I'll also add that the first Alone In The Dark is arguably the greatest game ever made.
Top 15, without a doubt. But it will never leap Starcontrol 2, Starcraft, Wing Commander 2, or FFVII.
I can live with top 15. I preferred Warcraft II, but starcraft is awesome. FFVII is the best game of its generation. Never played the other two.
We're agreeing on stuff. I'm scared.
Both StarControl II and Wing Commander 2 are available in "updated" fan version that run on Windows and some even on Linux and Mac. Check wikipedia and google and you should be able to find them.
SC2 is a RPG with an action based combat system. It's overheard, and you're in space ships, and each ship has a few specific attacks. It's wild and has a great storyline.
Wing Commander invented the cockpit view space fighter sim. So if you liked Tie Fighter or X-Wing, they are essentially Wing Commander clones.