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From: JAB <noway@nochance.com>
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Subject: Re: "8 Classic Games You Haven't Played (but should)"
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:17:45 +0000
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On 29/01/2025 14:17, Mike S. wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:02:48 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Half-Life
>> GTA III VC
>> Master of Magic (arguably MoO instead, but I prefer MoM)
>> Fallout
>> Populous
>> Elite
>> Star-Control II
>> Ultima
> 
> I prefer MOO but I always felt that MOM was more popular so I think
> your choice makes more sense.
> 
> As for Ultima, which one? The first one is too old and too weird for
> classic status IMO. I would nominate either Ultima 4 or 7 myself.

What's so special about Ultima IV as I had it on the Atari ST, never got 
into it but I do still have the original box although I've lost that 
cloth map, and I also now have it on GoG as a freebie.

Is it actually worth playing now just to see what it's all about?