As the time goes by more sophisticatedly, all activities related to the virtual world can be done through a gadget on hands. But 20 years ago, before mobile gadgets surrounded us, warnet (warung internet/internet cafe) became a targeted place of those who were in thirst for information and cyber entertainment; whether it's just to read the news, interact in forums, to learn, and even to play online games.

Behind those hanging out in internet cafe memories, or to be precise in the 2000s, there are a number of online games that were once 'kids of the internet cafe'. There are many playable online games in internet cafes, including Ragnarok Online and others. Unfortunately, not all games can stand a chance fighting competition among games, that’s how some of these online games have to close their services.

Among online games that had existed in Indonesia, here are the online games that had existed in Indonesia but not many knew. What is it? Let’s check it out.

1. Ragnarok Online 2 

Ragnarok Online 2 is a sequel to Ragnarok Online which was released by Gravity. Having MMORPG as the genre, this game can only be played on PC devices. The release of this game has increased the hype of gamers all over the world, even when the English version was released in Southeast Asia, the game server was unable to accommodate the gamers’ high enthusiasm around the world (America, Europe, and Indonesia) who wanted to log into the game.

Unfortunately, this enthusiasm was not equal to the gameplay excitement, so after a few months after its release date, this game lost its charm and began to lose interest, so several countries have stopped the service of this game, including Korea.

2. Anime Fighter Online

The next is Anime Fighter Online, an online game published by LYTO in the 2000s. This game is a fighting game that presents several characters from Japanese animation and game consoles such as Naruto, Bleach, Devil May Cry, Onepiece, Fairy Tail, Inuyasha, and many more. In this game, you don't just watch the fights between characters from famous movies, but you are also invited to be part of the fights.

After several years of service in Indonesia, LYTO finally decided to close the Anime Fighter Online service in 2013.

3. Bounty Hounds Online Indonesia

Bounty Hounds Online Indonesia is a sci-fi MMORPG game offering stunning 3D graphics. This game provides a vivid world, in which players will fight as a mercenary. Bounty Hounds Online was developed by XPEC Entertainment and Bandai Namco Games and was released in 2011. Unfortunately, this online game service had to be closed on July 13, 2014 due to expired contract.

4. GetAmped 

Here is GetAmped Online which presents the fighting genre with midget characters. This game became a pioneer before the Lost Saga. It has easy-to-understand controls, unlimited customization and character’s accessory options, and several really fun combat modes. However, the GetAmped service had to be discontinued, until finally CyberStep Indonesia released the sequel.

5. RYL Online 

RYL Online or Risk Your Life Online offered very complex and interesting PvP combat content. Even so, the difficulty level of the game's mechanical system was quite high. So don't be surprised if RYL Online was one of the most challenging MMORPG titles in the internet cafe era.

With a solid community base, RYL Online also had a very high number of active players. Compared to other online games in that time, RYL Online was classified as an MMORPG that carried very high graphics quality. So that players needed a high computer specification at that time, an Intel Pentium 4 at least.

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6. Cabal Online

The game Cabal Online was published under the auspices of Gemscool. This online game was released in 2010 and became one of the oldest games owned by Gemscool at that time. Until after the age of 6 years, Cabal Online had to end the service.

7. Seal Online

Seal Online is an MMORPG game that became a very popular game in internet cafes in various regions. The reason was that the game had a cute and attractive character design. Although it had been available in internet cafes for a long time, finally the publisher was forced to end the Seal Online service and it was closed in July 2017 because the PLAYWITH developer was unable to provide update support for Seal Online Indonesia.

8. Ghost Online 

The internet cafe kids in the 2000s must have been familiar with the Ghost Online game. This online game which was released under the auspices of Gemscool was quite popular among gamers at that time. This game was a very simple 2D game, which told us the story of an adventure against evil spirits. With the increasing number of players, there were also many requests for cheats for this two-dimensional online game through illegal forums.

In this case, the Ghost Online game service experienced serious problems that could not be handled properly by Gemscool's management, resulting in discomfort for the players who played. Finally, many Ghost Online players prefered to stop playing.

9. Gunbound

Veteran gamers who grew up in internet cafes in the 2000s era must have been very familiar with Gunbound Online. Yes, this online game was opened in 2002 and closed in November 2010. It is not known why this game had to be closed, while as a matter of fact, there were still many fans. Even now, Gunbound is also available in the mobile version, although many gamers complain that the gameplay is not as fun as the old PC version.

10. O2 Jam

The last but not the least, O2Jam had become the first online music game which was quite trendy before Audition. O2 Jam was a rhythm type, i.e. the game scheme is to follow the beat of the tone. Unfortunately, the O2 Jam service did not last long, so the publisher closed the game service. Currently, O2 Jam can also be played on mobile devices under the name O2Jam U released by MOMO Corporation.

Those are the online games that once existed in Indonesia. Actually there are a number of other online games, such as; Pangya Online, Nexia Online, Ragnarok Online, SD Gundam Capsule, Kaboom Online, Dragonica, Granado Espada, Grand Fantasia, and Warrock.

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