Command & Conquer
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| Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment (US, Europe), Sega (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Westwood Studios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Genre: Realtime Strategy Simulation/Realtime Senryaku Simulation (リアルタイム 戦略シミュレーション)[1], Simulation[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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[7] (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.
Contents
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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Command & Conquer/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
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Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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658,870,464 | CD-ROM (DE) | T-7028H-18 (Disc 1) V1.000 | ||||||||||
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646,458,960 | CD-ROM (DE) | T-7028H-18 (Disc 2) V1.000 | ||||||||||
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665,086,800 | CD-ROM (EU) | T-7028H-50 (Disc 1) V1.000 | ||||||||||
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655,180,176 | CD-ROM (EU) | T-7028H-50 (Disc 2) V1.000 | ||||||||||
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665,002,128 | CD-ROM (FR) | T-7028H-09 (Disc 1) V1.000 | ||||||||||
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653,834,832 | CD-ROM (FR) | T-7028H-09 (Disc 2) V1.000 | ||||||||||
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665,841,792 | 1997-01-06 | CD-ROM (JP) | GS-9131, GS-9193 (Disc 1) V1.005 | |||||||||
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654,902,640 | 1997-01-06 | CD-ROM (JP) | GS-9131, GS-9193 (Disc 2) V1.005 | |||||||||
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665,089,152 | CD-ROM (US) | T-7028H (Disc 1) V1.000 | ||||||||||
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655,182,528 | CD-ROM (US) | T-7028H (Disc 2) V1.000 |
References
- ↑ File:CommandandConquer Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
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- ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
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