I read a thing recently about old games – it might have been about the origins of genres, or just long-running series – where the guy claimed that “unlike some of the other games” he was talking about, Dune II didn’t hold up these days. I couldn’t disagree more. It’s still my favourite RTS. Simple controls, a clear map, the management side doesn’t get bogged down in detail… it’s like Tetris: this kind of game sprung forth fully formed, and any attempt to “improve” it has only diluted what made it so much fun. (Okay, it could maybe use a higher resolution these days, but it was designed for 320×240 and it works.)