I think you misremember your history because you were probably as obstinate back then as you are now.
Baldur's Gate is one of the most famous and renowned games of all time.
It literally set the standard for both RPGs and for video game distribution and marketing models for decades to come.
It propelled Bioware to become one of the most renowned and favoured developers of all time, and allowed them to further innovate RTwP and introduce what became the foundations for the weapon wheel, with the model used in DAO.
