Best FPS from before 2000?

[Enigmus]

Yeah, it's another "Best X" thread, I know.

Either way, while looking at the Rare thread and thinking about Goldeneye, I started to wonder which shooter is better, with the decision going between 007 and Half Life. Of course, Doom was added to the mix, followed by Wolf3D, Duke3D, Doom, and Quake. I eventually decided on Half Life, but now I wonder what you think- which one is best.

For me, I chose Half Life because it was one of the first FPSes to have a fairly deep plot, while having some awesome gameplay up to today for a game that is now 12. Doom came in second for being an awesome afternoon game.

So, what do you think?

[buzz_n64]

I have had the most fun with Duke Nukem 3D. While I have played all the others on the list, this one provided me with the most single player entertainment. For multi-player gaming, Goldeneye!

[Hwj_Chim]

Duke Nukem 3d. The humor in the game puts it over the top for me.

[graciano1337]

Unreal Tournament.

HEADSHOT!

[frogofdeath]

Goldeneye. Only thing going against this gem is the graphics haven't aged very well.

[Leo_A]

Half-Life easily wins.

[pseudonym]

Duke Nukem 3D and Perfect Dark. I never got around to playing Half-Life until much later and by then it didn't look so good.

[todesengel]

For me it's Doom. I still play the game tons to this day.

[fahlim003]

Quake or bust people. Quake. Or. Bust.
"You pump a round into your shotgun, and get moving."

[Berserker]

Where's Quake II and Quake III: Arena? Those were both released before 2000. As was Blood, Unreal and Unreal Tournament, and a bunch of other really important titles.

[kupomogli]

Goldeneye. The single player and multiplayer mode were both amazing. One movie title that was better than the movie it was based on.

Not before 2000 but Perfect Dark has even better multiplayer. I'd have purchased another 360 to play that online if only the 360 had free online. I guess I'll stick with the N64 version.

[fahlim003]

Where's Quake II and Quake III: Arena? Those were both released before 2000. As was Blood, Unreal and Unreal Tournament, and a bunch of other really important titles.

Agreed. Quake 2 is important in that without it there'd be no Half-Life or Action Quake and as a consequence no A-Team (meaning no Counter-Strike). Quake 3 Arena is outstanding too, a much better step forward (than Q2) while retaining many of the elements that made Quake 1 so popular/fun to play. Quake was the only option on this poll so that's why I chose it, but in speaking of Quake 1, I speak about the whole id developed franchise.

[123►Genei-Jin]

Unreal Tournament, still my favorite FPS ever.

[Enigmus]

Where's Quake II and Quake III: Arena? Those were both released before 2000. As was Blood, Unreal and Unreal Tournament, and a bunch of other really important titles.

To tell you the truth, I'd edit the options to add "series" to Doom, Quake and Wolf3D and add Counter-Strike, Blood and Unreal Tournament (my mind skipped tracks during the poll's creation,) but, alas, there is no option to edit the poll. Good thing I remembered to add "Others," though.

[heybtbm]

Doom 2 was my favorite of that era. It far surpasses the original Doom in every measurable way...I was surprised to see the lesser of the two in the poll.

[megasdkirby]

Doom (series, sans part III) and Wolf3D.

I love Wolfenstein 3D, but there is something about Doom that, no matter how many times I play it, I love it. It has a dark, eerie feeling that a game rarely has, even the most "horror" of type games. I personally never get bored playing Doom.

[Baloo]

Goldeneye was '99 right? I'd go with that, excellent FPS.

[Mayhem]

Goldeneye, surely?

[maxlords]

Hard for me to decide between:

Wolfenstein 3D
Doom series
Thief 1 & 2
System Shock 1 & 2 (forgot 2 was like '98)

I'd put Deus Ex on that list but it's 2000.

[j_factor]

My first choice would be System Shock 2. My second choice would be Powerslave. My third would be SiN. None of these were options.