
(Bit of advice: Don't bother burning CDs. I was able to get Red Alert running on a Windows Vista-equipped laptop, but only by following the installation instructions to the letter. However, installing them can be a major pain. There are no strings attached EA has simply allowed the three games to become freeware. Red Alert was even better, and GameSpot agreed, awarding it a 9.5. The very first time I played Tiberian Dawn, which was originally known simply as Command & Conquer, I became a lifelong fan of the genre. On the other hand, you're in for hours, days, maybe even weeks of solid RTS entertainment. But would it have killed you to provide a simple installer?) And, yes, you have to jump through some downright obnoxious hoops to get them to run on Windows XP or later.

Yes, the graphics look dated- really dated. Falcone, who wrote about these and other free PC games more than two years ago. Yes, they're old, but so is this giveaway-as I've just learned from CNET's John P. Case in point: Electronic Arts is giving away three awesome real-time strategy games-one of which all but defined the genre.įor a total cost of zero dollars, you can download Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, and Command & Conquer: Red Alert. What's better than a freebie? A freebie that's actually decent. See also the Help page for more info.The original Command & Conquer games are ideal for low-powered Netbooks. If you see a README file in the archive, please have a look at it. If the keys have been added to the registry, you can run the EXE file to launch the game. If it doesn't work, you will probably receive a no cd error.

This is the step that sometimes creates problems on Windows 10. REG file, to add the keys to the registry. Launching the game normally requires the execution of a. It can happen that the game run for some users and don't run for other users. In some cases we have been able to fix them, but we cannot guarantee the game will work on all systems. On Windows 7 these games normally run without problems but Windows 10 has generated a lot of issues. Since there are no Windows 95 emulators for recent Windows systems, the only hope is the game is still running "as is". The game you are downloading is a "native" Windows game, created around 20 years ago for Windows 95 (or, in some cases, Windows 98).
