LORD is a BBS door game which was created in the early '90's by Seth Robinson. Because of its popularity, Robinson made it possible for others to add to the game through in-game modules (IGM's). Over 200 such IGM's have been created for LORD over the years. There have also been native ports of LORD for Major BBS and Wildcat! BBS systems.
LORD is now owned by Metropolis Gameport and is considered to be under development. A 32-bit version of the game is also in beta testing.
Despite large demand for a browser-based version of LORD, Metropolis has been opposed to the idea, forcing others to take matters into their own hands. The most successful, by far, was Eric Stevens, with Legend of the Green Dragon. Stevens has managed to maintain the feel of LORD, without violating any copyrights. He has built the game from scratch, using no code from the original game.
Much like LORD could be found on numerous BBS systems in the 90's, Legend of the Green Dragon can be found on many different servers today. LOGD is programmed in PHP and utilizes a MySQL database, allowing authors to add on to the game, giving each installed game it's own unique atmosphere.
Stevens no longer develops LoGD; it is now being maintained by Dragonprime, and other versions have also branched off on their own.
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