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Reminder: Try not to stress out too much about the order of the items on this list, what games made it and which ones didn’t. This list is just PC games, limited to the ones I’ve played and I thought were worth discussing. If you rage out because I left out your favorite game then you’re just making a fool of yourself. Also remember the rule: A particular franchise can only appear in the list once, so if Resident Evil 4<\/em> makes the list then Resident Evil 2<\/em> can’t.<\/p>\n

Just use this as an excuse to talk about \/ praise \/ eviscerate games we might not get to discuss very often. Read the intro<\/a> to learn why we’re doing this.<\/p>\n

Also! Some people are having fun trying to identify the games in the header image. That’s actually a fun idea. Sadly, this one is a little odd: They’re all really easy except for one, which is completely unreasonable. Good luck!<\/p>\n

I’ll post the answers for each image at the end of this series.<\/p>\n

48. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX<\/h3>\n

Wakka-wakka-wakka-wakka-wakka-wakka-wakka-wakka GLUP!<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n

Yes! I found a way to sneak Pac-Man onto this PC gaming list. Maybe this is a cheat. The Pac-Man name is legend, but this isn’t a re-creation of the original and this version isn’t nearly as famous as the various 80’s versions. <\/p>\n

Still, this feels like a genuine evolution of the idea. This is a better game, and not just because of the shiny graphics and head bobbing electronic soundtrack. There have been a lot of variants to the Pac-formula over the decades: Bigger mazes, giant<\/a> Pac-Man, jumping<\/a> Pac-Man, girl<\/a> Pac-Man, quiz<\/a> Pac-Man, Pac-Man with a pinball machine attached<\/a>, or isometric<\/a> Pac-Man. This is the first one since Ms. Pac-ManI think having the fruit move around the maze was a really brilliant design choice.<\/span> that still felt like a game of the same lineage and also improved on the original formula. <\/p>\n

47. Rollercoaster Tycoon 3<\/h3>\n