<small><br/>GTA IV: Episodes from Liberty City<br/>GTA IV: Complete Edition</small>
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|Windows|XB1|SXS}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>Multiplayer was removed from the "Complete Edition" version when Microsoft ended its Games for Windows Live support.<br/>Unpatched/previous versions and home console versions still have multiplayer enabled. Although on Windows you need a valid GFWL key.<br/>Otherwise you need revivial projects to play multiplayer.
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://gtaconnected.com/downloads/ GTA Connected]<br/>[https://happinessmp.net/wait/index.html HappinessMP]
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|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Grand_Theft_Auto_V|Grand Theft Auto V]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360}}<br/>{{Icon|Windows|PS4|XB1}}<br/>{{Icon|SXS|PS5}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>Seventh gen home console versions of GTA Online were shut down on December 16th, 2021.<br/>As well as GTA Online, services for LA Noire and Max Payne 3 are shutting down on seventh-gen consoles.<br/>The eighth and ninth gen home consoles and Windows are now the only platforms the game can be played on.
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|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://discord.com/channels/1099740222226432101/1099743307057332244 3TA Online]<br/>[https://og.gtao.gg/ GTA:OG] ([https://discord.com/channels/1144289538877960202/1151295811934752859 Offline])
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|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Guitar Hero Live|Guitar Hero Live]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|WiiU|PS4|XB1|iOS}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>GHTV game mode's servers were [https://support.activision.com/articles/guitar-hero-live-ghtv-sunset shut down on December 1, 2018], making over 500 streamable songs no longer playable in Guitar Hero Live.</small></small>
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|{{✓}}
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|[https://twitter.com/ghtvreloaded GHTV Reloaded]
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|{{Icon|PS3|WiiU|iOS}}
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|-
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|[https://gunbros.fandom.com/wiki/Gun_Bros Gun Bros]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS|Android|WinMobile|Facebook}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Before servers shut down, players could fight with two players online via GameSpy (shut down) and Game Center (shut down).</small>
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|{{✗}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Halo_2|<abbr title="Shouldn't be confused with 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection', The Original Xbox version of Halo 2 are backwards compatible on the Xbox 360 but they won't work on the Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.">Halo 2</abbr>]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Xbox|Windows}}{{Icon|360}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Xbox version servers down due to Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.<br/>PC/'''Vista''' version servers down in July 2015.</small>
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|{{Y}}
 +
|[https://www.halo2.online/home/ Project Cartographer]<br/>[https://insignia.live/halo2 Insignia]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows|Xbox}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Halo_3|<abbr title="Shouldn't be confused with 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection'">Halo 3</abbr>]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|360|XB1|SXS}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/as-halo-3-xbox-360-servers-are-turned-off-forever-fans-share-tributes-to-bungies-classic/1100-6499618/ January 13, 2022 marks the server shutdown date] for Halo 3 and other classic Halo games.</small>
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|WIP
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|[https://github.com/AdrianCassar/xenia-canary?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-games Sunrise]
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|{{Icon|360}}
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|-
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|[https://happyaquarium.fandom.com/wiki/Happy_Aquarium_Wiki Happy Aquarium]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Web|iOS|Android}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>101XP shut down this game June the 15th in 2021. Unfortunately you can no longer play Happy Aquarium.</small>
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|{{✗}}
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Happy_Wars|Happy Wars]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|360}}{{Icon|XB1|SXS}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows servers shut down on December 17, 2018.<br/>The Xbox One and Xbox Series home console versions is now the only platform the game can be played on.
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|WIP
 +
|[https://discord.com/channels/292108638229626884/1134901117411668121 Happy Wars Hell#Revival Discord channel]
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|{{Icon|Windows|360}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Juiced_(video_game)|Juiced]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|PS2|Xbox}}
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|{{✗}}<br/><small>GameSpy.</br>
 +
|{{Y}}
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|[[Early_Online_Services#Network_Adaptor_.28PS2.29|Cristian]]<br/>[http://beta.openspy.net/en/supported-games OpenSpy]
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|{{Icon|Windows|PS2}}
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|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:LittleBigPlanet_(2008_video_game)|LittleBigPlanet]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Online functionality was discontinued on 13 September 2021, alongside services for LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita, and the PlayStation 3 version of LittleBigPlanet 3.</small>
 +
|WIP
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|[https://github.com/LBPUnion/ProjectLighthouse/ Project Lighthouse]
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|{{Icon|PS3}}
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|-
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|[[Wikipedia:Mario_Kart_Wii|Mario Kart Wii]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Online multiplayer was supported until the discontinuation of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in May 2014.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
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|[https://wiimmfi.de/stat?m=25 Wiimmfi]<br/>[https://wfc.wiilink24.com/online/RMCE01 WiiLink WFC]
 +
|{{Icon|Wii}}
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|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:The_Matrix_Online|Matrix Online, The]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>SOE shut down operation of the game on July 31, 2009.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://mxoemu.info/ MxoEmu]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Max_Payne_3|Max Payne 3]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360|Windows|macOS}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>The online multiplayer mode and Social Club support for the game were discontinued in September 2021.<br/>As well as Max Payne 3, services for LA Noire and GTA Online are shutting down on seventh-gen consoles.<br/>But servers for PC is still active.</small>
 +
|{{N}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Medal_of_Honor:_Pacific_Assault|Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Gamespy.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/generic/mohpa OpenSpy]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Metal_Gear_Solid_3:_Snake_Eater#Subsistence|Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence]]<br/><small>(incl. Metal Gear Online)</small>
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS2}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>The official servers for the '''original Metal Gear Online''' were shutdown in 2007.[https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_3:_Subsistence]</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[[Early_Online_Services#Network_Adaptor_.28PS2.29|Cristian<br/>MGO]]
 +
|{{Icon|PS2}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Metal_Gear_Online|Metal Gear Online<br/>Metal Gear Online 2]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Metal Gear Online's North American and European servers were shut down on June 12, 2012.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://savemgo.com/ SaveMGO]
 +
|{{Icon|PS3}}
 +
|-
 +
|[https://thevideogamedatabase.fandom.com/wiki/MUD:_FIM_Motocross_World_Championship MUD: FIM Motocross World Championship]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|360|PS3|PSV}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>The game requires Gamespy servers on PC for online play and servers were permantly turned off 31st May 2014.<br/>Console versions servers might be unstable and unreliable?[https://www.trueachievements.com/a163155/multiplayer-maniac-achievement]</small>
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Need_for_Speed:_Carbon|Need for Speed: Carbon]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|360|PS3}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Online services for NFS Carbon have been shut down on September 1, 2021.<br/>Although there is a work-in-progress unofficial mod called "NFSCO", which will bring online play back.</small>
 +
|WIP
 +
|[https://discord.com/channels/481174228964605988/725652414451023912 NFSCO]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Need_for_Speed:_Most_Wanted_(2005_video_game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|360}}<br/>{{Icon|Xbox}}<br/>{{Icon|PSP}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>The online multiplayer lobby was shut down on August 1, 2011.<br/>Although it is still possible to play the game in multiplayer, but through an unofficial mod called "Most Wanted Online".</small>
 +
|{{Y}}
 +
|[https://discord.com/channels/753624688898605138/753628858560806932 Most Wanted Online]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Need_for_Speed:_World|Need for Speed: World]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>[https://www.ea.com/news/update-on-a-few-of-our-free-to-play-pc-games Went offline on 14 July 2015], alongside fellow EA free-to-play titles Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, and FIFA World.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://soapboxrace.world/ SoapBox Raceworld]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:OGame|OGame]]<br/><small>(v0.84 version with old design)</small>
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>Servers up but there is no official way to play the older version.</small>
 +
|WIP
 +
|[https://github.com/ogamespec/ogame-opensource ogame-opensource]
 +
|{{Icon|Web}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Operation_Flashpoint:_Cold_War_Crisis|Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis]]<br/><small>ARMA: Cold War Assault<br/>Operation Flashpoint: Elite</small>
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Xbox}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>On June 30, 2014, the multiplayer master server for PC was shut down alongside other GameSpy-powered titles.<br/>Also for Xbox version servers down due to Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.</small>
 +
|{{Y}}
 +
|[https://steamcommunity.com/app/65790/discussions/0/135510194254518507/ OFPMonitor]<br/>[https://insignia.live/games/434d005a Insignia]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows|Xbox}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Order_%26_Chaos_Online|Order & Chaos Online]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS|Android|WinMobile|LinuxARM}}<br/>{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>The game was permanently closed by Gameloft on 16 February 2023 on all platforms.</small>
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man_99|Pac-Man 99]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>The game was discontinued on October 8, 2023, though the game will remain playable offline for those who have purchased the "Unlock Mode" or "Unlock All" DLCs before they were delisted the month prior.</small>
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[https://phantasystar.fandom.com/wiki/Phantasy_Star_Online:_Blue_Burst Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Game is no longer supported by Sega and the Sega servers.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://www.phantasystaronline.net/ Ultima]<br/>[https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/ Ephinea]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Phantasy_Star_Online|Phantasy Star Online]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Dreamcast|GameCube|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Sega decommissioned the last official servers in 2010.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://schtserv.com/ Schthack PSO]<br/>[https://sylverant.net/ Sylverant]
 +
|{{Icon|Dreamcast|GameCube|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:PlanetSide_(video_game)|PlanetSide]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>On July 1, 2016, at 4:00pm PT, Planetside servers [https://www.planetside2.com/news/planetside-closure went offline permanently].</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://www.psforever.net/ PSForever]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[https://remywiki.com/CS_pnm_Puzzle_Dama Pop'n Music Puzzle-dama Online]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS2}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Online service ended on March 31st, 2005.</small>
 +
|{{N}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[https://respawnables.fandom.com/wiki/The_Respawnables Respawnables, The]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS|Android}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>On January 13th, 2022, Multiplayer is shutdown, the game will no longer recognize Wi-Fi.</small>
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Rock_Band_2|Rock Band 2]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Wii|PS3|360}}
 +
|{{?}}<br/><small>Game has online multiplayer and co-op support, but current server status is unknown.</small>
 +
|{{Y}}
 +
|[https://github.com/ihatecompvir/GoCentral GoCentral]
 +
|{{Icon|Wii|PS3|360}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Rock_Band_3|Rock Band 3]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Wii|PS3|360}}
 +
|{{?}}<br/><small>Game has online multiplayer and co-op support, but current server status is unknown.</small>
 +
|{{Y}}
 +
|[https://github.com/ihatecompvir/GoCentral GoCentral]
 +
|{{Icon|Wii|PS3|360}}
 +
|-
 +
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090715084011/http://rockfree.acclaim.com/index.jsp RockFree]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>[https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/acclaim-shuts-down-games-after-playdom-transition Acclaim shut down its client-based online games in August 2010] including titles like 9Dragons and Chronicles of Spellborn.<br/>However, the company's Flash-based games including Kogamu and RockFree was ported to Facebook Games platform before being discontinued.</small><ref>[[Wikipedia:Acclaim_Games#Games|Wikipedia: Acclaim Games]]</ref>
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:R.U.S.E.|R.U.S.E.]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Mac|360|PS3}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features.<br/>([https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/help/connectivity-and-performance/article/decommissioning-of-online-services-for-older-ubisoft-games-january-2024/000105788 Ubisoft decommissioning the online services for older games]).</small>
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Sacred_(video_game)|Sacred]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Official multiplayer servers were shut down as Ascaron Entertainment went bankrupt and ultimately ceased to exist. Community matchmaking server software was created in the 2020s, but the original instance is currently down.</small>
 +
|{{~}}
 +
|[https://github.com/Alby1987/SacredAncariaConnection Sacred Ancaria Connection]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Saints_Row_(2006_video_game)|Saints Row]] (2006)
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|360}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>Clan/gang servers down. But ranked, casual and coop are up.</small>
 +
|[https://forums.saintsrow.net/t/update-on-xenia-netplay-progress-and-future-plans/71 WIP]
 +
|[[Xbox_network#Xbox_360|Xenia WebServices]]
 +
|{{Icon|360}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:SimCity_(2013_video_game)|SimCity]] (2013)
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}
 +
|{{✓}}[https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-SimCity-Games/Are-the-simcity-2013-servers-closed/m-p/9348573]
 +
|{{N}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:SimCity_2000_Network_Edition#SimCity_2000_Network_Edition|SimCity 2000 Network Edition]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows9x}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}[https://simcity.fandom.com/wiki/SimCity_2000:_Network_Edition#Playing_online]
 +
|[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/668-simcity-2000-network-edition-launcher/ Nightfire Launcher]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows9x}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Skate_(2007_video_game)|Skate]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|360|PS3}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140356/http://www.gamertagradio.com/new/2011/07/ea-games-shuts-down-online-multiplayer-servers-skate-battlefield-2-medal-of-honor-more/ The multiplayer of the game was shut down in July 2011].</small>
 +
|{{N}}
 +
|[https://hallofmeat.net/ Hall of Meat] <sup>&Dagger;</sup>
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Skate_2|Skate 2]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|360|PS3}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>[https://kotaku.com/skate-2-multiplayer-killed-just-as-its-coming-back-1848062914 The multiplayer of the game was shut down].</small>
 +
|{{N}}
 +
|[https://hallofmeat.net/ Hall of Meat] <sup>&Dagger;</sup>
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Skate_3|Skate 3]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|360|PS3}}
 +
|{{✓}}<br/><small>[https://old.reddit.com/r/skate3/comments/11a3y49/is_skate_3_still_playable_with_friends_online_in/ Servers still active].</small>
 +
|{{N}}
 +
|[https://hallofmeat.net/ Hall of Meat] <sup>&Dagger;</sup>
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Super_Mario_Bros._35|Super Mario Bros. 35]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Its servers were shut down on April 1, 2021, following the official end of the anniversary.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://smb35server.com/ SMB35]
 +
|{{Icon|Switch}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Super_Mario_Maker|Super Mario Maker]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|3DS|WiiU}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>On November 25, 2020, Nintendo formally announced that course upload support and the bookmark portal site would be discontinued on March 31, 2021.<br/>Sale of the game on the Wii U's Nintendo eShop would be discontinued on January 12, 2021.<br/>The remaining online services for the game, such as playing existing levels already uploaded to the server, will be discontinued by April 8, 2024.</small>
 +
|WIP
 +
|[https://pretendo.network/progress Pretendo]
 +
|{{Icon|3DS|WiiU}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:The_Sims_Online|Sims Online, The]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>EA announced that the game would shut down all activity on August 1, 2008.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[http://freeso.org/ FreeSO]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Test_Drive_Unlimited|Test Drive Unlimited]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|360}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>TDU1 server has been [https://www.facebook.com/343556031504/posts/the-tdu1-server-has-been-shut-down-we-thank-you-for-playing-and-encourage-you-to/10151187078811505/?locale=en_US&_fb_noscript=1 shut down in September 2012].</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://turboduck.net/forums/topic/30648-test-drive-unlimited-project-paradise-v003a-public-beta-available/#comments Project Paradise]<br/>[https://turboduck.net/forums/topic/35843-released-test-drive-unlimited-platinum-v121/ TDU: Platinum]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Test_Drive_Unlimited_2|Test Drive Unlimited 2]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|360|PS3}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>The game's online servers [https://steamcommunity.com/games/9930/announcements/detail/2747653527490928535 went offline in November 2018], disabling online multiplayer and the TDU2: Casino Online expansion.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://project-paradise2.de/ Project Paradise 2]<br/>[https://www.tduworld.com/ TDU World]<br/>[https://tduniverse.org/ TDUniverse]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Toontown_Online|Toontown Online]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Mac}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Various servers hosting Toontown Online were shut down throughout the game’s tenure, with the US servers and the game itself closing in September 2013.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://www.toontownrewritten.com/play Toontown Rewritten]
 +
|{{Icon|Windows|Mac|Linux}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Trials_Evolution|Trials Evolution]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|360}}
 +
|{{~}}<br/><small>Trials Evolution shutting down in January 2024.</small>
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quR918x-xQQ N/A]
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:UFC_2009_Undisputed|UFC Undisputed 2009]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360}}
 +
|{{✓}}<br/><small>Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game utilize a [[Wikipedia:Peer-to-peer|Peer-to-Peer]] online infrastructure, which allows continued online play[https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/94760-online-still-work/]. However, similar to Call of Duty 3 situation on seventh-gen home consoles, it appears to require a custom server for authentication[https://wiki.rpcs3.net/index.php?title=UFC_2009_Undisputed#Netplay_testing][https://discord.com/channels/308194948048486401/1173434194525950062/1212793084916535336], rendering it currently incompatible with emulators.</small>
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:UFC_Undisputed_2010|UFC Undisputed 2010]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|360}}
 +
|{{?}}<br/><small>There is a [https://wiki.rpcs3.net/index.php?title=UFC_Undisputed_2010#Special_Notes OpenSpy Online canary patch for RPCS3] but it's untested at the moment.</small>
 +
|{{?}}
 +
|[https://wiki.rpcs3.net/index.php?title=UFC_Undisputed_2010#Special_Notes OpenSpy (Untested)]
 +
|{{Icon|PS3}}(Untested)
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wikipedia:Warhawk_(2007_video_game)|Warhawk]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}
 +
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Sony [https://web.archive.org/web/20181123120525/https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/legal/gameservers/ shut down Warhawk's online servers on January 31, 2019], providing notice by email to PlayStation Network members.</small>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://www.psone.online/home PSONE]
 +
|{{Icon|PS3}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://rc24.xyz/ RiiConnect24]
+
|[[Wikipedia:WWE_SmackDown!_vs._Raw|WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw]]
|Wii ||{{}} ||{{✓}}  
+
|align=left|{{Icon|PS2}}
|WiiConnect24
+
|{{}}<br/><small>GameSpy.</br>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[[Early_Online_Services#Network_Adaptor_.28PS2.29|Cristian]]<br/>[http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/ps2-dns/smackdnps2r OpenSpy]
 +
|{{Icon|PS2}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://wiimmfi.de/ Wiimmfi]
+
|[[Wikipedia:Whacked!|Whacked!]]
|Wii, DS ||{{}} ||{{✓}}  
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Xbox}}
|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
+
|{{}}<br/><small>Servers down due to Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.</br>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://insignia.live/games/4d530027 Insignia]
 +
|{{Icon|Xbox}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://www.sudomemo.net/ Sudomemo]
+
|[[Wikipedia:WWE_WrestleMania_21_(video_game)|WWE WrestleMania 21]]
|Online, DSi ||{{✓}} ||{{}}  
+
|align=left|{{Icon|Xbox}}
|Flipnote Hatena
+
|{{✗}}<br/><small>Servers down due to Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.</br>
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|[https://insignia.live/games/54510024 Insignia]
 +
|{{Icon|Xbox}}
 +
|}
 +
</div>
 +
 
 +
References for this list can be found in [[Talk:Preservation projects#My "revive projects" bookmarks|Talk:Preservation projects]].<br/>
 +
 
 +
====External links for Revivial Projects====
 +
* [https://old.reddit.com/r/ReverseEngineering/comments/1uognx/how_do_modders_revive_online_features_in_old/ "How do communities revive online features in old games without the server files?"] (Useful if you want to learn basics about reverse engineering the private servers.)<br/>
 +
* Mystic: [https://youtu.be/6uFn8rzku1I?t=219 Reverse Engineer Introduction - PSOne Group], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBd1P7vpvfc PlayStation Home PS3 Is Back Online in 2023]
 +
* Rocket Sloth: [https://youtu.be/bCDjNPfpUlc GameSpy: the company that killed off hundreds of games in a single day]
 +
* Reddit: [https://old.reddit.com/r/OnlinePreservation/ r/OnlinePreservation/]
 +
 
 +
===LAN Tunneling Programs===
 +
These kind of programs usually allows for online play of video games with the help of support LAN multiplayer modes. (e.g. [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Category:Microsoft_consoles System Link feature on Xbox home consoles] or [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Category:Sony_consoles LAN tunneling feature on PlayStation home consoles])
 +
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|Recommended
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://www.phantasystaronline.net/ Ultima]
+
|[https://www.teamxlink.co.uk/wiki/Supported_Games XLink Kai]
|Windows ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
+
|{{✓}}
|Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst
+
|{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/ Ephinea]
+
|[https://www.zerotier.com/ ZeroTier]
|Windows ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
+
|{{✓}}
|Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst
+
|{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://schtserv.com/ Schthack PSO]
+
|[http://zerolan.ru/en/ pLAN Revive]
|Windows, GCN, Dreamcast ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
+
|{{✓}}
|Phantasy Star Online (various)
+
|{{~}}
 +
|}
 +
</div>
 +
 
 +
===Proxy Projects for Retro Web Browsing===
 +
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[[Category:Preservation|*]]

Latest revision as of 11:12, 25 March 2024

"...So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay."

- Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Over the years, technology has been rapidly evolving. Things that were once considered "new" or "innovating" can quickly become "old" or "outdated" over time. These changes can happen in a lot of ways, but overall as time goes on all things are at risk of disappearing someday. While it may seem like an impossible (and sometimes pointless) task, that hasn't stopped many people from taking it upon themselves to preserve what others would consider to be not as important. While there are many aspects with respect to preservation in general, emulation plays a key role in preserving software by documenting and allowing old programs to run on modern devices (because what's the point of archiving a bunch of old games if you have no way of playing them!). Because emulation is often associated with preservation, this page is meant to highlight some other projects that have similar goals relating to video games and technology, some of which can even be used in conjunction with emulation.

Preservation projects[edit]

Name Platform(s) Latest version Active Recommended Preserves the following software
eXoDOS Windows 6.0 DOS games
eXoWin3x Windows 2.0 Windows 3x games
Retro Learning Pack Windows MS-DOS & Windows 3.1 educational software
eXoScummVM Windows ScummVM games
eXoAppleIIGS Windows 1.0 Apple IIGS games & apps
Flashpoint Windows 12.1 "Salamander" Flash and other web games
instance_archive(); Windows 15/10/2021 GameMaker games.
Kahvibreak Windows
Linux
1.6 J2ME games
Pleasuredome Windows 0.264 MAME & Non-MAME romsets
Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central Online N/A Signetics 2650-based machines

(Interton VC 4000, Elektor TV Games Computer, et al.)

INTV Funhouse Online N/A Intellivision fun, facts, tips & pics!
Myrient Online N/A A reenvisioning of video game preservation
GameTDB Online N/A Box art for GCN, NDS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U, and PS3
hShop 3DS N/A The ultimate 3DS content website, shouldn't be confused with revivial projects.
Ghost eShop 3DS N/A The ultimate content for 3DS Website, shouldn't be confused with revivial projects.
Flipnote Archive Online N/A Nintendo's Flipnote Hatena
Only for archiving of Flipnote animations posted to Flipnote Hatena before it closed, shouldn't be confused with revivial projects.
Archiverse Online N/A Nintendo's Miiverse
Only for archiving of Miiverse data before it closed, shouldn't be confused with revivial projects.
Open Shop Channel Online N/A Homebrew apps library for the Wii
MarioCube Online N/A Rare files for Wii/GCN. WiiWare/Virtual Console WADs from Wii Shop Channel
Redump Online N/A Database of checksums for disc-based games
TOSEC Online N/A Database of checksums for disc- and cartridge-based games
No-Intro Online N/A Database of checksums for cartridge-based games
Hidden Palace Online N/A Video game development media (such as prototypes, hardware, source code, artwork, and more)
LostMediaWiki Online N/A Pieces of lost or hard to find media (whether it be video, audio or otherwise)
Rchive Online N/A Downloadable Roblox games from 2006-2017.
The Roblox Lost Media Project Online N/A Pieces of lost or hard to find media relating to Roblox (whether it be video, audio or otherwise)
Valve Archive Online N/A Pieces of lost or hard to find media relating to Valve (whether it be video, audio or otherwise)

Revivial Projects[edit]

As the internet has become more readily available over time, a lot of people have experimented with adding online services to their products (see Early Online Services). However, because of how dependent these features can be on a single company or server they are at high risk of disappearing once the service gets shut down. MMOs are especially at risk as the entirety of the game is based on playing online. If the game has no way of allowing the user to host their own private server then once the service ends, so does the game. This will especially be a problem in the future as more and more games are becoming more dependent on online services. Depending on interest and importance, there has been a surprising amount of fans who have come together to keep a service alive, or even "revive" it, by creating their own functioning service.

Private Platform Servers[edit]

Name Platform(s) Official Servers/Active Revived? Revive Group(s)/Communities Revived Platform(s)
Steam's online features
multiplayer over LAN
Windows Linux macOS Goldberg Emulator Windows Linux
Game Center
Achievements, Challenges, Leaderboards etc.
iOS N/A N/A
Google Play Games
Google Play Services
Achievements, Challenges, Leaderboards etc.
Android Windows N/A N/A
WiiConnect24 and channels Wii
On June 27, 2013, WiiConnect24 service features were globally terminated.
On January 30, 2019, Nintendo shut down the Wii Shop Channel and removed all WiiWare, Virtual Console games, and other Wii Channels from sale or initial download.
RiiConnect24
(Which is part of WiiLink project)
Wii
Nintendo eShop Nintendo 3DS Wii U Switch ~
The ability to purchase, download, and play new content on the Nintendo eShop for the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS was discontinued for the rest of the world on March 27, 2023.
Servers only active for Switch platform at the moment.
N/A N/A
Nintendo Zone Nintendo DS Nintendo 3DS ~
This application has been discontinued worldwide, but all other Nintendo Zone functionality remains.
SatellaZone Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Nintendo DS Wii
On May 20, 2014, at 7:30 PM PT, Nintendo ended the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.
Wiimmfi
WiiLink WFC (WIP)
Kaeru WFC
Nintendo DS Wii
Flipnote Hatena Nintendo DS Nintendo 3DS Web
An online service, titled Flipnote Hatena, allowed users to download flipnotes created by other users and to post stills from flipnotes to the sharing site Miiverse.
It was shut down on April 2, 2018.
Sudomemo Nintendo DS
Flipnote Gallery: World
for Flipnote Studio 3D
Nintendo 3DS
kaeru gallery
kaeru
Nintendo 3DS
GameSpy Various
It was shut down on May 31, 2014.
OpenSpy Various
Nintendo Network Nintendo 3DS Wii U ~
On October 4, 2023, Nintendo announced the discontinuation of the service by early April 2024.
WIP Pretendo Nintendo 3DS Wii U
Miitomo iOS Android
It was ultimately discontinued on May 9, 2018.
Kaerutomo iOS Android
Miiverse Network Nintendo 3DS Wii U
Discontinued on November 8, 2017.
rverse Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Switch Online Switch Raptor Network (Offline) N/A
PlayOnline Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 2 ~
The termination date for Final Fantasy XI and PlayOnline on PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 was March 2016, with only the PC version of Final Fantasy XI still supported.
N/A N/A
PlayStation Broadband Navigator PlayStation 2
Service for PlayStation 2‘s Broadband Navigator end in Japan on March 31 2016, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia announced.
N/A N/A
PlayStation Network PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
Vita
WIP RPCN
PSORG Revival
clank
PlayStation 3
Playstation Home PlayStation 3 WIP Destination Home PlayStation 3
PlayStation Mobile Android Vita
The service completely shutting down on September 10, 2015.
Games were available to devices via the PlayStation Store.
N/A N/A
VTech Learning Lodge ? ? N/A N/A N/A
Wireplay Web
The service endured for a time but was finally shut down in 2014.
N/A N/A
Xbox Live/Xbox network Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S ~
Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.
On July 29, 2024, Xbox will stop supporting the ability to purchase new games, DLC, and other entertainment content from the Xbox 360 Store on the console and the Xbox 360 Marketplace.
WIP Insignia
Xenia WebServices
Xbox Xbox 360

Private Game Servers[edit]

These shouldn't be confused with LAN tunneling or offline multiplayer gaming over a LAN (local area network) multiplayer games (e.g. System Link for XBOX home console systems or third party tools and services such as XLink Kai etc.)

Name Platform(s)
(Only online multiplayer supported ones)
Official Servers/Active Revived? Revive Group/Community Revived Platform(s)
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PSP ? N/A N/A
Avatar: Legends of the Arena Windows
Servers closed in 2013.
WIP LegendsOfTheArena Discord channel Windows
Batman: Arkham Origins Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
On December 4, 2016, the online services for Arkham Origins were officially retired. Despite this, the servers remained available for PC and Playstation.
As of January 2021, it appears that you can no longer find matches on PC or Playstation matchmaking.[1][2]
Arkham: Revived Windows
Battlefield 1942 Windows macOS
Battlefield 1942's master server shutdown in 2014.
OpenSpy Windows
Battlefield 2 Windows
On June 30, 2014, the multiplayer master server was shut down alongside other GameSpy-powered titles.
BF2Hub
OpenSpy
Windows
Battlefield 2142 Windows macOS
In July 2014, all online components (including Singleplayer) of the game were deactivated following the shutdown of GameSpy.
BF2142 Reclamation
OpenSpy
Windows
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat PlayStation 2 Xbox Xbox 360
Multiplayer on Xbox was shut down on April 15, 2010. All Xbox, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2 servers are offline.
Cristian PlayStation 2 [1]
Battlefield 1943 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Servers for Battlefield 1943 will be shut down on December 8, 2023.
WIP Various[1] ?
Battlefield Vietnam Windows
On June 30, 2014, the multiplayer master server was shut down alongside other GameSpy-powered titles.
GameRanger
OpenSpy
Windows
Battlefield Bad Company PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Servers for Battlefield Bad Company will be shut down on December 8, 2023.
WIP Various[1] ?
Battlefield Bad Company 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Servers for Battlefield Bad Company 2 will be shut down on December 8, 2023.
Project Rome Windows
Battlefield Heroes Windows
Went offline on 14 July 2015, alongside fellow EA free-to-play titles Battlefield Play4Free, Need for Speed: World, and FIFA World.
Rising Hub
Phoenix Heroes
Windows
Battlefield Play4Free Windows
Went offline on 14 July 2015, alongside fellow EA free-to-play titles Battlefield Heroes, Need for Speed: World, and FIFA World.
Phoenix Play4Free Windows
Calling All Cars! PlayStation 3
The servers for Calling All Cars! were taken offline in January 2010.
PSONE PlayStation 3
Call of Duty 2 Xbox 360 Windows
Game online infastructure is P2P-based on Xbox 360[3] and PC so it's playable.
Xenia WebServices Xbox 360
Call of Duty 3 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 2 Xbox
Game online infastructure is P2P-based on seventh-gen home consoles[4] so it's playable, but it needs custom server for authentication process[5] so it's incompatible with emulators at the moment.
For sixth-gen home console versions you need to use revive projects.
Cristian or Bobz
Insignia
PlayStation 2 Xbox
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition
PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows Wii ~
Home console versions multiplayer servers still active today.
Steam/1.8 version needs CoD4X to join most of the dedicated servers. If you have physical copy and updated to 1.7 version you can still join some of the compatible vanilla dedicated servers.
You need gecko code to play on Wii[6] but servers down[7] and because the game uses different servers, WFC revival projects are incompatible.
GameRanger
CoD4X
CoD Nintendo[2]
Windows
Call of Duty: World at War PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows Wii ~
Home console versions still have multiplayer enabled.
For physical windows or steam version if you have already a profile registered with keys you can still join dedicated servers using master server list but if you try to register new profile there is no way to play multiplayer anymore due to physical windows copies and steam versions ran out of keys so you need to use revive projects.
You need gecko code to play on Wii[8] but servers down[9] and because the game uses different servers, WFC revival projects are incompatible.
Plutonium
CoD Nintendo[2]
Windows
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows ~
The servers were shutdown in September 2016.
However according to recent reddit user report "ranked matches" still works.
GameRanger Windows
CityVille Web
CityVille was shut down on April 30, 2015.
N/A N/A
Club Penguin Web
On January 30, 2017, it was announced that the game would be discontinued on March 29, 2017, later shut down its servers on March 30, 2017, at 12:01 AM PDT.
New Club Penguin Windows macOS Linux
HTML5 version is currently WIP.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Windows
In 2005, control of online play for Red Alert 2 and a number of older C&C games was passed over from EA to XWIS, a community-run server.
CnCNet Windows
Crew, The Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Xbox 360 ~
On December 14, 2023, Ubisoft announced that the servers will shut down after March 31, 2024.[3]
N/A N/A
Dead Space 2 Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
Electronic Arts is shutting down the online servers for a number of older titles including Dead Space 2 multiplayer by the end of the 2023.
N/A N/A
Destiny PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
PlayStation 4 Xbox One

See this page for PS3 and Xbox 360, this page for PS4 and Xbox One.
WIP V4NGUARD PlayStation 3
Demon's Souls PlayStation 3
Discontinued worldwide in February 2018.
The Archstones PlayStation 3
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Windows macOS
PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4
Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Switch
WIP DiIiS Project Windows
Fantasy Tennis
Fantasy Tennis 2
Windows
Alaplaya shut down Fantasy Tennis/Fantasy Tennis 2 on February 8th 2013.
JFTSE Windows
Dragalia Lost Android iOS
Service for Dragalia Lost ended on November 29, 2022, at 10 PM PT.[10]
Dawnshard
Orchis
Android iOS
EverQuest Online Adventures PlayStation 2
Shut down on March 29, 2012, after nine years of operation.
Sandstorm[4] PlayStation 2
Far Cry Windows
Multiplayer online functionality dropped by Ubisoft in August 2015.
LRv3 Windows
Far Cry 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows
Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
~
The online functions for PC version ended in June 2021 when Ubisoft closed down servers for its older titles.
Xbox servers down in late-2023 according to recent user reports on reddit.
fc2mp Windows
FishVille Web
The game was discontinued on December 5, 2012.
N/A N/A
Fish with Attitude iOS
The game was discontinued on the 31st of December 2017.
N/A N/A
Flatout 2/Ultimate Carnage Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 2 ~
Flatout 2 servers were down.
However FlatOut Ultimate Carnage multiplayer still works in 2022 and will likely work forever since it uses P2P for connecting/hosting servers.
Also GFWL has merged with Xbox Live and still works with FlatOut Ultimate Carnage.
[5]

for Flatout 2
OpenSpy Windows PlayStation 2
Free Realms Windows macOS PlayStation 3
The game's servers were shut down on March 31, 2014 in a closure of three other SOE MMOs that year.
WIP Free Realms Sunrise
OSFR
Windows
Grand Theft Auto IV
GTA IV: Episodes from Liberty City
GTA IV: Complete Edition
PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S ~
Multiplayer was removed from the "Complete Edition" version when Microsoft ended its Games for Windows Live support.
Unpatched/previous versions and home console versions still have multiplayer enabled. Although on Windows you need a valid GFWL key.
Otherwise you need revivial projects to play multiplayer.
GTA Connected
HappinessMP
Windows
Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 5
~
Seventh gen home console versions of GTA Online were shut down on December 16th, 2021.
As well as GTA Online, services for LA Noire and Max Payne 3 are shutting down on seventh-gen consoles.
The eighth and ninth gen home consoles and Windows are now the only platforms the game can be played on.
3TA Online
GTA:OG (Offline)
PlayStation 3
Guitar Hero Live PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Wii U PlayStation 4 Xbox One iOS
GHTV game mode's servers were shut down on December 1, 2018, making over 500 streamable songs no longer playable in Guitar Hero Live.
GHTV Reloaded PlayStation 3 Wii U iOS
Gun Bros iOS Android Windows Mobile
Before servers shut down, players could fight with two players online via GameSpy (shut down) and Game Center (shut down).
N/A N/A
Halo 2 Xbox Windows Xbox 360
Xbox version servers down due to Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.
PC/Vista version servers down in July 2015.
Project Cartographer
Insignia
Windows Xbox
Halo 3 Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
January 13, 2022 marks the server shutdown date for Halo 3 and other classic Halo games.
WIP Sunrise Xbox 360
Happy Aquarium Web iOS Android
101XP shut down this game June the 15th in 2021. Unfortunately you can no longer play Happy Aquarium.
N/A N/A
Happy Wars Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S ~
Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows servers shut down on December 17, 2018.
The Xbox One and Xbox Series home console versions is now the only platform the game can be played on.
WIP Happy Wars Hell#Revival Discord channel Windows Xbox 360
Juiced Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox
GameSpy.
Cristian
OpenSpy
Windows PlayStation 2
LittleBigPlanet PlayStation 3
Online functionality was discontinued on 13 September 2021, alongside services for LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita, and the PlayStation 3 version of LittleBigPlanet 3.
WIP Project Lighthouse PlayStation 3
Mario Kart Wii Wii
Online multiplayer was supported until the discontinuation of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in May 2014.
Wiimmfi
WiiLink WFC
Wii
Matrix Online, The Windows
SOE shut down operation of the game on July 31, 2009.
MxoEmu Windows
Max Payne 3 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows macOS ~
The online multiplayer mode and Social Club support for the game were discontinued in September 2021.
As well as Max Payne 3, services for LA Noire and GTA Online are shutting down on seventh-gen consoles.
But servers for PC is still active.
N/A N/A
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Windows
Gamespy.
OpenSpy Windows
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
(incl. Metal Gear Online)
PlayStation 2
The official servers for the original Metal Gear Online were shutdown in 2007.[11]
Cristian
MGO
PlayStation 2
Metal Gear Online
Metal Gear Online 2
PlayStation 3
Metal Gear Online's North American and European servers were shut down on June 12, 2012.
SaveMGO PlayStation 3
MUD: FIM Motocross World Championship Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Vita
The game requires Gamespy servers on PC for online play and servers were permantly turned off 31st May 2014.
Console versions servers might be unstable and unreliable?[12]
N/A N/A N/A
Need for Speed: Carbon Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
Online services for NFS Carbon have been shut down on September 1, 2021.
Although there is a work-in-progress unofficial mod called "NFSCO", which will bring online play back.
WIP NFSCO Windows
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) Windows Xbox 360
Xbox
PSP

The online multiplayer lobby was shut down on August 1, 2011.
Although it is still possible to play the game in multiplayer, but through an unofficial mod called "Most Wanted Online".
Most Wanted Online Windows
Need for Speed: World Windows
Went offline on 14 July 2015, alongside fellow EA free-to-play titles Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, and FIFA World.
SoapBox Raceworld Windows
OGame
(v0.84 version with old design)
Web ~
Servers up but there is no official way to play the older version.
WIP ogame-opensource Web
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
ARMA: Cold War Assault
Operation Flashpoint: Elite
Windows Xbox
On June 30, 2014, the multiplayer master server for PC was shut down alongside other GameSpy-powered titles.
Also for Xbox version servers down due to Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.
OFPMonitor
Insignia
Windows Xbox
Order & Chaos Online iOS Android Windows Mobile Linux ARM
Windows

The game was permanently closed by Gameloft on 16 February 2023 on all platforms.
N/A N/A
Pac-Man 99 Switch
The game was discontinued on October 8, 2023, though the game will remain playable offline for those who have purchased the "Unlock Mode" or "Unlock All" DLCs before they were delisted the month prior.
N/A N/A
Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst Windows
Game is no longer supported by Sega and the Sega servers.
Ultima
Ephinea
Windows
Phantasy Star Online Dreamcast GameCube Windows
Sega decommissioned the last official servers in 2010.
Schthack PSO
Sylverant
Dreamcast GameCube Windows
PlanetSide Windows
On July 1, 2016, at 4:00pm PT, Planetside servers went offline permanently.
PSForever Windows
Pop'n Music Puzzle-dama Online PlayStation 2
Online service ended on March 31st, 2005.
N/A N/A
Respawnables, The iOS Android
On January 13th, 2022, Multiplayer is shutdown, the game will no longer recognize Wi-Fi.
N/A N/A
Rock Band 2 Wii PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 ?
Game has online multiplayer and co-op support, but current server status is unknown.
GoCentral Wii PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
Rock Band 3 Wii PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 ?
Game has online multiplayer and co-op support, but current server status is unknown.
GoCentral Wii PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
RockFree Web
Acclaim shut down its client-based online games in August 2010 including titles like 9Dragons and Chronicles of Spellborn.
However, the company's Flash-based games including Kogamu and RockFree was ported to Facebook Games platform before being discontinued.
[6]
N/A N/A
R.U.S.E. Windows macOS Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features.
(Ubisoft decommissioning the online services for older games).
N/A N/A
Sacred Windows
Official multiplayer servers were shut down as Ascaron Entertainment went bankrupt and ultimately ceased to exist. Community matchmaking server software was created in the 2020s, but the original instance is currently down.
~ Sacred Ancaria Connection Windows
Saints Row (2006) Xbox 360 ~
Clan/gang servers down. But ranked, casual and coop are up.
WIP Xenia WebServices Xbox 360
SimCity (2013) Windows macOS [13] N/A N/A
SimCity 2000 Network Edition Windows 9x [14] Nightfire Launcher Windows 9x
Skate Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
The multiplayer of the game was shut down in July 2011.
Hall of Meat N/A
Skate 2 Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
The multiplayer of the game was shut down.
Hall of Meat N/A
Skate 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
Servers still active.
Hall of Meat N/A
Super Mario Bros. 35 Switch
Its servers were shut down on April 1, 2021, following the official end of the anniversary.
SMB35 Switch
Super Mario Maker Nintendo 3DS Wii U ~
On November 25, 2020, Nintendo formally announced that course upload support and the bookmark portal site would be discontinued on March 31, 2021.
Sale of the game on the Wii U's Nintendo eShop would be discontinued on January 12, 2021.
The remaining online services for the game, such as playing existing levels already uploaded to the server, will be discontinued by April 8, 2024.
WIP Pretendo Nintendo 3DS Wii U
Sims Online, The Windows
EA announced that the game would shut down all activity on August 1, 2008.
FreeSO Windows
Test Drive Unlimited Windows Xbox 360
TDU1 server has been shut down in September 2012.
Project Paradise
TDU: Platinum
Windows
Test Drive Unlimited 2 Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
The game's online servers went offline in November 2018, disabling online multiplayer and the TDU2: Casino Online expansion.
Project Paradise 2
TDU World
TDUniverse
Windows
Toontown Online Windows macOS
Various servers hosting Toontown Online were shut down throughout the game’s tenure, with the US servers and the game itself closing in September 2013.
Toontown Rewritten Windows macOS Linux
Trials Evolution Windows Xbox 360 ~
Trials Evolution shutting down in January 2024.
N/A N/A
UFC Undisputed 2009 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game utilize a Peer-to-Peer online infrastructure, which allows continued online play[15]. However, similar to Call of Duty 3 situation on seventh-gen home consoles, it appears to require a custom server for authentication[16][17], rendering it currently incompatible with emulators.
N/A N/A
UFC Undisputed 2010 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 ?
There is a OpenSpy Online canary patch for RPCS3 but it's untested at the moment.
? OpenSpy (Untested) PlayStation 3 (Untested)
Warhawk PlayStation 3
Sony shut down Warhawk's online servers on January 31, 2019, providing notice by email to PlayStation Network members.
PSONE PlayStation 3
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw PlayStation 2
GameSpy.
Cristian
OpenSpy
PlayStation 2
Whacked! Xbox
Servers down due to Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.
Insignia Xbox
WWE WrestleMania 21 Xbox
Servers down due to Xbox Live for the original Xbox was discontinued by Microsoft on April 15, 2010.
Insignia Xbox

References for this list can be found in Talk:Preservation projects.

External links for Revivial Projects[edit]

LAN Tunneling Programs[edit]

These kind of programs usually allows for online play of video games with the help of support LAN multiplayer modes. (e.g. System Link feature on Xbox home consoles or LAN tunneling feature on PlayStation home consoles)

Name Active Recommended
XLink Kai
ZeroTier
pLAN Revive ~

Proxy Projects for Retro Web Browsing[edit]

These kind of projects usually retrieves pages from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine or OoCities and delivers them in their original form, without toolbars, scripts and other extraneous content that may confuse retro web browsers.[7] These are quite useful especially for retro web browsing with DOS-based, Windows 1.0x/2x/3x series, Windows 9x series, Windows NT series and MacOS emulators or Hypervisors. Otherwise you can still use pure HTML websites on the internet such as; DreamPipe, thebaratusii, toastytech, TheBlueOSMuseum, LuxuryAerozona, DreamProject Legacy,DOSBox Deathmatch Club, GuidebookGallery, MDGx, Ralf Brown's Interrupt List, Doom2.net, PowerDVD3000.

Name Active Recommended
ProtoWeb
WaybackProxy ~
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Members of the Battlefield modding-Frostbite 1 discord channel are working on keeping of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Xbox 360 version), Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield Bad Company titles alive past the shutdown, also see this reddit thread if you want to test arcadia project using RPCS3 emulator. Insignia project do not support Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for OG Xbox currently. There is a FrostbiteServer project for being built specifically for STAR WARS Battlefront II, but can be somewhat easily adapted to other games running on the engine in the future.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Join the "CoD Nintendo" discord group to stay up-to-date on news about Call of Duty revival projects for the Wii version.
  3. SomeOrdinaryGamers: You Are Being Scammed
  4. EQOA Revival discord channel
  5. NiteVelocity1's comment about FlatOut Ultimate Carnage multiplayer
  6. Wikipedia: Acclaim Games
  7. https://github.com/richardg867/WaybackProxy#waybackproxy