The first Dark Forces is really good. I'm a hardcore Doom/DN3D fan all the way, but I have to say Dark Forces has some very impressive level design. I've been messing with dosbox a lot myself lately playing Ultima Underworld (which is amazing!), maybe I'll try getting back into Dark Forces with you lot here!
As for DFII: Jedi Knight, it's easily been one of my top favorite FPS's for years. It was practically the only decent game I had growing up on our crappy family computer. The level design is so crazy in that game, I love how it's almost a platformer in a way too. The game can be quite long on a first run or two, but I was surprised I think I beat it in like 5 hours when I ran through it again last year. Guess that goes to show how much I played it back in the day.
With all the force powers and level secrets too I'd say it's got great replay value. The atmosphere is really good too, I love how huge most of the levels feel.I also beat Jedi Outcast last year and while it's not as good as the first two (stripped away the platforming and had some annoying level design), it was still great stuff for the most part. Kyle is just an awesome character all around, almost like if Han Solo had the force. Story wise it was very good.
So anyways yeah, for those of you who haven't touched much of this series, definitely check out the first three games for sure.
