The final iteration of the game was called Yu-Gi-Oh! Online 3: Duel Accelerator, and was influenced by the Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s series. As well as this, NPCs of characters from the show were now available to duel and the game seemed to be doing better than ever.

It featured avatars, an actual overworld to explore based on the anime which included areas like Domino City and the Duel Academy. The first one was simply Yu-Gi-Oh! Online and lasted from its original inception until 2007, where there was a complete overhaul of the game’s design which was more in line with the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX series. There were three iterations of Yu-Gi-Oh! Online. (Image credit: TechRadar) It’s As Easy As 1, 2, 3 With the help of my older cousins and the kindness of strangers, I would eventually own a bunch of good cards to kick-start my dueling career. Duelpasses were very important, not only to duel but also to collect cards. This was the main way to earn cards other than from trading with people online, where it would be known as a free for all for scammers within the game. Luckily the markets of East London were the perfect place for them.Ī single Duelpass would give you 30 DP which was enough for 30 duels, a promotional in-game card and 10 Mileage Points (MP) which could be used to buy special cards in in-game shops.Īt the end of every duel in Yu-Gi-Oh! Online, whether you won or lost, you would be offered a card out of a pack to choose from. These were sold at independent gaming-related shops and were actually quite hard to find. This came in the form of DP or Duelpass Points which could be purchased as Duelpasses.īack around 2006 at the age of 11, every weekend I would be dragged to go shopping with my mom in exchange for one Duelpass, which cost £2.50 and on occasion older Duelpasses were £1.50. The biggest gripe I had with this game and what I think stopped players from enjoying the game as much, was the fact you had to pay real money to duel. No avatars were introduced at the time, while the game was a bare bones version of the MMO that was to eventually come. Like the anime, the game was very Egyptian themed especially in its early life. (Image credit: Mahin Kesore) DuelPass or no pass

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