UPDATE: The Enhanced Editions of Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2, and Icewind Dale do not support co-op or any multiplayer at this time. They are single-player games only. We have removed the console versions from our database. The original news post is below.

Last week, Canadian developer Beamdog announced that they are bringing back the seminal D&D cRPG, Neverwinter Nights, as Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition. This version of the game is mainly the same as the Diamond Edition, but with enhanced visuals that will go all the way up to 11 (i.e., 4k).

GameSpy has recently come under new ownership by a company called Glu Mobile.  Unfortunately it looks like the first thing the incoming regime did is what happens a lot in corporate takeovers, they trimmed the fat so to speak.  With that they shutdown a lot of multiplayer servers for several older PC games.  Many co-op titles like Neverwinter Nights, Hidden and Dangerous 2, SWAT 4, and Star Wars: Battlefront no longer had any multiplayer functionality - though some games do allow LAN or direct connection options.

With a new Neverwinter game on the way, you'll probably want to replay some of the classic title.  Sure they may not share a lot in common, but we've already seen that the classic Neverwinter Nights is a great co-op experience.

Last week I purchased Titan Quest for the PC when it was on sale.  I'm playing through the campaign right now, and I must say it's fun.  When it came time to write this week's Co-Op Classics, I considered using Titan Quest.  I decided against it, as the game was just released in 2006, and it feels "current gen".  Since we just do previous gen consoles and older in this column, Titan Quest gets disqualified.  Don't fret, though, because playing through Titan Quest reminded me of an older, similar co-op game: Neverwinter Nights. Dungeons & Dragons was a big part of my youth.  I read the Dragonlance books, and followed the adventures of Drizzt Do'Urden in the Dark Elf series.  My first experience with the gaming end of D&D was the Adventure Gamebooks, which were basically Choose Your Own Adventure stories with stats and randomization.  By the time I was in my mid to late teens, I was meeting regularly with my buddies for some role playing fun.  I'll admit I enjoyed the gaming part more than the role playing, and I am a "min-max-er".  Dark Sun, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft... if it was a D&D product available from 1988 to 1994, chances are I was playing it. Fast forward to 1999.  I am now married, and my D&D playgroup has long since scattered across the country.  Luckily, EverQuest came out, and I was able to stay in touch with my friends this way.  (I could write many columns about my experiences in EQ, good and bad, but not today.)  EverQuest was great, but it was missing something: customization.  With only a limited amount of classes, spells, and abilities, most characters felt too similar to the others.  That didn't stop me from playing it for years, but it didn't quite scratch the D&D itch like I wanted.