Today’s free game needs no introduction. I’ll let the developers describe it for me:
“Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment that quickly became a best seller. Warcraft has not only become a classic, winning many awards, but it has set new standards for multiplayer games. Set in the mythic kingdom of Azeroth, players are given the task of maintaining a thriving economy while building a war machine with which to destroy the enemy.
By playing either the Humans or the Orcs in this saga, two separate story lines evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for Azeroth. From swords to sorcery, all the elements of classic fantasy are here to explore: rich forests, dark dungeons and bubbling swamps await the stalwart troops amassed to fight for dominance. Command many unique armies and creatures including Knights, Archers, Clerics, Warlocks, Daemons, Elementals, and the Dead.”
This is the game that started it all folks!
I couldn’t get the multi-player to work on this game, but since the game is no longer supported (abandonware) I doubt that multi-player is still an option.
I STRONGLY recommend that anyone who is a fan of RTS’s or of Warcraft in general, download this file immediately. The download comes in at 5.2mb’s, so it shouldn’t take too long to download and get started. Dos, dosbox, or a different dos emulator is required to play this game.
Download:
http://abandonia.com/en/games/422/Warcraft+-+Orcs+and+Humans.html
I thought someone might be interested in this as well:
http://necromanthus.com/Games/Flash/warcraft.html
This is the flash version of Warcraft 2. This game is dumbed down from the original, however, and should not be expected to be near as good as the original Warcraft 2.