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.

  • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    X-Com - UFO Defense and Terror from the Deep (I remember hacking my demo copy of UFO Defense and bypassing the shareware check. Still my all time favorite strategy game)

    Doom

    Duke Nukem 1, 2, and 3D

    Wolfenstein 3D

    Jetpack

    Commander Keen

    Raptor: Call of the Shadows

    Rise of the Triad

    Monster Bash (Just pretty much anything 3D Realms or Apogee related was gold)

    Moraff’s Dungeons of the Unforgiven(Only ever had the shareware version as a kid, but I played it over and over)

  • jiberish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    Myth The Fallen Lords and Myth 2 on the Macintosh. This was my favorite multiplayer game I’ve ever played by far.

    Other great Mac games from my youth: The Odyssey (1994) by David Larkin Sim City and Sim City 2000 Rogue Sim Ant Prince of Persia The Scarab of Ra Realmz Path Ways into Darkness and Marathon

    And my favorites on BBS were Major Mud and Legend of the Red Dragon.

    I didn’t have a PC, but when I went to friend’s houses I would play the shit out of Doom.

  • lordnikon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    9 days ago
    • MECHWARRIOR 2
    • QUAKE 2
    • Broken Sword 1
    • Half-Life 1
    • Jedi knight dark Forces 2
    • Police Quest 1
    • Aliens vs predator
    • System shock 2
    • Unreal tournament
    • Star Trek Starfleet Academy
    • Zork 1 and 2
    • Heavy Gear 2
    • Jazz Jackrabbit 2
    • Pandemonium
    • Total annihilation
  • EarMaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    8 days ago
    • Transport Tycoon
    • C&C Red Alert and Tiberian Sun
    • Anno 1602 (1602 A.D.)
    • Theme Park
    • Commander Keen
    • Doom 2 (and Wolfenstein 3D to some extend)
    • GTA2
    • Half-Life
    • Dungeon Keeper (mainly DK2)
    • Leisure Suit Larry 6
    • Worms 2 & Armageddon
    • Age of Empires 2
    • Sim City 2000 & 3000
    • SimTower
    • The Settlers 2
    • Lemmings
    • Incredible Machine
    • Commandos
    • Outcast
    • Quake 3 Arena
    • Descent
    • StarCraft (although I started playing it later)
    • massive_bereavement@fedia.io
      8·
      9 days ago

      Reticulating splines.

      I still play it now and then, while I like the newer editions this is the one that aged better in comparison.

    • Webster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      God I love Lords of the Realm 2. I bought it on GoG and go back and play that every few years for a spell. Rarely see others mention in and it was one of my favorite games of that era.

  • RobotZap10000@feddit.nlEnglish
    22·
    9 days ago

    Half Life. While I am too young to have played it when it released, it still was an astounding game for its time.

  • icerunner_origin@startrek.websiteEnglish
    20·
    9 days ago

    Obligatory shout-out for any Bullfrog games of that era, especially Dungeon Keeper 1 & 2. Lionhead’s Black & White is 1 year out of your window, but such a good game.

    Also:
    Syndicate Wars
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert
    Grim Fandango
    Rollercoaster Tycoon
    Descent
    Grand Theft Auto

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
    19·
    9 days ago
    • FFVII (and VIII)
    • Homeworld
    • Shadowrun (Sega Genesis version)
    • Parasite Eve
    • Wing Commander Series
    • Colony Wars: Vengeance
    • Gran Turismo 2
    • Freespace (can’t believe I forgot about that one)

    …I’m in my late forties, so pre-2000 was my peak gaming time. As a result the list could go on and on and on…

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    9 days ago
    • Quake II
    • The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
    • Power Dolls
    • Command & Conquer: Red Alert
    • StarCraft with the Brood War expansion
    • Fallout
    • Star Wars: Dark Forces
    • The Oregon Trail (obviously)
    • Syndicate
    • Star Wars: TIE Fighter (X Wing was good too, but TIE Fighter was better)
    • Dune II: Battle for Arrakis
    • Ultima Underworld: Stygian Abyss
    • SimCity (1989)
    • X-COM: UFO Defense
    • Elkenders@feddit.ukEnglish
      5·
      9 days ago

      Ooo I used to love Total Annihilation. Forgot all about that game! I used to spam build hundreds of tiny fighter planes and swarm the enemy.

  • Ashtear@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    9 days ago

    Some of my favorites in a variety of genre:

    • TIE Fighter and/or Freespace
    • Planescape: Torment
    • Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri
    • Pharaoh

    Also one of Sierra’s adventure games. A popular one is King’s Quest VI.

    • massive_bereavement@fedia.io
      3·
      9 days ago

      I remember the difference between xwing and tie fighter. How tight where the missions and the campaign… If there’s a remake to make that’s the one for me.