FREE C&C Red Alert game (EA download)

[Mithrandir]

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This Sunday, August 31st, 2008 marks the 13th anniversary of the storied Command & Conquer franchise, which has sold over 25 million copies* to date. And to celebrate Sunday’s milestone and this October’s highly anticipated return to the world of Red Alert with Red Alert 3, EA Los Angeles is giving away one of the original games that started it all, Command & Conquer Red Alert, for FREE.

Starting at 12:00 AM Pacific time on August 31st, C&C fanatics can flock to www.RedAlert3.com to download the original Red Alert free of charge. And because EA is also offering Red Alert 2 for free for those who pre-order Red Alert 3 before October 27th, C&C fans can walk away with Red Alert, Red Alert 2 and Red Alert 3 – all for the price of Red Alert 3 ($49.99 standard edition, $64.99 Premier Edition).

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[samcross]

Cool,
I never really played the original, but I loved Red Alert 2, I'm going to be downloading this for sure!

edit: Is this just for America or can us Brits get it?

[Hicks12]

omg, red alert was the best rts when i was like 5 i remember playing the demo non stop on the computer(i didnt get pocketmoney then, didnt even know about games ). Will download this for sure, will pass this on.

Thanks , would of missed this else lol

[Twigman]

Best of the whole lot IMO.

[Mithrandir]

It's up and running!

They have US, european and Asian mirrors for both Allies and Russian Discs

Get them before they disappear.

[idimmu]

wow, gonna download this right now!

[manwithnoname]

Thanks ... I've got no blanks CD's at the moment the notes on the download page suggest you can ' use a Virtual CD program' does anyone currently use one or recommended one (I'm currently using windows 2000 SP4)

[Mithrandir]

Thanks ... I've got no blanks CD's at the moment the notes on the download page suggest you can ' use a Virtual CD program' does anyone currently use one or recommended one (I'm currently using windows 2000 SP4)

I've not used Virtual CD programs, but I found a free one from HERE

[finlay666]

Excellent, this will be perfect for my eee pc

[manwithnoname]

I've not used Virtual CD programs, but I found a free one from HERE

Just in case any one downloads this for win2000 version 4.30.1 does not work, version 4.03 does work.

But I cannot get the Red Alert installer to run, wants win95 to be running, I can create a shortcut but it has no Compatibility tab.

EDIT:
doh just re-read 'PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE DOWNLOADING:'

-This software contains support for Windows XP/98/Me/95 with installation instructions

[Raz316]

Woah, thats crazy. I clicked the download link and it just started downloading straight away! No registration, no redirections, no your download will start in 10 seconds, it just started O_o Im pleasantly shocked!

[Hicks12]

aww, got vista 64bit so cant play it . Damn i hate this vista , might dual boot with xp soon.

[Mithrandir]

Seems all the mirrors have been linking to North America. However, if you change the na part of the address to eu, then you'll get a much faster link.

Soviet link: http://eu.llnet.cnc3tv.ea.com/u/f/ea...SovietDisc.rar
Allied link http://eu.llnet.cnc3tv.ea.com/u/f/ea...AlliedDisc.rar

You can still go through the official site and get to the links if you want: http://www.ea.com/redalert/news-detail.jsp?id=62

[TheAnimus]

i swear there where 4 discs to the red alert pack.....

(looking the gifthorse straight in the mouth)

[Englander]

Awesome Going to d/l now!

[finlay666]

i swear there where 4 discs to the red alert pack.....

(looking the gifthorse straight in the mouth)

Allied
Soviet
Counterstrike
Aftermath

I think those were the 4