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StarCraft (and Darkwing Duck (NES)!

Hardcore Gaming 101 · March 10, 2026

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Again, I like both games, I think both are great, but I liked having that difference, having slightly different flavors instead of everything just being like, "Well, here's a slightly different version of Starcraft." This is like Doom, this is like Final Fight, this is like Dodon Poch. This was the high-water mark going forward, and that has not changed. ...

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... I was extremely sad when, I know Tex likes Command and Conquer Generals, but I was internally devastated when they dropped the Command and Conquer formula to just ape Starcraft. Again, I like both games, I think both are great, but I liked having that difference, having slightly different flavors instead of everything just being like, "Well, here's a slightly different version of Starcraft." This is like Doom, this is like Final Fight, this is like Dodon Poch. This was the high-water mark going forward, and that has not changed. Pokemon Red and Blue is like that for all that in their monster hunting and collecting games. They seem pretty similar. I feel like the only difference might be like, Pokemon is a multiplayer game, I was able to eventually have friends to play with, and my favorite Pokemon is from Generation 1, ...

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