Low on Grafix, but High on gameplay...?
 

Seeing that 'Nethack' post made me think of it...

Does anyone else other than me have a favorite 'Deep game/crummy graphics' favorites out there?

In other words, the graphics and look of the game are not great... but the game is redeemed by fun/deep/engaging gameplay

Examples include:

Text based adventures
XYZZY News

Roguelikes
Nethack
Angband
Slash'em
A.D.O.M.
DECKER

Space 4X games
Space Empires IV
VGA Planets

Fantasy 4X games
Dominions & Dominions II

Tank games
Scorched Earth
Pocket Tanks

Other
Starcontrol 2 Starcontrol: Timewarp

Those are all I can think of off the top of my head....
...any others you might hold dear?

Scorched earth is teh shit. Good memories with that game.

Just for reference, they have some people converting Star Control 2 over to a windows based platform. They're keeping the old-style graphics but adding a few things like voiceover for the dialog. It's going to be pretty nice when they finish.
The best part is that it's free :-)

Here's the link http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

The SC2 conversion ("The Ur-Quan Masters") is excellent. It's based on the 3D0 version, so it's slightly different than you might remember.

um, Exodus: Ultima III :)

Crusade in Europe
Imperium Galactum
Galactic Adventures
Silent Service (The Submarine Simulation)
Questron

I'm afraid these are all games the like of which we'll never see again.

Escape Velocity

I have a weakness for Atari's Combat. It had neither the graphics nor the deep gameplay, but that's a damn good game to have with a group of people. I can sit there for an afternoon shooting around corners at tanks or flying my biplane in circles blasting at friends.

Wow, GM2.
Ultima III I've heard of, but these others are completly new to me. Got any links to info about those games?

Shockwave and Shockwave II on the 3DO - although I kinda liked the graphics also. Let's not forget Bomberman on the Saturn - 10 player fun! I used to have huge gatherings at my house and we'd play it all night long!

Every NES game and some Atari games. Love them so much. Oh and games like Final Fantasy 4 on the SNES and Lunar, the Silver Star Story for the PSX. Gampelay always beats graphics.

Chopper Command

Oh, and just about all the *quest series..
Police quest
King's quest etc

Escape Velocity , definately. Oh, and, of course...

MARATHON

Ooooh. Escape Velocity, and EV Nova, too. Those are great ones!

Vib Ribbon
and to an extent.. REZ

Would Thief be considered in this?

I mean for the time the graphics where crummy, but the sound and gameplay made the game what it is...Loved to play the game in a dark room headphones on....emersive!!!