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Command & Conquer

Post by CaptainKirk » Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:14 pm

I know it's sad, but I was wondering if there was anyway I could play the original games on a Windows 10 laptop?
I know there are a few techies out there!
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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by FactualFrank » Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:22 pm

This suggests it might help, although I've not read past the beginning. See if it helps: https://answers.ea.com/t5/C-C-The-Ultim ... -p/5908099

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by Burnley Ace » Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:27 pm

What a cracking game that was - long lines of sandbags??

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by superdimitri » Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:02 pm

They recently re released the games remastered . I'd buy this: https://www.ea.com/games/command-and-co ... cale=en-us

It's still the original, they just improved the graphics and videos and modernized it to work well on new systems.

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by JarrowClaret » Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:16 pm

What games the original releases were as SD mentioned they re- released them all recently. not got a personal PC so haven’t tried them recently so can’t say if it is as good or not but worth a go.

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by CaptainKirk » Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:26 pm

Burnley Ace wrote:
Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:27 pm
What a cracking game that was - long lines of sandbags??
They were always useless as a defence!

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by Burnley Ace » Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:35 pm

But you could expand quickly (I think - it was 20+ years ago!)

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by Reecey1987 » Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:37 pm

Burnley Ace wrote:
Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:27 pm
What a cracking game that was - long lines of sandbags??
Age of empires was better
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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by Bosscat » Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:43 pm

Pong

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by corporal jones » Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:05 pm

Malingerer.

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by pompeyclaret » Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:14 pm

Being without work over the summer, I found an online version of 'Z', and completed that.

Great game from the 90s and brought back memories. Plenty of other retro games online free to play, but the mrs had other ideas with my time, and now I have to work :shock:

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by claretburns » Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:22 pm

Reecey1987 wrote:
Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:37 pm
Age of empires was better
Age of Empires 4 is released on Monday, 15 years since the last one - https://www.ageofempires.com/games/age-of-empires-iv/

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by claret2018 » Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:31 pm

Unable to comply, building in progress
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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:33 pm

First ever game I played on the PS1, remains my favourite PS1 game.

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by superdimitri » Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:38 am

Used to play red alert PS1 network link, two PS1s, two fat TVs next to each other with my mate. Good times. It became a slideshow.
Was good because red alert came with two discs for each side, so you could play network link without having to buy two games :)

Tesla coils were the best thing in the game imo

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by tarkys_ears » Thu Oct 15, 2020 9:17 am

https://www.cdkeys.com/command-and-conq ... edition-pc

£4 for a steam copy of all the originals

Ive got it on origin - I think it was free at one point

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by CaptainKirk » Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:21 pm

Sorry to be a bit slow but will it work on a laptop?

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by Spijed » Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:30 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:21 pm
Sorry to be a bit slow but will it work on a laptop?
Should do. You can many older games on Steam for a couple of quid via Ebay etc and other sites such as G2A.

I got Just Cause 2 (2010) for less than £2 recently and it plays both on my 2014 laptop and current PC.

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by gandhisflipflop » Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:59 pm

I wish they would remaster old FIFA games and management games. Premier manager 98 and FIFA 97 remastered would be class.

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by CaptainKirk » Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:15 pm

It worked!
now... my base is under attack
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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by PeterWilton » Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:16 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:14 pm
I know it's sad, but I was wondering if there was anyway I could play the original games on a Windows 10 laptop?
I know there are a few techies out there!
The collection has just been remastered and released this summer.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213 ... ollection/

Edit: I've just launched it and its just Command and Conquer and Command & Conquer Red Alert, but tbh they're they only two worth playing.

Another edit: in hindsight I don't recommend this. Just get an EA Play subscription for either 4 quid a month, or 20 quid a year and you can play more of the C&C games through that. I'll probably refund this purchase.

Also, **** EA.

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by PeterWilton » Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:25 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:21 pm
Sorry to be a bit slow but will it work on a laptop?
I think all games on Steam will play on any laptop as long as its a Windows or mac os laptop. And not something like a chrome book.
After that requirement is met its down to you laptops specs, but any modern spec'd system will play C&C

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by tally » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:11 pm

"Engineering"
Tanya....."I'M ON IT"

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by whiffa » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:48 pm

I've had the collection on Origin for years when it became a digital download - classics.

"Silos needed"

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Re: Command & Conquer

Post by CaptainKirk » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:58 pm

Talk about being useless with computers.
I managed, via a live help box, to get it going today and spent an hour or so getting back into it.
Came back later and cannot get it to load. I know it's in there somewhere!!!

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