# Old computer games **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 24, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804 "2016-08-24T12:25:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/41 "2016-08-25T10:05:31Z")
> [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](#): > > I played the original Elite too but I had to use hexedit to cheat myself a [docking computer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTYymbbEL4), I never could figure out how to dock without exploding on the station wall. In the Amstrad CPC version, you could Save the game in space, and when you reloaded, you’d be docked in the station. I never abused this at all, oh no. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/42 "2016-08-25T10:39:48Z")
Lots of good candidates mentioned (Baldur’s Gate, Heroes of Might & Magic 2 and 3, Civilization/Colonization/Alpha Centauri), but my sentimental favourite is Warlords III: Darklords Rising. I love those campaigns and I love the narration. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/43 "2016-08-25T11:27:10Z")
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe. Partly for the game - so many different planes to play with! - and partly for the manual, large chunks of which were written by an actual historian, and included interviews with German and US WWII aces. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/44 "2016-08-25T13:11:11Z")
> [@Stanislaus](#): > > Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe. > > Partly for the game - so many different planes to play with! - and partly for the manual, large chunks of which were written by an actual historian, and included interviews with German and US WWII aces. Han ! I wish I could find my Jane’s F-15 manual, for much the same reason. It was a pretty cool game, slow paced for a flight sim as much of the workload was spent dealing with 10.000 ways to blow shit up on the ground instead. Very relaxing, in a way. Well, outside of furballs - the Strike Eagle not being the most agile bird there is (especially when loaded with a dozen bombs) knife fights were _hard !_ ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/45 "2016-08-25T15:09:20Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Another great one nobody has mentioned yet was _Myth II: Soulblighter_. It was real-time-tactics (like RTS, but with no base or ability to train more units), with great physics, engaging missions, and a strong storyline. My favorite aspect of it was that if you kept your soldiers alive, they gained experience and improved (in subtle and realistic ways), and they kept that experience into the subsequent missions. I also didn’t realize at the time, since my computer wasn’t capable of it, but on max settings the graphics were absolutely amazing. Myth and Myth II were awesome. I totally forgot about those games. I’m a bit surprised they haven’t been remade yet- they’d totally work in the modern world as well. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/46 "2016-08-25T15:32:43Z")
I miss when PC Games gave you meaty manuals and sometimes other cool stuff like Maps of the game world or other things. Stuff like that made mediocre games look better in my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Enilno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58f4c7/32.png) [@Enilno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enilno)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/47 "2016-08-25T15:35:41Z")
Some of my favorites like Ultima 7 and Master of Magic were already mentioned by others, so I’ll go with Gabriel Knight, Sins of the Father. I actually re-bought it a few years ago on GOG and still replay it from time to time. The art is still fantastic to this day, plus you got Tim Curry hamming it up, and the always great Mark Hamill as well. Another excellent point and click adventure is Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. So many different routes you can go in that game. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/48 "2016-08-25T17:16:31Z")
[Heart of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_China). I hadn’t thought of that for years. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/49 "2016-08-25T17:23:49Z")
I haven’t played it in years, but my favorite RPG for the longest time was Exodus: Ultima 3 ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/50 "2016-08-25T18:01:34Z")
I’m not a big gamer, but my roommate way back when had a computer, long before I got one of my own. The first game I played was **Blake Stone,** and when he went away for the weekend, I played for hours. Then he got **Doom**. Also highly addictive. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/51 "2016-08-25T18:38:07Z")
[Thief: The Dark Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief:_The_Dark_Project) was my favorite game. I loaded it up a few years ago and played through and have played all of the sequels. I loved the thieving and sneaking aspects of the game. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/52 "2016-08-25T18:52:40Z")
I still play Alpha Centauri and Master of Orion II from time to time. Master of Magic as well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/53 "2016-08-25T19:17:33Z")
> [@brainstall](#): > > I’m not a big gamer, but my roommate way back when had a computer, long before I got one of my own. The first game I played was **Blake Stone,** and when he went away for the weekend, I played for hours I’d never heard of this game, so I looked it up on Wikipedia. The last line in the article is pure tragedy, and also explains why I never played it: “id Software released Doom one week after Apogee released Blake Stone. Doom quickly eclipsed Blake Stone, which sold poorly after initial success.” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/54 "2016-08-25T19:29:53Z")
I just noticed that the new Master of Orion game has been released. I’m gonna go see if it lives up to the legacy of the first two. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/55 "2016-08-25T19:36:24Z")
like I said before if you wait for a good GOG sale you can get about 90 percent of the 80’s 90’s and 2000’s best sellers theres still a hold out or two but … ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/56 "2016-08-25T20:13:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Quimby** : > > I miss when PC Games gave you meaty manuals and sometimes other cool stuff like Maps of the game world or other things. Stuff like that made mediocre games look better in my eyes. Heck, _Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego_ gave you an actual full-blown world almanac. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/57 "2016-08-26T00:21:11Z")
Star Control 2 ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/58 "2016-08-26T01:16:51Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > I still play Alpha Centauri and Master of Orion II from time to time. Master of Magic as well. How do you play MOO2? Old machine dedicated to it? And I forgot one, Railroad Tycoon, from some nobody named Sid something-or-other. Really loved that game. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/59 "2016-08-26T01:27:56Z")
that or use an emulator or buy it from [www.gog.com](http://www.gog.com) where dos box is built into the game legally … ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804/60 "2016-08-26T11:08:51Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > I just noticed that the new Master of Orion game has been released. I’m gonna go see if it lives up to the legacy of the first two. Save yourself some time. _Stellaris is supposed to be very good however, and I can vouch for Endless Space_. _Galactic Civ II_ is also great (especially with the Arnor add-on) but quite unintuitive to master, dunno how III fares. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804.md?page=4)