# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Jamone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecd19e/32.png) [@Jamone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamone)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/21 "2001-05-03T01:06:01Z")
Tetris Monkey Island Fallout Quest for Glory 2, Trial by Fire Gabriel Knight, Sins of the Fathers The Sims You Don’t Know Jack The Incredible Machine Warcraft 2 ---
**Author:** ![Caldazar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Caldazar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caldazar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/22 "2001-05-03T01:18:38Z")
Wasteland ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/23 "2001-05-03T01:24:32Z")
Infocom (yes, it’s a company, but any of their games will do) M.U.L.E. Elite Jumpman Loderunner Civilization (I and II) Starcraft Ultima IV Populous Lemmings Adventure Construction Set Sim City Transport Tycoon Black & White (too new to know for sure, but could make the list) ---
**Author:** ![kmudd20001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce73a5/32.png) [@kmudd20001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kmudd20001)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/24 "2001-05-03T01:51:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DMC \* > \*\*Infocom (yes, it’s a company, but any of their games will do) > M.U.L.E. > Elite > Jumpman > Loderunner > Civilization (I and II) > Starcraft > Ultima IV > Populous > Lemmings > Adventure Construction Set > Sim City > Transport Tycoon > Black & White (too new to know for sure, but could make the list) \*\* M.U.L.E. was one of the best games ever check out someone has made a starcraft mission that plays like M.U.L.E. [http://www.kickass.com/cheat/starcrafmulem.html](http://www.kickass.com/cheat/starcrafmulem.html) ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/25 "2001-05-03T02:07:30Z")
Let’s see…I’ve always been partial to the \*\*Ultima[/] series, including the offshoot series **The Worlds of Ultima**. All the **Wing Commander** series **Freespace 2** **X-wing** and **Tie Fighter** **Rebellion** (I know it was boring, but it was a great thinking game) **Warcraft** , **Warcraft 2** , **Starcraft** , and **Brood War** **Diable** and **Diablo 2** All the **Command and Conquer** games Another older game I absolutely loved was **Cyberia** , as well as **Slipstream 5000** **Half-Life** and all associated games, including **Team Fortress Classic** and **Counterstrike** **Unreal Tournament** …let’s see…what else… Oh yes, I had forgotten… **Day of the Tentacle** - One of the funniest damn games I’ve ever played. If you really like older games, look this one up…It’s extremely entertaining. Well…that looks like it for now. ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/26 "2001-05-03T02:08:37Z")
Oh yes, one other one… **Learning vB Coding with Reader Rabbit** ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/27 "2001-05-03T02:11:44Z")
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Sam and Max Hit the Road Wing Commander III The Wizard of Oz (_I played this on our old Tandy in the mid-80s. It was a text-based adventure that closely followed the plot of the first two Baum books. It had a few pictures that flashed on the screen for some scenes–they displayed in only six colors–and didn’t move. I don’t remember who made it, although the name “Windham” sticks in my mind somehow. If anyone remembers this and knows where to find it, I’d dearly love to play it again._) Sim City 2000 The Sims Black and White ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/28 "2001-05-03T02:35:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Caldazar \* > \*\*Wasteland \*\* Whoa, **Caldazar** , good call. Most people probably don’t know this, but that game is the predecesor to both Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics. Oddly enough, most people call Fallout the sequel to that game, but there is a sequel inbetween. It’s called Fountain of Dreams. Fallout is game 3 in the series. Ok, now for my list. The top 7('cause I’m lazy) PC games of all time are: 1. Zork Nemesis- Very intriguing and wonderful music and sound. 2. Under a Killing Moon- Very funny. 3. Monkey Island 2: Your Character: “I don’t get it, LeChuck, why did you do it? Why did you bring all this death and destruction to the world?” LeChuck: “Remember that time when we were little and I was building a tower out of blocks and you came in and knocked it over?” Your Character: “No.” LeChuck: “Oh. Well then, uh, nevermind. You must die anyway!” Hilarious game and at the same time, very difficult. 1. Doom II- Really, the game that perfected the first person shooter. A huge step up in level design from Doom. 2. Fallout 2- This game is huge and complicated, yet quaint and simple at the same time. Confused? Check it out to see what I mean. 3. Riven- Superior to Myst and still very amazing. 4. The Seventh Guest- Absolutely a sweet CD-ROM game(1993!) where you solved puzzles that you were not given the rules to even. It had a great plot and great acting. I tip my hat to Final Fantasy VIII, which I played only on the PC but was originally a Playstation game. This would be my number 3 or 2 game on the list. ---
**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 3, 2001, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/29 "2001-05-03T02:48:00Z")
How in the world could I forget Duke Nukem 3D??? ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/30 "2001-05-03T05:02:33Z")
Civilization & Civ II SimCity 2000 Counterstrike That’s about it. I don’t play PC games too much since I have a friend who brings great games for my Sega from Japan. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/31 "2001-05-03T06:53:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny Angel \* > \*\ ***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. \*\* Man, I love ADOM, been playing it since Gamma 6. I’ve only beaten it with three characters - an orc beastmaster, a halfling archer, and a high elf paladin. ---
**Author:** ![Kvallulf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Kvallulf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kvallulf)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/32 "2001-05-03T07:21:13Z")
Total Annihilation (Starwhat? haha, don’t make me laugh) Captain Goodnight and the islands of fear (you run, shoot, fly a plane, drive a sub, run some more, drive a tank, run some more, all on an Apple ][e) Autoduel ( Make a modern version damn you!) Fallout I and II Baldurs gate series Civ II (never a dull game with Greeks and nukes) Homeworld and Cataclysm (the soundtrack rocks, I get goosebumps hearing it) Panzer General II ( I defeated the Allies!) ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/33 "2001-05-03T07:32:43Z")
In no particular order: X-Com: UFO Defense Half-Life (up to, and stopping just before, Xen. After that it doesn’t count) Day of the Tentatcle Prince of Persia, 1 & 2 Hardwar Doom Star Control 2 (my current pc uses a SBLive card; its SB16 mode is emulated, the game doesn’t get along with it no matter what I do, no sound. Star Control 2 without sound is like a scoop of ice cream without a cone. This has saddened me recently.) Point Blank 1 & 2 (Playstation Lightgun games) Karateka (via Apple II emulator) Heaven and Earth (the pendulum-bowl toy is just soothing) Thief 2 System Shock 2 Ultima Underworld Deus Ex Chaos Overlords ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/34 "2001-05-03T07:38:10Z")
X-Com Civ II Populous II Starcraft Street Fighter II: Champion Edition Gal’s Panic Worms ---
**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/35 "2001-05-03T09:19:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kvallulf \* > **Total Annihilation (Starwhat? haha, don’t make me laugh)** _weeps openly_ I am not the only one! I am not the only one! This game takes every other RTS game out there and kicks it in the groin and then gives it a knee to the face. Awesome units, terrain, story, everything. The only RTS that even gets close is Warcraft 2, but that is a distant second to Total Annihilation. BTW: **Kvallulf** Care to lose in a internet game of TA? ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_s\_Evil\_Twin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Jeremy\_s\_Evil\_Twin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeremy_s_Evil_Twin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/36 "2001-05-03T14:05:36Z")
Until last month, I would have called **Doom II** the greatest PC game of all time, but that title now belongs to **The Sims**. Runners-up include **Carmageddon, Ultima IV, Lords of the Realm, Sim City** and **Sim City 2000** (still need to get 3000), **Lode Runner, Stunts, Tetris,** the **Might and Magic** series, **Wizardry, Aztec, Ultima Underworld,** and **Wolfenstein 3-D.** The original **Adventure** also rocked. I know the OP didn’t ask for console games, but I have to give honorable mention to **Street Fighter II, The Legend of Zelda** , and **Final Fantasy III** as well. ---
**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 3, 2001, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/37 "2001-05-03T14:54:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DMC \* > Elite > \*\* Yes, how could I forget **Elite**? The Elite Series is another one of my favourites, including **Elite 2** and even **Frontier First Encounters** (a.k.a. Elite 3). I second **Kvallulf’s** suggestion to remake **Autoduel**. I think it should be updated with modern sound and Grand Theft Auto style graphics, but other than that it should be left alone except maybe more cities (maybe the entire U.S.?) and some vehicular equipment from the Car Wars RPG that didn’t make it into the computer game (turrets, weapon links, etc…). ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/38 "2001-05-03T15:10:48Z")
Planescape Torment Baldur’s Gate I & II Icewind Dale Heroes of Might and Magic II & III Might & Magic VI-VII-VIII (way too addictive) Quake II (DAMN my lack of Ethernet) Warcraft II Grim Fandango Monkey Island Civ II Diablo II ---
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/39 "2001-05-03T15:51:57Z")
From my C-64 days: Impossible Mission (for the sound effects if nothing else, it’s not like I ever finished it), Epyx Summer Games (I and II) and Winter Games, Racing Destruction Set, and Ultimate Wizard (the last two are on this list for having construction sets, which were way cool at the time). From the PC era: Prince of Persia I and II, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Might and Magic III, Civilization II, and Nethack. Oh, and Riven. (I’d like to toss in Myst, but the PC version was a bit too buggy.) I’d also like to add Planescape: Torment to my list even though I don’t actually have it. My computer doesn’t have the moxie to run it, but what I’ve seen of it on other people’s computers has just fascinated me. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104/40 "2001-05-03T16:05:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by robgruver \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Kvallulf \* > > **Total Annihilation (Starwhat? haha, don’t make me laugh)** > > _weeps openly_ I am not the only one! I am not the only one! > > This game takes every other RTS game out there and kicks it in the groin and then gives it a knee to the face. Awesome units, terrain, story, everything. The only RTS that even gets close is Warcraft 2, but that is a distant second to Total Annihilation. > > BTW: **Kvallulf** Care to lose in a internet game of TA? \*\* Team up with him and take on Mrs. RickJay and I in a team TA game. Verily, we shall smite your hapless armies under waves of Mavericks and Brawlers. Prepare to be vanquished. Total Annihilation is not just the best RTS game out there, it’s the best multiplayer game I’ve EVER played. The depth of the combined arms bloodbaths that game creates is just stunning. I’ve never layed a game before where you have 70-80 types of units and you have to use almost ALL of them to win. I’ve played TA wars that lasted ten hours and I never got sick of them. It’s a terrible shame that Cavedog seems to be giving up the ghost, because that is some fantastic game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-pc-games-of-all-time/64104.md?page=3)