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What are some of your favorite forgotten gems? (retrolemmy.com)
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We all play the same games most of the time. From the classic FPS grandfather's to the Point 'n Click adventures that never really got any traction past the 90s.

What are your favorite hidden gems? Games that few people know, but should know?

I'll start. Ascendency. A strategy space game where you pick an alien race, and try to take over, or befriend, the entire universe. Getting spaceships, going to planets, building bases and diplomacy. The time can be sped up, but do it at your own risk, because the AI does not wait.

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[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Red Baron was my favorite flight sim of the era. Crazy advanced, especially compared to what consoles of the time were capable of doing.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 hours ago

I vaguely remember playing this at my friend’s house. I had mcga so a lot of the good games did not work on my system.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 2 points 7 hours ago

Never was a fan of flight Sims myself. But I wish I was. It's such a dedicated community!