rtcvb32: I would probably enjoy programming, probably an entire system from scratch in a virtual machine... But that's not a game.
Let's see... Any Level-5 games would last you a long time, but none of them are on PC, so...
Games that would last me 3 years...
A rogue-like; Tales of Maj'eal (
has infinite replayability, although i'd want breaks for sure)
A long RPG (
Either say, The Wticher series [tiny](all 3 games plus DLCs/expansions)[/tiny], or Morrowind+All Expansions and modding tools; Unlikely Baulder's gate or Planescape Torment, as the 1st/2nd edition rules are harder to follow/plan for in advance since i haven't touched 2nd edition in 10+ years... )
An action or mindless game. Probably Diablo 2 with LOD expansion and the Zy-el mod.
I suppose at that point i could make my own OS or emulator or chips in my spare time for fun, but aren't really games just an exercise in mental stability at that point.
Thanks for your interesting post. Yes programming would be definately a thing to do though i asked for games. And there re no system restrictions. So Pc, gameboy, xbox is all allowed. Maybe post the Level5 games you had in mind.