WK's Top something or other... let's just say "games" and call it good list.

[Wolf Kanno]

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Let me introduce you to what is most likely the first computer game I ever played that wasn't some lame educational game from school. Before Sid Meier created the Civilization series, we had Empire. It kind of plays like a very early form of Civ, minus the cultural city building and pacifist options of winning the game. Instead, you start with a base and build up your army to conquer the damn world. Like Civilization, the world is unknown, but you can build submarines and airplanes to explore and uncover enemy empires to do battle with.

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It's not the most complex game as you can see from the screenshots, but I loved that I could name everything and as you gain more bases, you can build more types of units than simple tanks and infantry. Eventually you'll carve out your own empire, and I think this may have actually been one of the first non-multiplayer games I ever won. I still have fond memories of playing this over at my Dad's place when I was growing up. There isn't much too else to say about the game as it was pretty simple, and you can only find it now on retro sites, but if you ever do find it, give it a shot because it's a fun little diversion.

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