Nemoide wrote:D&D: Warriors of the Eternal Sun for Sega Genesis is one that doesn't get enough love. It's not a PC game but it FEELS like a PC game.
I actually have played this one. When I first had a chance to play it at a friend's house, I though it was horrible, laughably bad. I couldn't even figure out how to get through the first door for probably 10 minutes!
But I tried it again later on and it was actually pretty solid. I only played about 30 minutes, but it really captured that old-school "Every fight is potentially deadly" feel. My local game shop had a CIB copy for cheap the other day, I may head down and check on that soon.
BogusMeatFactory wrote:My biggest recommendation would be for you to play a late ssi d&d game, Dark sun: Wake of the Ravager. The game take a place in the amazing Dark Sun campaign setting and the gameplay is easy to grasp, fun to play and offers a huge assortment of quests and areas to explore. It is a semi-open world top down 2d game and is one of the most addicting and fulfilling combat systems in the traditional style.
If you want an ssi game that is on consoles, the Buck Rogers port on the genesis is actually really good. You lose a class or two, but the dungeons are much better. Sure it isn't D&D per se, but it plays like the traditional pc rpgs and it is from the makers of the classics we know and love.
What more D&D stuff, try out the likes of Ravenloft, or menzoberanzen. They are a first person party based style game. They have great worlds, offer a lot of unique interactivity and offer a style that may or may not be up your alley.
Everyone has mentioned the gold box games and they are all spectacular, and they do offer a unique experience all their own. If those don't click with you, try these guys on for size.
From the sounds of things I may start here with Dark Sun or Buck Rodgers. I like the idea of these being late entries in the series and having refined systems. I also love Dark Sun but have never gotten to run/play a game there. My first ever campaign was Ravenloft and I'm now running a game with heavy Drow scheming out of Menzoberanzen so I am extremely interested in those two.
Those GOG collections are a no-brainer. I'm just now checking out the GBC, I'll be using that for sure.