TPU all time classic pc games

[MilkyWay]

I wanted to make a thread dedicated to classic pc games from modern classics such as Portal down to Civilization 1 and below.

I will make a list if i will organise and update the list if you post games that should be in the TPU list of all time classic pc games. If a game belongs in another list just tell me and ill update.

NO MODS JUST FULL GAMES!

Just for fun BTW. Not in order or rank.


FPS
Decsent
Blood and Shadow Warrior
Heretic/HereticII/Hexen/Hexen II
Soldier of Fortune 1 and 2
Unreal 1 and 2
Unreal Tournament Series
Doom 1 and 2
Quake 1, 2 and Quake Arena
Duke Nukem 3D and the expansions
Wolfensiten 3D
System Shock 1 and 2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Tribes 1, 2 and Vengance
Halo 1
Half Life 1, Opposing Force, Half Life 2, Ep 1 and 2
Portal
Team Fortress original and 2
Counter Strike and Source
Far Cry
No One Lives Forever 1 and 2
The Eye of the Beholder I/II/III
Call Of Duty 1 and United Offensive
Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault and expansions
SERIOUS SAM 1 and 2
ALIENS VERSUS PREDATOR 1 and 2
System Shock
Battlefield 1942 and 2
SWAT 3 and 4
Rainbow 6 series
Delta Force series
Thief 1, 2 and 3
Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Deus EX
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike
Operation Flashpoint
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Stalker:Shadow of Chernobyl


RPG
Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2
Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic
Fable
Ultima Series
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2
Icewind Dale
Fallout 1 and 2
Planescape
Diablo 1 & 2
Daggerfall
Escape Velocity
"Wizardry"
"Leather Goddesses of Phobos

Racing
Colin Mc Rae Rally 3
Toca Race Driver 3
Need For Speed Series
Formula One Grand Prix (Geoff Crammond)

MMORPG
Ultima Online
World of War Craft
Guild Wars
EVE-Online

Simulation
Elite
Frontier: Elite II
Microsoft Flight Simulator Series
Star Wars X Wing / Tie Fighter Collectors Series and original DOS versions
IL-2 Sturmovik
Mechwarror 1-4
Silent Hunter III
Championship Manager 97/98
Football Manager Series
Sim City, Sim City 2000 and Sim City 4
The Sims, The Sims 2 and expansions
Wingcommander
Theme Hospital
Theme Park 1
Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Railroad Tycoon Deluxe

RTS
Black and White
Earth:2140
Company of Heroes & Opposing Fronts
Rise of Nations and expansions
Cossacks and expansions
Populous 3
Settlers 2 and 3
Star Craft and Brood Wars
Ground Control
Homeworld
Defender of the Crown
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Command and Conquer Gold Edition, Red Alert 1 and Tiberium Sun
Civilization 1, 2, 3 and 4 and Expansions
Galactic Civilizations 2
Caesar
Phaeroe
Shogun Total War
Medieval Total War
Rome Total War
Age Of empires 1 and 2 and Expansions
Dungeon Keeper 1 and 2
Warcraft 1, 2 and 3
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 and 3
Total Annihilation
Supreme Commander
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty/Dune 2000/Emperor: Battle for Dune
Dungeon siege
Sins of a Solar Empire
Freelancer
Scorched Earth DOS
SYNDICATE

Sports
Fifa 98/95
Pro evolution Soccer series
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
EA NHL Series
EA Madden Series

Platformer
Duke Nukem 1 and 2
Rayman 2
Prince of Persia series
Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga
Psychonauts

3rd Person
Tomb Raider series
Hidden and Dangerous 1 and 2
GTA series
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Ghost Recon series
Max Payne 1 and 2
Jedi Knight Jedi Acadamey
Severance: Blade of Darkness

Adventure
Myst
Killer Crayon
Grim Fandango
Sam and Max
Day of Tentacle
Beneath a Steel Sky
The Secret of Monkey Island/Monkey Island Series
Full Throttle
Deja Vu
Shadowgate
Loom

Text Input Games
Space Quest
King's Quest
Hero's Quest (later, the series was re-title Quest for Glory)
Maniac Mansion

Honorary Mentions
N the Game
ROFLCOPTER
Runescape
Asteroids
Space invaders
Pong
Lemmings
Commandos 1 and 2
Crusader - No Remorse
Alpha Centuri
Leisure Suit Larry Series
Doom 3
Hitman Series
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Series
Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic 2: The Sith Lord

 

[DanishDevil]

Add Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness in there. That game was the sh*t.

Suggestion: Add online flash games too maybe like Asteroids or the helicopter game.

 

[ShadowFold]

Add Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness in there. That game was the sh*t.

Suggestion: Add online flash games too maybe like Asteroids or the helicopter game.

ROFLCOPTER? I loved that game.. but yea add Warcraft 2 man that game was great

 

[erocker]

Deus Ex is a FPS btw. I love Pirates, Vikings and Knights II Beta! It's seriously one of my all time favorites.

 

[MilkyWay]

rpg/fps it blurred the line but if you think it was more fps than rpg ill change it
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i can add honorary mentions that arnt quite classics on pc or are almost a classic or flash games can be honorary mentions

 

[Frick]

Deus Ex is a FPS btw. I love Pirates, Vikings and Knights II Beta! It's seriously one of my all time favorites.

Not a classic though.

Also, the original Jedi Knight belongs in there. Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight that is. Dune 2 should have a spot there too.

And in RPG:
Fallout
Baldur's Gate 2 (because it's supposed to be so much better than the first one, but I don't know)
Planescape - Torment

Adventure:
Sam 'n Max Hit the Road
Day of the Tentacle
Beneath a Steel Sky

Strategy:
Heroes of Might and Magic 2, because it's awesome
Heroes of Might and Magic 3, because it's even MORE awesome. Seriously, it doesn't get better than this.

Also, don't forget about Elite.

I would add Outcast to the list, but I haven't played that.

 

[imperialreign]

should add:

FPS:

Thief 2: The Metal Age - made up for what little bit was awry in Thief: The Dark Project - more "thief-like" missions, average mission size was 2x larger, improved gameplay and player control
Heretic/HereticII/Hexen/Hexen II - Classic Raven software releases. No one can completely reformat ID Software's game engines like Raven can, and keep it as fun and original (I remember the visual details in HexenII to be way ahead of their time).


RTS:

Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty/Dune 2000/Emperor: Battle for Dune - Westwood studios first RTS release, and the first recognized true RTS. Pre-dates Command & Conquer, and much of it's original engine, IIRC, was carried over to C&C. Was re-released in 1998 as Dune 2000 with improved graphics, audio and gameplay, and a few new units, but still retained the original storyline and campaign advancement and tha majority of the original units as well - it was followed with the sequel Emperor: Battle for Dune in 01. Any fan of Westwood Studios or the Command & Conquer series should seriously check it out.

RPG:
The Eye of the Beholder I/II/III - amount the pinnacle of the early "3D" grid-based AD&D based RPGs, outstanding graphics for it's time, and an interesting storyline as well.
Raveloft: Strahd's Possession/Stone Prophet - the only two AD&D based "3D" RPGs to come out of the Ravenloft series, amoung the first RPGs to incorporate fully 360* movement instead of the party being locked to a "grid". Awesome atmosphere, too.
Ultima series - ALL OF THEM!!! Of major note, Ultima IV - heralded by those of us who grew up with the old-school systems (Amiga, Commodore, etc). Was redone for the NES, along with Ultima III, V, VI and VII. But none stick out in my mind more than Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar.
Might and Magic series - all were truly fun and groundbreaking, from M&M I: Secret of the Inner Sanctum ro M&M 3: Isles of Terra. I think 4 & 5 (Clouds of Xeen and Darkside of Xeen, respectively) really stand out, though. Both play as standalone games, but when both 4 and 5 are installed, it creates one mega game, allowing players to travel back and forth between the two worlds, and introducing new quests that could be completed by traveling back and forth.

 

[MilkyWay]

all of the above done added populous 3 to the list also

and elite is in simulation as i dont know where else to put it

 

[MilkyWay]

what would commandos come under you know the one set in WW2

 

[imperialreign]

what would commandos come under you know the one set in WW2

I'd say, a cross between RTS and Action

 

[MilkyWay]

honourable mention it is then!!!

 

[JrRacinFan]

You also have the Grand Theft Auto series and Black & White series.

 

[MilkyWay]

black and white 1 is already added and the 3d gta are added
black and white 2 is not as good as 1 so i dont think i should add it

 

[TechnicalFreak]

Don't forget: Crusader - No Remorse... Dunno wtf it's genre is, but it was fun as he**!

 

[ktr]

Tribes 1 & 2!!! Greatest multiplayer FPS.

 

[imperialreign]

Text based RPG (before we had real graphics to go with the game ):

Zork
Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy


3D Graphic adventure, puzzler:

Myst - self-explanatory
The 7th Guest - one of the very early 3D graphic "puzzlers", first PC game released on CD-ROM (IIRC), along with Myst, pioneered the use of 3D rendered settings and live action video clips.
The 11th Hour - sequel to the 7th guest, further pioneer the use of live action video clips, and fully 3D rendered settings.


Graphic Adventure (text input):

Space Quest
King's Quest
Hero's Quest (later, the series was re-title Quest for Glory)
Maniac Mansion


Point & Click:

The Secret of Monkey Island
Full Throttle
Deja Vu
Shadowgate
Loom

 

[mandelore]

Ultima series - ALL OF THEM!!!

Ultima 7/7: Silver Seed

 

[Kreij]

Add the original "Wizardry" game under RPG as well as the original "Leather Goddesses of Phobos".

I also have a game somewhere called "Erik the Unready". One of the funniest games I have ever played in my life. It came out just before graphics were getting big, but included bitmaps to go along with the text adventure.

Yeah ... I'm old.

 

[imperialreign]

Add the original "Wizardry" game under RPG as well as the original "Leather Goddesses of Phobos".

I also have a game somewhere called "Erik the Unready". One of the funniest games I have ever played in my life. It came out just before graphics were getting big, but included bitmaps to go along with the text adventure.

Yeah ... I'm old.

I still have the owner's manual for Eric the Unready around here somewhere, damn that was an entertaining game! You really had to "think outside the box" to come up with solutions, like this bit of a walkthrough:

Listen carefully to the offensive acts that the herald recites.
Go in. Attend the reciting of the legend and Lily's show at the
auditorium. Go to the shooting gallery and shoot until you win a
few prizes. Note what distracts the guy in charge. Visit the elf
and talk to the musician who comes along eventually. Go to the
Pavilion of Tomorrow. Take the rubber band and leech. Take the
marble. Pull the shade. Take the marble. Put the rubber band on
the snake. Take the marble. Put the cord on the aardvark. Take the
marble. Stand on the floorboard. Take the marble. Visit the
jugglers at the auditorium and give them the leech. Wear the
gloves and climb the maypole. Visit Lily. Take the weed and give
it to the musician. Wear the shades and play the elf's game. Go to
the Fool's Guild and play with the whoopee cushion or something so
that they give you a fool's cap to wear. Perform an offensive act.
Annoy the boy until he gives you an apple. Give the apple to the
chef and take his apron. Give the guy in charge of the shooting
gallery the woodcuts to distract him while you make off with a
crossbow. Leave the fair and attack the dragon. You have to
predict where the target will move to next before you fire. Take
everything.

and again:

Use the pitchfork on the pitch. Use the crowbar on the crow.

 

[MilkyWay]

those are ancient games even older than me LOL

i added a new text input section for all you oldies

they have to be classics tho not just really old

 

[Triprift]

World in conflict if portal can get on da list than this mega classic sure can.

 

[Kreij]

those are ancient games even older than me LOL

i added a new text input section for all you oldies

they have to be classics tho not just really old

All three of those games are not just classics, they are legends.
They defined the beginnings of genres.
Just create a section called "Older than Dirt Classics"

 

[DanishDevil]

I think America's Army deserves a place on that list. Now, they've pretty much ruined it, but I spent more time on that free game than any other game in my life.

 

[imperialreign]

All three of those games are not just classics, they are legends.
They defined the beginnings of genres.
Just create a section called "Older than Dirt Classics"

or: "Let us know if you can get them to run in XP/Vista classics"

 

[spud107]

older one but still fun, scramble mode twists the brain, rollcage II

 

[Kreij]

RPG : Add Diablo 1 & 2 and Daggerfall

I think your list is going to become quite long.

What about Dungeon siege, Sins of a Solar Empire, Freelancer ....

 

[DanishDevil]

Definitely Diablo I and II. I can't believe I forgot about those! I know guys who still play 2 religiously.

Runescape is an internet classic for some as well.

 

[Triprift]

How about the origanal Geoff Crammond Grand Prix one

 

[imperialreign]

Ummmm . . . how come Dungeon Keeper 1 isn't on the list

t'shame! t'shame!

I also have to add Quake 2. Was one of the best MP games for years, only being contested by Unreal, and was still surviving strong past the release of Q3TA.



and let us not forget:

PONG

 

[Kreij]

It would be nice if there was a games database where TPU members could give a simple rating to a game and a description of why they felt the rating was appropriate. Not anything elaborate, just a place to see other people's comments.

Of course, W1z will probably want to kill me for making the above suggestion. It's not like he is sitting on his hands with nothing to do.