Warcraft : Orcs & Humans
The original box art for Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Developer(s)	Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Blizzard Entertainment
Designer(s)	Blizzard Entertainment
Engine	Custom
Latest version	1.21
Release date(s)	January 15, 1994
Genre(s)	Real-time strategy
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Platform(s)	DOS, Macintosh
System requirements	Intel 80386 CPU, 4MB RAM, VGA graphic card, CD-ROM
Input	Keyboard and mouse

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy computer game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 1994. Originally developed for DOS, the game was subsequently ported to version 7 of MacOS making it fully playable on the Macintoshes of the era. Curently an open source project, game engine Alpha, has as one of its goals to Recreate the game engine of Warcraft 1. The project is in early development. The real-time strategy genre had been pioneered by Dune 2, among other games, but Warcraft (along with Westwood Studios' Command & Conquer) is widely credited for the genre's rise in popularity. Warcraft and its sequels went on to become one of the most successful franchises in computer gaming history. Download high resolution version (713x713, 281 KB)The original (and now unavailable) Warcraft: Orcs and Humans box art. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... 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The game is set in the kingdom of Azeroth, part of the fictional Warcraft Universe. The events that take place in this game are known in Warcraft lore as The First Great War or The Great War. Azeroth as seen from Warcraft: Orcs and Humans. ... // The Warcraft Universe is the fictional universe in which the Warcraft series of computer games, novels and announced movie are set. ...

Overview

Demonically-driven orcs — denizens of another dimension — discover a portal allowing them to enter the largely peaceful human kingdom of Azeroth. The player can play as either the Orcs or the Humans, the main differences being the spells of the spellcaster units. Besides the two campaigns there are many skirmish levels. There are also dungeon levels where the player has to escape to the exit while fighting monsters and hacking doors. Such levels were removed in Warcraft II, but returned in Warcraft III. The game's interface is similar to Dune II, as the "right-click to move/attack" cursor found in later games was not implemented, and buildings require the construction of adjacent roads. Male and Female Orcs as seen in the World of Warcraft. ... Humans as seen in the World of Warcraft. ... Azeroth is a demon in Syrian mythology Azeroth is a fictional place in the Warcraft Universe; it has been the name given to a kingdom, a continent, and lately an entire world. ... Magic: The Gathering. ... In roleplaying games, a spellcaster is a character able to cast magic spells. ... Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (usually simply called Warcraft II; sometimes abbreviated to WCII, WC2 or War2) is a sequel to the popular real-time strategy game Warcraft, developed by Blizzard Entertainment in December 1995. ... Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, released by Blizzard Entertainment in 2002, is a real-time strategy computer game // Overview An in-game screenshot of humans (blue) fighting orcs (red). ... Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (also known as Dune II: Battle for Arrakis in Europe and in the Mega Drive/Genesis port) is a Dune computer game, released by Westwood Studios in 1992. ...

Units and Structures

As with real-time strategy computer games at the time, Warcraft featured two opposing factions, the noble Humans and the savage Orcs. Again, as in other games of this genre, each faction’s units and buildings have a counterpart within the other faction. With the exception of some spells, each unit is exactly the same as its counterpart. Age of Empires (1997), Invasion of an enemy Real-time strategy (RTS) is a genre of computer games characterised by being wargames (strategic) played in real-time in which resource gathering, base building, technology development and the player exerting direct control over individual units are key components. ... Male and Female Orcs as seen in the World of Warcraft. ...

Movie

Just before E3 2006, an official press release from Blizzard announced that a live action motion picture based on the Warcraft world was being planned. Legendary Pictures has acquired the movie rights for the game universe, and both companies are now focused on translating the Warcraft experience to the big screen. No further details have been released [1]. E³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo (or Exposition), commonly known as E³ or E3, is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry. ... Legendary Pictures is an American motion picture company based in Burbank, California. ...

Trivia

• The MMO is often called "Warcrack"
• Bill Roper provided all the voices for the game.
• Unlike future titles, every unit of each race had the exact same voice.
• Individual characters in the game give amusing responses when clicked repeatedly. Blizzard Entertainment has maintained this feature in all of its strategy games, and many other companies have copied it.
• Continuous clicking of wandering animals such as sheep or cows will result in the Animal exploding. No damage is generated, however it is an amusing side game included within the game.
• Both factions (Orcs and Humans) are made up of only their respective races. In the first sequel, both factions form an alliance including other races as well. Humans with Elves, Dwarves and Gnomes, and Orcs with Trolls, Ogres and Goblins. Even later on when the Goblins, and Ogres become neutral factions again, the Orcs gain Jungle Trolls and Tauren while the Humans gain Elves and Dwarves.

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Spin-offs

Besides the MMORPG World of Warcraft, there exist the following spin-offs: Players interacting in Ultima Online. ... It has been suggested that World of Warcraft Forums be merged into this article or section. ...

• Two sequels:
  • Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
  • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
• A set of three books (simply titled Warcraft), related only by their placement in the Warcraft Universe
  • Warcraft: Day of the Dragon, Richard Knaak
  • Warcraft: Lord of the Clans, Christie Golden (adapted from the storyline of the cancelled Warcraft Adventures)
  • Warcraft: The Last Guardian, Jeff Grubb
• A trilogy of novels, Warcraft: War of the Ancients, Richard Knaak
  • 1)The Well of Eternity
  • 2)The Demon Soul
  • 3)The Sundering
• A new upcoming trilogy of novels, Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy, Richard Knaak (with illustrations by manhwa artist Jae Hwan Kim)
• Several lines of action figures
• A Warcraft tabletop role-playing game (Warcraft the Roleplaying Game)
• A Warcraft strategy board game
• A World of Warcraft adventure board game
• Blizzard has also announced a Warcraft movie [2]
• Various other merchandise

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External links

Warcraft Portal

• Official Warcraft: Orcs & Humans site
• Warcraft: Orcs & Humans at MobyGames
• Alpha game engine

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Lore

• Official Lore: The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind.
• Human Campaign Missions of Warcraft
• Orc Campaign Missions of Warcraft
• Game Manual History on Warcraft's game box