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I loved UA. I never had any binding issues at all (still have my UA from ages ago.) Granted some bits were a bit wonky (already covered)...even though, I loved it.

OD&D: Rules-light, geared for free-form/ ad hoc play. BECMI: (skipped) AD&D 1E: Gygaxian Flavoring. More rules. AD&D 2e: Lots of more rules and the resultant drift away from ad hoc play. D&D 3.0/ 3.5: Unified mechanic. Drifting further from OD&D and ad hoc play. D&D 4E: Shift toward unified RP...

Ultimately it's marketing. It's useful outside D&D 4E because not everyone plays it and they know that...and they want to emphasize their own stuff by saying D&D (sans edition identifiers)...but realistically, it's useful for any RPG and they know it. It's marketing tactics and understandable...

Well...many folks have mentioned Savage Worlds, so I'll drive on by... I'm a fan of Spirit of the Century. I also like OD&D and Swords and Wizardry, AD&D 1E and OSRIC. SotC is very pulpy. OD&D and AD&D 1E are actually pretty bare bones systems and really, you can run whatever kind of game you...