[CaptainCrunch]

Doom - Amazing for its time, and totally addictive. The atmosphere was next to none. I can still remember the sounds of breathing as the bad guy got closer and closer to you. And the BFG was the ultimate weapon

Duke Nukem 3D - Shame what happened to the sequel. But the humor aspect was out of this world. Classic lines like "I'm gonna rip off your head and **** down your throat" and handing a bill to a stripper while saying "Dance" were amazing. The multi-player frag mode was ahead of its time.

Wing Commander (The entire series) - I'm a huge fan, and it spawned a series of well written books. A totally immersive environment. I still remember the first game, pulling a cut throat move on 5 Dralthi's and watching them after burn past me to turn onto my tail while thier pilots sent insults my way. There is a new game coming out called Arena which will finally bring in the multiplayer mode that Prophesy was sorely missing

C & C - Kane was a creepy character, and the Red Alert series probably surpassed the original. General's was lacking a bit and I haven't played the new one yet. But building an army of mammoth tanks and doing shore bombardments while sending in an airstrike. For a war junky like me was the ultimate.

Tie Fighter/X-Wing - I liked Tie Fighter better, but X-Wing let you recreate the Death Star mission. But who dosen't want to play the bad guy, flying into battle with no shields and two blasters. Completely fun, and one of the best story lines in the Star Wars universe outside of the movies.


HR X-Com the original one - A turn based kill the aliens while you build up your bases and your response units. I don't know how often I would be up at 3:00 in the morning watching my assault transport as it spiraled into the ocean carrying 20 of my best troops that I had lovingly built from scratch and lavishly equiped. Or when my turn ended and everyone looked safe only to see a grenade bouncing towards them from the shadows of a burnt out house.