earthworm jim (possibly the greatest side scrolling platformer)

ico (amazing puzzle game with a very light narrative, yet it manages to evoke emotions from the player)

half life/half life 2 (fps' with no cutscenes at all, yet they have awesome stories)

syndicate (I think you need a dos emulator for this and last time I tried I couldnt figure out how to save games. It has a save feature, but it wouldnt actually save for me)

metal slug (possibly the greats side scrolling platformer. Yes I know I said this twice, but I meant it both times.

Im currently replaying hl2 as my computer crashed before I finished it and I never got back into it until I got this new laptop. After I beat it Ill probably buy gta4. Im also interested in fallout 3.