Even though I generally dislike Microsoft's products (although I'm one of millions having no real alternative, despite having used GNU/Linux for a couple of years, anyway, never as my main PC OS), I must admit Microsoft's games used to have a rather unusual shine that some other games would lack. In fact, taking a look at a piece of crap called MS Office and comparing it with one of Microsoft's games gives an impression of those two being creations of totally different companies. The truth is, Microsoft has never had monopoly on video games, thus has always been forced to live up to concurrent quality standards.
All those good, old games... Age of Empires 1-2 (the third instalment is a far cry from the noble preceding parts), Fury3, Chip's Challenge, Entertainment Pack (especially The Puzzle Collection!), Close Combat... they all used to be famous and extremely time-consuming for virtually anyone who ever tried them! On the other hand, Pandora's Box is an astonishing Microsoft game, however never really appreciated for some reason. After all those years, it's always nice for me to play once again those Microsoft oldies. A bit like moving back to late 1990s... good, old days :-)
It's sad to admit, but I doubt GOG will ever acquire rights to publish that magnificent piece of software...
Post edited May 25, 2009 by vear