Are they the 'epics' of their time, or some things that are less well known?

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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Half-Life 1 (and expansions)

SimCity 3000, SimCity 4

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines

Deus Ex

Zoo Tycoon

Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail

Morrowind

Industry Giant 2

Fallout 1/2

Arcanum

SimTower

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I still love all of the 90s FPS games like Doom and Quake.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Same. The rise of the boomer shooter was fun but you can't beat OG.

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    [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Half-Life 1

    One mod specifically (Sven-Coop). Been playing almost daily since 1999.

    I still fire up Duke 3d and Quake mods from time to time as well. There are lifetimes of user-made content in some of these older games.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'll still crack open any one of the Age of Empires series from time to time.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You just reminded me I have the first version of that game around somewhere, I might dig it back out one of these days soon.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I still play through The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past at least a couple times a year though it's usually with the randomizer these days. It is objectively the best video game ever made, which helps.

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    [–] 9 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Guild wars 1. I don't play it often but every once in a while I get the itch. It's honestly still really compelling.

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    [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

    DOOM.
    The old game got way better when they open sourced it and Quake 3d code was backported to make zDOOM. Its one of the largest modding communities that has ever existed. If you want to see what it can do, try Brutal Doom. That same engine is behind a new release called Selaco.

    Serious Sam.
    The first one. The demo is fine. Start off with a pistol. Its pretty easy to die at first, even if you know the game. I think that's why I keep opening it, I know it really well, and it still catches me.

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    [–] 8 points 1 year ago*

    Final Fantasy 6 but, back in my day, it was called Final Fantasy 3.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Tales of Maj'Eyal; all the old scumm games, daggerfall, toejam & earl.

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    [+] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
    [–] [S] 8 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Here goes:

    pc:

    • duke nukem 3d pc version
    • blood
    • redneck rampage (so funny!)
    • cannon fodder
    • day of the tentacle

    megadrive:

    • streets of rage 2
    • road rash 2
    • ea hockey 2
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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Wow Cannon Fodder. I felt so bad for the guys that got wounded and just stayed there suffering.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago*

    I actually felt real sadness when I'd been progressing with a name for several levels and then they get blown up by my own doing. When their name appears in the roll of honour!

    Wow Cannon Fodder. I felt so bad for the guys that got wounded and just stayed there suffering.

    You can shoot them, and shoot them, and shoot them and their body bounces around!

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    [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Quake. Still hold up, modding community makes tons of maps to play so it stays fresh.

    Dungeon Keeper - keeperfx is a modern update of the engine / bug fix that makes it easy to play on a modern system.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I sunk hours into NetHack, and I still occasionally dive into the dungeons. I also have a NES emulator on my phone, but it's just not the same. I'll play Zelda or Metroid for the nostalgia, but it's not the same as sitting on the couch with friends.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Super Nintendo:

    • Megaman X. I was never a fan of classic Megaman, but the faster, more action-oriented sequel/spinoff X series rates amongst my favorites. It has tight controls, good music, varied stages, and memorable bosses and combat encounters. I must have beaten the first game dozens of times over the years.
    • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. It and Link's Awakening on the Game Boy were so close to perfect that decades later they're still the basis of comparison for any new 2D Zelda-like.

    PC:

    • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. it was the game that introduced Bioware's trademark party banter and focus on interesting and likeable characters. The systems are a little rough but it still mostly holds up. Though it's been a while since my last playthrough, and I usually stop once I hit the Underdark and the open world structure constricts for a few hours.
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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Syndicate Wars. I honestly haven't seen anyone emulate that gameplay as well as SW did it since then.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Major mix of eras and platforms, but here is my list.

    AoE2

    NFSU2

    Halo MCC

    Sim City 2000

    Streets of Sim City

    Roller Coaster Tycoon

    Mario Kart 64

    Perfect Dark

    Goldeneye

    Battlefield 3

    Super Mario Bros Deluxe

    Mario 64

    Overwatch

    Half Life 2 +eps

    Gary's Mod

    Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour

    Fallout New Vegas

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    If I could I'd still be playing wow but it's just not the same without the plentiful free time for it.

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The original Legend of Zelda. I still have it on cartridge and every once in a while I'll just steamroll the entire game and whoop Ganon's ass. I can usually do it in about 4 hours.

    I don't use any glitches or speedrun optimizations, I just know where everything is and what order to do things in.

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Fallout 1 & 2, Final Fantasy 9, Elite

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I didn't have video games in my youth, so I'm just catching up now.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I have replayed Baldur's Gate 2 more than any other narrative game, and will probably do another playthrough in the coming years. So it's most likely that. Oh, and Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven multiplayer on the PS2 whenever I am over at one specific friend's place. That was our go-to couch game growing up and it's still nostalgic.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Heroes of Might and Magic III

    Worms Armageddon

    Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I've been on a Doom kick for a bit, although it's modified to retain some more current gen flair. Just finished Going Down Turbo with Project Brutality. Is it faithful to the OG? Not quite, but it's truly amazing how far the the engine has come despite being heavily modified in its own right.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Every time Final Fantasy Tactics comes out again, I’m all over it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I bloody loved Harry The Handsome Executive. It was an Ambrosia Software shareware game from the 90s and was surprisingly underrated. Will probably run on Infinite Mac but it never got an OS X port or anything

    I have an old iBook which it still runs great on

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    [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Rayman's saga Especially Rayman 3 and Rayman 2, I am so excited for the upcomming fan-remake Rayman 2: Redreamed

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Does chess count?

    Probably Sims and SimCity, I go back to them fairly often.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I still find Civil War Generals 2 to be a really fun and challenging game. The visuals are still perfectly readable and charming.

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    [–] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Quest for Glory series! Betrayal at Krondor

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