My first suggestion was gonna be X-Com, but epmode knows what's up. But then he said that dosbox could die so he can totally die.
I have MechWarrior 2 lying around. Thought it was slow when I was a kid, but I might enjoy it today. How does Earthsiege 2 stack up?
I loved the floppy disc version of X-Wing on my parents' old 486 laptop, but again, I was really really young. Tie Fighter might be awesome. I got it a while ago, but haven't really dug into it. BUT I still have Freespace/Freespace 2 to play. And I can use a 360 controller with Freespace but not Tie Fighter. WHAT DO I DO TNL?
On my to-play list from this era are System Shock (put in a couple hours ages ago, seems awesome, interface takes adjusting), The Neverhood, and Under a Killing Moon.
And I will punch people that don't download Nations Forever.
Someone already mentioned Wing Commander 3 and 4, but I would add WC: Privateer to the list. It's technically a DOS game, but it ran great on my first 95 computer, and the "EA Classics" version automatically set up the 95 restart shortcuts so you don't have to deal with DOS bullshit.
WC: Kilrathi saga was a collection of 1-3, optimized for Win 95. It used to go for ridiculous amounts of money, but if you can get your hands on it (or get some ISOs) it is great to play the old shit. It is my favorite game from the Win 95 time period, WC2 is still excellent, even if it is butt ass ugly.
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I forgot Harpoon. I used to love that wargame. Never played Harpoon 2 though.
While I have no problem with other people bootlegging old stuff like this, I prefer to have the real thing, which puts some of this stuff out of my range. My days of paying $70 and up for old games are far behind me.
So far I've bought Under A Killing Moon (~$30 complete shipped), and have bids on Tie Fighter, Full Throttle, X-Com, and The Dig.
Give Ultima 7 a shot. As usual for Origin games of the era, it ran like garbage on systems of the time but it should run fine on 1995-level technology.
Scorched Earth
Awesome multiplay tank game.
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