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

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days 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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[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So how was your typing and such after playing them? Did they actually work?

[–] billbasher@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah they worked amazingly. I went into classes already knowing a lot of the math and science material and the teachers lessons taught principles instead of just formulas. I would say they are still beneficial for todays kids although there may be better ones now. There’s nothing like saving your little video game buddy to force you to memorize things haha

For the typing yeah it trained me not to look at the keyboard and type things very quickly. One trick my typing teacher in school used was to put cardboard over the keyboard so you can’t see. I think that would probably pair nicely with the game.