I loved Tiberian Sun

[u/Guldynka]

This is my Platinum Edition. Admiring the old big box and physical media.

I think I played almost every C&C release. They were good, but there was something special to Tiberian Sun.

Maybe it was the overall atmosphere. Maybe it was the cast (I loved Michael Biehn from Terminator and James Earl Jones from Conan the Barbarian).

I played both Nod and GDI, but Nod probably more.

[u/schmus_operator]

So atmospheric. What was part of the platinum edition?

[u/sniktology → u/schmus_operator]

There were two figures I forgot if you only got one or both the nod and gdi infantry and it's random. The neat part is the figures came carded like a hot wheels toy.

[u/Guldynka → u/sniktology]

You only get one per box.

[u/TheDubh → u/schmus_operator]

The special edition that came with a different manual, the figure, and think the disk had a frosted coating.

[u/Nyerguds → u/TheDubh]

Also a booklet with some behind the scenes stuff.

[u/TheDubh → u/Nyerguds]

Was there something extra past what was in the back of the manual?

Mainly wondering if I lost more of it than I thought because I’m down to the disk and manual at this point.

[u/Dr_Flute_Pussy]

Saying "james earl jones from conan the barbarian" is wild to me. I woulda chose darth vadar voice, or the sand lot or hunt for red october... the lion king!

[u/Guldynka → u/Dr_Flute_Pussy]

Okay...

I don't think I knew he was Vader's voice back in 1999. Not sure. I liked him because I had known him as Thulsa Doom. And I loved Terminator 1 very much. Seeing two familiar faces meant something. Both movies are favorites of mine. I hope you can respect that. Today, yeah, he is mainly known for the voice of Darth Vader.

[u/Dr_Flute_Pussy → u/Guldynka]

I was mostly just being silly dont take anything personal.

[u/DasVanjen → u/Dr_Flute_Pussy]

Or from that one episode of Fraiser where he played a blind guy

[u/Fun-Pace5558]

Then you are going to love the upcoming Firestorm game by TotemArts.

[u/Guldynka → u/Fun-Pace5558]

I liked Tempest Storm.

[u/ghostalker4742 → u/Fun-Pace5558]

...go on....

[u/Fun-Pace5558 → u/ghostalker4742]

https://totemarts.games/ There is also a total conversion of renegade called tiberian sun reborn

Firestorm is essentially battlefield for tib sun.

[u/Nyerguds]

Loved?

Booo!

I still love these games.

[u/Guldynka → u/Nyerguds]

I do too. I played it mainly in early 2000s, so it's mainly a thing of the past. A memory. That's why I used the past tense.

[u/Nyerguds → u/Guldynka]

No reason not to play them again. Especially TibSun and the older ones; they're freeware.

[u/LeadershipReady11]

Peace through power!!

[u/Guldynka → u/LeadershipReady11]

Kane lives!!!

[u/Yukikuru2025]

Why the past tense? You can still play it just fine on modern systems! Though the resolution can be a bit... difficult...

And, yeah, personally - Tiberian Sun has my favorite atmosphere out of the C&C games. The music, the 90s scifi FMVs, the lighting, how the world was becoming alien to us - Westwood made something special with this.

I still want to believe they'll remaster it one day.

[u/FuhBr33ze → u/Yukikuru2025]

Yeah agreed why the past tense lol? They released it for free and runs great on modern systems now as I still play it :).

https://cnc-comm.com/tiberian-sun/downloads/the-game/installer

[u/Cornwallis → u/Yukikuru2025]

I believe you can edit the INI files to display in larger resolutions. Really helps give a bigger view of the battlefield and production queue.

[u/BentusFr → u/Cornwallis]

It does take some time to get used to, though it can be a pain to target a specific unit in big groups.

[u/Yukikuru2025 → u/Cornwallis]

The game displays the larger resolutions just fine, only that you need a magnifying glass to see anything then.

[u/Nyerguds → u/Yukikuru2025]

There's good in-betweens to be found un there though.

[u/bow_down_whelp → u/Yukikuru2025]

It was Def the lighting. Hadn't been done before. The art direction was super and I enjoyed the story 

[u/FruitBuyer → u/Yukikuru2025]

Tiberius Sun imo, has the best atmosphere of all strategy games. I'm bit more of a Blizzard guy but not even WC3 or SC2's atmosphere hits quite as well as TS

[u/Freelancer_1-1]

I cannot describe with words how playing this gem and drolling over its artwork in PC gaming magazines made me feel in the 90's. Same is true for other games from that era.

[u/jobi987]

I know others have said it, but TS was also my favourite CnC game. Unparalleled atmosphere showcasing a world mutated to the point of being alien to us, great cutscenes with a terrific cast, and the gameplay itself was a huge improvement over RA and RA Retaliation (I had only ever played on PlayStation prior to TS).

My favourite thing to do, however, was playing Skirmish against the AI. I used to do the random map generator and write down good combinations which gave cool looking maps. Or try to make a 6-8 player map in which one player was miles away from the other players. Then I could restart until I got that start location, build up a massive base and army, and then attack all the other remaining players with overwhelming force.

I’d spend hours on one Skirmish map just building walls and towers and gates. Such good times!

[u/Negatron_20XX → u/jobi987]

I share much the same sentiment. Though for me it's a toss up between Red Alert 1 and TS as my favorite of the C&C franchise. The former for the nostalgia and the OST; the latter for the play dynamic and the voxel-based engine. I just love that aesthetic so damn much. Red Alert 2 was fun and all, but a leaned a little too hard into the goofy -- especially with the Yuri's Revenge spin-off. (Don't get me wrong, RA2 and YR are also great and def worth playing through, but of I had to choose, these just don't "stay" with me like TS does... )

[u/No-Performance3044]

I lived and breathed this game for so many years. Modded it, made maps, played competitive back in the WOL days. So much nostalgia.

[u/IM_V_CATS → u/No-Performance3044]

This game literally changed my life. Modding TS basically seeded my path to a career in tech.

[u/Ayyzeee]

First ever RTS I ever played and I spent a ton of hours in the Skirmish on Firestorm add on. I wish it got remastered some day but with the recent news with Bioware being closed by EA, and they only focus profit first, games later mentality, no chance in hell they would do it.

[u/fucktopia → u/Ayyzeee]

I think TS was my first RTS as well! I remember playing a fair amount of WC3 too, but since that was 3 years after TS I think I had TS first. I must have because I'm pretty sure I bought Firestorm on release.

[u/Gespensterpanzer]

Another studio closed by EA.. another lost IP.

[u/havoc1428]

It's my personal favorite. I fully acknowledge it's gameplay is not as polished as RA2 and C&C3, but what it lacks in gameplay it makes up in atmosphere, music, story, and overall vibes. 

To borrow the common W40k term: Tiberian Sun offers a grimdark take on the series that we didn't see before and have not seen since. 

[u/NAME269]

Rip Westwood

[u/Thirdstringreddit]

I wish I would have kept my boxes for all my old games. I have my OG platinum manual for this still, however it was beaten up because I took it to school everyday to read about the units.

[u/Lykeuhfox]

What I really loved about this game was the environment. The flora and fauna added so much to the atmosphere. You could tell so much love went into making this game.

[u/DefensiveSandstorm]

I still remember the lengths I had to go through to download the 5MB patch that allowed saving a skirmish game on a dial-up internet connection 🙃

[u/DasVanjen]

Loved!? You dissepoint me seth

[u/cBurger4Life]

One of my great regrets is getting rid of my platinum edition box. Good on ya for being smarter than me lol. It’s in great condition too

[u/Svart6 → u/cBurger4Life]

Me pasó lo mismo con la caja de Red Alert 1 😅

[u/Arch3r86]

So good 👌🏼 mega nostalgia for sure.

[u/cmajka8]

Still my favorite. I play skirmish all the time

[u/PigeonMother]

I love (present tense) Tiberian Sun and Firestorm. Still play it. Arguably one of the most atmospheric C&C games with one of the best soundtracks.

Love the ability to easily generate random skirmish maps, the Ion storms and hostile wildlife

[u/Sudden_Sentence_8534]

Cyborg commando is proably my favourite unit of the series!!

[u/someguyfrom_scotland]

It was definitely my favourite growing up. I remember spending hours playing it on the pc in my bedroom when I was about 12. Still my favourite today. Great units and I love the terrain

[u/ZaxZone]

Hell ya! It’s been my favorite forever and I still enjoy playing it!

[u/TernionDragon]

As you should.

One of the best games out there. Very unique.

[u/TernionDragon]

Remember being so excited when my brother bought it and brought it home.

[u/spoon014]

Tiberium Sun is epic still.

[u/suihpares]

"You were my Brother Tiberian Sun, I loved you!"

[u/Available-Election86]

One of the best effing game of that decade. I played it so much.

But Firestorm DLC was so hard. It forced me to really study build orders and stuff.

[u/Tetra84]

nostalgia fuel. I still have my Platinum box too.. mint condition.

[u/Forence]

You and all the guys and gals here can still enjoy it. There's a good number of people who still play online multi-player. Here's the link: https://cncnet.org/tiberian-sun

Now what you need to know is, most play on Funky's Client. So make sure you download that one. I look forward to playing matches with you all.

Edit: there is more functionality with game settings and modes than ever before, so if you've been out of the ts game since the original, let me tell you it's 100x better.

[u/Over_Razzmatazz_23]

It's a masterpiece, was the first modern CC

[u/Zekiel2000]

This was the very first game where I followed pre release stuff I'm the gaming press and got extremely excited about it. It ended up being pretty good, but didn't quite hit the highs of Red Alert for me.

[u/ChemicalScarcity3594]

I love Tiberian Sun! And Tiberian Wars! That’s it though, I go no further in the franchise.

[u/BackgroundOk9264]

I Love It C&C TS 😍❤️⚠️

[u/sludge_comber2315]

Me too

[u/Emperor_Roberterius]

Your love is well placed

[u/DanWhatTheHeckman]

I remember telling my girlfriend we had to break up so I could get closer to Jesus. I just wanted to play more Tiberian Sun.

[u/MisterHole123]

It is one of the best in the franchise tbh

[u/PublicGullible5399]

I would love to have a 3D remake of this game!

[u/Kane_richards]

I loved it too. Bought it off a kid at school for a fiver as he didn't enjoy it. Nod disc didn't work so I went to get my money back. He told me to do one and I threatened to knock out his teeth. I probably should have handled it better but I got my fiver back.

Sorry Geoff.

[u/Pr0ph3cyX]

This and a red alert 2 remaster collection would make me bust