Dune 2000 (1998) installing and playing on Windows 95 (PCem) - Windows Retro Games 6

00:00:00 Installation
00:02:58 Intro
00:05:25 Atreides campaign 3 missions
00:37:35 Harkonnen campaign 2 missions
01:00:26 Ordos campaign 2 missions

(English below) Continúo con mi repaso a los videojuegos clásicos destacados basados en Dune, y le toca el turno a Dune 2000, remake del Dune II de 1992, lanzado en 1998 por Westwood Studios. Como remake que es, nos encontramos con prácticamente lo mismo, pero más actualizado. Aun así, diría que para 1998, este juego ya estaba anticuado con respecto a otros ETR de la época, por ejemplo, Starcraft, o incluso C&C Tiberian Sun también de Westwood. De hecho, parece que este juego aun usa el motor de los primeros C&C.

Eso sí, tenemos las típicas secuencias de vídeo entre misiones características de Westwood, incluso con algún actor de Hollywood como el de la miniatura del vídeo. ¿Le reconocéis? Es John Rhys-Davies, conocido por sus papeles en Indiana Jones y El Señor de los Anillos.

En este gameplay, igual que hice en el vídeo de Command & Conquer, muestro como instalo el juego en un PCem con Windows 95. Juego a las primeras misiones de las 3 campañas, 3 en el caso de los Atreides y 2 de las otras, porque en el fondo no dejan de ser iguales cambiando solo algunas pequeñas cosas.

Este juego puede jugarse con OpenRA, un programa que reinterpreta el motor de algunos clásicos ETR de Westwood para jugarse en PCs actuales, pero he preferido mostrarlo lo más aproximado a como sería jugarlo en un PC de la época (ya que OpenRA cambia varias cosas, como la interfaz).

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Continuing with my review of classic video games based on Dune, and it's the turn of Dune 2000, remake of the 1992 game Dune II, released in 1998 by Westwood Studios. As a remake that is, we find practically the same, but more updated. Even so, I would say that by 1998, this game was already outdated compared to other RTS of the time, for example, Starcraft, or even C&C Tiberian Sun also by Westwood. In fact, it seems that this game still uses the engine of the first C&C games.

Of course, we have the typical video sequences between missions characteristic of Westwood, even with some Hollywood actor like the one in the thumbnail of the video. Do you recognize him? He is John Rhys-Davies, known for his roles in Indiana Jones and Lord of the Rings.

In this gameplay, as I did in the Command & Conquer video, I show how I install the game on a PCem with Windows 95, and play the first missions of the 3 campaigns, 3 in the case of the Atreides and 2 of the others, because basically they are the same, changing only some small things.

This game can be played with OpenRA, a program that reinterprets the engine of some classic Westwood RTS to be played on modern PCs, but I have preferred to show it as close as possible to how it would be to play it on a PC of the time (since OpenRA changes several things, such as the interface).

[bjaarki]

Loved this game. Weirdly, played it as a kid with zero conception of what Dune was. Played hours upon hours of it. Wasn't until my late teens I found out what Dune actually was and was sort of baffled haha. Reading the book going - "damn, no House Ordos?"

[dennisdoherty]

That brings back memories, what a game.

[meegz]

Few, I just woke up from a bad dream. There was this thing called 9/11followed by two disastrous wars, then -get this- there was a massive recession a few years later, and a global pandemic in the 20s. Man, I am sure glad it was all a bad dream! Hey, whats a youtube?

[murder.simulator]

Gimli, son of Gloin, lover of elves and part time archaeologist was here

[KrugerFS]

Must try it again on win11 else maybe a VM? This is a gem from my childhood.

[marekkos]

emperor battle for dune is much better