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I’ll propose Age of Empires 1. That one is my childhood pretty much 😄
Need For Speed 3 - Hot Pursuit
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
For the Dutchies among us.
A2 Racer
Yogho Yogho
Anno 1602 is lovely too.
I played it again last year. Still fun!
I usually play the GOG version on Windows 10 with dxwnd and these settings:
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Heroes of Might and Magic 2
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Rollcage
Road Rash
Earthbound 1&2
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
There are better Zelda games. ALTTP is clever, for sure, but the path through the game has too many obtuse moments. I don’t know how I would have gotten through it the first time without Nintendo Power magazine. I liked Link’s Awakening and Link Between Worlds more, though without Link to the Past, we wouldn’t have those games.
Now, the Super Metroid and A Link to the Past Randomizer is an incredible achievement and a must-play for people who have finished both original games.
Starcraft
This game started esports.
I would argue Quake or Street Fighter 2 holds that distinction, but it’s close.
Digger - IBM PC
First game I ever got addicted to ❤️
https://www.futrega.org/digger/ clearly provides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digger_(video_game) using a web browser.
Thank you for prompting me to look for this!
UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.
Take one step forward
Instantly killed
Great game!
Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.
SMB3 & Kirby’s Adventure both deserve to share that title.
Elite - BBC Micro Model B originally.
Resident Evil (1996)
Thank you for not saying Resident Evil 2 (or worse: Resident Evil 4). I don’t care what anyone says, nothing tops the original. I wish Capcom would hurry up and get off of their asses to work on a proper remake already. The remaster is so old and out of date.
I both agree and disagree.
I agree that RE1 is the best RE, because it is also the only Survival Horror game in the RE series. When RE2 was in development, Capcom changed it to an Action series. By the developers own words, they wanted to mimic “Hollywood Action movies.” They did a good job, but Action is exactly opposite of the genre wheel from Survival Horror. Survival Horror depends on a de-emphasis of action and combat, while Action games heavily emphasize action and combat.
I disagree that Capcom needs to remake RE1 again. The RE remake from 2002, which later became RE HD, is perfect. It does not need Capcom further altering the game to take away the qualities that keep it a Survival Horror game. Konami did this to Silent Hill 2 and that still has me pissed.
Additionally, RE1 is vastly more influential to video gaming as a whole than RE2, spawning a big Survival Horror genre boom that did not end until RE4 came out.
Look, I just want to play the original in VR with a modern settings menu. The current remake is based on the GameCube version. It doesn’t even have proper widescreen support, let alone ultrawide. A half-assed console port from 2002 is far from perfect.
Archon - C64
boardgame strategy meets head-to-head combat. Absolutely solid game.
Dance Dance Revolution.
(Do you feel old now?)
Little Big Adventure 2
Marathon.
Diablo (1996?)
Spacewar, DOS, 1985
Bill Seiler! I still have a copy. Great game.
