After the insanity that was the 1-2 Punch of the PS1 and N64, I need a break. So this week, I want to know your Top 10 Games released for MS-DOS! Let's give another spotlight to these early computer players. And for the sake of tallying PLEASE check your spelling. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - ThreadSky

bitnerd.gvg.io • 106 days ago

After the insanity that was the 1-2 Punch of the PS1 and N64, I need a break. So this week, I want to know your Top 10 Games released for MS-DOS! Let's give another spotlight to these early computer players. And for the sake of tallying PLEASE check your spelling. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJFcnHqU85JhhDyAovXCwIi7Zr_ErgbEKsrqBSI_vJaqNPow/viewform?usp=sharing

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spamoman.bsky.social•106 days ago

I was a Mac kid in the 90s, and I found a surprising chunk of the games I remember playing there on here after looking up what crossed over. The only notable game missing was Marathon. Are you going to do a Mac list?

woodyshoe.bsky.social•102 days ago

This has been a real trip down memory lane. Great games and some terrible ones. I really can not call any games in this top 10.

woodyshoe.bsky.social•103 days ago

Don’t forget X-wing and Tie fighter.

dgocam2111.bsky.social•105 days ago

1. SimCity 2000
2. Doom
3. Carmageddon
4. Duke Nukem 3D
5. Sid Meier’s Civilization
6. X-COM: UFO Defense
7. Wolfenstein 3D
8. Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
9. Hexen: Beyond Heretic
10. Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy!

dgocam2111.bsky.social•105 days ago

Shoutouts to: Prince of Persia, Zork I, Theme Hospital, Ultima VII: The Black Gate, The Oregon Trail

corrinleivan.bsky.social•106 days ago

This is the first one I've felt like I should vote for! I don't have a full list of 10, but the two that I do have are games I love. Rogue I only just played for the first time within the past year, and outside of the weird leaderboard scoring is a genuinely great and underappreciated game.

corrinleivan.bsky.social•106 days ago

Heroes of Might and Magic, on the other hand, I used to play when I was a kid on our Blueberry Mac. Funnily enough no one in my family fully understood strategy games at the time, so we always used autobattle for combat, but in later years have learned to control our units well.

corrinleivan.bsky.social•106 days ago

I ended up putting Rogue first despite having a greater personal attachment to HOMM. I genuinely think Rogue might be my favorite roguelike in terms of gameplay despite how much it infuriates me. Aquators, I will find where you live.

xenobrina.bsky.social•105 days ago

DOOM

banjosbackpack.bsky.social•106 days ago

Opted for the following;

1.) Mario Is Missing!
2.) Super Solvers: Gizmos & Gadgets
3.) Super Solvers: Midnight Rescue!
4.) Castles II: Siege and Conquest
5.) Snood
6.) Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego?
7.) SimCity 2000
8.) The Oregon Trail
9.) The Incredible Machine
10.) Lemmings

heisman64.bsky.social•106 days ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if multiple educational games showed up on the overall list.

jasonulloa.bsky.social•106 days ago

Having grown up with a 486 with Windows 3.11 & MS-DOS 6.22, I've played my fair share of DOS games, so this was HARD. I managed to get down to this:

10. Zork
9. NetHack
8. Duke Nukem
7. Prince of Persia
6. Battle Chess
5. The 7th Guest
4. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
3. SimCity
2. SimCity 2000
1. Doom

shifudaxiongmao.bsky.social•100 days ago

Currently filling this one out and setting myself the extra limitation of dos-only or at least dos-first release. I already had to skip personal favorites of monkey island, lemmings, etc

secretseashell.bsky.social•106 days ago

Maduite tabarnak, I didn't even think of the Secret of Monkey Island when I voted and it's always been one of my favorite games of all time. I think this will be a giant tub o' worms rather than a break from insanity. You're talking like 15+ years of games.

franktheluck.bsky.social•106 days ago

Submitted by form, but here's the games I've played (albeit on other platforms...hope these versions were good, only got my first PC in 2005 at 22yo)
1 Doom 2
2 Duke Nukem 3D
3 Star Wars: Dark Forces
4 Doom
5 Quake
6 Lemmings
(took too long to find 4 more games on that list lol)

jsh357.bsky.social•106 days ago

This was my list. I was mainly a console gamer. It's interesting how different opinions are on early PC games for people who didn't have consoles.

king's quest VI
King's quest III
SimCity
Zeliard
rayman
king's quest I
SimAnt
king's quest V
chip's challenge
another world

szezjo.bsky.social•103 days ago

1. Jazz Jackrabbit
2. Day of the Tentacle
3. Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! (definitely because of Polish dub)
4. Quake
5. Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk
6. Electro Body
7. Heroes of Might and Magic II
8. Pył (Dust; interesting Quake clone)
9. Polanie
10. Teenagent

szezjo.bsky.social•103 days ago

I'm Polish, so half of these games are just hidden gems produced in Poland that I discovered from random discs. I know they won't make a Top 10, but I just wanted to highlight some interesting games unknown for some people. Some were translated (officially or not) to English, so they're easy to try!

tastelesssndwiches.bsky.social•103 days ago

turns out I did actually play at least 10 DOS games

Day of the Tentacle
Doom
The Secret of Monkey Island
Prince of Persia
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Doom II
Duke Nukem 3D
Heretic
King's Quest
Wolfenstein 3D

lenonexistent.bsky.social•106 days ago

I, uh, don't really have much experience with MS-DOS games, but I've played enough to make a full list of 10.

1. Doom
2. Doom II: Hell on Earth
3. Lemmings
4. The Secret of Monkey Island
5. NetHack
6. Rogue
7. Quake
8. Math Blaster
9. The Oregon Trail
10. Mario Teaches Typing

radarstars.bsky.social•106 days ago

shit, I completely forgot the entire point & click genre for my list, I was too worried with FPS and Strategy games

sophilautia.bsky.social•105 days ago

Nooo I missed the N64 poll ;w;

crossoverdreamer.bsky.social•105 days ago

I only submitted one game because all the other DOS games are tied for me, but Major Stryker and Raptor: Call of the Shadows are the easiest yet still challenging top-down shooter games. I tried playing TwinBee on NES NSO, but no matter how many times I rewound, I couldn't clear Level 4.

therealfta.bsky.social•106 days ago

1. Mega Man
2. Mega Man 3

bitnerd.gvg.io•106 days ago

davelusional.bsky.social•106 days ago

1. Jazz Jackrabbit 2
2. Secret of Monkey Island
3. Doom
4. Lemmings
5. Duke Nukem 3D
6. Discworld 2: Missing Presumed...!?
7. Commander Keen
8. SimCity 2000
9. Prince of Persia
10. Wing Commander

trios.bsky.social•106 days ago

I owe my love of RTSes and management games to the DOS.

1. Doom
2. UFO: Enemy Unknown
3. Heroes of Might and Magic II
4. Dungeon Keeper
5. Command and Conquer: Red Alert
6. Discworld
7. The Secret of Monkey Island
8. Theme Hospital
9. Doom 2
10. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

trios.bsky.social•106 days ago

Right.
UFO: Enemy Unknown is also known as X-COM: UFO Defense

bitnerd.gvg.io•106 days ago

Also, if you need a reminder of what games released in the DOS format, I wanted to provide this Wiki index of the many, many games that could be found there. There's a lot of early computer heavy hitters there and I didn't want to miss them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_DOS_games_(0%E2%80%939)

smashmatt202.bsky.social•105 days ago

I feel like I might be forgetting some games, but I'm with these games:

1. DOOM
2. The Secret of Monkey Island
3. Lemmings
4. Fallout
5. Zork
6. Command and Conquer
7. Grand Theft Auto
8. System Shock
9. Scorched Earth
10. Jazz Jackrabbit

janeiac.bsky.social•100 days ago

Gah! I can't believe I forgot Lemmings (I blame the fact I couldn't get it to load last week so it wasn't fresh in my brain)

coldcobra84.bsky.social•106 days ago

Don't play a lot of PC games then or now, but I did manage a 10!

Doom II
Command and Conquer
Doom
C&C Red Alert
Sim City 2000
Theme Park
Duke Nukem
Police Quest
Theme Hospital
Dungeon Keeper

I'll admit the FPS games were mostly experienced through console ports...

stevewithab.bsky.social•106 days ago

@lgr-yt.bsky.social Might be interested in submitting a list here :-)

stevewithab.bsky.social•106 days ago

The first list I felt confident in submitting! DOS is so wild given the wide variety of games, and opinions might depend on what shareware you had. Here's a list:

One Must Fall: 2097
Doom
Mechwarrior 2
Descent II
Jazz Jackrabbit
The Incredible Machine
SimCity 2000
Worms
Theme Hospital
Blood Bowl

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