It requires you to extract it in exactly the right folder, and to import the included registry stuff, before it works right.Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 is a classic real-time strategy game, first released for Windows back in 2000.
Nice to know that mirror actually has all fully functional links of the original downloads, thoughĪs I said, though, you're better off using the links I gave, since the old CD installers for C&C1 and RA1 don't run on 64-bit machines, and that Tiberian Sun pack was rather messy, since it was basically just the First Decade install dumped into a zip-file. And, by saving that web page and its linked files, is just another website offering them. There are enough places offering them online now that they no longer have to do it. That page no longer exists on the official site, and EA stopped hosting the files, but that doesn't mean the games are no longer freeware. yes, that page was made by EA, and was indeed hosted on the official site in February 2010, and the downloads there actually pointed to files on EA servers, so they're pretty much the most legal you can get. I think they're fricking heroes, personally.Īnyway. If you want to know the specifics of how legal that is, go read their Terms of Service.
HD music pack, with stereo music for the game.English videos pack (French and German video packs are also available on the website).Complete No-CD game installation pack (v1.06c r3, no videos, all music included).The install packs of the freeware games, including these community patches, can be found here: Red Alert is the original release version, though, so that one is indeed the original completely unpatched game.īut none of that really matters, since 1) the ancient CD installers of C&C1 and RA1 don't work on modern systems anyway, and 2) all three of these games have since been vastly upgraded with community-created unofficial patches.