What was the first video game to feature DLC?

[Slumdog]

I want to buy 50 copies of that game so I can burn it in a bonfire.

[anrkyuk]

Define DLC, as in the days before Steam/Origin etc, there were "expansions" for big box retail games....does this count ?

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

secret weapons of the luftwaffe had a p-38 separate add on

[TTMXMP]

I would guess it would be for some strategy game lol. Also only bad DLC is bad. SC: BW is maybe better then most games ever given out lol.
- MrTT

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

Depends. The first game to offer mods was Doom. The first game to push expansions was maybe Warcraft 3. The first game to sell content for DL was Elder Scrolls 4.

[RADKILLA[420]]

Everquest?

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

civilization 2 test of time
privateer - speech add on pack

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

Originally posted by RADKILLA420:

Everquest?

oh crap. I forgot EQ had like 12 of them.

[Sixtyfivekills]

I have no idea, but I THINK first Doom got some expansions which weren't made by ID Software, but were licensed by ID Software instead.


Does that count? It's not "Downloadable Content" but it's pretty close.

[Sixtyfivekills]

Originally posted by anrkyuk:

Originally posted by Sixtyfivekills:

I have no idea, but I THINK first Doom got some expansions which weren't made by ID Software, but were licensed by ID Software instead.


Does that count? It's not "Downloadable Content" but it's pretty close.

Were those not just fan made maps packs harvested from BBS and sold on CD ?

Yes, but they were still licensed.... I think....

As I said, I don't know if that counts, but that's the only thing that came to my mind.

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bf1

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

Originally posted by Sixtyfivekills:

Originally posted by anrkyuk:

Were those not just fan made maps packs harvested from BBS and sold on CD ?

Yes, but they were still licensed.... I think....

As I said, I don't know if that counts, but that's the only thing that came to my mind.

PC gamer dropped a few on 3.25 with the Id name attached, so I would assume sort of.

[myrymyry]

Originally posted by TTMXMP - Mr¸ ┬╦:

I would guess it would be for some strategy game lol. Also only bad DLC is bad. SC: BW is maybe better then most games ever given out lol.
- MrTT :cure:

it's expansion, not dlc

[TTMXMP]

Originally posted by Marysia:

Originally posted by TTMXMP - Mr¸ ┬╦:

I would guess it would be for some strategy game lol. Also only bad DLC is bad. SC: BW is maybe better then most games ever given out lol.
- MrTT

it's expansion, not dlc

Legit the same for me... I know that some games sell their DLC as expansions now because it got a better rep then DLC, but still does the same... Also pretty sure EVERYTHING from the 90s was sold as expansions and not DLC, but might be wrong.
- MrTT

[Dexious Emera]

some mmo probably started it

[myrymyry]

Originally posted by TTMXMP - Mr¸ ┬╦:

Originally posted by Marysia:

it's expansion, not dlc

Legit the same for me... I know that some games sell their DLC as expansions now because it got a better rep then DLC, but still does the same... Also pretty sure EVERYTHING from the 90s was sold as expansions and not DLC, but might be wrong.
- MrTT :cure:

while it might be the same for you, by definition it's not.
learn your stuff, then post.