My favorite games & companies from the DOS era:
LucasArts:
The Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Full Throttle, Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max Hit the Road, X-Wing, Rebel Assault (the game that moved CD-Rom drives in 1993; took me several days to get it running)
Westwood:
Dune II, Command & Conquer, The Legend of Kyrandia, The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate, The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge, Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos
Bullfrog:
Dungeon Keeper, Magic Carpet, Syndicate, Populous, Theme Park
Origin:
Strike Commander, Ultima VIII: Pagan, Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Wing Commander: Privateer, BioForge
Looking Glass:
System Shock, Car & Driver (the predecessor of the Need For Speed series)
Microprose:
Civilization, Colonization, Grand Prix (aka World Circuit), Grand Prix 2, Master of Orion, Master of Magic, Pirates! Gold, Railroad Tycoon, Transport Tycoon
Interplay:
Descent, Fallout, Star Trek: Judgment Rites, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, Stonekeep
Blizzard:
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, Warcraft II, The Lost Vikings
Other favorites:
Betrayal at Krondor (Dynamix)
SimCity 2000 (Maxis)
Simon the Sorcerer 1 & 2 (Adventuresoft)
Broken Sword 1, Beneath a Steel Sky (Revolution Software)
Comanche: Maximum Overkill (Novalogic)
The Settlers, The Settlers II, Battle Isle 2, Schleichfahrt (BlueByte)
Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy (id/Apogee)
Jagged Alliance (Sir-tech)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity (Spectrum Holobyte)
Outcast (Infogrames)
Anstoss, The Patrician, Elizabeth I., Hanse: The Expedition (Ascaron)
Summer Challenge, Winter Challenge (Accolade)
Other legendary DOS games:
Doom, Hexen, Duke Nukem 3D, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds, Ultima I-VII, Wing Commander I & II, Silent Service I & II, X-COM series, Red Baron, 1942: The Pacific Air War, F-15 Strike Eagle II, Falcon series, Alone in the Dark, The Bard's Tale Trilogy, Eye of the Beholder Trilogy, MDK, Aces of the Deep, Aces over Pacific, King's Quest series, Quest For Glory series, Leisure Suit Larry series, Space Quest series, Police Quest series, Gabriel Knight series, Gobliins series, Wizardry series, Heroes of Might & Magic series, Might & Magic series, Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, Jane's Combat Simulations: AH-64D Longbow, LHX: Attack Chopper, Wasteland, Link 386 Pro
5¼ and 3½-inch goodness. DOS was my NES. The introduction to video gaming.