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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by NewEnglandBlueberry@lemmy.ca to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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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[-] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

StarCraft Diablo1 MechWarrior 2 Need for speed 2

[-] Menschlicher_Fehler@feddit.org 5 points 3 months ago

Die Hard Trilogy

[-] Toes@ani.social 5 points 3 months ago

Oh what a wonderful chance to share.

Princess Maker 2. Great life sim game where you raise a girl and try to make her into a princess. (Includes optional final fantasy combat and exploration)

SimCity. If you don't know what that is you need to experience it.

Tank Wars, great turn based shooter.

You might wanna consider getting qbasic going on it. There's a large collection of homebrew games for it. http://www.petesqbsite.com/sections/topten/topten.shtml

[-] JTskulk@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago
[-] billbasher@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Gex

Mario Teaches Typing

All of the ‘Blaster Learning System’ games like Math Blasters: In Search of Spot

I was pretty young still so those educational ones were hella fun and my parents would let me play as much as I wanted

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[-] Yodan@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Little Fighter 2

[-] Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago
[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

I discovered Albion very late through gog, and I'm glad I did. It made me experience again the same feeling of traveling through a strange land that I felt before in Morrowind.

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

Terranigma. Still my favorite RPG to this day and one of my favorite games to this day, but it's hard to gush about this game without any spoilers and its written in a way that requires a bit of attention from the player. You do need to either have an EU / PAL SNES or emulate it though, because it never released in the Americas due to publisher drama.

Secret of Mana is great too, or if you already played that, Seiken Densetsu 3, which is the sequel title that never got released in the West, but got fan translated roms out there. Seiken Densetsu 2 being SoM, and the original Seiken Densetsu 1 was released as Final Fantasy Adventures and sort of a side story to the Final Fantasy franchise, which got dropped and became its own franchise with the second game. SD3 (or "Secret of Mana 2") is a significant step up to the first game in many aspects and even has multiple characters & branching endings based on your character selections.

On the PC definitely the Command & Conquer's Tiberian series, starting with the first game and a GDI campaign run, followed by a NOD campaign run. It got those cheesy but amazingly entertaining little clips between the missions that actually get you immersed into the story and it has a killer soundtrack too. It's one of the many great franchises ruined by EA, but I heard the remastered version is actually decent (I still won't buy because I still boycott them). The already suggested Red Alert is a spin-off series with some references to the Tiberian series, so I would not start with that one until you played the Tiberian one.

[-] sadie_sorceress@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

I don't know how popular it was since none of my friends remember it but I loved Phantasmagoria. Its a point and click horror mystery game with video captured graphics.

[-] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Starquest v

Oregon trail II

Widget workshop

That drawing program with the programmable turtle

[-] almost1337@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

That drawing program with the programmable turtle

Logo

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[-] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

My family’s first PC was hand-me-down Amiga 2000; so these games helped shape me growing up:

Dune 2: Battle for Arrakis T-Rex Warrior* Cannon Fodder Sensible Soccer** The Settlers After the War

  • Funny anecdote, if memory serves - it took my child brain over a year to figure out that holding down both mouse buttons made you move forward..

** Namely, the demo disk version which was set in 1945 and replaced the ball with a bomb that would periodically explode, killing nearby players and removing them from the match.

[-] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago

Jagged Alliance 1 and 2

[-] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

My guy, we have the technology. You can edit that title to fix the horrible grammar lol.

"What are your favorite pre-2000 video games?"

[-] NewEnglandBlueberry@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

Whoops! I didn't realize I could edit titles lol. Fixed :)

[-] marquisalex@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

Carmageddon is a game that I loved at the time, and am very hesitant to revisit... I suspect it hasn't aged well!

[-] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Lode Runner for Apple II. Still remarkably playable. You could also go for The Legend Returns on PlayStation / Saturn.

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[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Xwing, day of the tentacle, Sam and Max hit the road, terminal velocity, half-life, journeyman project, Myst, that weird Encarta cdrom trivia game, counterstrike, EverQuest, you don't know Jack, Spiderman cartoon maker, master of Orion, monkey Island, Commander keen, and DOOM

[-] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

The descent games someone else already mentioned were fantastic. Starcraft was outstanding. Also, it just barely made the cut but I even still play it, Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is phenomenal.

[-] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Age of empires Star wars galactic battlegrounds Deus ex (I think that was pre 2000) Cossacks European wars

[-] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I loved the Harpoon series of naval warfare simulation games. I haven’t played since the late 90s but they were a lot of fun.

[-] acchariya@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago
[-] JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

Heavy Gear? Monster truck madness? Age of Empires?

[-] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago
[-] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

It's an awesome game, but from 2001.

[-] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Edit: oh shit. Wikipedia claims 2001 indeed... Now makes me want to check what exactly we played or whether I manufactured that memory....

~~Nope. G1 is from 98, G2 is from 01.

I played them in Germany in German back in the day maybe the English release was later?~~

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[-] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

I'm old so a lot but I always mention SSI DnD games like Pool of Radiance. I think the games would be a bit of slog for most people today. All the Ultimas besides 9.

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago
  • Turrican 1-3 [Amiga]
  • Command and Conquer
  • Monkey Island 1 [Amiga]
  • Sim City 2000 (Network edition)
  • Unreal Tournament
  • Super Metroid [Super Nintendo]
  • Metal Slug [Neo Geo/Arcade]
  • Pinball Dreams/Illusions (made by DICE before they renamed themselves)
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