The original version of "Starcraft" is free?

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  • Iowatech
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    2,500+ Posts
    • Dec 2009
    • 3933
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    The original version of "Starcraft" is free?

    Back in the day I had some fun with the single player version of the original version of Starcraft, so I checked this out. It appears to be the same as before, although I don't remember the opening cut scene taking as long. But it does work on Windows 10 now. I've only played the tutorial so far, though.
    Anyway, if you're interested in that version of Starcraft, here's where I found out about it on Slashdot:
    StarCraft Is Now Free, Nearly 20 Years After Its Release - Slashdot
    https://games.slashdot.org/story/17/04/18/2243253/starcraft-is-now-free-nearly-20-years-after-its-release
    An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Nearly two decades after its 1998 release, StarCraft is now free. Legally! Blizzard has just released the original game -- plus the Brood War expansion -- for free for both PC and Mac. You can find it here. Up until a few weeks ago, getting the ga...

    (Open those links at your own peril (the actual "Blizzard" site seems to run rather slowly for me, but that probably is my fault for using an older and inexpensive computer)).
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    • Phil B.
      Field Supervisor

      10,000+ Posts
      • Jul 2016
      • 22801
      #2
      Re: The original version of "Starcraft" is free?

      Originally posted by Iowatech
      Back in the day I had some fun with the single player version of the original version of Starcraft, so I checked this out. It appears to be the same as before, although I don't remember the opening cut scene taking as long. But it does work on Windows 10 now. I've only played the tutorial so far, though.
      Anyway, if you're interested in that version of Starcraft, here's where I found out about it on Slashdot:
      StarCraft Is Now Free, Nearly 20 Years After Its Release - Slashdot
      (Open those links at your own peril (the actual "Blizzard" site seems to run rather slowly for me, but that probably is my fault for using an older and inexpensive computer)).
      I am still trying to figure out how to make Diablo II work full screen on my Win 10 system... all the hacks and videos have not worked for me

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        • Xer0615
          Technician
          • Jan 2019
          • 48
          #3
          Re: The original version of "Starcraft" is free?

          Originally posted by Phil B.
          I am still trying to figure out how to make Diablo II work full screen on my Win 10 system... all the hacks and videos have not worked for me
          You have to run it in compatability mode for windows XP I think.. and low-color mode. As far as full screen, it wasn't made for modern resolutions. I think you'll have to deal with iwndows

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