Command & Conquer!
For those of you who haven’t heard of Command & Conquer from Electronic Arts (or mostly known as EA games), it’s actually a computer game; an RTS (Real Time Strategy) game to be exact.
I know, I know. I don’t look like the computer-gamer type of girl, but I used to play that game when I was younger; it was my older brother who introduced it to me and to make it even worse I wasn’t even good at it. I just liked playing it for fun. I also used to play Warcraft but then never got around to finish it because it just kept getting harder and harder.
So yesterday I was at this software shop (don’t even ask whether it’s a legal or illegal kind) with my beau and I noticed Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars on display. All of a sudden memories were coming back to me and I was reminded how much fun it was playing this game just for the sake of it – I knew my brother would always save my ass when I was on the verge of getting ambushed by the enemies anyway.
So my beau, being the nice person that he was, bought the game for me as he’d noticed I was somewhat holding the piece of plastic covered CDs quite gingerly, though he couldn’t help shooting an amused look to me as if to say, “You play that?”
Anyway – brought the game home, and tried to install the game – it came in 2 CDs set. And guess what? It didn’t work. The instruction was no help either, although I’d followed every step precisely like it said (with much difficulty in trying to understand it, of course):
1. Siap install …. buka “Run Me 1st” dulu…. ke Start Menu trus Play Command & Conquer.
2. Mean deh..!!!
When I tried to play the game I kept getting a dialog box that said I had a DLL file missing and that it was better that I reinstalled the program. So I tried reinstalling the program again. For about five times. Nothing doing. The game was fucked.
I had to return it to the shop today and they told me to exchange it with another game that came in 2 CDs a piece. Still not wanting to give up, I ended up choosing Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath (crazy-ass title) which came not in CD version but in DVD; the whole two pieces of them. It was more expensive but I was determined.
Came home, tried installing it – didn’t work. After all those extracting so many RAR files that I didn’t previously endure during the installation of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, I got this message instead:
You must have Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars installed to play Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath.
Argh! I give up. Maybe the divine being does not approve of me playing games, for fear of me wasting even more time than I already do.
Unless…
Anyone wants to help me? Anyone at all?
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No, you must no longer play those kinds of games. Wii is ok, but not these. These kinds of games are for boys, not for proper young ladies.
Oh but wait a minute, you are nowhere near proper, are you?
ps: i still love you anyway! mwah mwah!!!
I love computer games too, but more to the feminine side (although I am nowhere feminine either) like The Sims 2. I love building houses and decorating them, pretending that I am the greatest interior designer of all time (I usually cheat the money stuff – I am not all interested in making my Sims work hard and earn little money to live in a shitty house LOL)
C&C is actually quite biblical~ the main antagonist: Kane is the depiction of Old Testament’s Cain — the first murderer who killed his own brother: Abel. Even the group ‘Brotherhood of Nod’ is named after the land of Nod, where Cain fled to after committed the murder. I’ve always believe the myth that women are more proficient in multi-tasking and for the same reason I also believe that they can excel in micro-management games, such as RTS games.
the only PC game I was addicted to last time was Larry Suite lol… played that before ther??
The Cain and Abel saga is one of my favourite part of the Old Testament: not only because it’s one of the very rare occassions where all three Abrahamic religions could agree — but more importantly: it is the very first moment where a human was given a clue by God through a pair of ravens on what to do with dead people (how to do a proper burial).
I haven’t yet bought the c&c 3. Last year I picked up “Command and Conquer The First Decade” which contains all the Red Alert and Tiberium Sun sagas except the newest versions. We used to play this game years ago when I worked in Saudi Arabia – We even went so far as to wire up a network in our housing compound so we could play team games. It became serious recreation -our opponents were using 2way radios to coordinate their assaults. Good fun while it lasted.
I love you too Rimes. In a half-lesbian half-sister kinda way LOLL
Now that would be worth a photo, I know, I know, off to the cold shower for me, Bugger!!!!!!!!
The turn the last comment took should warn me to keep out of sight ( always leave a loving couple alone) and I’m not of any help in the domain of gaming either, but somehow I’m too glad to have found your new hiding place to be able to skip the opportunity to leave a note saying: ‘you’re new place is wonderful’.
Hmm never tried that version before..
isn’t that the one
that you have to use
Daemon / Alcohol Software
gaaah! difficult game! (to play and install!)
used to play games from sierra (oh good ol’ days) and stuff like neverwinter nights on pc.
now? my pc can’t support newer games. HAHAHA.
a good thing, i s’pose. or else i might be addicted once more…
ther, what Operating system do you use?
if you use vista, try to reinstall directx 9c.
ya ya.. I know that vista already had directx 10. but there still some dll that dx 10 doesn’t have and dx 9c had.
i’m more of a game console kinda girl… havin said that, i’ve somewhat quit playin games coz the exhole is a huge gamer.
so bollocks to him!
Stuart plays this. He was pissed off because his score/rank (?) was deleted after he took his PC to get it fixed, so now he plays everyday to get his score back. He usually plays online against a friend too.
Boys will be boys.
Wait.
Therry isn’t a boy! *lol
Anyway, I like games, the problem is I’m easy to get addicted. When I was in Sydney I was so in the playstation games I used to skip classes (ssstt..), so now maybe Scramble at FB aja deh…
Can´t help you with it darling. The only game that I know is Wii, In fact I just bought it two months ago…and I already get bored! Damn!
So dont worry sista…In this case, you´re not alone Theee..:-)
dear therry….
I presume you buy the original mangdu/GPL (Glodok Public License) version right…
As far as I know, every expansion pack of a PC games always need the first original one.
so if C&C III:TW is the first original one, to install C&C III:KW you need to had a working C&C III:TW in your PC first.
@donna & therry
you play neverwinter night? cool..
to bad I never play the 2nd.
just wishing to had some times to play some good RPG now a days…
if that so….
you better consult me or someone who usualy used GPL software directly.
its a public place, not a proper place to speak about how to installed a “badjakeun” right…
I’ll send you my ym id to your email after this…
Yup agree with woelank
ga ngerti maksud tulisannya, tapi kalo game command and conquer mayan bagus..
pernah main zero hour.
Yaiy.. games? i left that long time ago.. wish i can turn back time to where i was addicted to video games
i was the queen in front of the TV, no one would bothering me when i’m holding the remote and just glued my ass on the sofa, keep playing till morning, Hehehehe…
But now, oiiich… different stress needs different entertainment.
When you say:
The simple solution is, you buy the book or use the cheating codes, i think you can browse it on the net…
Have fun