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Some personal picks of the DOS era: Basstour (somehow great fishing sim), BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception (RPG way before its time), Budokan (AFAIK st
by contingencies 4y ago
Some personal picks of the DOS era: Basstour (somehow great fishing sim), BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception (RPG way before its time), Budokan (AFAIK still the most varied such game produced), Civilization (the original - "6,000 years of history in 640K"), Colonization, Descent (first free 3D action), Hero Quest series, Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries (best early sim), Pyro II (hilarious, original and addictive), Sid Meier's Pirates! (still play this!), Railroad Tycoon, Stargoose, Stunts (unmatched), The Land (huge indy dev effort), Transport Tycoon Deluxe (unmatched), Warlords II (hotseat). Of course, Dune 2 for its legacy popularizing the RTS genre from an obscure Amiga start, and Warcraft 1 & 2 thereafter, but they're borderline unplayable now.
- dwringer 4y ago> BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception Great catch there. Ultimately too short but fantastic storytelling and for its day, a real sense of freedom. I remember playing this one a lot as a little kid, as well as seeing the BattleTech/Mechwarrior manuals in bookstores and having my mind blown. I enjoyed the modern PC title but it is far more tactics-oriented than RPG. I would love to see someone build a proper modern RPG in that universe.