A single player's struggle was enough to delay the imminent shutdown of popular online game RuneScape's Classic servers.

Titus_Furius had battled to complete the final quest of the game, Legend's Quest, in time for the server's closure. But when he fell short, Jagex moderators took pity on him and kept the game up just a little bit longer.

RuneScape quickly became a cornerstone of many childhoods after being released in 2001. As the years passed it underwent a number of updates and changes before it was revived in its original form as RuneScape Classic. Its most popular form was brought back as well, under the name Old School RuneScape. The newest iteration remains as RuneScape 3.

But the old servers were quickly outpaced by new technology and eventually, owners Jagex were forced to admit defeat. They couldn't stop bots or hackers from breaking into the RuneScape Classic servers and the decision was made: RuneScape Classic would be shut down at 7pm on Monday, August 6 (NZ time).

For gamer Titus_Furius, it was especially poignant. His brother had introduced the game to him in 2003 and he set himself a mammoth challenge, to complete the final Legend's Quest before the servers shut.