There were many versions of the classic space combat/trading game, Elite. The best, though, is arguably Elite Plus on the PC in VGA. Made by Chris Sawyer of Realtime Software in 1991.
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Akalabeth: World of Doom, Apple II
Richard Garriott’s Akalabeth was first released in 1979 for the Apple II home computer (and shortly afterwards for PC MS-DOS), and is arguably the first ever graphical Role-Playing Game ever released.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4, PlayStation
Developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2002.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, PlayStation
Another brilliant Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game from Neversoft and Activision.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 first came out in 2001.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, PlayStation
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 on the PlayStation is a special game. It is where the THPS series really took off. Where fantasy skateboarding truly became intuitive and fun…
Sunless Sea, PC
Sunless Sea was developed by Failbetter Games with the help of a Kickstarter campaign in 2015.
The Great Giana Sisters, Commodore 64
The Great Giana Sisters is infamous for being the game that Nintendo went after*, because it copied the formula of their Mario games a little too closely for their liking.
Elevator Action Returns, Sega Saturn
This sequel to the classic Elevator Action was first released in arcades in 1994, then later for the Sega Saturn in 1997.
Space Taxi, Commodore 64
This ancient little game, made by Muse Software for the Commodore 64 in 1984, is still completely brilliant to play now and has lost none of its appeal over the decades.
FEZ, PC
FEZ is a wonderful, colourful 2D platform game that utilises an interesting three-dimensional screen-flipping technique as part of the game mechanics.
