As a more useful variant of the Top 5 overall topic, I think we should make up a topic for games anyone can search around and play themselves. Here's mine
5 - One must fall 2097 (Fighting) http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/game/66
4 - Command & Conquer (Strategy) http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/games/freegames/CnCGold.zip.html
3 - Last Scenario (RPG) http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/LastScenario
2 - Super Tux (2d platformer) http://supertux.lethargik.org/wiki/Download/Installation
1 - Laxius Power (RPG) http://www.freewaregames.net/fwpro/game.asp?game=65
The entirety of Ben Croshaw (otherwise known as Yahtzee, that dude who got immensely popular doing his reviews), Chzo Mythos series - 5 Days A Stranger, 7 Days A Skeptic, Trilby's Notes, 6 Days A Sacrifice.
And to round it off to five, the pre-5DAS game Art of Theft.
Because they're all good.
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on March 15, 2008, 06:36:54 AM
The entirety of Ben Croshaw (otherwise known as Yahtzee, that dude who got immensely popular doing his reviews), Chzo Mythos series - 5 Days A Stranger, 7 Days A Skeptic, Trilby's Notes, 6 Days A Sacrifice.
And to round it off to five, the pre-5DAS game Art of Theft.
Because they're all good.
Since i am terminally unimaginative, i will agree with Janus, cause those games kick so much arse, mine still hurts.
Oh wow, 5 Days a Stranger was also by Yahtzee? I should have paid better attention.
OMF:2097. Memories. I helped beta test their sequal, which didn't turn out as well, for various reasons.
Also. No mention of Soldat? Thou shalt play Soldat (http://www.soldat.pl/)!
Cave Story
The Elder Scrolls:Arena (which is, last I checked, freely downoadable from Bethesda's site, here (http://"http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm"))
5. Javelin (Mine. Actually it's not all that good, but I'm running out of ideas.)
4. Head over Heels (PC remake)
3. Jazz Jackrabbit (First episode was free - the rest of it didn't really add anything)
2. Dink Smallwood
1. Beneath A Steel Sky (Rereleased as freeware)
I'm tempted to say 'U5: Lazarus' but that depends on Dungeon Siege unfortunately :(
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1. Marathon (Aleph One) http://source.bungie.org/get/
2. DwarfFortress http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/
3. Oni (Im sure I found it somewhere...)
4. Battle for Wesnoth http://wesnoth.org/
5. Cortex Command (Well it USED to be free :P and still pretty much is) http://www.datarealms.com/
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I'm assuming abandonware counts too.
1. EV Nova (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/) (The demo is free, and so long as you can avoid the developer's ships, you can get through any of the storylines, as EV has always been)
2. NetHack (http://www.nethack.org)
3. Guilty (Innocent Until Caught 2) (http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=482)
4. Terminal Velocity (http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1137)
5. Hexxagon (http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=4788)