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===Safe-Site.net===
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Safe-Site was a subscription service provide by Oregon Scientific that launched in 1999 (Circa) The service was promoted as a safe introduction to the internet, providing e-mail, a newsgroup, greeting card trading, and a way for kids to post game scores on a leaderboard. the service would also send subscribers educational facts and trivia. Safe-Site was exclusively for those who bought their educational computers, to the point that everything anyone knows about it comes from press releases and some promotional text in store catalogues. The service costed {{Inflation|USD|15|1999}} a month and required the "Safe-Site" modem ({{Inflation|USD|50|1999}}) <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150527101343/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/11/technology/safer-web-playgrounds-are-aimed-at-kids-and-paying-parents.html Safer Web Playgrounds Are Aimed at Kids and Paying Parents <br>(Prices are at the end of the page)]</ref>
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[[Early Online Services]] Typically used [[wikipedia:Dial-up Internet access|Dial-up]] or [[wikipedia:Cable television|Cable television providers]], some later services used other [[wikipedia:Internet_access#Technologies|Internet access technologies]].
This page lists and documents pre-2005 online services. It was [[Xbox network|Xbox LIVE]] (2002) that kick -started the modern era of [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|online services]] but it wasn't until a new [[:Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles|generation]] of hardware that the video game industry felt the impact and influence of Xbox LIVE.
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="text-align:left;"! scope="col"|Before Diving in* '''|-|Due to lack of support of non USD (United States Dollar) inflation calculation on this wiki this page can not calculate the inflation of the Japanese Yen (¥), British pound (£), Dutch guilder (ƒ) or any other non United States currency.* '''|-|This page has heavy use of YouTube videos to preserve content (In this case advertisements for [[Early Online Services]]). if the YouTube links no longer work please check [https://ghostarchive.org Ghost Archive] to see if it was archived'''archive* '''|-|This page uses shortened names for selected consoles. NES for the [[NES|Nintendo Entertainment System]]/[[NES|Famicom]], SNES for the [[SNES|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]/[[SNES|Super Famicom]], N64 for the [[Nintendo 64]], PS1 for the original [[PlayStation]], PS2 for the [[PlayStation 2]]. * '''|-|The Sega console "[[Sega Genesis|Genesis]]" is known as the "Mega Drive" outside North America and parts of South America.'''|-* '''|See each Wiki Category [[:Category:Consoles|Consoles]], [[:Category:Computers|Computers]] and [[:Category:Arcade|Arcade]] for individual dedicated system pages to see support for these services for software emulators. Dedicated system pages provide in-depth information on specific aspects like hardware features, peripheral support, and compatibility etc.|}
=Services for Consoles=
===[[wikipedia:Sega Meganet|Sega Meganet]] (Genesis)===
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The '''Sega Meganet''' was a commercial failure in Japan, When released in Brazil the focus was on the Meganet's main focus which was email, the service was also capable of online multiplayer and chat. Launched November 3rd 1990 in Japan<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/20/sega-a-soothsayer-of-the-games-industry] SEGA A Soothsayer of the Games Industry by Adam Redsell (IGN article)</ref>, and 1995 in Brazil,
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTmUv7V8z9k #1], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACbQQHpC2rc #2]
:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbxOGm4dPxZ4Vbzyu3XxBnZmuPx3Ue-cPqBeTxtnvkQ/edit#gid=0 Revived private servers for PS2 online play]
:[[Wikipedia:List_of_PlayStation_2_online_games#Released_Games|List of games that supported the online functionality of the PlayStation 2 and revived private servers]]
:[[Online PS2 games]]
The '''[[wikipedia:PlayStation_2_Expansion_Bay#Network_Adaptor|Network Adapter]]''' is a peripheral that is used to play PS2 games online ([[Wikipedia:PlayStation_2_online_functionality|Network Play]]) via Ethernet, broadband, or analog modem. PlayStation 2 slim models Ethernet functionality of the Network Adaptor has been integrated onto the motherboard, slim models don't have an external interface to connect a Network Adapter. Many games have been brought back due to servers run and operated by fans such as PS2Online and the SOCOM Community server;
*PCSX2 supports this peripheral.
*[[Official_emulators#Sony|<abbr title="ps2_emu for PlayStation 3.">Official Sony emulators</abbr>]]: PlayStation 3's [[Official_emulators#PlayStation_2|ps2_emu]] firmware supports network play.
*There are services for PlayStation 2 such as [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|PlayStation Broadband Navigator]] and [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|PlayOnline Viewer]] and downloadable content services for [[Wikipedia:PlayStation_2_Expansion_Bay#North_American_releases_with_HDD_support|some of the titles]] such as [https://remywiki.com/CS_pnm_Puzzle_Dama Pop'n Music Puzzle-dama Online]. See [[PlayStation 2 emulators#Hard Disk Drive]] for more information about these.
::MAWK3: ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnVOnRefBpw ''Most Active PlayStation 2 Online Games in 2023''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=minpPVKq3pM ''How to Connect and Play Online on PlayStation 2 in 2023], [https://youtu.be/vja8uoOy5XE Exploring DEAD PS2 Online Games in 2024]'']
::For more information about other revive projects see [[Preservation_projects|Preservation projects]] page.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq6nCKj9EFQ #1]
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* 1. Prepare the "Network Adapter Start-Up Disc". ''(Some titles have their own profile creation implementation so you may not need steps that related with this disc)''
* 2. Boot your PS2 console or PCSX2 using the "Network Adapter Start-Up Disc".
* 3. Launch "cmd.exe" on your host PC and run the command "ipconfig /all" (Windows) to obtain your network information.
* 4. Create network profiles (for memory card) on your PS2/PCSX2 using the "Network Adapter Start-Up Disc" for each revival server, referencing [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbxOGm4dPxZ4Vbzyu3XxBnZmuPx3Ue-cPqBeTxtnvkQ/edit#gid=1383772811 their respective DNS addresses] and your network information.
* 5. Also use respective DNS adresses for your PCSX2 Qt Global settings or Game settings (Settings> Network & HDD)
* 6. Boot your game, select multiplayer option and then select your newly created network profile when it prompts you to do so. ''(Make sure selected profile's adresses matches with your DNS adresses in your PCSX2 Qt settings)''
:* '''Use DNAS-net Patcher for your game [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbxOGm4dPxZ4Vbzyu3XxBnZmuPx3Ue-cPqBeTxtnvkQ/edit#gid=0&range=O3 if game requires Sony's Dynamic Network Authentication System (DNAS)].'''
:* If connection issues persist, they may be related to [[Port_forwarding_guide_for_netplay|port forwarding]]. Try enabling uPnP or DMZ in your router settings (exercise caution, as these methods can expose your network to security risks so use these temporarily). If issues continue, install npcap (Windows) or pcap (Linux) on your host PC, set ethernet device type to PCAP Bridged (Wifi) or PCAP Switched (Ethernet) from PCSX2 Qt Global settings or Game settings (Settings> Network & HDD). If none of these works, it's possible your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is the source of the problem.
:* See [https://discord.com/channels/193444622809300992/726872614298976436 PlayStation 2 Online - Official Community on Discord: How-to-Play channel] or [https://discord.com/channels/309643527816609793/807640791845306398 PCSX2 Discord: Netplay channel] for more information.
:;Here is a list of ports for some games:
:{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
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53 DNS = TCP E UDP
80 HTTPS = TCP
443 DNAS = TCP
518 METAL GEAR SOLID 3 = UDP
1024 METAL GEAR SOLID 3 = UDP
3074 DEMONWARE CALL OF DUTY 3 = UDP
3075 DEMONWARE CALL OF DUTY 3 = UDP
3076 DEMONWARE CALL OF DUTY 3 = UDP
3100 DEMONWARE CALL OF DUTY 3 = UDP
3658 GAMESPY = UDP
3999 DEMONWARE CALL OF DUTY 3 = TCP
5150 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATER 3 E 4 = TCP E UDP
10070 FREQUENCIA ONLINE GAMEPLAY = UDP
10075 TWISTED METAL = UDP
10070-10080 FREQUENCIA ONLINE = TCP
20040-20199 PLAYSTATION 2 = TCP E UDP
23756 FLATOUT 2 = TCP E UDP
23757 FLATOUT 2 = TCP E UDP
23758 FLATOUT 2 = TCP E UDP
26900-27900 TOCA 3 TCP E UDP
28000 NBA2K3 TCP E UDP
28000-28008 TRIBES AERIAL ASSAULT TCP E UDP
28960 CALL OF DUTY 2
30000 XLINK KAI = TCP E UDP
65535 OU 65534 PORTA FINAL = TCP E UDP
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===[[wikipedia:Central Station (online service)|Central Station]] (PS2)===
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**[https://www.teamxlink.co.uk/wiki/Dolphin_Gamecube_XLink_BBA_Tutorial Dolphin: Gamecube XLink BBA Tutorial] (LAN tunneling)
**[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Broadband_Adapter#How_to_use_the_BroadBand_Adapter Dolphin wiki contains up-to-date instructions on setting up] for Online Play via [[Preservation_projects#Private_Game_Servers|DNS revive server]] (e.g. [https://schtserv.com/forums/app.php/welcome Schthack PSO]), see [[Wikipedia:GameCube_online_functionality#Supported_games|this page]] for games that use broadband adapter either for Online Play or LAN tunneling.
**See [[Preservation_projects|Preservation projects]] page for more information about other revive projects.
===The GameCube Modem Adapter (Gamecube)===
while the BBA is reasonably well known amoungst GameCube enthusiasts, there was another accessory that could go into that port - The GameCube Modem Adapter. This was a 56kbps dial-up modem alternative to the BBA. While it lacked the LAN mode, the Modem Adapter granted more or less the same online features as the BroadBand Adapter, just... worse. All online-mode games that supported the BroadBand Adapter also supported the Modem Adapter, so users were expected to just pick the internet adapter that matched their connection and access the same online content. Though, with some mild variation in user experience.[https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2024/04/30/dolphin-progress-report-february-march-and-april-2024/#50-21253-implement-modem-adapter-by-fuzziqersoftware]
*A recent version of Dolphin (beta or dev builds) which can emulate the Modem Adapter for connection to [[Preservation_projects#Private_Game_Servers|private game servers]].
**See [[Preservation_projects|Preservation projects]] page for more information about other revive projects.
*[https://segaretro.org/XB%E2%88%80ND#History Mega Drive XBAND modem compatible games]
*[[Wikipedia:XBAND#Supported_games|Saturn XBAND compatible games]]
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*[https://youtu.be/Oomfy8GWHpA What about using tunneling for Saturn XBAND?]
===Dreamcast Online services===
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The Dreamcast had multiple online services, [[#SegaNet|SegaNet]] for the United States, [[#Dricas|Dricas]] for Japan, Comma for Australia and [[#Dreamarena|Dreamarena]] for Europe.
:See this article for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dreamcast_online_games List of Dreamcast Online games]:MVG: [https://youtu.be/9jo8jdvWrBA Online with the Sega Dreamcast and a DreamPi in 2018], [https://youtu.be/tQFrIhwT4Cg Online with the Sega Dreamcast in 2022]
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spErnbpCoIw #1] (SegaNet) , [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMBu3Rd4kBw #2] (SegaNet), [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZDZpOyi1mg #3] (Dreamarena), [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lOgUa-nbBU #4] (Dreamarena),
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===[[wikipedia:Total Entertainment Network|Total Entertainment Network]]===
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===[https://web.archive.org/web/20030609043011/http://sega-bb.jp/ Sega B-Club]===
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=Websites=
===MSN Games===
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===Safe-Site.net===
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Safe-Site was a subscription service provide by Oregon Scientific that launched in 1999 (Circa) The service was promoted as a safe introduction to the internet, providing e-mail, a newsgroup, greeting card trading, and a way for kids to post game scores on a leaderboard. the service would also send subscribers educational facts and trivia. Safe-Site was exclusively for those who bought their educational computers, to the point that everything anyone knows about it comes from press releases and some promotional text in store catalogues. The service costed {{Inflation|USD|15|1999}} a month and required the "Safe-Site" modem ({{Inflation|USD|50|1999}}) <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150527101343/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/11/technology/safer-web-playgrounds-are-aimed-at-kids-and-paying-parents.html Safer Web Playgrounds Are Aimed at Kids and Paying Parents <br>(Prices are at the end of the page)]</ref>
=References=
*[[PlayStation Network]]
*[[Xbox network]]
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