Games - My Top 10 : F19, Diablo, Doom

As you might have noticed, there was a number of oldies in contestants 8 to 10 ; here are the winners for ranks 5, 6 and 7... As you can see these games are a bit closer to the Third Millenium!

(See also : a selection of must-surf Gaming sites and links about the Gaming Industry, Top 10 Part 1.)

No 7 : F19 Stealth Fighter Gotcha! This one dates back to 1988 (!), also from Microprose. Hardware required: 8086 processor and 384Ko of RAM (no comment) only to enjoy hundreds of hours flying undercover in the infamous "stealth fighter" F117A.

No 6 : Diablo
A 1996 blockbuster from Blizzard, the creators of Warcraft I & II. An easy-to-get-addicted-to Role Playing Game that takes you through the dark hallways of an evil underground empire haunted by monsters. Also one of the first massive multiplayer Internet games. Beware, Diablo II is scheduled for 1999!

No 5 : Doom I & II A couple of action-packed wonders by id Software (91 & 93) : killing monsters by the zillions is a dirty job but someone's gotta do it, be it with a shotgun or a BFG 9000! Classic terror also remarkable for its use of the shareware distribution. Maybe the last 3.5" disks game I ever bought?