The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (1996): Bethesda’s Impossibly Huge Gamble
Try to describe Daggerfall’s scale to someone who hasn’t played it and the numbers just sound made up: a procedurally […]
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The Elder Scrolls: Arena (1994): The Free RPG That Started It All
Before Morrowind, before Oblivion, before Skyrim, there was a game that almost wasn’t an open-world RPG at all. The Elder
Keen Dreams (1991): The Commander Keen Game id Almost Forgot
Commander Keen fans tend to know the original trilogy and the Goodbye Galaxy games well. Fewer know there’s a strange
Dark Ages (1991): Apogee’s Medieval Detour From Sci-Fi Platforming
Most of Apogee’s early shareware output leaned sci-fi or cartoonish. Dark Ages, released in 1991, went a different direction entirely
Monuments of Mars (1991): George Broussard’s Free Sci-Fi Platformer
George Broussard would go on to co-create Duke Nukem and spend the better part of a decade on Duke Nukem
Arctic Adventure (1991): George Broussard’s Shareware Platforming, One Sequel Later
By the time Apogee shipped Arctic Adventure in October 1991, George Broussard had already folded his own small studio into
Pharaoh’s Tomb (1990): The Free Apogee Platformer That Predates Duke Nukem
Before Duke Nukem, There Was Nevada Smith Long before the world knew Commander Keen or Duke Nukem, Apogee Software was
Duke Nukem II (1993): The Last Great 2D Duke Before Doom Changed Everything
December 1993 was a brutal month to release a 2D platformer — Doom was weeks away, and it would make
SimCity (1989): Will Wright’s Blueprint for an Entire Genre
What happens when a game has no enemies to defeat, no score to beat, and no way to actually win?
The Secret of Monkey Island (1990): Where LucasArts Perfected the Adventure Game
Ask most adventure game fans to name the genre’s high-water mark and a large number will land on the same
Sid Meier’s Civilization (1991): The Turn-Based Game That Ate Millions of Evenings
Sid Meier’s Civilization is one of the most important games ever made. Released in 1991 by MicroProse, it turned the
Transport Tycoon (1994): Chris Sawyer’s Addictive Logistics Sandbox
Some games earn a cult following for their story, some for their difficulty, and some, like Transport Tycoon, for the