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    Your favorite game from the 90s?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Razor2, Jun 17, 2008.

  1. Wiz33

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    TBS: X-Com series, Civilization series
    RTS: Starcraft, C&C
    SIM: Mechwarrior series, Wing Commander series, Falcon
    ADV: Diablo series
    RPG: Wizardry, Baulder's Gate, Ultima seires
     
    Wiz33, Jun 17, 2008
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  2. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Sonic the hedgehog series for Mega drive (I still have them, I still play them)
    HoMM3
    Monkey Island 1 & 2
    Curse of monkey island
    Warcraft II
     
    fabarati, Jun 17, 2008
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  3. crazyanz

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    I forgot GTA 1 ,2 not sure if 2 still came out in the 90's and super mario and bunch of other nintendo games :p
     
    crazyanz, Jun 17, 2008
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  4. KernalPanic

    KernalPanic White Knight

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    Anyone play Privateer? (original)
    (in wing commander series, but you play a private citizen just trying to make a living)

    I played that one through like 10 times.

    Probably my love of the old game Elite (doesn't qualify I think as its an 80's game) that did it to me.
     
    KernalPanic, Jun 17, 2008
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  5. insats

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    Diablo 1 without any possible doubt. Best game ever made :) Too bad there's no IPX protocol in vista :(

    C&C would probably be my runner up.
     
    insats, Jun 17, 2008
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  6. drbiff

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    Age of Empires - great strategy game
    Ultima Online - first MMORPG I played that wasn't just text
    Deus Ex (I think that was released in the late 90's) - great story
    Starflight (actually late 1980s, but don't think I played it until 1990 or so)
     
    drbiff, Jun 17, 2008
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    Descent II.

    My dad used to literally fly circles around me and kill me with flares. I showed him though after I bought myself a sidewinder joystick and practiced for months. A Kali subscription was the first thing I ever bought online just for that purpose and it was amazing.
     
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    sirmetman, Jun 17, 2008
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    Starcraft and Duke Nukem.
     
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    I'd never say there is a 'best' game, but a less obvious one from the early 90's was Kid Chameleon for the genesis. I still play through it every once in a while through emu. It was very original and had great sound for being a genesis game. I'm kind of surprised I've seen Mario 64 mentioned, but no Ocarina of Time in this thread.
     
    saintalfonzo, Jun 17, 2008
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    Marathon series, Escape Velocity, Mechwarrior 2, System Shock 2, Deus Ex... man, can you limit the decade more? Almost all of the best games came out in the 90's.
     
    Eason, Jun 17, 2008
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  12. -Amadeus Excello-

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    I'll try to keep my list of favorite games as short as possibe:

    -- Earthworm Jim
    -- Zombie Ate My Neighbors
    -- Shadowrun (SEGA Genesis)
    -- Flashback
    -- The Secret of Mana
    -- Super Metroid
    -- Phantasy Star 3
    -- Rise of the Dragon
    -- Snatcher
     
    -Amadeus Excello-, Jun 17, 2008
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  13. Tsavonglah1

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    Deus Ex came out in 2000 for what it's worth


    X-Wing and Tie Fighter...nuff said.
     
    Tsavonglah1, Jun 17, 2008
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    Metal Gear Solid. Ok, not a PC game (although I think the PC version did come out before 2000).
     
    venkol, Jun 18, 2008
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    Shenmue.......
     
    HaloGod2007, Jun 18, 2008
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    Mechwarrior Series
    Civilization 1 and 2
     
    Grey728, Jun 18, 2008
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    Streets of Rage, end of story. Still waiting for that sequel...that or a Final Fight sequel that doesn't suck.



    Good call on Earthworm Jim too.
     
    McKillenstein, Jun 18, 2008
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    doom and prince of persia. All time legends
     
    smileysil, Jun 18, 2008
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  19. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    X-wing vs Tie-fighter and all the wing commander/privateer games.
     
    Iceman0124, Jun 18, 2008
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    The Curse of Monkeys Island. They said it won't run on XP :( :(
     
    saad88, Jun 18, 2008
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    It will, saad88.
     
    fabarati, Jun 18, 2008
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    the dooms, the quakes, dukenukem3d, ect, ect
     
    ROBO HUNTER, Jun 18, 2008
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    Yes it will, along with many other classic adventure games. You just need this free virtual machine to run them: http://www.scummvm.org/
     
    ronkotus, Jun 18, 2008
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  24. fabarati

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    Actually, you don't need Scummvm to run Curse of Monkey Island on XP.
     
    fabarati, Jun 18, 2008
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  25. ronkotus

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    Well, you don't need it, but it's good to have it, since there's few problems you will get if you play without it.
     
    ronkotus, Jun 18, 2008
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    Command and Conquer
    Sim City
    Super Mario World
    Sonic
    Mortal Kombat
    Super Street Fighter

    Who didn't love the combos? Left, right, left, right, up, down, a, b, a, b, start!
     
    xxAVxx, Jun 18, 2008
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  27. saintalfonzo

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    up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a?
     
    saintalfonzo, Jun 18, 2008
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