[Norfleet]

RTS - Total Annihilation. Anything else is the choice of the ignorant, or a complete and utter Philistine.

TBS - I'd try to think of one, but the only one which comes to mind at the moment is Dom 2. But that can't be right. Ask me again next year.

FPS - DOOM. Anything else is just a cheap imitation.

4X - Civ 2. They took everything that was good about Civ 1, and gave us more. Civ 3 is a step backwards in the eyes of many.

RPG - Bloody hell, I can never remember the names of these things. There's so many, and their names are all so formulaic. BG2 is definitely among the top of the list, though.

MMO - I'm sorry, these are all crap watered down for mass consumption. Nothing beats the oldschool MUD-types.