Posted January 21, 2015
I'm in for Sid Meier's Covert Action.
Here are my favorite pre-2000 games, sorted by genre:
Point-and-click adventures:
Maniac Mansion (1987), Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (1988), Day of the Tentacle (1993), Full Throttle (1995), The Dig (1995) and Grim Fandango (1998)
FMV adventures:
Under a Killing Moon (1994), The Pandora Directive (1996), <i>(1995)</i> and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beast_Within:_A_Gabriel_Knight_Mystery]The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995)
Platformers:
Impossible Mission (1984), Impossible Mission II (1988), Prince of Persia (1989) and Another World (1991)
Action-adventure games:
Little Big Adventure (1994), Fade to Black (1995), <i>(1995)</i> and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider_%281996_video_game%29]Tomb Raider (1996)
Fighting games:
World Karate Championship (1986) and FX Fighter (1995)
Mind breaking puzzles:
<i>(1993)</i> and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7th_Guest]The 7th Guest (1993)
Strategy / RTS:
Defender of the Crown (1986), Command and Conquer (1995) and Worms 2 (1997)
FPS:
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWAT_3:_Close_Quarters_Battle]SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle[/url] (1999)
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Here are my favorite pre-2000 games, sorted by genre:
Point-and-click adventures:
Maniac Mansion (1987), Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (1988), Day of the Tentacle (1993), Full Throttle (1995), The Dig (1995) and Grim Fandango (1998)
FMV adventures:
Under a Killing Moon (1994), The Pandora Directive (1996), <i>(1995)</i> and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beast_Within:_A_Gabriel_Knight_Mystery]The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995)
Platformers:
Impossible Mission (1984), Impossible Mission II (1988), Prince of Persia (1989) and Another World (1991)
Action-adventure games:
Little Big Adventure (1994), Fade to Black (1995), <i>(1995)</i> and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider_%281996_video_game%29]Tomb Raider (1996)
Fighting games:
World Karate Championship (1986) and FX Fighter (1995)
Mind breaking puzzles:
<i>(1993)</i> and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7th_Guest]The 7th Guest (1993)
Strategy / RTS:
Defender of the Crown (1986), Command and Conquer (1995) and Worms 2 (1997)
FPS:
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWAT_3:_Close_Quarters_Battle]SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle[/url] (1999)
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Post edited January 21, 2015 by _Slaugh_