The first RTS game isn't what you think! History of RTS #1
174Dune II is often cited as the first real-time strategy game, but it was inspired by over a decade of progress towards modern real-time strategy throughout the 1980s. This is the history of real-time strategy you haven't heard before.
Video sources:
TeslaOldgamesGameplay - Balance of Power Gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCKaakOO4Y4&t=78s
Doug C – Waterloo Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BlMkT6cXvk
GatherTogethergames – How to Play Catan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yj0Y3GKE40
Retro Recipes – Atari 400 Refurb! Part 1 – with #ASMR segment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2q57ewqvg8&t
Chris Crawford – Chris Crawford’s The Dragon Speech 1992 CGDC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4lUgKv1a1A&t
Alexander Grebenkov – Torpedo Fire (1981) by SSI gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7w8T_CBuyc
Vault 1541 – Sea Battle: The First RTS? [Intellivision] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6SPrnueN-A&t
Vault 1541 – Let’s Play Utopia [Intellivision] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6SPrnueN-A&t
Robert Obrien - Sea Battle The Ultimate 80’s Video Game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7azW4YTCivM
Highretrogamelord – Legionnaire for the Atari 8-bit family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq7pizP0Zn8&t
Highretrogamelord – Combat Leader for the Atari 8-bit family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G5CEA_P9Hc&t
Highretrogamelord – NATO Commander for the Atari 8-bit family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn4CyxBtff0
Rev3Games - Sid Meier on His Legacy, Game Design, & the Appeal of Turn-Based Strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyH24CHTlHA
Arcade Punks – Decision in the Desert 1985 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1iw-eY7niM
Major Thriftwood – The Ancient Art of War (PC/DOS) 1984, Broderbund, Evryware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QGlfCBaet0
Highretrogamelord - The Ancient Art of War at Sea for DOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGZOQiygQtg
Ludophiles – The Ancient Art of War in the Skies – Official Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysZYVONBQ70
The MSX Channel [MSX2] Herzog – Longplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU2FDnKzt5I&t
Levan – Herzog Zwei gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYfYrhT82RM&t
Major Thriftwood – Populus (PC/DOS) 1989, Bullfrog Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjPeeJ9gfl0
Dcoates – Populus (Amiga) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiin0IkJ9Fs
Major Thriftwood – PowerMonger (PC/DOS) 1992, Bullfrog Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juugo3xqPsY
ZetaPlays - Let's Briefly Play Populous II - Trials of the Olympian Gods - Drowning People! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okvKzfYreVA
Frank Klepacki - Westwood Studios Digital Turf Episode 1997 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym7NilMAwVA
KailoKyra - Interview de Brett Sperry - Westwood Studios - "Generation Jeux Videos" - Canal + Multimedia 1999 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QDTkZJSbfE
Jason’s Macintosh Museum – Apple Macintosh Classic (1990) Start Up and Demonstration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_GBeKVijWQ
RMC – The Cave - Amiga 500 Trash to Treasure Pt.4 | The Finished Amiga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qksXwT1cYGgBottom of Form
ByeByeAnotherDay - Peter Molyneux talking about his dream game, Fable - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeLXE_lpGJs
KalioKyra - Interview de Peter Molyneux - "Generation Jeux Videos" - Canal + Multimedia 1999 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geFEnEwxs54
DOS Game: Genewars – zirkoni88 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_foV42PvigA
Text and web sources:
Computer Gaming World Vol 1. Num 1. – The Future of Computer Wargaming by Chris Crawford - http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1981&pub=2&id=1
The Ancient Art of War (fan site): http://ancient-art-of-war.0fees.net/the-ancient-art-of-war.htm?i=1
Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games by Sid Meier and Jennifer Noonan
Gamespot – The Genesis of Real-Time Strategy: https://web.archive.org/web/20010504124601/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/real_time/p2_01.html
Edge – The Making of… Dune II: https://archive.vn/20121208185911/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/making-dune-ii
Above the Garage – The Origin of Realtime Strategy Games on the PC: https://web.archive.org/web/20111122065508/http://above-the-garage.com/rblts/vie16b.htm
Image sources:
Why did kids code in the 80s? By Michael Sparks: http://www.sparkslabs.com/michael/blog/2011/10/11/why-did-kids-code-in-the-80%27s-
Ancient Art of War game manual: https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Microsoft_DOS/manual/Formated/Ancient_Art_of_War.pdf
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