This is borrowed from a thread on Mastodon in which the author posts a single game every day for 20 days, without explanation, that fit the criteria of “games that had an impact on me.”
I’m going to do my own variation here, listing out all 20 games, roughly in chronological order. Because I am olde, this also serves as a gaming history of sorts.
- Adventure (Atari 2600, 1980)
- Demon Attack (Atari 2600, 1982)
- Astrosmash (Intellivision, 1982)
- Miner 2049er (Atari 8-bit, 1982)
- Star Raiders (Atari 8-bit, 1982)
- Lode Runner (Commodore 64, 1984)
- Dungeon Master (Atari ST, 1987)
- SimCity (Amiga, 1989)
- Populous (Amiga, 1989)
- Betrayal at Krondor (PC, 1994)
- Myst (PC, 1994)
- Doom/Doom II (PC, 1993)
- Unreal (PC, 1998)
- Half-Life (PC, 1998)
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight (PC, 1997)
- Starsiege: Tribes (PC, 1999)
- Diablo 2 (PC, 1999)
- City of Heroes (PC, 2004)
- World of Warcraft (PC, 2004)
- PowerWash Simulator (PC, 2023)
Coming soon: I edit the list after remembering a bunch of games. Also, an explanation behind each game, in defiance of the Mastodon thread, because I make my own rules, baby.
