You lose because those games are so easy to find.
If you like side-scrolling platformers with a sci-fi theme, then I would indeed recommend the Metroid series. Do NOT start with Zero Mission, it is seriously one of the hardest Metroid games I have ever played. The best one to start with would be the SNES Super Metroid,
I win because I managed to get the entire Zork collection (1, 2, and 3, as well as Zork Zero and Beyond Zork) for just under $20.
I want my old avatar back...
I wonder if anyone will bother trying to read what this says.