History Trivia / DuneII

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes:
** Due to licensing issues, to this day your best bet for ever playing the grandfather of all RTS games (or, for that matter, ''any'' of the pre-2020 ''Dune'' games) is to either keep circulating those floppies and [=CDs=] or go the [[DigitalPiracyIsOkay Abandonware]] [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil route]].
** While Frank Klepacki has [[https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/0DGqabk3gsZWS8zEdgt1m5 official presence on streaming sites]], his work on the ''Dune'' games isn't available there. The only way to listen to the [=OSTs=] is through unofficial uploads of them on Youtube.

** Wonder why these games have yet to see a rerelease on GOG? The Dune license is not only in licensing hell at the moment, but it is partially owned by the Frank Herbert estate. GOG, in fact, approached them for said rerelease only to be greeted with a firm "No!" So, to this day, your best bet for ever playing the grandfather of all RTS games (or, for that matter, ''any'' of the ''Dune'' games) is to either keep circulating those floppies and [=CDs=] or go the [[DigitalPiracyIsOkay Abandonware]] [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil route]].

** A complete, free-to-play but unauthorized porting of ''Dune II'' for Android was available on the Play Store. It was tolerated for a short while, but it was pulled out when its author inserted microtransactions in the game, basically making money out of something they weren't even authorized to publish at all.

** A complete, free-to-play but unauthorized porting of ''Dune II'' for Android was available on the Play Store. It was tolerated for a short while, but it was pulled out when [[WhatAnIdiot its author inserted microtransactions in the game]] (basically making money out of something they weren't even authorized to publish at all).

** A complete, free-to-play but unauthorized porting of ''Dune II'' for Android was available on the Play Store. It was tolerated for a short while, but it was pulled out when its author inserted microtransactions in the game (basically making money out of something they weren't even authorized to publish at all).

** Wonder why these games have yet to see a rerelease on GOG? The Dune license is not only in licensing hell at the moment, but it is partially owned by the Frank Herbert estate. GOG, in fact, approached them for said rerelease only to be greeted with a firm "No!" So, to this day, your best bet for ever playing the grandfather of all RTS games (or, for that matter, ''any'' of the ''Dune'' games) is to keep circulating those floppies and [=CDs=].

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The subtitle of the Russian version is ''Битва древних династий'' (''Battle of Ancient Dynasties'').

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Wonder why these games have yet to see a rerelease on GOG? The Dune license is not only in licensing hell at the moment, but it is partially owned by the Frank Herbert estate. GOG, in fact, approached them for said rerelease only to be greeted with a firm "No!" So, to this day, your best bet for ever playing the grandfather of all RTS games (or, for that matter, ''any'' of the ''Dune'' games) is to keep circulating those floppies and [=CDs=].

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Wonder why these games have yet to see a rerelease on GOG? The Dune license is not only in licensing hell at the moment, but it is partially owned by the Frank Herbert estate. They were, in fact, approached by GOG for said rerelease, only to give them a firm "No!" So, to this day, your best bet for ever playing the grandfather of all RTS games (or, for that matter, ''any'' of the ''Dune'' games) is to keep circulating those floppies and [=CDs=].

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Wonder why these games have yet to see a rerelease on GOG? The Dune license is not only in licensing hell at the moment, but it is partially owned by the Frank Herbert estate. They were, in fact, approached by GOG for said rerelease, only to give them a firm "No!" So, to this day, your best bet for ever playing the grandfather of all RTS games (or, for that matter, its semi-remake and semi-sequel) is to keep circulating those floppies and [=CDs=].

* ExecutiveMeddling: WordOfGod said Virgin Interactive forced them to have a ''"II"'' in the title, even though there's no connection between their game and ''VideoGame/{{Dune|1992}}'' made by Cryo Interactive.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Wonder why these games have yet to see a rerelease on GOG? The Dune license is not only in licensing hell at the moment, but it is partially owned by the Frank Herbert estate. They were, in fact, approached by GOG for said rerelease, only to give them a firm "No!" So, to this day, your best bet for ever playing the grandfather of all RTS games (or, for that matter, its semi-remake and semi-sequel) is to keep circulating those floppies and CD's.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Thanks to being more-or-less trapped in licensing hell, none of the Dune games have ever received proper rereleases on Steam and GOG. And even used boxed versions will likely cost you a pretty penny.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: A relatively obscure [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Mega Drive/Genesis]] port of the game is widely beloved in Russia and other ex-USSR states, to the point of taking second place in a "Greatest 8bit/16bit games" [[http://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php/topic,20830.0.html poll]] organized by Emu-Land.net, the biggest retro gaming site in the region. The community for this particular version of the game is still fairly strong within the country, with projects ranging from [[http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1863/ complex mods]] to [[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012826 attempts to "port the port"]] to the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum.

* ExecutiveMeddling: WordOfGod said ''Virgin Interactive'' forced them to have a ''"II"'' in the title, even though there's no connection between their game and ''Dune'' made by ''Cryo Interactive''.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: A relatively obscure Mega Drive/Genesis port of the game is widely beloved in Russia and Ex-USSR, to the point of taking second place at "Greatest 8bit/16bit games" [[http://www.emu-land.net/forum/index.php/topic,20830.0.html poll]] organized by Emu-Land.net, biggest retro gaming site in the region. Community for this particular version of the game is still fairly strong withing the country, with projects ranging from [[http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1863/ complex mods]] to [[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012826 attempts to "port the port" to ZX Spectrum]]

* ExecutiveMeddling: WordOfGod said ''Virgin Interactive'' forced them to have a ''"II"'' in the title, even though there's no connection between their game and ''Dune'' made by ''Cryo Interactive''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: WordOfGod said ''Virgin Interactive'' forced them to have a ''"2"'' in the title, even though there's no connection between their game and ''Dune'' made by ''Cryo Interactive''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: WordOfGod said ''Virgin Interactive'' forced them to have a ''"2"'' in the title, even though there's no connection between their game and ''Cryo Interactive's Dune''.