Oy - Celebrating ONE YEAR on the web!

After talking about Metroid yesterday, I thought it would be cool to officially list my top ten favorite video games ever. As of July 2007 at least; with Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3 coming out this year, this list may change soon. Counting down from 10, I’ll list one every day or so and talk about the game itself and why I like it.

#10 - Stunt Island (PC) - Released: 1992 - Publisher: Disney - Rating: N/A (the ESRB didn’t exist then, but it’s probably E or E10+ by modern standards)

What it is

A flight simulator and mini-movie maker.

Why I like it

As a pre-teen, I was looking for a fun PC flight simulator and couldn’t afford Microsoft Flight Simulator. This game had recently come out, and was only $20, so I decided to check it out. What I found was an incredibly packed simulation of flight and movie making. It may not have the prettiest graphics, but not even The Movies has as many props and potential for imagination as Stunt Island.

Is it still available?

You might find it on eBay, but it’s on diskettes and is DOS based. I’ve managed to get it installed on my newest computer in Windows XP, but not after a lot of trouble and the audio is finicky. If you’re using Vista, it’s likely you won’t be able to play it at all without some major emulation software. If Disney were to either update this game or sell the rights for another company to update it, I would be a very happy camper. It’s also available on the Internet via “abandonware” sites, but due to the dubious legality of that, I’ll leave you to Google to find it yourself.