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Command & Conquer

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment (US, Europe), Sega (Japan)

Developer: Westwood Studios

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (11/15 tracks)

Genre: Simulation^[1]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-04-25^[1]	¥6,8006,800	GS-9131
JP (Satakore)	1998-03-12	¥2,8002,800	GS-9193
US	1996-12-18		T-7028H
EU	1996-12-06		T-7028H-50
DE	1996-12^[4]		T-7028H-18
FR	1996		T-7028H-09
UK	1996-12-06^[2]	£44.9944.99^[3]	T-7028H-50
PL	1997
AU	199x		VFCOM12SSC
BR	1997-03		191x32

Non-Sega versions
IBM PC Macintosh Windows PC

Command & Conquer (コマンド＆コンカー) is a real time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment for IBM compatible computers running DOS in August 1995. It is the first in the Command & Conquer franchise and is considered a milestone in the genre, influencing many RTS games in the years which followed.

The game's success saw it ported to the Sega Saturn, where Sega signed a deal to make it a Saturn exclusive until 1997^[5] (though as a late 1996 release, this "exclusivity" amounted to just under three months). Command & Conquer is frequently referred to as Tiberian Dawn by fans and is subtitled in Germany with Teil 1 Der Tiberiumkonflikt.

Plot

Command & Conquer takes place in an alternative universe, shortly after a mysterious alien substance crashes on Earth near the river Tiber in Italy at some point in 1995. This substance, henceforth known as "Tiberium", becomes an extremely valuable commodity, which despite its toxic nature, is able to absorb and crystallize precious metals from the surrounding soil. A secret society known as the Brotherhood of Nod, spearheaded by a self-proclaimed messiah known only as "Kane", claims to have foreseen the arrival of Tiberium and has great plans for its future, soon controlling over half the supply and using the funds to amass an army of followers.

Following a succession of terrorist incidents blamed on the Brootherhood, the United Nations Security Council authorizes the creation and deployment of the United Nations' Global Defense Initiative (GDI) to intervene against Kane and Nod, quickly escalating into a conflict which spans the globe (and is later referred to as the "first tiberium war").

The player, who is nameless and does not speak, can choose to conduct missions on behalf of GDI or Nod (each as its own disc), building bases and ordering troops, usually to destroy enemy factions and spread influence over countries. GDI's campaign takes place mainly in Europe, while Nod is more concerned with Africa.

History

Legacy

Command & Conquer is thought to have been reasonably successful on the Sega Saturn, as it qualified for the Satakore range in Japan (where it was published by Sega themselves) and was at one point bundled with consoles in Europe. It has since been superseded by superior versions - a Macintosh port released around the same period in 1996 which offers higher resolution graphics and official support for online play. These features were eventually ported to a Windows 95 version released in 1997. The final port of Command & Conquer was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64. This version features 3D graphics, but has missing content.

Tomsoft attempted an unlicensed port to the Sega Mega Drive, but gave up early on and released his horribly incomplete beta. Because he failed to remove the copyright from the title screen, this has sometimes considered an official beta — but a look at the header (crediting his SDK) proves otherwise.

Command & Conquer was followed by Command & Conquer: Red Alert, set in the cold war era of the 1950s/60s, however the Tiberium storyline would receive a direct sequel in the form of Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, which introduced isometric graphics (although cameos and nods to the future mean Red Alert is technically a prequel also). No future Command & Conquer games were released on Sega systems, though the series has largely avoided consoles entirely (save for PlayStation ports of Red Alert and some expansions, and the Xbox 360 port of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars).

Versions

The Sega Saturn version of Command & Conquer derives from the DOS original, being the most accurate console port of the game. There is no support for the Shuttle Mouse meaning the controls are considered to be more cumbersome than computer versions, and the resolution is fixed at 320x240. Some other changes were made for unknown reasons, such as the inclusion of wider bridges. Unit shadows are also missing, and the user interface features horizontally-scrolling menus as opposed to the vertical ones seen in the DOS version.

Its PlayStation counterpart is reportedly built off the Saturn's code, with slightly higher resolution (and more complete) cutscenes in comparison. Unlike the Saturn, the PlayStation version is known to suffer from noticeable slowdown when many units are on-screen, but is at an advantage for including extra missions (sourced from The Covert Operations - an official expansion pack for Command & Conquer). The Saturn version retains more of the original soundtrack and sound effects, however.

Production credits

Producer: Steve Wetherill
Asst. Producer: Ed Del Castillo
Original Concept: Joe Bostic, Brett W. Sperry
Programmers: Greg Hjelstrom, Jonathan Lanier
Technical Direction: Eric Wang
Designer: Erik Yeo
Artists: Joseph B. Hewitt Iv, Matthew Hansel, Damon Redmond
Screenplay: Ron Smith
Audio Direction: Paul S. Mudra
Soundtrack: Frank Klepacki
Sound Effects: Dwight K. Okahara
Qa Direction: Glenn Sperry
Quality Assurance: Kenny Dunne, Chris Rubyor, Randy Greenback, Phillip Castro, John Archer, D'Andre Campbell, Chris Blevins, James Hughes, Levi Luke, Errol Campbell, Abe Hernandez, James Adkins, Richard Rasmussen, Ben Lublin, Chris Holloway, Isaiah Myers, Lloyd Bell, Mike Smith, Albert Springfield, Steve Corcoran, Tyler Thackery, Marcus Cobb, Chad Shackelford, Troy Leonard
Manual Design: Penina Finger

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Command & Conquer/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FR print advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Ultra Game Players (US) #93: "January 1997" (1996-12-31)^[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #91: "February 1997" (199x-xx-xx)^[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #92: "March 1997" (1997-0x-xx)^[8]
GameFan (US) #0504: "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (1997-xx-xx)^[9]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #182: "January 1997" (1996-12-11)
also published in:

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #15: "January 1997" (1996-12-17)^[10]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #16: "February 1997" (1997-01-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #183: "February 1997" (1997-01-10)^[11]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #17: "March 1997" (1997-02-19)^[12]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-13: "1997-13 (1997-04-25)" (1997-04-11)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

92

^[20]

Ação Games (BR)

90

^[21]

Ação Games (BR)

90

^[22]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

94

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

100

^[3]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[23]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[24]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

100

^[25]

Gambler (PL)

82

^[26]

Game Power (IT)

91

^[27]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[28]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[29]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

95

^[30]

Kiber Zona (LT)

81

^[31]

LeveL (CZ)

86

^[32]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

85

^[33]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

94

^[34]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

90

^[35]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

90

^[36]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[37]

Player One (FR)

95

^[38]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[39]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

84

^[40]

Secret Service (PL)

85

^[41]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

91

^[42]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

94

^[43]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[44]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

86

^[45]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

94

^[46]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

94

^[47]

Ultra Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[19]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

80

^[48]

	87
Based on 32 reviews

Command & Conquer

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Jewel Case GDI disc NOD disc

Saturn, JP (Satakore)
Cover
Spinecard GDI disc NOD disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual NOD disc

Saturn, UK/IT/ES
Cover
Manual GDI disc

Saturn, FR
Cover
GDI disc NOD disc

Saturn, DE
Cover
GDI disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Manual GDI disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

658,870,464

CD-ROM (DE)

T-7028H-18 (Disc 1) V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

646,458,960

CD-ROM (DE)

T-7028H-18 (Disc 2) V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

665,086,800

CD-ROM (EU)

T-7028H-50 (Disc 1) V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

655,180,176

CD-ROM (EU)

T-7028H-50 (Disc 2) V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

665,002,128

CD-ROM (FR)

T-7028H-09 (Disc 1) V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

653,834,832

CD-ROM (FR)

T-7028H-09 (Disc 2) V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

665,841,792

1997-01-06

CD-ROM (JP)

GS-9131, GS-9193 (Disc 1) V1.005

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

654,902,640

1997-01-06

CD-ROM (JP)

GS-9131, GS-9193 (Disc 2) V1.005

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

665,089,152

CD-ROM (US)

T-7028H (Disc 1) V1.000

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

655,182,528

CD-ROM (US)

T-7028H (Disc 2) V1.000

References

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200304081325.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fsegasaturn.2Fsoftware.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-04 08:13)

[:File:CVG_UK_182.pdf_p53-2] Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 53

[:File:CVG_UK_182.pdf_p54-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 54

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_36.pdf_p27-4] Sega Magazin, "November 1996" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 27

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_07.pdf_p73-5] Maximum, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-30), page 73

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_093.pdf_p84-6] Ultra Game Players, "January 1997" (US; 1996-12-31), page 84

[:File:EGM_US_091.pdf_p119-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 119

[:File:EGM_US_092.pdf_p39-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 39

[:File:GameFan_US_0504.pdf_p59-9] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 59

[:File:SSM_UK_15.pdf_p31-10] Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-17), page 31

[:File:CVG_UK_183.pdf_p31-11] Computer & Video Games, "February 1997" (UK; 1997-01-10), page 31

[:File:SSM_UK_17.pdf_p100-12] Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-19), page 100

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_061.pdf_p140-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Consoles +, "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 140

[:File:CVG_UK_182.pdf_p54_.2854.2F55.29-14] Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 54/55 (54)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega51UK.pdf_p58_.2858-60.29-15] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-06), page 58-60 (58)

[:File:SSM_UK_15.pdf_p72_.2872.2F73.29-16] Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-17), page 72/73 (72)

[:File:SSM_JP_19970425_1997-13.pdf_p141_.28139.29-17] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-13 (1997-04-25)" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 139 (141)

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11_.289.29-18] Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 9 (11)

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_096.pdf_p82-19] 19.0 ^19.1 Ultra Game Players, "April 1997" (US; 1997-03-25), page 82

[:File:576KB_HU_1997-02.pdf_p10-20] 576 KByte, "Február 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_113.pdf_p9-21] Ação Games, "Março 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 9

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_115.pdf_p22-22] Ação Games, "Maio 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:EGM_US_091.pdf_p56-23] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 56

[24] Famitsu, "1997-05-02" (JP; 1997-04-18), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-01.pdf_p104-25] Fun Generation, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 104

[26] Gambler, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePower_IT_57.pdf_p45-27] Game Power, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:GamePro_US_102.pdf_p86-28] GamePro, "March 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:GameInformer_US_047.pdf_p41-29] Game Informer, "March 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 41

[:File:Joypad_FR_059.pdf_p104-30] Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 104

[31] Kiber Zona, "Spalis/Lapkritis 1997" (LT; 1997-xx-xx), page 3

[32] LeveL, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-01-05), page 87

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-01.pdf_p68-33] MAN!AC, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 68

[:File:MegaForce_FR_55.pdf_p40-34] Mega Force, "Janvier/Février 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-01.pdf_p36-35] Mega Fun, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 36

[:File:MeanMachinesSega51UK.pdf_p58-36] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-06), page 58

[:File:NextGeneration_US_29.pdf_p152-37] Next Generation, "May 1997" (US; 1997-04-15), page 152

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_070.pdf_p92-38] Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-12_19970627.pdf_p90-39] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 12" (JP; 1997-06-xx), page 90

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_06.pdf_p5-40] Saturn+, "Issue 6" (UK; 1997-02-27), page 5

[:File:SecretService_PL_44.pdf_p66-41] Secret Service, "Marzec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:SegaPower_UK_87.pdf_p38-42] Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 38

[:File:SSM_UK_15.pdf_p72-43] Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-17), page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19970425_1997-13.pdf_p141-44] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-13 (1997-04-25)" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 141

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11-45] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_03.pdf_p34-46] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 34

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p19-47] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 19

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-01.pdf_p102-48] Video Games, "1/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 102

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Difference between revisions of "Command & Conquer"

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Revision as of 14:16, 9 April 2020

Contents

Plot

History

Legacy

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References