By the way, but the time I was 20
years old, I gave up computer games for good as I believed that an adult’s time
is better spent. Nevertheless, when I recall some of the classic games that I
cherished, I get all fuzzy inside and I get this urge to install the games
again.
Here
are some of my favorite Classic Computer Games that I used to love to play:
Tropico
This game is
great for anyone who secretly yearns to be a dictator of small tropical Island.
You can be a benevolent leader who strives to make their Island a Caribbean
paradise (boring). Alternatively, you can run your small country with an iron
fist. What I loved to
do (because I was sadistic) was to enlist a large army to impose martial law on
the other citizens. I would ensure that political dissidents were rounded up
and eliminated. Nothing was more enjoyable than watching a massive battle
between my soldiers and the rebel army fight to the death. Good times…
StarCraft
I think many computer geeks like me
who remember playing the original Starcarft will agree that this game is an iron-clad classic. For those
of you who are less familiar with it (i.e. my wife) it’s a strategy game based
in the future in some distant solar system. You choose between 3 races: the
Terrans (humans), the Protass (bluish-green aliens), and Zerg (reddish purple
aliens). What I loved about Starcaft is that even all 3 races were vastly
different from each other, there was a balance to the game. I usually played as
the Terrans because I like their units and I was sympathetic to their cause
since I am also a human. My friend and I loved the online version of
the game. As far as I remember, several years after the game came out, you
could still find an online community playing the game.
Age of Empires II
This game,
designed by Microsoft, makes an effort to introduce some history into the world
of computer gaming. By the way, I am not writing about the first Age of Empires
games because I think it was lamer than the 2nd one. Anyway, in Age
of Empires II, you choose for one of the many medieval nations of the world and
battle with the others. Each nation had its special units and skills. I would
play one on one with my friend (I always won). The game had many unique features,
like the way when you group up a bunch of soldiers and order them to go
somewhere, they would automatically march in an organized formation.
Grand
Theft Auto one, three, and four.
Did you ever have a desire to steal
some car, evade the police, and run over some random pedestrians? If so, Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is the game for you. First of all, I deliberately left
out GTA 2 and 5 in the title. I never played 5, and 2 was lame. Basically, you
play as a dude in a city who can hijack cars, shoot people, and create general
mayhem. If you follow the plot of the games, you work for various criminal
organizations and gangs and you get paid to fulfill their missions. However
there are also many bonus missions and
activates.
I could write a long article on each
of these games, but I have better things to do. Maybe in the near future I will
write about some other computer games I played.
