# Computer Games **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 3, 2000, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games/21276 "2000-06-03T07:19:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2000, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games/21276/61 "2000-06-17T08:41:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Monkey Island 4 > > And, what genre of game is Starcraft? I’ve never played it before but I’ve heard it’s really good. > \*\* right on, monkey island 4! thats going to be sweet! i can’t wait! btw, i read that Diablo II went gold and is coming out soon! ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games/21276/62 "2000-06-18T04:01:59Z")
Silentknight, StarCraft is a strategy-ish game. One of the best ones I’ve ever played, too. DRY… never heard of StarCraft?!? You poor deprived soul! Go buy it… NOW! Personally, my favorite genre is first-person shooter. I’ve been looking everywhere for a good one, but can’t find it. Oh well… I can survive on Half-Life for a while longer… maybe I’ll cave in and go get Unreal. Or Thief II, but I can wait 'til the price drops a little. I’m saving my money for a new coat, you see… ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games/21276/63 "2000-06-18T06:09:18Z")
Of all the games I have played, I keep on coming back to NetHack/Rogue. That’s right, the dungeon crawl game that uses letters as graphics. It never crashed my computer, the play is lightning quick, and the author claims that nobody hs ever finished it. What other computer game can say that? I am playing this and Heroes of Might and Magic, while waiting for the son of NetHack, known as Diablo II, to come out. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games/21276/64 "2000-06-18T08:20:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Of all the games I have played, I keep on coming back to NetHack/Rogue. That’s right, the dungeon crawl game that uses letters as graphics. It never crashed my computer, the play is lightning quick, and the author claims that nobody hs ever finished it. What other computer game can say that? > \*\* I loved Hack/Rogue (especially Hack–in Rogue you could wield food and kill anything in a single blow–unless you had to eat your “ultimate weapon”). I am absolutely certain that Hack in particular hurt my grades one quarter–we’re talking serious addiction and blowing off major study time. When I finally beat Hack it was all I could do not to jump up and down, let out a primal scream, pump my fist in the air several times, and start playing air guitar. Which would have looked VERY strange in a Unix computer lab. Though anyone who beat Hack would have understood. ---
**Author:** ![SilentKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@SilentKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentKnight)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games/21276/65 "2000-06-18T13:16:39Z")
Right now I’m hooked on playing Starsiege Tribes multiplayer on the net. It’s an AWESOME game! Does anyone else play it online? ---
**Author:** ![HeadlessCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@HeadlessCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeadlessCow)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games/21276/66 "2000-06-19T03:48:01Z")
A couple of games I’ve played and loved are: Hidden and Dangerous - a squad based WW2 sim. Not one of those crappy overhead view types but a fully 3D game that at points became a FPS. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone without a fast comp and decent graphic card though, some of the levels are large(hundreds of units, many of them shooting at you) and very graphically impressive which can bring your system to it’s knees. Worms: Armageddon - this almost cost me a test because I stayed up so late playing it the night before (morning of) my test. Age of Empires 2 - All I really need to say is It’s kicks Ass! ---
**Author:** ![HomeSlice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9d8465/32.png) [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games/21276/67 "2000-06-19T04:05:57Z")
Here are some that stick out in my mind… Quake I&II Doom~all of them Sim City 2000 (years of my life wasted :D) Red Baron Diablo([battle.net](http://battle.net)) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games/21276.md?page=3)