Star Control 2, the classic PC sci-fi adventure, is now playable in high-definition. The fan remake, dubbed The Ur-Quan Masters HD, can be downloaded for PC and Mac starting today
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Carl Williams writes, "Okay, who remembers the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console? The one from the early to mid-90’s that was going to revolutionize gaming with all kinds of things that didn’t come true. One thing did come true on Trip Hawkens’ little console that he got everyone else to manufacture- we got one hell of a great game in Star Control II, brought over by Crystal Dynamics (the people behind many 3DO classics). This was space exploration/battles at its best and it was only on the 3DO (as far as consoles are concerned). Eventually the 3DO port was opened to the community and ported BACK to PC and called “The Ur-Quan Masters”. This port is now available in HD thanks to even more dedicated fans."
Kotaku - "A couple of weeks ago, I headed up a massive, crowdsourced list of the best PC games of all time. This week, we added what will probably be our final update. I didn't expect that the list become as massive as it did, nor did I expect that a couple of games would emerge as clear favorites."
Umm, lots of gamers would argue (me included) that Star Control II was in fact the better game. But hey! the fact that this list was even tried is good news.
Awesome!
Yes, such a wonderful game. I'm glad people are still supporting it and its legacy. If you haven't played it, and you enjoyed Mass Effect, you should play it. Devs at EA credited SC2 as the predecessor to Mass Effect. It's such a monumental game.