Dial-up modem

Hardware entity

Multiplayer by dialing directly to the other player's computer (by phone number) instead of establishing an internet connection through which to play.

80
games
15
platforms

Alternate name: Dial-up internet

Pretty much impossible to use without an emulation layer nowadays because dial-up modems have been outdated and obsoleted (no longer sold) in most parts of the world.

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Games by year

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The first Dial-up modem video game was released in 1978.

Electronic Arts, Activision and PBI Software published most of these games.

Platforms

MS-DOS 22
Windows 19
Mac OS Classic 12
Apple II E 8
Linux 3
Win3.1 3
OS/2 3
BeOS 2
Tandy Coco 2
C64 1
Atari 400/800 1
Mac OS X 1
Atari ST 1
TRS-80 1
Commodore PET 1