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Ongoing Project* ! 😉
So, what made me the gamer I am today?
Well, lots of things, but one of the main factors is of course the games that I’ve played! So what were they? Well far too many to bore you with, but what I can do is list the ones that had a real impact on me when I played them, for your delectation, or amusement, or bewilderment, depending on what you make of gaming in general!
This is by no means a list of the games I consider the best (just note the inclusion of “ET” in the list for evidence of that!).
Games I still play today are in bold.
So without further ado;
(NOTE: My earliest clear memory of gaming is on the Atari Jr. in what I believe was 1985. I believe I played the listed games pre-dating that time between 1985 & 1986.)
2011;
– Dragon Age 2 (PC)
– The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (PC)
2010;
– Mass Effect 2 (PC)
– BioShock 2 (PC)
– S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (PC)
– Halo: Reach (XBox 360)
– Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC)
– Minecraft (PC)
– Demon’s Souls (PS3)
2009;
– Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
– Halo 3: ODST (XBox 360)
– Left 4 Dead 2 (PC)
2008;
– Mass Effect (PC)
– Call of Duty: World at War (PC)
– S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (PC)
– Fallout 3 (PC)
– Savage 2: A Tortured Soul (PC) – Download freeware Windows version here!
– Defense Grid: The Awakening (PC)
– King’s Bounty: The Legend (PC)
– Left 4 Dead (PC)
2007;
– The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (MMO) (PC)
– Team Fortress 2 (PC)
– S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC)
– BioShock (PC)
– Portal (PC)
– Supreme Commander (PC)
– Halo 3 (XBox 360)
– Assasin’s Creed (XBox 360)
2006;
– The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC)
2005;
– Guild Wars (MMO) (PC)
– Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (PC)
2004;
– Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC)
– Half Life 2 (PC)
2003;
– The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC)
– Knights of the Old Republic (PC)
– Savage: The Battle for Newerth (PC) – Download freeware Windows version here!
2002;
– Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (PC)
– MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries (PC) – Download freeware Windows version here!
2001;
– Black & White (PC)
– Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (PC)
– Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (PC)
2000;
– Carmageddon TDR 2000 (PC)
– Deus Ex (PC)
– Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (PC)
1999;
– Unreal Tournament (PC)
– Quake III Arena (PC)
– Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor (PC)
– System Shock 2 (PC)
– Planescape Torment (PC)
– SimCity 3000 (1999)
1998;
– Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now (PC)
– Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven (PC)
– Unreal (PC)
– Fallout 2 (PC)
– Half-Life (PC)
– Baldur’s Gate (PC)
1997;
– Quake II (PC)
– Carmageddon (PC)
– Total Annihilation (PC)
– Fallout (PC)
– X-COM: Apocalypse (PC)
– Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC)
– Rally Championship (PC)
1996;
– Quake (PC)
– Comand & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
– Death Rally (PC) – Download freeware Windows version here!
1995;
– Doom 2 (PC)
– X-COM: Terror from the Deep (PC)
– Dark Forces (PC)
1994;
– Ultima VIII (PC)
– Doom (PC)
– TIE Fighter (PC)
– Beneath a Steel Sky (PC) Download freeware SCRUMM and / or Windows version here!
1993;
– Ultima VII: Part Two: Serpent Isle (PC)
– SimCity 2000 (PC)
– UFO: Enemy Unknown (PC)
– X-Wing (PC)
1992;
– Ultima Underworld (PC)
– Ultima VII: The Black Gate (PC)
– Flashback (PC)
– Alone in the Dark (PC)
1991;
– Gauntlet II (NES)
– SmashTV (NES)
– Swords & Serpents (NES)
1990;
– Tetris (NES)
– Pinbot (NES)
– Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
– Another World (PC)
– Champions of Krynn (PC)
– Covert Action (PC)
– Powermonger (PC)
1989;
– Fantasy World Dizzy (ZX Spectrum)
– R-Type (ZX Spectrum)
– Ikari Warriors (NES)
– Shadowgate (NES)
– Life Force Salamander (NES)
– Prince of Persia (PC)
1988;
– Pools of Radiance (PC)
1987;
– Lander (Demo) (BBC Micro)
– Centipede / Bug Blaster (BBC Micro)
– Head over Heals (ZX Spectrum) – Download excellent remake here!
– Super Mario Bros (NES)
– Duck Hunt (NES)
– Gauntlet (NES)
1985/86;
– Pong
– Combat (Atari 2600 (Jr.))
– Space Invaders (Atari 2600 (Jr.))
– Pac Man (Atari 2600 (Jr.))
– Wizard of Wor (Atari 2600 (Jr.))
– ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600 (Jr.)) (oh the horror!) (Atari 2600)
– Donkey Kong II: (Nintendo “Game & Watch”)
– Donkey Kong Jr. (Nintendo “Game & Watch”)
– Mario Bros (Nintendo “Game & Watch”) – Play Online Now!
– Mario Bros Cement Factory (Nintendo “Game & Watch”)