Q: What are the five (5) video games from the 20th Century that you want to be able to play again today? And why?
* Maybe you no longer have time, or, there are no modern ports or adaptation.
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I'll start with mine.
(in no particular order)
- #SimFarm
It seems easier to play than #SimCity, but as you progress, it is actually challenging. I love the challenge.
- #Empire / #EmpireClassic (DOS version specifically).
If I am not mistaken, before there was the #Civilization franchise, there was “Empire”. It was a fun game. There is #EmpireDeluxe available on #Steam, but I miss the DOS version that I played a lot.
- #CarrierCommand
A very fun game. Once I start playing this, time flies fast. I miss this game.
Here's a video of it, it's hard to explain this game as there are many features/gameplay “modes” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBJ0q52bXJM
Modern games today are usually limited to certain themes. If it's flight, it's flight. If it's tank, it's tank. If it's strategy, that's it. Carrier Command have it all.
- #Hyperspeed / #Lightspeed (DOS)
Years before the era of #EVEonline came. RPG-ish space game that made me felt exploring space. This was new to me then and I enjoyed it.
- #StarControl / #StarControl2 (DOS)
I know, we can still play this today, however, what I miss with this game is the 2 player mode.
You just play with your friend and blast each other to friendly matches and laughter.
Being able to play 2P mode, face-to-face, is something that we have taken for granted, and now we're all just virtual avatars in online games (even online multiplayer games).
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So, how about you?
Q: What are the five (5) video games from the 20th Century that you want to be able to play again today? And why?
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SimAnt. I spent way too long guiding my ant colony to the kitchen. SimEarth gets an honorable mention here, although I don't remember playing it for nearly as long.
M.U.L.E. , it's funny how much time I spent playing a economics game.
Lords of Conquest, it was an 80s strategy game that was kind of RISK jr.
Impossible Mission, I had a hacked copy and didn't have any instructions so I just guessed at what to do
Project Space Station on the C64. I remember playing that and thinking how far away the 2000's seemed. I thought we'd have more space stations by the 2020s. It turns out all we have is more memes.
Sheesh, now I need to find a good C64 emulator
Edited to add: OG Railroad Tycoon was 1990 and RRT 2 was 1998, those were a lot of fun, too. I think I bought RRT2 from GOG at one point for the nostalgia
SimAnt is a really good one! I never had SimEarth, but I played SimAnt and SimFarm to death
Wow, I haven't seen a MULE fan, like, anywhere.