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Netplay vs Multiplay - What's the difference?

netplay | multiplay | Hyponyms |

Multiplay is a hyponym of netplay.



In video games terms the difference between netplay and multiplay

is that netplay is multiplayer gameplay over a network while multiplay is the ability of more than one player to participate in a game at the same time (especially by means of a network).

As an adjective multiplay is

describing a CD player (or similar) that can be preloaded with a stack of CDs.

netplay

English

Noun

(-)
  • (video games) Multiplayer gameplay over a network.
  • * 1997 , "Kip", Abuse netplay problems!'' (on Internet newsgroup ''comp.sys.mac.games.action )
    • Can somebody help me? I have a PowerMac 6100/60 and a Powerbook 1400 Localtalk networked. I can't get Abuse to work in netplay . Both machines have 16 MB of RAM but when I try to start a netgame, the loading screen comes up then the ocmputer(SIC) quits... Any ideas?
  • * 2002 , "Mark Canavan", netplay'' (on Internet newsgroup ''alt.games.video.emulation )
    • most emulators support netplay , like SNES9x or RockNes. is anyone interested?

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    multiplay

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Describing a CD player (or similar) that can be preloaded with a stack of CDs

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (video games) The ability of more than one player to participate in a game at the same time (especially by means of a network).
  • * 2008 , Jesse Schell, The art of game design (page 93)
    • The team has never done networked multiplay for a racing game. We aren't completely sure we can do it.

    Hyponyms

    * netplay