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)

  1. #SimFarm

It seems easier to play than #SimCity, but as you progress, it is actually challenging. I love the challenge.

  1. #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.

  1. #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.

  1. #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.

  1. #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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    • degrix@lemmy.hqueue.devEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I picked up Overload recently, and it’s from the creators of Descent. I really enjoy it - even if I’m flying into the walls most of the time.

      • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        It really captures the fun parts without the drudgery. And IMHO the controls with an ordinary gamepad blow away any of the fancy controllers I tried using back in the day.

  • BennyInc@feddit.deEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    You Don’t Know Jack — the German editions. Loved those games. Unfortunately the new ones didn’t get translated as far as I see, and while I speak English quite well, I miss the cultural context for many questions. And the old ones are somewhat outdated for a lot of questions.

    But I loved the attention to detail in those games.

  • JizzmasterD@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Maniac Mansion, Commander Keen, Out of this World, Battle Toads, Time Traveller.

    Some because I remember them being funny or having really cool styles, others just because I’m old/lazy and tracking down emulators and making time is too much.

  • Square Singer@feddit.deEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    UT99. To this day one of the best shooters. Can’t play it like I used to, since I don’t have anyone who’d play it with me. Also, only LAN parties are the real deal for games like that.

  • sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net
    4·
    1 year ago

    Hardwar is something I wanted to play but didn’t think I’d get a chance to, but it’s up on steam now (so I just bought it)

    I want to play baldurs gate 1 and 2 to completion but I just don’t have time for it

    I never did play through Final Fantasy 7, and it’s a chonker of a game to play through

    I’ve played through the later Final Fantasy Tactics Advance games, but I never got very far into Final Fantasy Tactics.

    I own all 5, but my main focus in life has been my little guy.

    And as a bonus… I kinda want to have game of civ… one more turn!!!

    • sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net
      2·
      1 year ago

      Oh, one thing I can’t really do anymore (for now at least) is some old school multiplayer gaming in doom, duke3d, quake, all those old games. That was my childhood, but not playing online – playing where I can look over to my little brother and shit talk him for that kill or whatever.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      At least Civ has had sequels. I have no nostalgia to play the original Civ because I find the new ones objectively better.

      I had a hacked copy of Civ I at first, too, and ended up hand copying a bunch of the Civilopedia entries by hand to learn how to play. I was sure to pick up a copy later when I had my own computer.

      • sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net
        1·
        1 year ago

        I usually hit civ 1 for ms-dos, civ 3 for windows, and I think I have civ 5.

        But I like the first for no good reason. Same as my favorite version of simcity is the snes version.

  • UKFilmNerd@feddit.ukEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Carrier Command was utterly brilliant. I first had this on my ZX Spectrum ( it only played on 128k models)

    The graphics were clear wireframe and moved so slowly but the tactical game was awesome.

    Then I later got my first 16bit computer, the Atari ST and it came with…Carrier Command.

    Now the graphics were in colour and the vehicles were made of solid geometric shapes and everything moved so fluidly in comparison to the previous version.

    Loved the game all over again.

    I know there’s an (unofficial?) Sequel on PC but I haven’t looked into it yet.

  • hellfroze@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Marathon. Not the extraction shooter that Bungie recently announced, but a remake of the original with a modern graphics engine.

  • bogdart@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I can name one - The Last Express. Still absolute quest masterpiece. Real time, a lot of different endings, pre-wwi setting where every person speaks their own language. Graphics also keeps up.

  • d3Xt3r@beehaw.org
    1·
    1 year ago

    I can still play these games today, but just don’t have the time:

    • Dangerous Dave, John Romero’s first “popular” game, predating Keen/Wolf/Doom. Three decades later, and I still haven’t managed to beat this game (without using cheats or save states that is).

    • Bio Menace, An action platformer by Apogee, made using the same engine as Keen. You are Snake Logan, a CIA operative who needs to save Metro City, which has been invaded by mutants. A very fun game with good controls and smooth movements.

    • The Skunny series, A bunch of platformers featuring Skunny the squirrel, made by Copysoft. Save our Pizzas in particular was pretty memorable, where Skunny travels back in time to ancient Rome because an evil chef wants to destroy the invention of pizza so that he can make his own imitation. Very whacky and cartoony, kid me loved this game.

    • SkyRoads, A fun space runner. Think Temple Run, except you’re in a spaceship that’s… not flying and is on a road, in space, and it can also hop! In hindsight, it sounds weird, but trust me, it’s fun.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Definitely the ones that simply aren’t available. If I ever get my PC upgraded, I know I can download emulators, but in the meantime, several incredible games are simply not playable. Since I was an Xbox kid I am currently revisiting:

    • Jet Set Radio Future
    • Ninja Garden Black
    • GTA: San Andreas (the original, far-superior one. It didn’t add visual/gameplay glitches and all the amazing songs are still in it, unlike the “Definitive” Edition)

    The thing is, my old consoles still work. It’s the controllers that are bad. I have dozens of original Xbox, 360, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One controllers that drift, are flat-out broken, or a button is just wonky. My solution? An adapter that lets modern controllers work with old consoles! I use the Brooks Wingman XB2, but there are others. My favorite controller ever is the Xbox Elite Series 2. It is not just customizable, but sturdy and has outlasted many of my other controllers. So now I can play retro games, wirelessly, with zero latency, with turbo functionally!

    To be perfectly clear, I have no affiliation with either company and gain zero benefit if they double in profits, or die out and close up shop. I’m just a fan…

    • mooseknee@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      That wasn’t 20th Century was it? Unless there’s another one I’m not remembering. Gigantic was an absolute blast and I’m still a bit surprised it died.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    1. 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.

    2. M.U.L.E. , it’s funny how much time I spent playing a economics game.

    3. Lords of Conquest, it was an 80s strategy game that was kind of RISK jr.

    4. Impossible Mission, I had a hacked copy and didn’t have any instructions so I just guessed at what to do

    5. 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