Having played hundreds (if not thousands) of games since 1983, if there was a single game that I remember with the most fondness and that I would definitly pick as my single all-time favorite game because it gave me the best gaming experience and amazement, that would definitly be Star Control II. It influenced my whole life because I am a SF fan by heart since then. Back in 1992 it was so full of ideas, so ahead of it's time and at the same time a gripping, funny, grand-scale galactic space opera with such an interesting story and always some stars more to explore that I simply could not get enough of it. There are still fans around today who even made a HD remake in 2013 which I recommend to get instead for a bit of a more modern UI (look for "Ur-Quan Masters HD").
