Comment A Mind Forever Voyaging... (Score 1) 1557
I'd have to say Infocom's "A Mind Forever Voyaging" because it was the first game where I actually cared about the characters. You play an AI who lives in an artificial world that the real world uses to simulate future events. You have a wife and a child and at one point your child grows up and goes off to join a religious cult. I found myself chasing after him absolutely terrified he'd get away before I found him.
The original DOOM had some good moments on some levels. I remember one level in particular that had a wide open space and the wall on one side lowers and a whole row of tough "shaved gorillas demons" comes charging after you. You end up running backwards across the whole level, shooting behind you. It was brilliant.
Civilization II, Alpha Centauri, Duke Nuke'em 3D, and the original Command and Conquer all lured me into "the zone" where a dozen or more hours passed without me moving or noticing as I was lost in the game.
The original DOOM had some good moments on some levels. I remember one level in particular that had a wide open space and the wall on one side lowers and a whole row of tough "shaved gorillas demons" comes charging after you. You end up running backwards across the whole level, shooting behind you. It was brilliant.
Civilization II, Alpha Centauri, Duke Nuke'em 3D, and the original Command and Conquer all lured me into "the zone" where a dozen or more hours passed without me moving or noticing as I was lost in the game.
