<s>
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
multiplayer	O
game	O
server	O
browsing	O
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
connect	O
to	O
available	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
chat	O
with	O
other	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
Industries	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
aging	O
GameSpy3D	B-Protocol
and	O
Mplayer.com	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussing	O
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
's	O
history	O
,	O
Ian	O
Birnbaum	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
GameSpy	O
began	O
in	O
1996	O
as	O
a	O
fan-hosted	O
server	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
included	O
various	O
other	O
features	O
which	O
enhance	O
its	O
overall	O
functionality	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
was	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
software	O
maintained	O
shareware	B-License
status	O
as	O
there	O
were	O
three	O
different	O
subscription	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
"	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
pay	O
subscription	O
service	O
(	O
$4.95	O
/Month	O
,	O
$24.95	O
/Year	O
)	O
,	O
provided	O
extended	O
functionality	O
such	O
as	O
no	O
advertisements	O
and	O
in-game	O
voice	O
chat	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
priority	O
service	O
for	O
technicians	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
solving	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Founders	O
Club	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
pay	O
subscription	O
service	O
(	O
$9.95	O
/Month	O
,	O
$79.95	O
/Year	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
possible	O
level	O
of	O
membership	O
to	O
GameSpy	B-Protocol
arcade	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
some	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Founders	O
Club	O
"	O
subscription	O
that	O
caused	O
this	O
subscription	O
to	O
show	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
normal	O
subscription	O
on	O
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
online	O
such	O
as	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
,	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
,	O
Half-Life	B-Application
:	I-Application
Counter-Strike	I-Application
,	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
,	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
II	I-Language
,	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Rogue	B-Device
Spear	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
and	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
parlor	O
games	O
that	O
existed	O
were	O
Y.A.R.N	O
(	O
story	O
making	O
)	O
Reversi	O
,	O
Checkers	O
,	O
Chess	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Backgammon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
