# Your favourite PC games of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 2, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104 "2001-05-02T16:45:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/1 "2001-05-02T16:45:28Z")
There’s already a thread for “underrated games” and I’m sure the archives have an old video game thread here, but I’d like to start one just for PC games. What are your FAVOURITE PC games of all time, with the following rules: 1. Name as many as you want. 2. They have to be PC games - that is, games designed for and played on a home computer. Could be Intelsoft, Macs, Amigas, TI-99/4As, whatever works for you. Just don’t include console games, please. 3. You can use whatever criteria for greatness or coolness you want, but if you’ve been playing PC games for a long time, try to get some from different eras. Don’t just grab the ones you’ve been playing over the last year. Have at it! I’ll post mine when I finish my list. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/2 "2001-05-02T16:51:36Z")
In no particular order, being the games that just about got me fired and/or divorced: X-Wing. Civilization. Doom. Quake II. Might & Magic VI. Wizardry. Freecell. Diablo. Diablo II. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/3 "2001-05-02T17:44:41Z")
**Autoduel** is my single all-time most favourite game. I spent many late nights playing it on an Apple IIe. A few years ago, I bought an old Commodore 64 for the sole purpose of playing Autoduel. Recently I found a PC version of it, too. Other favourites include **X-Com** , the **Ultima** series (Well, 1-5 anyway. I never played any of the later games so I can’t comment on them), and **Sim City**. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/4 "2001-05-02T17:47:26Z")
X-Com: UFO Defense Civilization (in all its incarnations) Master of Orion II Colonization Dune II Quake II ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/5 "2001-05-02T17:50:24Z")
Thief Gold and Tyrian both come to mind. I’ll probably still be playing the Thief series until the day I die. Mmm…Thievery mod for Unreal Tournament ([http://www.ttlg.com/thievery](http://www.ttlg.com/thievery))… ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/6 "2001-05-02T18:22:46Z")
Mac: [ul] [li] **Seahaven Towers** ; quite similar to, and possibly the inspiration for, FreeCell, and somehow much cooler[/li][li] **Scarab of Ra** ;(_“You are mauled by a lioness . . .”_)[/li][li] **Earl Weaver Baseball** [/li][li] **Sim City series** [/li][li]various **Tetris** versions[/li][/ul] PC: [ul] [li] **Miller Associates APBA Baseball for Windows** ; the main reason I put VirtualPC on my Mac[/li][li] **FreeCell** [/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/7 "2001-05-02T19:23:49Z")
Thief series System Shock series Doom (just the first one) Tetris SimCity (all of 'em) The Sims TIE Fighter Angband The classic Infocom games especially:[ul] [li]Zork series[/li][li]Enchanter series[/li][li]The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy[/li][li]The Lurking Horror[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![cerebrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@cerebrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerebrum)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/8 "2001-05-02T20:21:53Z")
Fifa 2001 Monkey Island 4 _Fallout: Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel_ 5 stars I really wasnt ever into Diablo-type games…FoT BOS showed me the Light! hmm might as well throw Worms in there as well 😛 ---
**Author:** ![kmudd20001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce73a5/32.png) [@kmudd20001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kmudd20001)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/9 "2001-05-02T20:26:38Z")
starcraft warcraft II roller coster tycoon ---
**Author:** ![Philosophocles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Philosophocles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philosophocles)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/10 "2001-05-02T20:27:40Z")
Castle Wolfenstein and Beyond Castle Wolfenstein ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/11 "2001-05-02T21:49:39Z")
**Fallout** - This game changed everything. It used to be that we would accept a game like Diablo as an RPG, and even be excited about it. But Fallout drove RPG expectations to the moon. Now others have followed in the excellence of Fallout, and it has become very clear that Diablo is _merely_ an action game. **Fallout 2** - Slightly better than Fallout. **Planescape: Torment** - So far, the greatest CRPG ever made. Again, it raised the bar so high that even **Baldur’s Gate II** was only almost as good, and only **Arcanum** threatens to surpass it any time soon. **Nethack** - Admittedly, I like **ADOM** better overall. But **Nethack** is the standard by which any new **Rogue** -like game will be judged for a long time. However, saying this is practically trolling for flames from **Moria** sub-nerds. **Turrican 2** - The only shoot-em-up game I can stand at this point in my life. I just don’t get into them, but somehow, magically, this one keeps my interest. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/12 "2001-05-02T21:56:51Z")
Zork I King’s Quest I Sword Of The Samurai Doom Quake II Tie Fighter Starcraft ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/13 "2001-05-02T22:00:06Z")
I don’t play many computer games, but I do have my favorites: \*SimCity Classic \*The Sims \*Virtual Springfield (this can get old after awhile, but I think it’s enjoyable) \*You Don’t Know Jack trivia games ---
**Author:** ![Holy\_Avenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@Holy\_Avenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Holy_Avenger)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/14 "2001-05-02T22:36:04Z")
1. NHL 98 2. I-0 3. Civilization II 4. Front Page Sports: Football 96 5. The Bard’s Tale 6. Doom 4 Knight Orc 7. X-COM: UFO Defense 8. Duke Nukem 3D 9. Zork I Although, possibly, Baldur’s Gate II kicks out NHL 98. I don’t know; still in the process of completing it. There were a few questionable design choices (IMHO) placed at the end of BG1, so we’ll see if they can maintain high quality throughout the entire sequel. ---
**Author:** ![donnie\_rotten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@donnie\_rotten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_rotten)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/15 "2001-05-02T23:25:23Z")
Only one game has been truly addictive around here, and that’s **Grand Theft Auto**. It’s so bad that when I went out for drinks with a few friends, I had to resist the urge to steal a parked police car… ---
**Author:** ![sk8rixtx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/16 "2001-05-03T00:05:43Z")
Has to be… Decent: Freespace. Such a killer game. Not the usual Decent(doom style). It’s set in actual space, and users battle other ships. Its really rad. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/17 "2001-05-03T00:09:27Z")
My favorites are Diablo II and BG II: Shadows of Awn. ---
**Author:** ![Grok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Grok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grok)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/18 "2001-05-03T00:16:07Z")
1. Half-Life 2. Half-Life Opposing Force 3. X-Plane (beats THE CRAP out of MS Flight Simulator) 4. Duke Nukem 3D 5. Jedi Knight/Dark Forces ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/19 "2001-05-03T00:47:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sk8rixtx \* > \*\*Decent: Freespace. Such a killer game. \*\* D’OH! I forgot about this one. Throw in **Freespace 2** as well. Also **Homeworld**. I love those giant ship-killing beams. ---
**Author:** ![heembo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@heembo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heembo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/20 "2001-05-03T00:56:45Z")
I don’t play PC games anymore, but there was one I absolutely loved as a kid. It was a math game for the TRS-80 where you were a cowboy in a shooting match with the computer. You had to solve the math problems that came on the screen in a certain amount of time or you were shot by the computer. You had to load the program from a cassette tape… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104.md?page=2)