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What are your favorite pre-2000 computer games? (lemmy.ca)
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I'm setting up my MiSTer FPGA and want to prioritize a bit. I currently have DOS and Win 95 running, but plan to setup Macintosh and any other worthwhile computer platforms. Any computer platform welcome (I already have the consoles figured out). What are your "must try" game suggestions?

Edit: I just got back to this post and am pleasantly surprised by the response. I'll probably be adding most if not all of these to test since I have the space. Thank you to everyone who commented.

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My top of the pops are:

  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (With Tim Curry)
  • Dungeon Keeper

Honorable mentions:

  • Starflight
  • Pirates! Gold Plus.
  • Loom (Which is sadly ignored despite it's fantastic gameplay mechanic).
  • Ultima VII
  • Sam & Max Hit the Road
  • Lands of Lore
  • Cannon Fodder
  • Caesar II (Plebs are needed!)
  • Broken Sword
  • Theme Hospital
  • Turok
  • System Shock 2 (I think it is playable in Win98? Probably in Win95 but it is a stretch.)
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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I unforgivingly forgot:

    • Master of Orion 2
    • Thief Gold (I think it does work with Win9x)
    • Outlaws (Despite showing its age, it has some fantastic level design and very tense shootouts.)
    • Legacy of Kain
    • Anno 1602
    • Sid Meier's Covert Action
    • The Colonel's Bequest

    And by law any PC running DOS is mandated to have a copy of Tyrian 2000 installed in it.

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