Fractal Design had it before MetaCreations. I think they began with Poser 1. I know they did Poser 2 because that's what I started with. If you don't like Poser 5, you should have tried Poser 1 and 2. You'd appreciate P5 more.

Poser 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Pro 2014, 11, 11 Pro