Descent

Descent was one of those great games to play ... until the computers became too fast and the game was unplayable (this happened to a lot of the old DOS games). Another old favourite of mine was Elite, a space trading / fighting game initially for the 6502 based BBC Micro Computers (3 versions - B&W wire frame, color wire frame & colour solid). There was a PC version, but it wasn't as good. Is there any chance of the original being ported?

At a time when first person shooter learned to walk (and shoot in 3 dimension), this game came out of nowhere! Gameplay timeless, Graphics can be updated with a lot of Fanbase work. It was one of my first games, it costed around 3 Joysticks and I still know the sounds like they where never gone in my head. Can`t go wrong with it (please by a joystick!)

Descent was one of the first PC games I've ever played, recently I gave it another go and... It's still everything I remember! With the Rebirth Mod you can even play in widescreen with mouse and keyboard as if it was a modern shooter. The balance is kind of broken sometimes, with hitscan enemies destroying your ship as soon as you turn a corner or open a door, but the game isn't hard everytime and also it isn't very long. You can find a lot of weapons ranging from lasers, miniguns and missles, with levels offering a good variety of enemies and an awesome soundtrack to follow. It's one of those classics that aren't so remembered as it deserves, but one that surely still plays very well.

The first Descent version I played was the Playstation version in the 90's and I immediately fell in love with it. However it was a very hard game for me at that time, so I never finished. I was very happy when I saw it was available at GOG.com, so I purchased it and I'm having the best time. The experience is even better with a modern port like DXX-Redux, which is the one I'm using.

This was an incredible game in its time. Modern games often lack the "fun" factor, with over-complicated and generic gameplay, The feel of the game, the way the ship moves around and the weapons system and the menus and map all just work. It's not dumb, but it's also not complicated and cluttered, meaning that you spend the time playing the game and not managing inventory or wasting time trying to figure out how to work out a certain problem. It meets the only criteria that matters - it's fun.