They're a relatively new invention, but it's hard to imagine how anyone survived without a microwave oven. In the same way, it's also difficult to remember what role-playing video games looked like before Baldur's Gate. Complex character advancement, tactical combat, epic story and a huge playground are some of the things that made Black Isle's RPGs legends in their own time. Icewind Dale and Icewind Dale II are the first cousins of the classic, and are now available in a collection that includes the Heart of Winter expansion pack and lots of other goodies for a ridiculously low price.