Scoring: S - This is my favorite game! (only can be applied once)
A - I've completed the game multiple times
B - I've played it and completed it once
C - I've played it but never finished it
D - I know of it (or own it) but have never played it
E - I never even heard of this game!
The Classics of PC Gaming: The First Ten Years ------------------------------------------------E
1983 Battlezone[4]
PlanetfallE
1984 Kings Quest: Quest for the CrownE
The Ancient Art of WarE
1985 Ultima IV: Quest of the AvatarE
Castle WolfensteinD
1986 Might & Magic 1E
KaratekaE
1987 Bard's TaleE
Maniac MansionE
1988 TetrisA
Pool of RadianceE
1989 SimCityC
Prince of PersiaE
1990 Secret of Monkey IslandE
Links: The Challenge of GolfE
1991 Eye of the BeholderE
Sid Meier's CivilizationD (i dont like those kinda strategy games)
1992 Wolfenstein 3DC
Dune II: The Building of a DynastyE
So, how did you fare? Are you well familiar with these classics from
the earliest years of PC gaming? Or are you ignorant about your PC
gaming history? Or maybe you just hate my selection of games? Hit
"Reply To" and let us all know!
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[1] Yes, PC gaming started before 1983, but most of the games prior
to that were shittier versions of games found on other platforms.
[2] Quality: Was the game any good? Popularity: Is it still remembered
fondly (or at all)? Impact: did it help change the gaming
industry?
[3] Just because your favorite game doesn't appear on this list
doesn't mean it wasn't worthy. I had to draw the line somewhere,
and a lot of great games didn't get the cut.
[4] Yeah, not the greatest start, but there weren't a lot of original,
good games on PC in 1983, and of those, few are remembered to this
day. The two I picked you probably have at least HEARD of unlike,
for instance, SSI's "Knights of the Desert" or Beam Software's
"The Hobbit"
On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:47:07 PM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
and at last a C64. Than an Atari ST.
C - Populous 1989 (not completable?)
C - Elite 1984 (not completable?)
Let's see, my score is: CCBASBABABBAABACBAAB
That is: 8 "A's", 8 "B's", 3 "C's" and 1 "S"
"Ultima IV" gets the coveted "S" score, since I was a huge fan of
the Ultima series in my younger days.
"Planetfall", "Battlezone" and "Links" are some of the few games I
haven't finished (the former because I grew frustrated with the game,
the latter two because they couldn't hold my interest).
But all the rest? I either played them to completion or have played
them multiple times. But this is unsurprising; I'm a DOS-game fanatic
so obviously all these games will rank fairly high for me.
On 2023-10-30, Justisaur <just...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:47:07 PM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
and at last a C64. Than an Atari ST.Isn't the C64 to Amiga the normal progression. Moving to Atari seems
like joining the dark side :). I enjoyed discussing the relative merits
of Amiga v ST, "discussion" might be putting it mildly. We'd both source
the latest demo discs to show off graphics or sound.
C - Populous 1989 (not completable?)I remember this game, was thinking of it also when reading the list. I played more Powermonger though. I somehow came across a glitch in game
that gave me chemical weapons (or something just as powerful) and I
could defeat every map.
Now I want to see if it is on GOG.
C - Elite 1984 (not completable?)This I played on my friends Atari, many a weekend spent trading. A good
game to include.
So, how did you fare? Are you well familiar with these classics from
the earliest years of PC gaming? Or are you ignorant about your PC
gaming history? Or maybe you just hate my selection of games? Hit
"Reply To" and let us all know!
On 2023-10-30, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:47:07 PM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote: >>
and at last a C64. Than an Atari ST.
Isn't the C64 to Amiga the normal progression. Moving to Atari seems
like joining the dark side :). I enjoyed discussing the relative merits
of Amiga v ST, "discussion" might be putting it mildly. We'd both source
the latest demo discs to show off graphics or sound.
Apply a score and then count up the total of each letter.
I am basically ignorant of these games! Also a high number of C as most
of my early gaming was playing demos or free levels from BBS'es so
wasn't able to finish.
On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:47:07?PM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
E - Planetfall (May have heard of it, but don't remember, I'm not a
fan of Zork type games, where's Zork, Collossal Cave, etc. by the way?
CDE - Karateka (May have played this? It looks familiar, don't remember
the name.)
B - 1987 Bard's Tale (Hi Phred!)
D - Maniac Mansion
C - 1988 Tetris (Is this completeable?)
S - Pool of Radiance (Only completed once, but it's my favorite on this list.
I did play it multiple times though. I played on C64 originally, but did play it
about halfway through on the PC within the last decade. )
C - 1989 SimCity (Played at a friend's house)
C - Prince of Persia (Played at a friend's house?)
B - 1990 Secret of Monkey Island
E - Links: The Challenge of Golf
C - 1991 Eye of the Beholder
B - Sid Meier's Civilization
C - 1992 Wolfenstein 3D
D - Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
I'm not sure what counts as a PC.
Some other 'big' PC games I loved from 80s and before:
A - Temple of Apshai 1979Technically not released to PC until 1986, when it was ported over in
A - Ultima I 1981 (oddly never got into any sequels, didn't like II) Technically not released to PC until 1987While I have fond memories of Hillsfar, I'm not sure I'd rank it as a
B - Hillsfar 1989
A - Archon 1983This might have been a better selection for 1983, although arguably
A - Dungeon Master 1988Definitely one of the great classics and one of the games that got unfortunately cut (1988 was a busy year).
B - Rogue 1980Technically not released to PC until 1984 by Epyx. Its arguably one of
C - Telengard 1982Came to PC in 1985. It has its fans, but its not really well
C - Populous 1989 (not completable?)Another great game that didn't get on the list because I restricted
C - Elite 1984 (not completable?)Only released to PC in 1991, as "Elite Plus", and it was far behind
B - Magic Candle 1989A definite oldie-but-goodie, but very rough around the edges (then
On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 11:30:03 GMT, Geeknix
<usenet@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:
I am basically ignorant of these games! Also a high number of C as most
of my early gaming was playing demos or free levels from BBS'es so
wasn't able to finish.
In fairness, these are all older games and - honestly - I didn't
expect most people to do all that well with them. We'll probably see
better results with later surveys.
In fairness, I should note that my scores reflect whether or not I
played the games EVER, not if I played them when they came out. Were I
to limit myself to just the games I played 1983-1992, I'd have had a
much poorer result. ;-)
Scoring: S - This is my favorite game! (only can be applied once)
A - I've completed the game multiple times
B - I've played it and completed it once
C - I've played it but never finished it
D - I know of it (or own it) but have never played it
E - I never even heard of this game!
The Classics of PC Gaming: The First Ten Years >------------------------------------------------
1983 Battlezone[4]
Planetfall
1984 Kings Quest: Quest for the Crown
The Ancient Art of War
1985 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Castle Wolfenstein
1986 Might & Magic 1
Karateka
1987 Bard's Tale
Maniac Mansion
1988 Tetris
Pool of Radiance
1989 SimCity
Prince of Persia
1990 Secret of Monkey Island
Links: The Challenge of Golf
1991 Eye of the Beholder
Sid Meier's Civilization
1992 Wolfenstein 3D
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
Isn't the C64 to Amiga the normal progression. Moving to Atari seems
like joining the dark side :).
On 10/30/2023 5:24 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
In fairness, I should note that my scores reflect whether or not I
played the games EVER, not if I played them when they came out. Were I
to limit myself to just the games I played 1983-1992, I'd have had a
much poorer result. ;-)
Your Number was low in those days, Brother.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:02:19 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 10/30/2023 5:24 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
In fairness, I should note that my scores reflect whether or not I
played the games EVER, not if I played them when they came out. Were I
to limit myself to just the games I played 1983-1992, I'd have had a
much poorer result. ;-)
Your Number was low in those days, Brother.
Forgive me. I have been trying to redeem myself ever since. May The
Number ever grow.
The Classics of PC Gaming: The First Ten Years ------------------------------------------------
1983 Battlezone[4] - C
Planetfall - D
1984 Kings Quest: Quest for the Crown - D
The Ancient Art of War -E
1985 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar - C
Castle Wolfenstein - D
1986 Might & Magic 1 - D
Karateka - E
1987 Bard's Tale - D
Maniac Mansion - E
1988 Tetris - C
Pool of Radiance - D
1989 SimCity - D
Prince of Persia - D
1990 Secret of Monkey Island - D
Links: The Challenge of Golf - E
1991 Eye of the Beholder - D
Sid Meier's Civilization - D
1992 Wolfenstein 3D - D
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty - E
[4] Yeah, not the greatest start, but there weren't a lot of original,
good games on PC in 1983, and of those, few are remembered to this
day. The two I picked you probably have at least HEARD of unlike,
for instance, SSI's "Knights of the Desert" or Beam Software's
"The Hobbit"
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