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Not Forgotten - NetStorm: Islands at War | 1st Real-Time Strategy MMO

Let's set our course to NetStorm: Islands at War, the obscure 1997 real-time strategy game by Titanic Entertainment. NetStorm was to be the first online-focused RTS ever made by a major studio, and on top of that accomplishment, it created a fascinating and memorable world, with Chess-like combat, that hasn't quite been replicated anywhere else. This episode of Not Forgotten looks into the history of the game's development, the context of 1997s internet restrictions, what made the game fail, and its community revivals, including a spiritual successor and even a Starcraft 2 mod. Join the unofficial NetStorm community on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZB9ty3g Vote for Netstorm on GOG’s Community Wishlist https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/netstorm_islands_at_war ------ SPECIAL THANKS PWMI, lead developer of Netstorm multiplayer restoration project ------ MUSIC NetStorm original soundtrack composed by Mark Morgan Additional music licensed through Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ ------ FOOTAGE StarCraft gameplay by JayborinoPlays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWLL_varqiw Command & Conquer gameplay by Major Thriftwood: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DzFn0bLaSR_EvaAh8FKZA Ultima VII gameplay by Major Thriftwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flpiaHUxUMk Age of Empires gameplay by Nookrium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADKHIJ-J4pc Warcraft gameplay by Stu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqnVx3MB0-8 Warcraft II gameplay by Stu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqczlhTpT2I Quake gameplay by Pagb666: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlsQkvZhnnE Flash Element TD gameplay by Splazer Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VAHWL_GQKg Age of Empires upscaled intro cinematic by The Gaming Restoration | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD4vTrsoM3s ------ SOURCES NetStorm: https://netstorm.fandom.com/wiki/The_NetStorm_History https://web.archive.org/web/20071012132627/http://www.experimentalgameplay.com/blog.php?b=14 https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Netstorm https://netstorm.fandom.com/wiki/NetStormWorld https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/netstorm-islands-at-war https://www.mobygames.com/company/titanic-entertainment https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netstorm-demo-out/1100-2467703/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000618065831/http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Notbought/ss10.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190930122120/http://www.netstormhq.net/ Ken Demarest: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ken-demarest-interview/ https://www.raphkoster.com/2012/02/17/making-of-uo-articles-at-mmorpg-com/ https://www.mmorpg.com/ultima-online/general-articles/the-making-of-a-classic-part-1-2000093214 https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/07/11/online-streaming-service-twitch-opens-office-south.html https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/the-bioforge-interview/2970-17104 Successors / crowdfunding campaigns: https://www.moddb.com/games/netstorm-2-storms-of-nimbus https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/525138512/disciples-of-the-storm https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/525138512/disciples-of-the-storm-rts https://www.kicktraq.com/projects/525138512/disciples-of-the-storm-rts/ https://www.kicktraq.com/projects/525138512/disciples-of-the-storm/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/disciples-of-the-storm#/ Starcraft 2 module (unreleased): https://www.sc2mapster.com/projects/netstorm-islands-war ---------------- DONATIONS ► https://www.patreon.com/IndigoGaming DISCORD CHAT ► https://discord.gg/j98gDah LIVESTREAMS ► https://www.youtube.com/c/IndigoGamingArchive TWITTER ► https://twitter.com/TheIndigoGaming TWITCH ► http://www.twitch.tv/indigogamingchannel FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/IndigoGamingChannel/