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Re: Landmark computer games of the 20th and 21st centuries
« on: June 03, 2003, 11:40:18 PM »
super-mario brothers(one of the first scrolling platformers) that inspired a whole heap more (love em or hate em) platformers

doom or wolfenstein 3d - which ever you think is responsible for so many first person perspective shooters

zork

 

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Re: Landmark computer games of the 20th and 21st centuries
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2003, 12:11:35 AM »
what about tron cycles?

that was new and different
 

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Re: Landmark computer games of the 20th and 21st centuries
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2003, 12:53:34 AM »
cannon fodder definently



and little computer people

and the sims
 

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Re: Landmark computer games of the 20th and 21st centuries
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2003, 02:08:00 AM »
what about karateka?

or law of the west

or those SSI TSR AD&D games?
 

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Re: Landmark computer games of the 20th and 21st centuries
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2003, 01:14:04 AM »
i want to add:  'Fairlight' on the C64 or spectrum

'isometric' type game

not sure if it was the first though...