Top 12 Oldschool Games Posted on (11/21/2009 11:50:52 AM)

They dont make them like they used to, but oldschool games are still around so I compiled a Top twelve list of my favorite picks and where to download them for free. Originally the list was just the top ten but it was so hard to choose I extended the list to twelve.I have been playing my ass of!All the games I loved as a kid are all still awesome!Many of the games wont work on Vista.If I forgot an awesome game please tell me in the comments!

12 - Syndicate is an isometric real-time tactical game from Bullfrog Productions created in 1993 by Sean Cooper.The game puts the player in charge of a self-named corporation in a gritty near-future cyberpunk-style world. Game play involves ordering a four-person team of cyborg agents around cities displayed in a fixed-view isometric style, in pursuit of mission goals such as assassinating executives of a rival syndicate, rescuing captured allies, "persuading" civilians and scientists to join the player's company or simply killing all enemy agents.(download full game here)

11-Wing Commander-Set in the 27th century, the game tells the story of humanity's war against the Kilrathi, an alien species of large feline bipeds. Launching from carrier ships, the player fulfills various missions in starfighters.(download full game here)

10- Death Rally - Is a top-down perspective racing video game developed by Remedy, published by Apogee and distributed by GT Interactive. It was released on September 6, 1996. In the game, which some people say was widely praised as one of the best games of the year,[who?] the player starts with $495 in their pocket and a lowly car named Vagabond (based on the VW Beetle), and must compete in deadly races where all cars are armed, and win money by finishing top, collecting money bonus or fulfilling missions. (download full game here)

9-The Ultima Series - Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc.Several games of the series are considered seminal games of their genre. Today, Electronic Arts holds the brand.The main Ultima series consists of nine installments (the seventh is further divided into two parts) which are grouped into trilogies or "Ages": The Age of Darkness (Ultima I-III), The Age of Enlightenment (Ultima IV-VI), and The Age of Armageddon (Ultima VII-IX), also referred to as "The Guardian Saga" after its chief antagonist. The first three games were set in a fantasy world named Sosaria but during the cataclysmic events of The Age of Darkness, three quarters of it vanish. What is left becomes known as Britannia, a realm ruled by the benevolent Lord British where the later games mostly take place. The protagonist of all games is a canonically male resident of Earth who is called upon by Lord British to protect Sosaria and later, Britannia from various dangers. Originally, the player character was referred as "the Stranger" in the games but by the end of Ultima IV, he becomes universally known as the Avatar. (download full game here)

8-Heretic - Is a fantasy first-person shooter video game created by Raven Software, published by id Software, and distributed by GT Interactive in 1994.Using a modified Doom engine, Heretic was one of the first first-person games to feature inventory manipulation and the ability to look up and down. It also introduced multiple gib objects spawned when a character suffered a death by extreme force or heat. Previously, the character would simply crumple into a heap. The game used randomized ambient sounds and noises, such as evil laughter, chains rattling, distantly ringing bells and water dripping in addition to the background music to further enhance the atmosphere.(download full game here)

7-Mario-Saves Princess Toadstool (later known as Princess Peach) of the Mushroom Kingdom from King Koopa.To save Princess Toadstool, Mario conquers the eight worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom by going to the castle in each to defeat a minion of King Koopa. To reach each castle, Mario battles through three "sub-worlds" by defeating or avoiding King Koopa's henchmen. If Mario successfully fights his way through the castle and defeats the minion, a Mushroom Retainer is freed. Inside the eighth castle, Mario has a final fight with King Koopa and frees Princess Toadstool.(download full game here)

6-Age of Empires-Game belongs to the real-time strategy genre, with the exception of the turn-based Age of Empires: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires: Mythologies for the Nintendo DS. The series features two recurring modes of play: "random map," and "campaign." "Random map" is described by lead designer Greg Street as a "hallmark" of the series.(download trail game here)

5-Warcraft- ADDICTIVE!Orcs & Humans was the first RTS title to offer multiplayer games, which quickly became considered essential across the genre. The game introduced other innovations in mission design and gameplay elements, which were adopted by other RTS developers.The game also launched Blizzards' distinctive approach to design and production of RTS games, and of the enormously successful massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. The company's main emphases in these games were on skilful management of relatively small forces and on development of characterization and storyline within and between games played in the same universe.(download full game here)

4-Grand Theft Auto (GTA)-The gameplay consists of a mixture of action, adventure, driving, and occasional role-playing, stealth and racing elements and has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes. The series focuses around many different protagonists who attempt to rise through the ranks of the criminal underworld, although their motives for doing so vary in each game. The antagonists are commonly characters who have betrayed the protagonist or their organization, or who has the most impact impeding their progress.(download full game here)

3-Mortal Kombat II-Following his defeat to Liu Kang (in the first Mortal Kombat game), Shang Tsung begs his master, Shao Kahn, to spare his life. He tells Shao Kahn that the invitation for Mortal Kombat cannot be turned down, and if they hold it in Outworld, the Earthrealm warriors must attend. Kahn agrees to this plan, and restores Tsung's youth. He extends the invitation to Raiden, who gathers his warriors and takes them into Outworld. The tournament is dangerous, as Shao Kahn has the home field advantage, and an Outworld victory will unbalance the furies and allow Outworld to subdue Earthrealm. (download full game here)

2 - DOOM 95 -is a landmark 1993 first-person shooter computer game by id Software. It is widely recognized for having popularized the first person shooter genre, pioneering immersive 3D graphics, networked multiplayer gaming, and support for customized additions and modifications (called "WADs"). Its graphic and interactive violence , as well as its Satanic imagery, also made it the subject of considerable controversy.With a third of the game (9 levels) distributed as shareware, Doom was played by an estimated 10 million people within two years of its release, popularizing the mode of gameplay and spawning a gaming subculture; as a sign of its effect on the industry, games from the mid-1990s boom of first-person shooters are often known simply as "Doom clones". According to GameSpy, Doom was voted by industry insiders to be the greatest game of all time in 2004.(download game here)

1 - Dungeon Keeper 2 -DK2 was a game far before its time!Dungeon Keeper 2 is a strategy game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1999 for Microsoft Windows. It was released in Europe and North America in June 1999. It was the sequel to Peter Molyneux's Dungeon Keeper and predecessor to the canceled Dungeon Keeper 3. Molyneux did not have an active role in the creation of the Dungeon Keeper 2, though many of his ideas lived on from the previous game. Like its predecessor, players take the role of a dungeon keeper, building and defending an underground dungeon from the would-be heroes that invade it, as well as from other keepers. In the game's campaign mode, the player is charged with recovering the portal gems from each area in order to open a portal to the surface. This was charged as a setup for the sequel, where the gems would be used to invade the surface world and defeat the faction of goodly heroes.The most immediate change from Dungeon Keeper is in its graphics; the world is now fully 3D. Where monsters were previously sprites, they are now 3D models. Several rooms, spells, and monsters were changed, added or removed, as were many game mechanics. For example, if a creature is dropped into the middle of a melee, it is stunned and vulnerable for a few seconds before getting up to fight. One major feature of the game is its "My Pet Dungeon" mode, which features sandbox-style play where players have a nearly unlimited amount of time to construct a dungeon uninterrupted, and wherein heroes only invade the dungeon if the player chooses to allow it. (download full game here)