Some people have youthful memories of hanging out outside (I do, too, of course), but more than anything, I remember playing DOS games-so many DOS games. They're burned in my memory as experiences that defined what I expected from games for years to come. And while I did play popular commercial releases from publishers like Apogee and Epic, I mostly played shareware releases. Today, we're going to look at some gems of that lost era.įurther Reading Over 2,300 MS-DOS games now completely free to play at Internet ArchiveMy parents were living abroad in Honduras, where I didn't speak the language at first, so my computer was my refuge in those first months, and these games were my favorite pastime. In my case, the formative glory days were the 1980s and early '90s, and the platform was MS-DOS. But it's difficult to talk about classic computer games without dating yourself-either as younger or older-and whether an era counts as "classic" or formative depends on the individual. The ten best console racing games of all timeĪnyone who has played games a lot has a favorite era that set their expectations and defined what they would find fun for years to come.Staffsource: Ars staffers reminisce on the games that made them gamers.Guidemaster: The best keyboards, mice, and more for your gaming PC.Guidemaster: Finding the best gaming monitors you can buy.Our favorite gaming studios, expos, museum exhibits-in a photo blowout.
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Welcome to Ars Gaming Week 2019! As a staff full of gamers and game-lovers, we'll be serving up extra reviews, guides, interviews, and other stories all about gaming from August 19 to August 23.