Five Games (and then some)

The following challenge/meme on Fediverse is interesting:

"If you had to recommend someone play 5 games to really get a feel for you/your tastes, what five would you pick?"

Videogames:

1. Ultima II (1982)
2. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984)
3. Alternate Reality: The City (Atari 800 version, 1985)
4. Doom (1993)
5. Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Runners Up:

1. Star Raiders (1979)
2. Telengard (1982)
3. Pitfall! (1982)
4. Omega (1987)
5. Llamatron (1992)

Tabletop:

1. Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (ed. Eric Holmes, 1977)
2. Ogre (1977)
3. Gamma World (1978)
4. Tunnels & Trolls (4th-5th Ed, 1977-1979)
5. Rolemaster (1980)

Runners Up:

1. Star Fleet Battles (1979)
2. Champions (1981)
3. Stormbringer (1st Ed, accept no substitutes, 1981)
4. Call of Cthulhu (1981)
5. Kult (1993)