I am, and always will be, a huge fan of the original few Command and Conquer games.  The 2D graphics were  simply phenomenal when I was a kid, and even today the games look pretty good on a decent, high contrast monitor.  The thing about the original Command and Conquers were that they were fun and had a pretty decent degree of fantasy to them (Tesla coils?  Attack dogs?  Laser Obelisks?) but were also sort of gritty and realistic.  At least in their time.  So for today’s Thursday Youtube Theater I present you the first video in a complete playthrough of my favorite video game of all time, Command and Conquer Red Alert, as played by YouTuber/Let’s Play-er OnlyKurial, who’s one of the few sane, down-to-Earth LP’ers out there.  The in-game music has been muted, and there’s no commentary to talk over the in game sound effects.  So, by all means, enjoy the sounds of simulated gunfire and explosions as they were meant to be enjoyed:  untainted, uncovered, and in the spotlight.

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