Great essay! I started my site to encourage (force?) myself to focus on the games I want to play in I suppose a bucket list manner. For me it is a combination of thise things as you say. A desire to learn and piece together gaming history for my own curiosity, and to "close the loop" in my mind of the nagging "I really must play/complete that one day" in a bid for inner hobby peace

Damn I cannot wait to play DotT again.

I replayed it recently using the DREAMM engine and it was very authentic.

Yes, yes, yes, LucasArts adventures! Dweller is an absolute scholar and a gentleman.

you'll love the other lucasarts adventure game i have in that case