Hell you guys ain't got nothing...

I have the 5 1/4 floppies for Lords of Conquest, Wizardy (the first one), The Cosmic Balance, Ultima IV, and god knows what else.

Do I have an Apple ][ to play them on?  Of course not, but I did.  Oh yes I did.  In 1981 or something like that.

Best game I had back then was a NATO vs. WP thing called Germany 1984 (or 1985 maybe, can't recall).  Played the hell out of that one.  Still have the box even.

My Dad has a box of old TSR80 tapes too, though I don't recall what is on them.

My collection of stuff is sort of a disrupted pack-rat pile driven by conflict between forced moves and sentimentality. I've somehow managed to keep fragments from the sidewalk in front of my childhood (early '70s) home, but I've misplaced or discarded more than a few things I'd still like to have easily at hand, including nearly all of the pre-CD software I once had around.

The titles that've defined my gaming taste since the early '90s are Civilization, SimEarth, Master of Orion, SimCity, and Master of Magic. I'm still waiting for the truly lovable love-child of Will Wright and Sid Meir. Especially if said child can do quick changes between science and fantasy motifs.

Also, I wish there were more calls to try for a spiritual successor to Alpha Centauri. The fact that the modern Firaxis hasn't tried is yet another sign that they don't really deserve to own the Civ legacy. I have no idea how much to blame or sympathize with Sid Meier for the situation, but I'd probably collect cans and bottles to pay for what looked like a decent chance at Alpha Centauri: The Galactic Arm, or whatever the marketers decided was a good name for AC2.

I really like HOMM2 - especially with the currently actively developed fheroes2 open source mod project.

Best regards,
Steven.

BOP was amazing, I loved that game!  I wish someone would do a new version.

Amnesia, the original.. This game MOVED ME.. Greatest text adventure ever.. The entire city of NYC was in this game, every address, every street. You could go into them if you wanted.  It was immense, and incredible at the time.  Sucked you in!

The copy protection was insane, requiring a "Wheel" of subway stops.  It survived countless moves, but I think I might have finally dumped in last year, but I might still have it.. It had 5 1/4 floppies, so the chance of playing it again was virtually zero.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia_%28video_game%29

For me life changing game was Homeworld. Unfortunately back in the day i was a kid and did not have even my own computer, so i do not own it. I was thinking about buying it recently, but i do not plan to play it again in a near future, so do not see a point in owning a box.

Anyway it is IMHO best game evar. The story, gameplay, music, voiceover,  graphics and art, flawless technical soluri was perfect in every single way. Not to mention it introduced me to the music of Yes, which became one of my fav bands.

I still have the original box, disk and manual of Wizardry:Bane of the Cosmic Forge, but it's because I did NOT play it.   Since I played all the Wizardry's up till that point, I was going to keep that around until I finished playing it.   Turns out I've just been keeping it for 20 years.

I have my Commodore 64 copy of Ultima IV, with hand written quest notes and tips in the box with those 5.25" disks... and cloth map! I'm never selling it unless someone offers me a jillion dollars... anyone?

You then should've tossed the wife.