My brother used to play Lemmings 3D

Mechwarrior 3 is by far my favorite Mechwarrior game. Released in 1999, it squeaks in just before the 2000 limit.

Oh I wish it worked on a modern computer... /sigh

How about Hexen. I think I may be the only person on the planet who played and loved it. I still have the artifact locations memorized to this day.

I liked Hexen. I loved using the Wraithverge.

I remember reading about Hexen but I´ve never played it. It had touch-based magic if I´m not mistaken.

There is another whole subset of these. The ones that I used to spend countless dollars worth of quarters on at a place called Funland in Panama City Beach, Florida when I was a teenager.

Space Invaders, Asteroids, Defender, Pac Man, Galaxian, and so many more...

Talk about classics!

In the early 90's, I enjoyed some of the following:

Castle in the Winds
Dark Reign
Stronghold
Lords of the Realm
Might and Magic VI
Baldur's Gate I

Then I spent about a decade with Baldur's Gate II and Diablo II before settling into Oblivion (for the last six years).

What game will ever pull you away from Oblivion?

Perhaps one that begins by interviewing the player and asking what they want. Then the game responds to create such a game - that it can also adjust in progress to suit your taste. Perhaps a game where you can choose the game's venue/level of magicks/technology and mechanics. Where there are quests and events, but they don't necessarily involve your character.

Sand box spoiled? Yup.

Skyrim already has...