What are the oldest games that you regularly play?

[Egbert]

This evening I am playing Imperialism II which was released in 1999. I play this game regularly.

I have also been playing Master of Orion II regularly until my recent replacement of my computer solo I can no longer run MOO2.

I also play Victoria I regularly.

The other games I play regularly are Civilisation IV and Galactic Civilisations II. (GalCiv2 is actually the newest game that I own and they are now making GalCiv4).

[Jon Miller]

I do games in spurts and I think I am just ending a Civ6 spurt (maybe the lasts one, maybe not?).

I have had 'recent' (last year or two) spurts of Nethack and Zangband. That has been a regular thing, I first played Moria decades ago on an AT&T 6300 and other machines even a bit older.

JM

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

Civ II, right now.

[BeBMan]

Until few years ago it was Slitherine's Spartan from 2004, which is civ-like, just with Greeks

I could still get it to run on Win X, but it looks weird on Full HD or higher now

Edit: yeah, played GalCiv II for long too. Still own GC III, but didn't play it as often.

[Proteus_MST]

If we interpret "oldest" as "the game longest in my posseission" it likely is Kerbal Space Program.

I got it when it at the end of 2011 was still in Alpha (and you had just Kerbin and Mun and no orbital/trajectory informations) and I still play it every once in a while

Although ... nope, I totally forgot about "Arcanum - Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura", that is from 2001.
An RPG with a mix of Steampunk and Fantasy.

I bought it last month on Steam because I intend to play it again (I already owned it as CD version, but I didnt want to search my heap of CDs and install it from CD, just in order to discover that the CD version needs a code from a long lost manual, or doesn't work on Windows 10)

[Dinner]

Victoria 2. About a year ago I decided to play the last three parts of the SSI AD&D Gold Box Games.

[Uncle Sparky]

I'd like to play CIV2 TOT again, but the disc drive on my ancient laptop died a few months ago. Anyone remember the 'skip disc' code for that one?

In the spare room, I have a SNES hooked up to an old tv. Currently replaying Final Fantasy 2.

I've played parcheesi and Chinese checkers recently... they are very old games.

[Egbert]

I'd like to play CIV2 TOT again, but the disc drive on my ancient laptop died a few months ago. Anyone remember the 'skip disc' code for that one?

In the spare room, I have a SNES hooked up to an old tv. Currently replaying Final Fantasy 2.

I've played parcheesi and Chinese checkers recently... they are very old games.

I buy a second hand computer for home to play games. A second hand computer usually sets me back A$80 to A$100 and has more than enough grunt for the old games that I play. They also have obsolete operating systems which support my obsolete games. I see no need for a fancy new computer at home.

On the other hand, I only actually connected to the internet at home in June 2020. Before that it was internet access mostly at work, the free public library, sometimes at an internet cafe and via smartphone.

[Egbert]

Until few years ago it was Slitherine's Spartan from 2004, which is civ-like, just with Greeks

I could still get it to run on Win X, but it looks weird on Full HD or higher now

Edit: yeah, played GalCiv II for long too. Still own GC III, but didn't play it as often.

Ooooh. I just looked up a review of Sparta and it sounds very good. I am now thinking of getting a copy, but I want a disc so I might get one on Ebay. Slitherine seems to only have downloads and I want a disc.

[N35t0r]

Old World (Soren's new game, just came out) has old in the title, does that count?

Otherwise, Dwarf Fortress (while it's still being developed, it originally came out in 2006) and Civ IV occasionally I'd say.

[Jon Miller]

I can't play dwarf fortress.

It always seems to end up going without sleep so long that II hurt (and obviously I don't get done what I need to) and I can't even say that I really had fun at the end of the experience.

JM

[Proteus_MST]

I can't play dwarf fortress.

It always seems to end up going without sleep so long that II hurt (and obviously I don't get done what I need to) and I can't even say that I really had fun at the end of the experience.

JM

That*s definitely, because you don't lose often enough.

Always remember: Losing is fun

[Bereta_Eder]

I tried replaying baldur's gate but the nostalgia kjust lasted 3 hours and then it was some dolls moving around in the screen

[Broken_Erika]

I used to occasionally play Dungeon Hack.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Hack

[Egbert]

Until few years ago it was Slitherine's Spartan from 2004, which is civ-like, just with Greeks

I could still get it to run on Win X, but it looks weird on Full HD or higher now

Edit: yeah, played GalCiv II for long too. Still own GC III, but didn't play it as often.

I have purchased Sparta from the Slitherine website and waiting for it to finish downloading. It has been downloading for about an hour so far. It is now late so I will look at it another day. Waiting for this infernal download to finish.