Top PC game of all time?

[The Brain]

Even though I never liked it, I must say that Tetris should be on that list.

I definitely approve of that top two. I still play X-Com from time to time.

Problem with Tetris was that it was originally an arcade game. 

Really? Source?

[The Brain]

FWIW

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris

Tetris has been involved in many legal battles. In June 1984, Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris on an Elektronika 60 while working for the Soviet Academy of Sciences at their Computer Center in Moscow with Dmitry Pavlovsky, and Vadim Gerasimov ported it to the IBM PC. Gerasimov reports that Pajitnov chose the name "Tetris" as "a combination of 'tetramino' and 'tennis'." From there, the PC game exploded into popularity, and began spreading all around Moscow. This version is available on Gerasimov's web site.[4]

[Barrister]

Perhaps I am wrong.  Or perhaps it's enough to say that multi-platform games do not qualify.

Tetris should be on any list of the top 25 video games of all time.  Whether it qualifies as a "PC game" is a question I'll leave to others.

[Razgovory]

I didn't know they had a great deal of PCs in Moscow in the mid 1980's.  I remember reading the the country only had around 300,000 computers of any kind by the time Gorby came to power (compared to the 8 million computers in the US).

[Razgovory]

Something like Morrowind ought to be on there as well.

[Jaron]

where is CK?

[CountDeMoney]

Populus should've made it on the list, if only for sheer innovation.

[DGuller]

I didn't know they had a great deal of PCs in Moscow in the mid 1980's.  I remember reading the the country only had around 300,000 computers of any kind by the time Gorby came to power (compared to the 8 million computers in the US).

My dad had a couple of PCs at his work, starting in late 1980ies.  They were kept all locked away in one room, except the one on his desk.  During school vacations I used to come with him to work and spend the entire day in that room.  Whenever I came to see him in his office, he played a card game on his PC.  That's where I learned my work ethic.

[Jaron]

Populus should've made it on the list, if only for sheer innovation.

Yes, a bunch of men walking around the world randomly to the beautiful soundtrack of a beating heart is highly innovative.

[Razgovory]

I didn't know they had a great deal of PCs in Moscow in the mid 1980's.  I remember reading the the country only had around 300,000 computers of any kind by the time Gorby came to power (compared to the 8 million computers in the US).

My dad had a couple of PCs at his work, starting in late 1980ies.  They were kept all locked away in one room, except the one on his desk.  During school vacations I used to come with him to work and spend the entire day in that room.  Whenever I came to see him in his office, he played a card game on his PC.  That's where I learned my work ethic.

And some people don't know why your country collapsed on itself. 

[Camerus]

Personal faves are Imperialism, Civ2 + 4, and EU2. WC2 gets an honourable mention as I used to play a lot as a kid.

[Eddie Teach]

Sims shouldn't be on the list. It's a toy, not a game.

[Razgovory]

Populus should've made it on the list, if only for sheer innovation.

Forgotten about that one.  Great game.

[Neil]

Sims shouldn't be on the list. It's a toy, not a game.

It helped introduce girls and girl-equivalents to PC gaming.

[Ed Anger]

Sims shouldn't be on the list. It's a toy, not a game.

Torture simulator. NO BATHROOM FOR YOU!