Best pre 2000 pc game?

[MalazanEmpire]

I am thinking of doing some really old school marathon. Do you guys have any suggestions?

I mentioned Populous The Beginning in another thread. Looking for more. They can be around 2000, it is still pretty old !

Cheers!

 

[DominionSeraph]

Master of Orion II
Homeworld
System Shock 2
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Deus Ex (2000)
Baldur's Gate 2 (2000)

These all still stand up.

 

[Via]

Baldur's gate
Alpha Centauri
Railroad Tycoon 2
Dungeon Keeper 2
Majesty
The Settlers 3
Fallout 1&2

 

[MalazanEmpire]

Ou yeah, when i see the lists i find it hard to skip one of the titles

 

[Via]

How could I leave out some great ones I'm playing right now (I think they're all pre2000)

Rune - such fun headlopping
Rally Trophy
Crimson Skies
DTR2
Freelancer
Wizardry 8

 

[MalazanEmpire]

I lost a year maybe to wizardry. I am not present in any photos or gatherings when it came under my paws.
Thanks for the suggestions

 

[DaveSimmons]

Wasteland was the best game released in 1988. It's probably a bit hard to take without nostalgia glasses though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasteland_(video_game)

X-Com - 1994
Jagged Alliance 2 - 1999

 

[MalazanEmpire]

Yeah, many of the games require that. I remember thinking i would play Morrowind forever! Tried it lately, could not stomach it.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Forgot these 2:

Planescape: Torment - 1999
Baldur's Gate - 1998

 

[MalazanEmpire]

You never need to mention planescape Torment! What a life changing experience. I believe it still holds the bar high for many of the games that came out recently.
I love it!

 

[BurnItDwn]

Already mentioned, worth mentioning again...
Fallout 1 & 2 is mandatory
Alpha Centauri

Other favorites of mine...
Transport Tycoon Deluxe (though you are better off playing OpenTTD or Simutrans)
X Beyond the Forntier / X Tension (though X2 and X3 are better IMO)
Total Annihilation (still my favorite RTS)
Quake / Quake 2

 

[skipsneeky2]

UT99

 

[DominionSeraph]

Freelancer was 2003. And while a good game, I don't think it's going to top many "best" lists.

 

[blastingcap]

Star Control II, Master of Magic

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Half-Life.

 

[techtechie]

Freelancer was 2003. And while a good game, I don't think it's going to top many "best" lists.

if your going 2003 than desperadoes wanted: dead or alive.
best gaming ever
o let also get robinhood ledgend of sherwood in here too

 

[TreVader]

Deus Ex Machina

 

[Warsam71]

For sure Deus Ex and Half Life, and:
Command & Conquer (Red Alert and Tiberium Sun)
Doom 2 and 3
Thief 2
Alone in the Dark (the first one, by Infogram)
X-Wing

 

[Stuka87]

Marathon 2 (Whole trilogy really, but 2 was the best of the 3)
QuakeWorld (So much online fun, especially on expert CTF servers)
Quake 3 (Still one of the best twitch shooters ever)
SimCity 2000 (Still the best one IMHO)

 

[Jodell88]

Myst

 

[Fanatical Meat]

In no particular order:
XCOM
Any C&C or Red Alert
Empire (simply but fun)

 

[MalazanEmpire]

Thanks for the lists guys and gals. Really a lot of forgotten gems. Makes you want to wish for a remake. Then again, the would probably fuck it up.

 

[ThinClient]

Rune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNefri1Dy2M

 

[ThinClient]

Also, Descent 2.

 

[MalazanEmpire]

Yeah, i never got to play Rune. Will try to obtain it somehow.