Dune 2 - Building of a Dynasty

[simon]

Well how could you not remember this game.
I am now going to try and do this topic again, yesterday I couldn't as no matter how much I tried I kept on getting interrupted, well that's because I was at work and I should be working instead of typing away on the keyboard trying to win something.
Anyways back on topic
This game was and still is awesome... really really or-sim .
Back in the day, early 90's for me, the game was released in 1992, I would beg my parents to let me go to my friends house on Fridays for the weekend so that I could play this new game.
It had a cool intro that amazed me, awesome graphics weehee
http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct...SlDqa0g7_c3rSQ
Usage of a mouse, this was the first game that I had to use a mouse with (it did have keyboard only support, which we ended up using when we got our own pc and a copy of the game). I learnt how to double click with that game so I owe that game a lot for my skillful double clicks that I perform at least 100 times a day. My brother and I would play this game together when we eventually got hold of a mouse, I would control the mouse and he would say build here, build there, enemy approaching, SAND WORM!!! move your harvester off the sand... Those were the days. Winter rain, blankets, tea and good old gaming with a real classic.
3 playable factions (Ordos, Harkonnen, Atreides)with a couple different units making each faction different. One of my favourites and most unique is Ordos' deviator (turning a unit under your control for a short time)
2 other factions (Freman and Sardukar) Freman joining up with Atreides and Sardukar being controlled by the Emperor.
Gathering of resources. You had to gather spice. Yes spice, not gold or gems or the usual crap but some powerful mind altering expensive spice.
Fog of War, the famous black stuff surrounding your area of control, well yeah that came from Dune 2.
All of that new stuff including smooth controls and well balanced game play made this game the father of RTS and dawned a new era in the genre. Now how many games do you know that did that.

The game had 2 sequals, Dune 2000 and Emperor: Battle for Dune. Dune 2 is abandonware and can be downloaded freely and is compatible with Windows 7
http://www.bestoldgames.net/img/down.gif

Basically the story of the game is from Franks Herberts novel "Dune" in which Atreides and Harkonnen are fighting for control over a planet named Arrakis which contains this valuable spice. The emperor (Sardukar)sides with Harkonnen as the leader of the Atreides is very popular among the population and if the Atreides win the war they might dethrone the emperor. Atriedes learn about the Freman, side with them and an epic battle ensues.

You can either download the game or buy the movie on dvd (I have it, because my gf bought it for me just because it was a really nice Christmas present and she loves me).
Just be careful the download is nearly 4mb... haha when I was in junior school I was so upset that it was deleted off the family (well my moms work pc, but you know what I mean ) because it took up so much space on the 386's 20mb hard drive. It actually made me cry because it was deleted, just shows how awesome the game was, and probably still is since it is so fondly remembered 20 years later.

[Necuno]

Another legend part doom. I literary sat at school working out strategies

...OK it turned me into a dune fanatic. I have the flicks, books and even the books that expand on all the ideas like the road to dune. Still great fan of the whole idea. Long live Muad'Dib !

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And.... even the dune mud

[simon]

Another legend part doom. I literary sat at school working out strategies

...OK it turned me into a dune fanatic. I have the flicks, books and even the books that expand on all the ideas like the road to dune. Still great fan of the whole idea. Long live Muad'Dib !

:edit
And.... even the dune mud

I still give quite a smirk each time I think to myself I need to "charge" my phone. Except its said tjaarge would be my guess each time they shoot the sonic wave. Ooh remember the sonic wave tanks...

[Geist116]

Oh yes. The forefather to all RTS games in my opinion. Loved it.

And don't forget those sand worms!

[halcyonboy]

This game was absolutely awesome!

[simon]

Oh yes. The forefather to all RTS games in my opinion. Loved it.

And don't forget those sand worms!

Yeah I think the sandworms were the only unique enemy in any game that could swallow any unit whole. Made them very scary and if you weren't paying attention to your army it would wreck havoc when massing troops for an assault.

[DarthMol]

I had this game on my Sega Megadrive, only RTS on that console as far as I can remember. Loved the game, kept me playing for hours. I'll check out the pc version, I'm sure it's much easier with the mouse. Bring on the nostalgia

[simon]

I had this game on my Sega Megadrive, only RTS on that console as far as I can remember.

I wonder if that was the reason for Red Alert finding its way over to PlayStation and LOTR BFME 2 going onto Xbox 360. Still can't really imagine playing a RTS without a mouse now, the keyboard made it a little in accurate.

I still want to get hold of Dune 2000 again. That was like the more modern version of Dune 2, just updated graphics, group select etc. Don't think it did too well though.

[Necuno]

You guys ever watched the mini series? How about the films?

[simon]

You guys ever watched the mini series? How about the films?

I never knew of any series. I just have the one dvd movie