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MachoMyers · 10-15-2011, 06:43 PM

A great thread on the Non Sports Gaming forum is the NES/SNES Thread that brought back some great memories from my childhood. There is also a thread that just started up about whether players prefer PC or Consoles. It got me thinking today about what type of player I am and I seem to have always flip flopped between the two.

It wasn't until my parents (foolishly) bought me a computer for college (you can see where this is going) that I really got into PC gaming. I would spend entire nights customizing Neverwinter Nights games and outfitting my Sid Meier Golf courses to perfection. I was remembering these days and decided to go and check out GOG.com (GOG=Good Old Games) which is kind of like Steam but for retro PC games.

I started clicking through the games catalog only to find some all-time classics that I wasted many hours on. You would think I would have learned my lesson about the time I wasted in college but sure enough I wanted to 'see how it worked' and have just bought Rollercoaster Tycoon (another all-time classic game) for $3. Why I do this to myself I don't know but there is just something about these old PC games that will keep me a PC gamer until artritis/dementia kicks in.

Here are some of my all-time PC favs.

Skyboxer · 10-15-2011, 07:50 PM

Lol my wife picked up Sim golf at a yard sale last week.
Some of my all time games are (sports are a given but not included here) Myst, HL, All the sim cities and roller coaster tycoons, Delta Force, Crusaders, Diablo and a bunch more if i was to keep going.

Section_25 · 10-15-2011, 08:00 PM

Can't forget this classic, I think this is what started it all !!! I think this was the first game I ever played on a PC.

Burns11 · 10-15-2011, 08:19 PM

http://exult.sourceforge.net/

Gotmadskillzson · 10-15-2011, 11:26 PM

I pretty much bought every game Sid Meier made in the 90s. Also was a fan of the Jane military theme games series. Absolutely loved Wing Commander 1 through 4. Hated Wing Commander 5.

Tweeg · 10-16-2011, 01:39 AM

Sim golf was great. I also had a great time with Roller Coast tycoon 1 and 2. Recently I keep trying to play X-Com but it's just hard to do with so much other stuff around.

Skyboxer · 10-16-2011, 02:06 AM

Figured I'd add pics of some not posted yet.
Oh and DOOM (ALL OF THEM I LOVED is a given

) and Duke Nukem.
Oh Best Buy has the original Fallout for 4.99 I believe. Seen it today and thought WTF? Probably will go back tomorrow and grab 1.

Still Have and may play now that this thread was started lol

Still Have 1 and 2 and add on "Tech Demo" (and ORANGE Box)

SWAT Series

Burns11 · 10-16-2011, 03:47 AM

10-15-2011, 06:43 PM	#1
MachoMyers Old School OVR: 20 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Kingdom Posts: 7,671	Retro PC Gaming Thread A great thread on the Non Sports Gaming forum is the NES/SNES Thread that brought back some great memories from my childhood. There is also a thread that just started up about whether players prefer PC or Consoles. It got me thinking today about what type of player I am and I seem to have always flip flopped between the two. It wasn't until my parents (foolishly) bought me a computer for college (you can see where this is going) that I really got into PC gaming. I would spend entire nights customizing Neverwinter Nights games and outfitting my Sid Meier Golf courses to perfection. I was remembering these days and decided to go and check out GOG.com (GOG=Good Old Games) which is kind of like Steam but for retro PC games. I started clicking through the games catalog only to find some all-time classics that I wasted many hours on. You would think I would have learned my lesson about the time I wasted in college but sure enough I wanted to 'see how it worked' and have just bought Rollercoaster Tycoon (another all-time classic game) for $3. Why I do this to myself I don't know but there is just something about these old PC games that will keep me a PC gamer until artritis/dementia kicks in. Here are some of my all-time PC favs. michigan21, chia51 and Skyboxer like this. Last edited by MachoMyers; 10-15-2011 at 06:46 PM.

10-15-2011, 07:50 PM	#2
Skyboxer Donny Baseball! OVR: 55 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 20,315	Re: Retro PC Gaming Thread Lol my wife picked up Sim golf at a yard sale last week. Some of my all time games are (sports are a given but not included here) Myst, HL, All the sim cities and roller coaster tycoons, Delta Force, Crusaders, Diablo and a bunch more if i was to keep going. __________________ Joshua: "D.O.D. pension files indicate current mailing as: Dr. Robert Hume, a.k.a. Stephen W. Falken, 5 Tall Cedar Road, Goose Island, Oregon" Skyboxer OS TWITCH STEAM PSN: Skyboxeros SWITCH 8211-0709-4612 XBOX Skyboxer OS

10-15-2011, 08:00 PM	#3
Section_25 Pro OVR: 13 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Harrisburg, PA [U.S.A.]	Re: Retro PC Gaming Thread Can't forget this classic, I think this is what started it all !!! I think this was the first game I ever played on a PC. Last edited by Section_25; 10-15-2011 at 08:04 PM.

10-15-2011, 08:19 PM	#4
Burns11 Greatness Has Arrived OVR: 16 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,409	Re: Retro PC Gaming Thread http://exult.sourceforge.net/ bakan723 and Skyboxer like this.

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Gotmadskillzson Live your life OVR: 49 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 23,153 Blog Entries: 91	Re: Retro PC Gaming Thread I pretty much bought every game Sid Meier made in the 90s. Also was a fan of the Jane military theme games series. Absolutely loved Wing Commander 1 through 4. Hated Wing Commander 5. Skyboxer likes this.

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10-16-2011, 01:39 AM	#6
Tweeg MVP OVR: 12 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Retro PC Gaming Thread Sim golf was great. I also had a great time with Roller Coast tycoon 1 and 2. Recently I keep trying to play X-Com but it's just hard to do with so much other stuff around. Skyboxer likes this. __________________ Prototype Supreme

10-16-2011, 02:06 AM	#7
Skyboxer Donny Baseball! OVR: 55 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 20,315	Re: Retro PC Gaming Thread Figured I'd add pics of some not posted yet. Oh and DOOM (ALL OF THEM I LOVED is a given ) and Duke Nukem. Oh Best Buy has the original Fallout for 4.99 I believe. Seen it today and thought WTF? Probably will go back tomorrow and grab 1. Still Have and may play now that this thread was started lol Still Have 1 and 2 and add on "Tech Demo" (and ORANGE Box) SWAT Series chia51 likes this. __________________ Joshua: "D.O.D. pension files indicate current mailing as: Dr. Robert Hume, a.k.a. Stephen W. Falken, 5 Tall Cedar Road, Goose Island, Oregon" Skyboxer OS TWITCH STEAM PSN: Skyboxeros SWITCH 8211-0709-4612 XBOX Skyboxer OS

10-16-2011, 03:47 AM	#8
Burns11 Greatness Has Arrived OVR: 16 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,409	Re: Retro PC Gaming Thread michigan21 and bakan723 like this.

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