“DOS For Dummies” was the book that launched the series, which has covered everything from tech to pregnancy. I have a fondness for their computer-related releases from the 90s, with the iconic yellow covers and weird triangle head dude.
Last year I started picking up 90s PC books whenever I’d come across them for a buck or two at thrift stores, and this 2nd edition of DOS For Dummies is a definite highlight. Let’s take a look inside.
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On Valentine’s Day I made a big purchase at Micro Center, in the form of a recordable CD / DVD / Blu-ray drive and a 5TB portable hard drive (and some BAWLS).
Continuing my Warlock run, I traveled to Lut Gohlein and faced the greatest test of my build yet.
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I’ve seen many video game announcements in my day, but I don’t think any have been as truly unexpected as “new DLC for Diablo II in 2026.” From WoW Classic to StarCraft Remastered, Blizzard has no problem revisiting past glories, but new content for Diablo II never felt like something even on the table. While Diablo II: Resurrected felt like an inevitability, adding on to the game seemed (ironically) sacrilegious.
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I love EverQuest. For years, Norrath was my favorite fantasy game world, so I was ecstatic to play an action-looter (my favorite genre of RPG) in that setting. What made it even better is that Champions of Norrath was from Snowblind Studios, who had released the sublime Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance on PS2 in 2001. Needless to say, for me, Champions of Norrath did not disappoint.
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While I’ve predominantly been a World of Warcraft player for the past couple of decades, EQ was my first MMO. It was, prior to WoW, the most successful game in the genre, and the standard-bearer. Which is wild, because EverQuest in its original form was one of the most punishing games ever conceived.
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Before we begin here is a brief preemptive FAQ:
Q: “What makes a game eligible?”
A: Any game developed by Sega on Sega hardware.
Q: “What constitutes Sega hardware?”
A: Hardware developed / sold by Sega. This includes their primary consoles, obviously, but also their arcade hardware and mini-consoles. So for example, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown would count for this list because it was an arcade release, but Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage would not. It seems kinda arbitrary, but it’s necessary to keep the list from spiraling out of control.
Q: “Where is <game>??”
A: Either I haven’t played enough of it or it just didn’t make my personal top-100.
Q: “Why does Sonic Chaos say Game Gear? I played it on Master System!”
A. The platforms listed here are the ones I played the game on. I don’t want to vouch for versions of games I haven’t played!
Q: “What’s the formula for determining where a game is ranked?”
A: There isn’t one. It’s literally just how I feel about the game.
Q: “I stopped reading after <game> was above/below <game>.”
A: Cool, that’s not a question.
Q: “You just put <game> at <number> to get clicks.”
A: Again, not a question. But this site is not monetized in any way; I actually pay to keep it running so these hypothetical “clicks” mean nothing to me (also, I put the entire list in one post to avoid clicks; sorry if it loads like shit).
Q: “Will this list change?”
A: Inevitably. It changed significantly at least a dozen times in the week I took to write it. I plan to revisit it sometime next year, but we’ll see.
OK, with all that out of the way,
the list begins with Chaos.
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After finishing up most of what I wanted to do in The War Within, I’ve been thinking about how I want to spend my time in WoW until Midnight drops. I spent a few days doing the Delve loop, but found myself getting pretty burnt out- this would not sustain me until March. Then something unexpected happened: my wife, after 10+ years of marriage, showed interest in giving WoW a proper try. Needless to say, I was ecstatic, and immediately created a new character to play alongside her.
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