These are the best games of all times according Computer Gaming World

AD&D “Gold Box” Games (late ’80s and early ’90s)

Alone in the Dark (I-Motion, 1992)

Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Interplay, 2001)

Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts, 2002)

Bejeweled (PopCap, 2000)

The Bard’s Tale (EA, 1985)

Battle Chess (Interplay, 1988)

Battleground series (TalonSoft, 1995–present)

Betrayal at Krondor (Dynamix, 1993)

Chessmaster (Software Toolworks, 1986)

Civilization (MicroProse, 1991)

Command & Conquer (Virgin/Westwood Studios, 1995)

Counter-Strike (Mod, 1999)

Crusader No Remorse (Origin, 1995)

Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (LucasArts, 1997)

Day of the Tentacle (LucasArts, 1993)

Diablo (Blizzard, 1997)

Doom (Id Software, 1993)

Dungeon Master (FTL Software, 1987)

Earl Weaver Baseball (EA, 1986)

Empire (Interstel, 1987)

EverQuest (Sony Online, 1999)

F-19 Stealth Fighter (MicroProse, 1988)

Falcon 3.0 (Spectrum HoloByte, 1991)

Fallout (Interplay, 1997)

Front Page Sports: Football Pro (Dynamix, 1993)

Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within (Sierra, 1996)

Gettysburg: The Turning Point (SSI, 1986)

Grim Fandango (LucasArts, 1999)

Gunship (MicroProse, 1986)

Half-Life (Valve Software, 1999)

Harpoon (360 Pacific, 1989)

Heroes of Might and Magic II (New World Computing, 1997)

High Heat Baseball 2000 (3DO, 1999)

Interstate ’76 (Activision, 1997)

John Madden NFL Football Series (3DO, 1999)

Kampfgruppe (SSI, 1985)

King’s Quest V (Sierra On-Line, 1990)

Lemmings (Psygnosis, 1991)

Links 386 Pro (Access Software, 1992)

M1 Tank Platoon (MicroProse, 1989)

Master of Magic (MicroProse, 1994)

Master of Orion (MicroProse, 1993)

Medieval: Total War (Activision, 2002)

Mech Brigade (SSI, 1985)

MechWarrior 2 (Activision, 1995)

Might and Magic (New World Computing, 1986)

M.U.L.E. (EA, 1983)

Myth (Bungie, 1997)

No One Lives Forever (Fox Interactive, 2000)

Panzer General (SSI, 1994)

Planescape: Torment (Interplay, 1999)

Pirates! (MicroProse, 1987)

Prince of Persia (Broderbund, 1989)

Quake (id Software, 1996)

Railroad Tycoon (MicroProse, 1990)

Red Baron (Dynamix, 1990)

The Secret of Monkey Island (LucasArts, 1990)

Sam & Max Hit the Road (LucasArts, 1993)

SimCity (Maxis, 1989)

The Sims (Maxis, 2000)

Splinter Cell (Ubisoft, 2003)

StarCraft (Blizzard, 1998)

Starflight (Electronic Arts, 1986)

System Shock 2 (Electronic Arts, 1999)

Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte, 1988)

Their Finest Hour (LucasArts, 1989)

TIE Fighter (LucasArts, 1994)

Tomb Raider (Eidos, 1996)

Ultima III (Origin Systems, 1983)

Ultima IV (Origin Systems, 1985)

Ultima VI (Origin Systems, 1990)

Ultima Underworld (Origin Systems, 1992)

Unreal Tournament (Epic Games, 1999)

War in Russia (SSI, 1984)

WarCraft II (Blizzard, 1996)

Wasteland (Interplay, 1986)

Wing Commander (Origin Systems, 1990)

Wing Commander II (Origin Systems, 1991)

Wing Commander III (Origin Systems, 1994)

Wizardry (Sirtech, 1981)

Wolfenstein 3D (id Software, 1992)

X-COM (MicroProse, 1994)

You Don’t Know Jack (Berkeley Systems, 1995)

Zork (Infocom, 1981)