1998: LucasArts releases Grim Fandango for PC in the US. It's an acclaimed game based upon the Aztec mythology of the afterlife, but it failed commercially. I actually feel bad for having never played it and contributing to this game's failure.

1998: Edioes releases Deathtrap Dungeon for PC in the US. Think of it as Tomb Raider with Lara Croft ugly/possibly switched at birth sister.

1999: Microsoft releases Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings for PC in the US. I admittedly suck at RTS games, but nothing is more fulfilling than marching an army of war elephants into an opposing camp - even if I need to network with an idle computer to do it. Mark Wilson

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