THE ORIGINAL STARCRAFT +1Clk Windows 11 10 8 7 Vista XP Install

Description: Actual Game Starcraft 1 1-Click Install Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP (Blizzard1997) MY PROMISE My games are genuine, install in one step, look, sound and play in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP like they did in the old days, or your money back. This is my unconditional guarantee for three years. WHAT IS INCLUDED This listing includes the original game CD. An on-screen printable manual is also included. The game box is pictured for reference and not included. I will also provide a compatibility CD that will allow the game and to run under ALL VERSIONS of Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP, both 32 and 64 bit. The game has been updated to its 1.16.1 final version. Note that multiplayer mode is not supported. INSTALLATION One step: Insert my CD and the game will automatically work on your computer. Done. Yes, it's that simple. Want to play? Click the icon. Want the game off your computer? Click Uninstall. Zero hassle. TECH SUPPORT Rapid response technical support for three years is always an e-mail or phone call away. In the extremely rare event I cannot get this title to work on your system I will take it back for a full refund. All I ask is minimal assistance from you during the troubleshooting process. The Game To appreciate Blizzard?s achievement in producing a game as good as StarCraft, you have to imagine any other company doing what Blizzard did. This would include 1) releasing a real-time strategy game six months after everyone agreed RTS had peaked 2) sticking with 2D graphics and sprites at a time when everyone agrees only 3D acceleration and polygons get it anymore 3) refusing to be bullied into releasing said game early, no matter what the pressure and 4) last but not least, in the face of perhaps the most hype ever generated about any computer game, producing a game entirely lacking in the sort of gimmickry that too often passes for innovation these days, but which rather focuses on gameplay, game balance, personality and fun. Starcraft doesn?t do anything shockingly new, but Starcraft takes everything good about real-time strategy and makes it better. At first I thought the game was just OK—the graphics are nice for the late 90s, but not the greatest, and the interface is easy, and the Terrans have got a lot of personality, but so far nothing has sent me into paroxysms of joy. Then came my first Zerg rush. Tasked with defending my base while I awaited evacuation, I was enjoying picking off the occasional Zerg mob. Then, with time ticking down, millions of Zerg—inhuman, insectoid-like killing machines—came bounding and slithering and creeping onto my screen and into my defenses. It was something. It was a spectacle. But mostly it was a rush, one of my most memorable gaming moments, and I?ve been hooked ever since. And OK, there weren?t millions of Zerg, but man, it sure did seem like it--and that any game that can create that sort of illusion has got some serious mojo workin? for it. In the campaign, you?ll get the opportunity to play each of the three races—Terran, Zerg, and Protoss. At first I was somewhat disappointed by the brevity of the first campaign, in which you play the Terrans—only ten missions, and upon completing it I felt like there were still a lot of loose ends to be tied up. So I started the Zerg campaign, and I was surprised and pleased to see that the narrative I began in the Terran campaign continued--but this time from the Zerg point of view. This is a very nice and original touch, and emblematic of the care and thought Blizzard has put into every aspect of this game. One of the best things, is, of course, the diversity of the three races. One of the big complaints about Warcraft II was that the units for Orcs and Humans were essentially the same. That?s not the case in Starcraft. Terrans are the Billy Bobs of the Milky Way—they like to shoot stuff up a lot, and their arsenal will be the most familiar to players—tanks, planes, robots, battlecruisers. They have, as all the races do, some really nifty special units—like science centers, which can detect cloaked units or irradiate enemies, and Ghosts, scout-like units that can sneak into unwary enemy installations and target nukes. The Zerg are much like the aliens from the movie Alien or Tyranids from Warhammer 40K—they?re big ugly insects that obey the overmind, excell in hand-to-hand combat, and can build their wonderfully disgusting bio-buildings only on a weird carpet of excretion called "creep." The Protoss are the most advanced of the races, beings that have advanced psionic powers, wield energy shields, and have lots of nasty tricks, like teleportation and casting nasty spells, up their sleeves. They?re also no pushover in a toe-to-toe fight; the Protoss zealot is by far the toughest basic unit of any army, and the Protoss Archons are both beautiful and utterly deadly. All of these races are very, very, different, but—and here I take my hat off to Blizzard—none of them is dominant. All races have strengths and weaknesses, and playing through the campaign is a great way to get a feel for all of them. This balance extends not just to the races, but also to the units within each race?s army. No one unit will win the battle for you. Unlike Warcraft, you can?t just launch the equivalent of an ogre rush and expect to win. All the units are useful—even the lowly Terran marine is one tough hombre, especially when bunkered up—but none is overpowering. Terran battlecruisers are powerful, but if you send a bunch of them unsupported into your enemy?s base, they?re history. Some have complained about the limited number of units in Starcraft, especially when it is compared to some of the other RTS games released this year, but frankly I?ve found every unit in Starcraft to useful, unlike many of the units in other games. The bottom line with Starcraft is that it?s just plain fun, and you can?t fake that. No matter how much money you pour into a game, no matter how flashy the graphics are, no matter how innovative the interface or features, if the game isn?t fun, it?s not a good game. I don?t know how Blizzard does it, but every game they make is fun, and Starcraft is no exception. Note: My compatibility CD does not alter the retail game or bypass copy protection. It allows the original media to install and run correctly on any recent version of Windows. Powered by eBay Blackthorne 04.08.026

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