1996.......

[Alan]

This site might help a bit

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Yeah I used them before. Don't cover all the games though. Still a great help.

We should just change the name of the thread to the 90's in general

What year did Diablo II come out?

2000 IIRC

 

[Tank]

not sure on the years but Freespace 2, Starlancer and Tachyon: The Fringe also need mentions here!

wish they'd get new sequels or atleast remakes with today's gfx engine tech

 

[WiT8litZ]

'twas a good year indeed.

Gief more Duke, moar Quake, moar Warcraft...and D3!

 

[hideinlight]

Interstate 76 was insane

1998 was a great year too.

Starcraft
Unreal
Half-Life
Thief: The Dark Project
Foresaken
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Grim Fandango
Baldur's Gate
Populous: The Beginning
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

1998 Wins hands down

 

[Voicy]

MDK came out in '97, along with Shadow Warrior which was quite something.

Another addition to '96 that can't be left out is Command & Conquer: Red Alert (which has been declared freeware as of August 31, 2008 ).

Here's the full list of 1997 wonders!

* February 10 - Mario Kart 64 (N64)
* February 28 - Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64)(PC)
* March 20 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS) (Sega Saturn)
* April 1 - SoulTrap (PC)
* April 30 - Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (PC)
* May 31 - MDK: (PC) (PS)
* June 26 - Dungeon Keeper (PC)
* July 1 - Star Fox 64 (Nintendo 64)
* July 30 - Carmageddon (PC)
* July 31 - Mega Man X4 (PSX)
* August 25 - GoldenEye 007 (N64)
* August 31 - Hexen II (PC)
* September 7 - Final Fantasy VII (PS), (PC)
* September 19 - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (PS), (PC)
* September 25 - Ultima Online (PC)
* September 30 - Fallout (PC)
* September 30 - Total Annihilation (PC)
* October - Grand Theft Auto (PC)
* October 9 - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC)
* October 26 - Age of Empires (PC)
* October 29 - Riven (PC) (Mac)
* October 31 - The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
* November - Tomb Raider II (PC) (PS)
* November 14 - Postal (PC)
* November 21 - Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
* November 25 - Myth: The Fallen Lords (PC)
* December 6 - Quake II (PC)
* December 19 - Wing Commander: Prophecy (PC)
* December 23 - Gran Turismo (PS1)

 

[sycogrim]

Duke 3D
Mech Warrior 2
Gabriel Knight 2
Star Trek (Not too sure on details but it was a first person shooter and it was orsome)
Virtua Fighter <------ The Best one
Decent 1 (I know it was before '96 but still)
Decent II (Flying around in what i guess were "tunnels" and all that had me going for hours on end )
Jagged Alliance 1 and II

 

[Rusty79]

Allow me to apologise in advance, but when it comes to great gaming, albeit on a PS (i'll have to ignore that aspect of it) but someone has to make mention of Metal Gear Solid: 1998

Copies sold: six million copies
Average Rating: 94/100

"It is recognized by many critics as one of the best and most important games of all time" - Wikipedia

PS: I've read on Wikipedia that it was later ported to PC, so I guess it counts in this discussion.

 

[Maplassie]

Allow me to apologise in advance, but when it comes to great gaming, albeit on a PS (i'll have to ignore that aspect of it) but someone has to make mention of Metal Gear Solid: 1998

Copies sold: six million copies
Average Rating: 94/100

"It is recognized by many critics as one of the best and most important games of all time" - Wikipedia

PS: I've read on Wikipedia that it was later ported to PC, so I guess it counts in this discussion.

It was, I have MGS1 and 2 on PC. Still hoping for an MGS3 and 4 port in the comming years.

MGS 2 took something like 2 or 3 years before it was released on PC, and done so very much under the radar, like MGS1

 

[lilDeath]

'97 I was already working my ass off.
Sadly didn't get a lot of gaming time and I was working and gathering every penny I could, but Curse of Monkey Island, X-Wing vs Tie Fighter, MDK, Hexen II, Quake II and Wing Commander: The Prophecy would be my favorite picks.