Getting controversial now, but screw popular opinion, I liked Yoda Stories. It was part of the (short-lived) "Desktop Adventures" series from LucasArts, which also included a title based on Indiana Jones. It was a simple title that crafted a short adventure game, designed to be playable in approximately ten minutes. The premise had Yoda sending Luke out on training missions, which would involve things like raiding an Imperial outpost. You'd have to search for items, solve simple puzzles and fight enemies to complete the quest. Graphics were simple and cute, and the game was fun. Was it a throwaway game? Yes, but that doesn't bother me because that's what it was designed to be: something you pick up during a coffee break, screw around with, then get back to work. The game would craft missions at random, putting together different items and board layouts, so although you were always working with the same pieces, each time it was a little different. It was designed to be something you played instead of Solitaire or Minesweeper, and for that it hit the bill.
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