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I'm going to expand this question slightly to include ANY computer games(not just PC). In ascending order.....

5. Everquest.

I spent countless hours on this just exploring such vast world. To be able to finally interact with hundreds of others in a D&D type setting finally solved a problem of my childhood(who will play D&D with me?)

4. Tie Fighter, and by extension, X-Wing/X-Wing Alliance

Being able to finally fly as the rebels/Imperials was a dream come true for many a Star Wars geek.

3. Blood by Monolith(but not Blood 2)

A gritty 1st person shooter with endless dark humor throughout that whole series. This game I enjoyed so much that I played it once a year for over 6 years before I dropped WIN 95 in 2003.(don't ask)

2. Alternate Reality City/Dungeon for the Atari 8 bit XE system.

You're best off simply looking this up on Wiki since it'll take too long for me explain. One of the first truly open ended games where you had to watch over a dozen aspects of your health(poison, disease, fatigue, hunger, thirst, heat, cold, etc etc) Also came out with several technological innovations years before their time, such as raycasting, well before Wolfenstein 3D. The Atari 8 bit also produced music not thought possible with its hardware limitations.

1. Ultima IV on the C64(and the ones I DID finish, V, VI, VII(parts 1
and 2)
Ultima IV needs no explanation. It has received its kudos from virtually every media quarter. This game really immersed me into RPG games and has left a lasting impression on me like no other game every made.


Honorable mentions go to,

CS/TF2: Hey, I can frag peeps online now! And talk to cool people online!
*cough*

Tunnels of Doom for the TI 99-4A: My first ever RPG/dungeon crawl game on a computer.

Panzer General series: Now I can finally play wargames against someone else.





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