History of PC Gaming: 1991-1996 Part 1 - Page 2

On June 02 2012 02:10 Masq wrote:
I never played the first few elder scrolls, but just about everything else you mentioned is good stuff.
Gotta throw some love out there for some of my favorites that you missed:
- Theme Park (1994)
- Command and Conquer (1995)
- Heroes of Might and Magic (1996)

I'm sure theres more that I'm forgetting but whatever. You better not miss the BEST GAME OF ALL TIME when you finish part 2 (hint: 1997).

On June 01 2012 23:51 CrackSpider93 wrote:


I apologize for my oversight in the case of Myst. As for Daggerfall the official download is at www.elderscrolls.com/daggerfall
There is also a community supported installer at http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Daggerfall_:_DaggerfallSetup_EN that comes with additional fixes and quests and a preconfigured DOSBox.

As for the other games I will list where to purchase them:

Duke 3D Atomic Edition: http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/duke_nukem_3d_atomic_edition
Ultima VII: http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/ultima_7_complete
Ultima VIII: http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/ultima_8_gold_edition
Masters of Orion (1 and 2): http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/master_of_orion_1_2

All the games GOG are DRM free, have unlimited downloads, and come with extras such as manuals, soundtracks, reference cards and other cool stuff. There is currently a weekend sale for the Ultima and Wing Commander series at 50% off.

On June 02 2012 00:11 Boundz(DarKo) wrote:
I played both Myst and Dark Forces on Mac :3 but this blog still brought back alot of memories and I thank you for that. Well done!

I think I need to get a good emulator running now.

On June 02 2012 02:23 TheToast wrote:


I've never heard of nor used GOG, what's your experience with it? I have real stranger danger when giving out my credit card to websites. Do they accept paypal?



I'll probably do a blog on using DosBox as well if you're interested.

I'm sure theres more that I'm forgetting but whatever. You better not miss the BEST GAME OF ALL TIME when you finish part 2 (hint: 1997)

On June 02 2012 03:31 Myrkskog wrote:
Excellent blog. The 90's will remain the greatest decade of computer gaming. It's really not just rose coloured glasses and nostalgia that gives these games praise, they are just fucking amazing. A few of these are dated and not worth checking out, but a lot of them are still worth playing today. I was lucky enough at that age to have an uncle who would ship us computer hardware from Hong Kong, and my parents jumped on the internet bandwagon quickly(14.4k modem baby).

I was also lucky enough to be one of the first LPB's in Quake, 5 points for anyone who remembers that term



A) The blog goes from 1991-1996.

B) Even if it went to 1997, you are wrong. Sorry, it's just how it is. When TheToast releases part 2 and this game is declared the greatest game ever to be created, you will see the errors in your ways.

On June 02 2012 04:30 corumjhaelen wrote:

For me the two best games ever were released in 1998 and 1999 respectively. 1997 has some pretty strong contenders though.
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