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What is your favourite classic computer game? My definition of 'classic' is nothing that has come out in the last five years - so pre-2000 and pre the current generation of consoles. I'm also going to place a ban on any Oddworld games so we don't get too much repetition.

Rather than giving a long list of games - which is what seems to happen every time we discuss our favourite games - name one game and describe why it is so special.

I'm going to have to go with Grim Fandango. Whilst all of Tim Schafer's games for Lucasarts were lobbying for the number one position, Grim won out due to its incredible art, style and the mood that they managed to set. In parts it is laugh-out-loud funny and in others heart-wrenchingly sad. This is the only game I've seen that competes with Oddworld for the quality of the cutscenes and it beats all comers on the soundtrack.

So go out and get it - you won't regret it.