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Japanese electric flyswatter-zapper

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u/Fine_Bluebird7564 20h ago

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u/Salt-Operation 20h ago

Oh man i barely remember this game, my brother used to play it when we were kids. What’s it called?

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u/Micromagos 20h ago

Command and Conquer: Red Alert!

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u/cbartholomew 19h ago

Love me some Tanya

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u/RealSlyck 19h ago

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u/MrKeplerton 18h ago

Rip :(

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u/ech0_matrix 17h ago

This is the largest sticker on my work laptop. People need to know where we can go to escape capitalism.

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u/Dizzy-Expression8868 15h ago

u/SebastianFerrone 11h ago

That would make a nice T-Shirt or Pin. Ist not to obvious, but Fans will recognize this.

u/Dizzy-Expression8868 11h ago

Indeed, but I wish I could find the original artist so as to link.

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u/ryebread91 17h ago

It will never not crack me up that of all people being in outlandish over the top rolls even Tim Curry couldn't get through this and this was likely the best take.

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u/fleranon 12h ago

Someone wrote in recent days that it was the very first take and Curry had just read the words for the first time, followed by lots of 'serious' takes... Everyone agreed that the first one was the funniest

u/ryebread91 9h ago

I'm happy with either version.

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u/clayman80 17h ago

He was adorable in that role.

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u/Sir_Eggmitton 17h ago

What movie was it?

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u/Jamesaliba 16h ago

The game red alert had cutscenes

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u/Sir_Strumming 16h ago

Video game. Command and conquer red alert. Still holds up 30 some years later and the political commentary is still relevant (somehow)

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u/Khelthuzaad 16h ago

Nah the plot was,is and remains absolutely bonkers with lots of gratification and hot women.The Allied campaign ends with us arresting the premier while he is in his underwear:))

Never take the plot seriously, well at least in Red Alert,Tiberium series tries to lean more towards a more serious approach but it has it's own campy moments.

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u/Sir_Strumming 15h ago

Yea they are meant to be taken lightly. They wouldn't work as anything too serious. Imagine c&c generals taking itself seriously lol. But the stereotypes and subtle jabs are part of the fun.

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u/Coveinant 14h ago

Specifically it is Command & Conquer Red Alert 3, with it and the expansion Uprising being the absolute best c&c games.

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u/MorePhinsThyme 13h ago

I appreciate your correction...but no. RA1 and the OG are still the best (especially after the remaster).

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u/VerbingNoun413 12h ago

Not a movie- a game. Red Alert 3.

The Command & Conquer series used live action cutscenes. In the early games they were low budget but an interesting change to rendered graphics. By the time of Red Alert 3, they were actually investing serious money.

Imagine Tim Curry, JK Simmons, and George Takei as the leaders of the USSR, US, and Japanese Empire each bringing their own flavour of ham.

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u/Sir_Eggmitton 17h ago

I love how sped up you can clearly see how it’s taking EVERYTHING in him not to break as he delivers the line.

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u/antdude 16h ago

He was in RA3 though.

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u/tommmmmmmmy93 15h ago

SPUH-AAYYYYYCCEEE

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u/IcyRobinson 12h ago

Rest in peace, Comrade Premier

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u/ImperatorBTW 19h ago

YEEAHH, BABY!

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u/MantisX 18h ago

Shake it baby!

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u/SporeMoldFungus 18h ago

CHEW ON THIS!

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u/Top_Issue_7032 18h ago

LET’S ROCK!

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u/LatkaXtreme 17h ago

CHA-CHINNG!

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u/BoogieM4Nx 12h ago

I’M THERE

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u/Khelthuzaad 16h ago

Sorry but I believe in soviet supremacy

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u/tekkn0 18h ago

There was dude named Crazy Ivan, he was with dog or something... it was so long ago...

edit: I Googled it now it was the dynamite dude lol, no idea wht I remember him with dog

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u/Holy_Hendrix_Batman 18h ago

That's Red Alert 2, and putting bombs on attack dogs isn't an altogether terrible tactic...

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u/UWO_Throw_Away 13h ago

Soviet psychically dominated giant squids that grapple enemy destroyers and cruisers, countered by Allied attack dolphins who shoot sonic booms at them. What a game!

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u/Jacoolh 18h ago

I think he has a dog with him in one of the cut- scenes.

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u/jseah 15h ago

Here, hold this!

u/tekkn0 11h ago

HAAHAHAHAHA DUDEEE

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u/Hello_im_a_dog 15h ago

Are you thinking about the cyborg soviet hero Volkov and his cyber dog Chitzkoi introduced in Aftermath?

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u/Pataconeitor 15h ago

I think you may be remembering the guy in the RA3 intro

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u/GhostUnitVII 15h ago

"Lets Dance"
"Fully Charged"

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u/Mightymap2 15h ago

Love me some mammoth tanks

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u/Megidolaon10 15h ago

Chaching!!!

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u/IrishMongooses 13h ago

I remember reading somewhere that she was meant to be part of a 2 woman unit. Tanya done all the shooting and the other was an IRA bomber. Which was the style at the time

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u/Bhenny_5 13h ago

Yes commander!

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u/justin_memer 20h ago

It was soo much fun to edit the files and have soldiers launch a bombs.

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u/Glum_Honey7000 19h ago

Whattttt??? I never knew you could hack the game

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u/justin_memer 19h ago

I had hours of fun just editing some file in notepad lol

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u/RichReasonable3693 19h ago

You just unlocked a memory. I had intact launching v2 rockets, all from notepad.

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u/justin_memer 19h ago

My favorite thing was when the helicopters would just crash out of nowhere followed by a "whoops".

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u/Super_Jay 17h ago

Making the guard dogs fire the Tesla tower's lightning bolts every time they barked was hysterical. Core gaming memory

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u/Ok_Historian_2381 13h ago

I modified it so infantrymen's bullets couldn't hurt tanks, and tank shots and boozokas one hit infantry

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u/Informal_Ad4399 17h ago

I did this in Tiberium Sun. I played a friend who used my .ini file without asking what was in it. I was sure to not modify the side he usually played.

He was building up his base and a civilian bus drilled up out if the ground outside hus base. His base defenses didn't target it.

"That's weird, but whatever."

The bus pulled to the middle of his base. It stopped. Then commando units came pouring out. They leveled his base in seconds.

He never used one of my .ini files in a vs again.

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u/Lbolt187 20h ago

EA should sell the IP to MSFT they'll do something with it

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u/-malcolm-tucker 19h ago edited 14h ago

There's an open source version of it. You can play it right now.

https://www.openra.net/

Same for a heap of classic games.

EDIT: thought I'd include this from my other comment. There's a heap more.

There's also this

https://fmhy.net/gaming

Links to heaps of games and abandonware. If you download any, be sure to know how to do it in a virtual machine to keep it isolated from your PC.

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u/dwaynemartins 19h ago

This is unbelievable. I have been looking for something like this forever!

Thank you kind stranger!

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u/-malcolm-tucker 19h ago

There's also this

https://fmhy.net/gaming

Links to heaps of games and abandonware. If you download any, be sure to know how to do it in a virtual machine to keep it isolated from your PC.

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u/dwaynemartins 19h ago

This is unbelievable too... how have I not found this...

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u/dwaynemartins 19h ago

Im on pop! So getting it to work is half the battle alone 😔

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u/-malcolm-tucker 19h ago

Ahhh. Might be time to go to a mainstream distro for ease of use?

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u/dwaynemartins 19h ago

No pop is great, probably one of the easier ones to get games running to be honest.

Its the older games that tend to have some issues...

I actually got the original roller coaster Tycoon running from an old ISO I ripped from the CD back in the day.

I meant more so running it on Pop! guarantees isolation lol. Theres really no other way

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u/Mralexs 16h ago

There is also a remastered version on steam!

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u/pimppapy 15h ago

There's a remake/reimagination of Total Annhilation by fans. (If you know what that game is, since it's around the same time as Red Alert). It's actually very well made. Beyond All Reason

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u/jaspervers 16h ago

Check the videos on you tube. Really next level from Zack

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u/KayLeighblu 12h ago

I'm not sure Tesla really thought to make this a utilization for the coil but that's hilarious

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u/PapaEchoLincoln 14h ago

Whoa thanks

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u/LickingSmegma 13h ago

Sounds like you might be unfamiliar with OSGameClones.

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u/TheCh0rt 20h ago

Yeah, cancel it more than it’s already been canceled

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u/Anothercoot 19h ago

Command and conquer now mobile! You guys have phones right?

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u/Supertails1992 19h ago

There was already a mobile Command and Conquer game. Command and Conquer: Rivals.

And apparently another one I never heard of called Command and Conquer: Legions which already shut down.

Man, Command and Conquer fans just cannot catch a break.

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u/Anothercoot 19h ago

They don't want to make good games because we would buy it and keep playing it.

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u/Calm_Ad308 19h ago

No it’s because they don’t want to become corrupted by capitalism. Otherwise they’ll need to escape to hehe SPACE!

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u/XboxVictim 18h ago

SpaAce!

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u/FDTard 17h ago

Advanced wars is better anyways.

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u/Ahayzo 17h ago

The two are completely different genres, not really comparable. You might as well say "Baldur's Gate 3 is better anyways." If people want an RTS, Advanced Wars is a garbage choice... because it's not one.

u/EB01 10h ago

We did catch one, but it was more an administrative measure than anything new.

https://www.ea.com/games/command-and-conquer/command-and-conquer-remastered/news/steam-workshop-support

Anything that removes risk community-run projects to keep older games up and playable, is a good thing.

The mobile games were a confirmation of my opinion that EA could no longer do anything with the franchise that was any good. Even if they had not cancelled that Generals sequel /reboot (or whatever it would have been) it would have likely been "meh" at best.

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u/I_Miss_My_Beta_Cells 19h ago

Ugh how do i play on mobile thoo

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u/Lbolt187 19h ago

Eh if its part of World's Edge studio then maybe not they have been great with AoE/M lately

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u/LeviathanIsI_ 18h ago

They'll acquire a company, spend three years building it then close the studio and lay everyone off and never release the game.

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u/ForAte151623ForTeaTo 19h ago

What, release a trailer for it and then shut down the studio?

https://giphy.com/gifs/H3upGMAE4p3iw

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u/Sfgiants420 18h ago

Check out tempest rising.... Made by some of the same developers that worked on command and conquer

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u/Lbolt187 18h ago

Will definitely look for it. I think even some Starcraft devs are there. Blizzcon coming up hopefully we get SOMETHING ANYTHING new in regards to Starcraft

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u/AutistcCuttlefish 16h ago

Monkey's paw curls

They end up releasing a single player gacha game set in the StarCraft universe, no strategy to speak of. Just gambling on getting an S rank Kerrigan or Raynor.

Alternatively, they announce a StarCraft-Fortnite collab.

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u/Magus44 18h ago

What a take…

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u/InternationalPut4093 17h ago

RTS genre is kinda dead commercially.

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u/ArrogantSweetheart 17h ago

Red alert 1 one is public domain now, if I'm not mistaken. There was something about it being open source not long ago

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u/Ordinary_Duder 15h ago

Microsoft is awful with old IPs too.

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u/NewToHTX 17h ago

Ah-Fur-Mah-Tiv & Akkkkk-Nah-Ledged.

The Voice actors for the Russian soldiers got those words stuck in my brain.

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u/Ciggytardust1 18h ago

So many hours of my life given to that game growing up….

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u/icespaz 12h ago

ENGINEERING

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u/hooksetter 19h ago

I played as the Russians for a long time before discovering there was another disc!

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u/Reesevet786 19h ago

Best game ever! Starcraft was fun too

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u/GreenMaterial5715 18h ago

Hardest Intro in the Game. Had me marching around my room before I even played a sesh

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u/VeterinarianSoggy610 18h ago

I would love to play that right now, but the game is server locked and they turned the servers off. 😠

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u/Christos_Soter 17h ago

I used to play a lot of command and conquer as a kid “for mother Russia!”

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u/GrassyKnoll55 17h ago

C&C is goated! Well, at least everything up to Kanes Wrath.

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u/Contemplating_Prison 17h ago

Wasnt there a secret ant game in red alert? I loves red alert but its been so long

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u/Micromagos 17h ago

Yep! Had to click the speaker I think.

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u/NakiCam 16h ago

I remember always rushing to move my base to the cinema

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u/iruleatants 12h ago

Red alert 2 and Yuris revenge was the peak of that series. It's a shame EA murdered weatwood studios.

Renegade was super cool as well.

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u/midnightsmith 19h ago

Star craft was better!

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u/soyel_cerdo 19h ago

“my life for Aiur”

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u/midnightsmith 18h ago

Adun Toridas!

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u/iCCup_Spec 18h ago

My wife for hire

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u/OutlawSundown 19h ago

One of the all time great RTS games the soundtrack slaps too.
https://youtu.be/Qtb4uow940c?is=9S7eyd6TAsOi4gi4

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u/Altruistic-Alarm3002 19h ago

Hellmarch. Kirov reporting

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u/1q3er5 17h ago

3 chevron kirov's were so OP... well tbf everything with 3 chevrons was OP... i remember prism tanks had INSANE range when they ranked up

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u/arsenic_adventure 17h ago

Prism tanks were absolutely fucking ridiculous

u/1q3er5 4h ago

just have some anti air units mixed, have them sitting far away from their targets ... grab some popcorn...watch the destruction lol ... that reminds me of those chrono units too that just make buildings disappear haha... god i loved that game

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u/nono3722 19h ago

tim curry was in a few of them too if i remember right!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_U59u69tys
man of so many talents, RIP

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u/antdude 16h ago

RA3 only IIRC. RIP!

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u/SausageClatter 18h ago

I'm a mechanical, I'm a mechanical, I'm a mechanical man.

Also, be sure to erase everything after (and including) the ? when sharing links. All of that stuff is used to track you. 

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u/big_duo3674 18h ago

I'm the mechanical...I'm the mechanical...I'm the mechanical man!

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u/antdude 16h ago

I miss WS!

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u/Maleficent_Trick_502 16h ago

Its the key to going to the one place not corrupted by capitalism...SPACE!!

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u/nadermx 16h ago

Openra is free now

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u/your_dope_is_mine 19h ago

Man....hours and hours spent on this game

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u/big_duo3674 18h ago

I couldn't even begin to guess how many. My friend and I would dial directly into each other's modems, and stay up all night battling. This and the original Warcraft game. Sooooo many nights trying to quietly sneak into bed at 4am after my eyeballs had completely given out on me

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u/antdude 16h ago

Yep, in college for my friends and me. We didn't have LAN. :(

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u/PapaEchoLincoln 15h ago

I forgot it was a thing that you could directly connect to modems

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u/antdude 16h ago

Multiplayer!!!

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u/PapaEchoLincoln 15h ago

I loved this game soooo much

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u/InvestNorthWest 20h ago

One of my all time favs

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u/omglink 19h ago

Welp gonna go download the c&c collection now

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u/-malcolm-tucker 19h ago

There's a free open source version.

https://www.openra.net/

u/omglink 10h ago

I will give it a look!

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u/XboxVictim 18h ago

Got it on steam real cheap a couple years ago and ran through the campaigns! Unit ready!

u/SOLID_STATE_DlCK 8h ago

I have the CD laying around. I once installed it on a Pc with quad core and 32 GB of ram and GeForce card.

The speed of the game was lightning fast like it was based on how fast your PC could process.

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u/HorzaDonwraith 19h ago

Ah yes, I can hear the screams now

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u/big_duo3674 18h ago

I can hear the soundtrack...

I'm the mechanical...I'm the mechanical...I'm the mechanical man!

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u/Intrepid-Tank-3414 20h ago

Core memory unlocked!

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u/iam3c 19h ago

Oh man, how time has passed in a blink. One of my all time favorites.

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u/whatev43 18h ago

I can hear this gif. This is one of my husband’s favourite games.

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u/Salted_Cola 14h ago

If u put 3 tesla troopers next to the coil, you see them charging it and it becomes more powerful, adds range and increases the attack speed.

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u/False_Energy_7290 12h ago

“Reinforcements have arrived”

“New construction options”

“Building”

“Unit Ready”

Ahhh…yes. Next to SimCity and MechWarriors, C&C Red Alert was my first choice in PC Gaming. Shame RTS games aren’t as popular as they used to be.

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u/FishDeez 19h ago

Tesla Coils are fun

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u/imnotgoodlulAPEX 18h ago

Jesus, my nostalgia memory was doing some REAL heavy lifting, I swear this game looked like it was in 4K back then.

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u/Gesspar 17h ago

 ○ ⛌ ○ △ □ △

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u/ElysiumsBunholePee 17h ago

I miss this game omg

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u/Particular_Gap_6724 15h ago

Dunno if it's still there but a few years ago we were all playing it online for free with cnc net download. Was great.

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u/MornwindShoma 13h ago

Right in the fucking nostalgia