Classic video games that I'd replay

[WhatGravitas]

Master of Orion II. Some prefer the first MOO, but for me, MOO2 is a near-perfect 4X game. I still play it now and then.

Same here (though Alpha Centauri and Civ 4 are higher rated in my personal list)

Civilization II. IMO, still the best gameplay of the series. The newer versions look better, but they haven't sucked me in like this one. Still worth playing in place of Civ III and Civ IV.

That was the thing, I liked about Civ 4 - it gets the feel of Civ II... especially with the newest expansion (Beyond the Sword).

Things to add:

Indiana Jones 3 & 4 (the point-and-click adventures... good stuff).

Sim City 2000 (for some reason... it still has it charm).

 

[MoogleEmpMog]

How old does a game have to be to qualify as a 'classic' games? I've seen KotR (current or last-gen console, even more recent on PC). I personally would say a game should be at LEAST ten years old (so no Starcraft, Metal Gear Solid, Heroes of Might and Magic 3 or Alpha Centauri, for example).

Anyway, the following is by no means an *exhaustive* list, since I would replay virtually any game I considered worth playing originally. These are just ones that leap to mind:

Bubble Bobble
Cauldron 2
Champions of Krynn
Crossroads
Curse of the Azure Bonds
Dark Queen of Krynn
Day of the Tentacle
Death Knights of Krynn
Doom
Doom 2
Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder 2
Final Fantasy 6
Final Fantasy Tactics
Gateway to the Savage Frontier
Heroes of Might and Magic 2*
Loom
Lufia 2
Mario 64
Monkey Island 2 LeChuck's Revenge
Phantasy Star 2
Phantasy Star 4
Pools of Darkness
Secret of Monkey Island
Secret of the Silver Blades
Shining Force
Shining Force 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 1
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic and Knuckles
Tactics Ogre
Treasures of the Savage Frontier
Ultima Underworld
Ultima Underworld 2
Wild ARMs*
Wing Commander
Wing Commander 2
X-Com: UFO Defense
X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter

* These two are the biggest question marks, Heroes 2 because Heroes 3 (which is narrowly edged out of my 10-year timeframe) is almost strictly better, Wild ARMs because there was a PS2 remake that's almost strictly better. Heroes 2 belongs, if nothing else, because of its campaigns.

 

[Milagroso]

I'm surprised no one else mentioned Descent to Undermountain. Is it more obscure then I thought or am I just one of the few people that actually liked it?

 

[rom90125]

tron and discs of tron...errr. wait a minute. You mean PC-based games? I guess I am old. I was thinking of coin-op games.

 

[Lockridge]

Wow, I'm back from my weekend away and there are a lot of good suggestions here.

What I really like about this list is that there are a few games mentioned that I remember on the shelves but didn't pick up.

I'll see if I can track them down now in a bargain bin or ebay. There used to be all sorts of places on the internet you could download old out of print games but some of them were getting sued too much. Too bad really.

My own preference is for the CRPGs or adventure games but hey, anything goes.
Thanks for all the suggestions and hopefully this list is useful for many more people than just me.

 

[Milagroso]

Not sure if it counts as to what you were looking for, but American McGee's Alice is on my top five list of all time favorite games.

 

[Milagroso]

Silly me... I almost forgot about Thief and Thief II. You actually need to make RL listen checks for Thief II. Heh.

 

[Agamon]

X-Com
Master of Orion 2
Fantasy Empires
Dark Legions
Ultima VI
Wayne Gretzky Hockey 2
TIE Fighter
Doom
Pirates!
M.U.L.E.
Warlords 3: Darkness Rising
Wing Commander
Civilization 2
Sim City
Thief
Wizardry
Heroes of Might & Magic 2
Final Fantasy 7
Castlevania
Blades of Steel
Super Mario Brothers
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III
Genghis Kahn
Super Ghouls & Ghosts
Pitfall
Red Baron
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Soul Calibur
Archon
You Don't Know Jack
Uncharted Waters
Final Fantasy Tactics
Bomberman
Gazillionaire
NHL 94
High Heat Baseball
NBA Jam
Hit the Ice
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Contra
Time Pilot
Galaga
Q*Bert
Super Pac-Man
Arkanoid
Adventure
Impossible Mission
Aztec
Tunnels of Doom
Goldeneye
Alter Ego
Kung Fu Master
Karate Champ
Joust

...to name a couple.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

 

[Nyarlathotep]

X-Com 1 & 2 (I still occassionally play these)
Tie Fighter
X-Wing
Alpha Centauri

that would probably be about it.