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HIstory of RTS Games

Spuggy writes "Gamespot has got an excellent article (in Two Parts) depicting the history of Real Time Strategy Games (From Dune II to the forthcoming Warcraft III and Emperor: Battle for Dune). They cover nearly every RTS release and categorize them by generation. The article even has a mention of the old Sega game Herzog Zwei, which was the first game to incorporate RTS elements." It's all about WC2 for me. What a game.

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  1. Re:Warcraft II by Cirvam · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Um, except that Iago doesn't covet Othello's wife, he just wants to ruin him for passing him over for promotion and choosing Cassius (I think it is). That's why he goes on to turn Othello agenst his wife and his most loyal friend.

  2. Re:Warcraft II by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "iron forge"? What does that do? I don't remember that, and it doesn't seem to work in W2BNE...

  3. Re:My take on this situation... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This sure is timely. "The upcoming Black & White".

    Blah.

  4. Wow, way to copy and paste by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Uhh, congratz on reposting the original article. You got modded up for that?

  5. Re:Warcraft II by Digitalia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Your interpretation is so blasé, child. If you only look at Iago's motivation as petty revenge for not being chosen for a job, then you must have stopped reading after the first act. Throughout the whole of the play, Shakey makes it clear that Iago is envious of both Cassius and Desdemona because they are close to Othello. Consider Iago and Othello's embrace and the words they exchange during one scene, and also consider the stage directions in the final scene.

    That said, yes he doesn't covet Desdemona. I erred in using that word. He merely desires to be Desdemona (Or Cassius), not to have her.

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    Pax Digitalia
  6. Wow, moderators are IDIOTS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    A copy and paste of the article (page ONE even) and it gets modded up to "+4, Insightful".

    Way to go, you genius moderators!!

  7. Re:My take on this situation... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This has got to be the highest modded a/c troll ever.

  8. Re:Warcraft II by Digitalia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's the Warcraft I equivalent of "Deck me out."

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    Pax Digitalia
  9. Re:Warcraft II by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Amateur.
    If you had even attempted to look just below the surface you would see that it is clear Desdemona is merely the conscious representation of Othello's subconscious desire to sleep with his mother.

  10. AAAAAAAAHAhaha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Stupid moderators! Bwahahaha

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaahHAhaa-hAhaha

  11. Actually, its the moderation *system* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    In fact its not the moderators themselves which are the problem, but the moderation system.

    Refer to this post for more information.

    1. Re:Actually, its the moderation *system* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You can blame it on the moderation system, but in the end, it's the moderators who hand out the points. Sort of like the 'guns don't kill people, people kill people' argument, I guess.

  12. Re:My take on this situation... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Proof you can just be flashy and use big words and make it sound like you know what you are talking about and get modded up.

    Or in this case, paste the article. You can tell the moderators didn't even bother to read the whole comment, considering that it makes no sense by itself, or as a comment.

  13. try a FPS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    its like an RTS/RPG, 'cept your actually IN IT.

  14. hello by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Untitled Document

    Update:

    A recent love poem was uncovered early this morning. It appears to have been written by CmdrTaco (as shown here with a lustful cock eating grin) to his gay lover Hemos. Here is the transcript in full:

    Tonight it's very clear as we're both lyin' here There's so many things I wanna say I will always love you, I would never leave you alone Sometimes I just forget, say things I might regret It breaks my heart to see you cryin' I don't wanna lose you, I could never make it alone I am a man who will fight for your honor I'll be the hero you're dreamin' of We'll live forever, knowin' together That we did it all for the glory of love You keep me standing tall, you help me through it all I'm always strong when you're beside me I have always needed you, I could never make it alone I am a man who will fight for your honor I'll be the hero you been dreamin' of We'll live forever, knowin' together That we did it all for the glory of love Like a knight in shining armor from a long time ago Just in time I will save the day Take you to my castle far away I am a man who will fight for your honor I'll be the hero that you're dreamin' of Gonna live forever, knowin' together That we did it all for the glory of love We'll live forever (we'll live forever), knowin' together (knowin' together) That we did it all for the glory of love We did it all for love We did it all for love We did it all for love FADE We did it all for love

    -end

    Homosexual. Very Homosexual.