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What are your favorite pre-2000 computer games? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by NewEnglandBlueberry@lemmy.ca to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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I'm setting up my MiSTer FPGA and want to prioritize a bit. I currently have DOS and Win 95 running, but plan to setup Macintosh and any other worthwhile computer platforms. Any computer platform welcome (I already have the consoles figured out). What are your "must try" game suggestions?

Edit: I just got back to this post and am pleasantly surprised by the response. I'll probably be adding most if not all of these to test since I have the space. Thank you to everyone who commented.

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[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Starquest v

Oregon trail II

Widget workshop

That drawing program with the programmable turtle

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know any game called starquest 5, do you mean Space Quest 5?

If so, yes, OP play this and also Space Quest 6 after it. They're quite funny and accessible as far as Sierra point and click go.

Older Space Quests are... rough. The kind that punishes you in late game for missing the smallest item at the beginning and forces you to save all the time because everything kills you (sometimes in funny ways).

5 and 6 still kill you a lot, but not nearly as much and they let you rewind before the stupid move. Much more enjoyable IMO. Narration in those games is hilarious.

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

That's definitely what I was talking about, it's been 30ish years since I played it on a mac