The best (most influencial) games ever

**silencio** · May 8th, 2002, 06:14 AM

DSTech beat me to Space Invaders (the original). There was one at the local bowling alley. It was in chinese or maybe japanese but that didn't matter.

But, I didn't see anyone mention da da da da...

PONG

Was there anything before pong? I had pong on my Coleco. I can't remember what the model of the Coleco was but it was shaped like a triange and had a shooting game on one side, pong on another, and a driving game on the last. I found it in the closet a couple weeks before xmas. I was playing it when my Mom and Dad came home and never noticed they were home til they walked in the door... Wow. Talk about pissed.

**Stalemate** · May 8th, 2002, 10:44 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by iateyourcat:
...But, I didn't see anyone mention da da da da...

PONG

Was there anything before pong? I had pong on my Coleco. I can't remember what the model of the Coleco was but it was shaped like a triange and had a shooting game on one side, pong on another, and a driving game on the last. I found it in the closet a couple weeks before xmas. I was playing it when my Mom and Dad came home and never noticed they were home til they walked in the door... Wow. Talk about pissed.<hr /></blockquote>That thing was addictive for sure!

But before that was Space Wars, a type of "Asteroids" if you will where 2 players could challenge each other around a black hole.

I think the first prototypes of that one were developped on oscilloscopes. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />

**Commander Klarg** · May 8th, 2002, 01:09 PM

I can't believe that nobody's mentioned Diablo. Or Master of Orion.

Does anyone remember an old text game called Apple Adventure? I wasted many hours playing that.

**Six Eyed Smily** · May 8th, 2002, 01:21 PM

hmmm at deus ex... i think system shock 2 did that, and before it.

the original elite was definatly a pioneer - along with the original railroad tycoon (still play that one sometimes!)

they should make all these old games freeware, as it would attract publicity attention to the developers, and people would still enjoy playing them now i think.

**Lycia** · May 8th, 2002, 01:48 PM

No one mentioned Wizardry..I played that on an Mac IIC

**Spaceman Spiff** · May 9th, 2002, 12:53 AM

IBM JumpMan...

**firemonkey** · May 9th, 2002, 08:39 AM

what about a early role playing game that invlved cheating, stealing, guns, shooting stuff, and white water rafting? Those of you true gamers should know what game I am taking about, Oregon Trail the original for Apple IIe (btw they are up to like version 7) That was a classic and if you were good you could beat it in 30 min.

what a stroll down memory lane

**Darkstar** · May 9th, 2002, 02:48 PM

I think Baldur's Gate set the standard for RPGs, but Final Fantasy I for the old NES is the best RPG ever. I play it on my Ipaq now.

**Antimatter** · May 9th, 2002, 10:41 PM

Elite started the 3-d space sims, did it not?

**dr_jones** · May 26th, 2002, 06:48 PM

Dungeon master, midwinter,carrier command and virus kinda did it for me... the days when 3d started to make its self known....good old atari st..
Then back again to missle command, pac man, space invaders... atari console again

then msx and konami catridges.. far better than spectrum or commadore.

Pc's.. half life, jedi knight, system shock 2, grand theft auto, carramgedon... man the lists goes on..
Grand theft auto 3.. what an improvement to midtwon madness/ driver

**NeuromancerIV** · May 29th, 2002, 02:36 PM

WHAT!!??

No one has mentioned WING COMMANDER The game that MADE space fighter combat sims? Or Wing Commander 2, the first real space combat sim with DIGITAL voices of your enemies crying out in fear you you shred their fighter with moving cinematic cut scenes? or Wing Commander 3 the first true interactive movie/ space flight combat sim. You can thank Chris Roberts and Origin for pioneering all the lovely movie style games, bringing Hollywood to your gaming experience. <do i seem a touch, obessed with the this series?> I wont even go into WCIV or Prophesy..

Hell, every time there was a new WC game, and my PC couldn't play it well,I knew it was time to upgrade! WC was the driving force for me to really delve into technology.

**Can't Catch Me** · June 5th, 2002, 03:50 PM

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where

noone

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me

**Mayet** · June 9th, 2002, 07:51 PM

All the old amiga games inc Tank
funny enough some are being re-released now 10 years down the track for PC's..

Duke Nukem
Commander Keen
Donkey Kong
Kiss Pinball
Space Invaders
Galaga
Pac man
all the atari collection of games
Doom
Wolfenstein
Command and Conquer

and there is heaps of others

can't forget Quake though

**Lt. Cmdr. DaTaMan** · June 11th, 2002, 05:53 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Fierce:


The original Sim City for SuperNintendo

<hr /></blockquote>The original Sim City was written for the Apple PowerMac (the one with the small 10 inch screen built in) It predated SNES Simcity by about a year I think...

d65536 · June 24th, 2002, 02:44 PM

What about Wasteland? That one was pretty cool. It was one of the first 16 color EGA compatible games I had. Along with Leisure Suit Larry.

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