When I started gaming 30+ years ago, I had an old 386 PC and mostly played adventure games. I recently picked up Day of the Tentacle on PS4 and it had me thinking about all the old games I use to play. This genre is just about dead nowdays, they still release "adventure games" but in my limited experience they aren't near as good as the classics. Here were a few of my favorites..
Monkey Island 2 - Don't get me wrong, the original Monkey Island is great. But the 2nd one just seemed so much more polished and I have fonder memories of it than the first one.
Inspector Gadget (1992) - I loved the show as a kid so naturally I also enjoyed the game. This is far from a "classic" but it was a point and click game where you played as Penny and Brain. No idea if it would even be playable today, but as a kid I loved it!
Space Quest V - I don't love the first few space quest games but I really enjoyed the 5th one. I recall the protagonist taking an exam at the beginning of the game and then going off into space. I never liked Sierra stuff as much as Lucasarts because they were more difficult and you could die. However I did enjoy this one.
Anyone else into this genre? Do you still play them today? They sure are slow paced compared to modern games. What were/are your favorites?