The old starcraft from 1996

http://supremestarcraft2.com/alpha.php found this post of what starcraft looked 2 and up from when it was released.

 

creepy old..

 

Its from when they were still developing everything, though its odd how much graphics you can pack into a game in just 1 year.

 

Thats from thier pre-alpha phase. To compare, thats about the same phase SC2 was in when they showed the toss gameplay vid.

 

I would have still played it.

2D Inked Unit Portraits > Animated 3D ones, as WC2 will prove.

 

Good find. I prefer the SC Legacy one though. Too bad they took out many of the greatest features:

Dropships landing
Goliaths with FLAMETHROWER and MISSILES at GROUND TARGETS!!!
Swerving air units
The old Assimilator
Unit Ranking
Terrain Effects
etc.

http://sclegacy.com/content/starcraft-encyclopedia-4/starcraft-evolution-12/

 

I love unit ranking..

too bad it won't be in Sc2.

 

I'm Speech Less
When I Look At These Pictures I Can't Think Of Anything To Say.
I Mean I'm Completely Speech Less!!

 

I think it is interesting to see how they developed and shaped the game over time and how much it changed. I'm glad the original Starcraft turned out how it did in 1998 and that they were able to fine tune it. I mean the final product looked like a completely different game than when they first started.

 

Its kinda odd that the Dropship was larger then the Carrier and could hold 8 of any unit.