Warcraft 1 and 2 are on GOG today Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Warcraft 1 and 2 are on GOG today Orcellent! News by Robert Purchese Senior Staff Writer Published on 28 Mar 2019 11 comments Oh gee oh gee oh gee oh gee - Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft 2 are now available on GOG.com! Warcraft 1 is $6, Warcraft 2 is $10, and the latter includes both the Tides of Darkness base game and the Dark Portal expansion. GOG hasn't done much to Warcraft 1 beyond make it work on today's operating systems, but it has given Warcraft 2 similar treatment to the recently released Diablo 1. So, there are two modes for playing Warcraft 2: one with higher resolutions but only LAN play, the other with SVGA graphics but classic Battle.net support. Warcraft 1 came out all the way back in 1994 (in the US) - the same year Friends aired on TV. Imagine it - a time when Friends was new! Back then, real-time strategy games were all the rage, and canny Blizzard sniffed an opportunity to release an RTS before Westwood dropped Command & Conquer. Warcraft was a very different beast back then. I've just been playing it and oh my golly gosh it's antiquated. It's so dark! And stilted. And you can't use controls like you want to. It even has an MS-DOS boot-up screen. Story? Some amusingly voiced codswallop, on a still screen before each mission, is all you're getting. Warcraft 2 is much more the ticket, although, remember, the series didn't properly thicken with stories and heroes until Warcraft 3. But Warcraft 2 is much brighter and more in the chunky colourful Blizzard style we're used to today. Units mutter when you order them, pigs oink in farms, and the pace of play increases significantly. Warcraft 3, remember, is currently undergoing the remaster treatment at Blizzard. The gameplay isn't being touched (it needs to be compatible with the existing game for multiplayer purposes) but the graphics are, and all the cut-scenes are being completely redone. I played around with Warcraft 3: Reforged at BlizzCon 2018. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store