Ep.118 – For-Real Time Strategy

Today, we'll tell you the story of Westwood Studio's Dune 2:  The Building of a Dynasty, released for MS-DOS in 1992. As part of its story, we'll teach you the origins of its source material, the novel, Dune, written by Frank Herbert in 1965. We'll talk about the history of how Dune as we look at a history of Dune video games leading up to Westwood's Dune 2. Finally, we'll talk about why Dune 2 is a crucial bit of video game history as we talk about its legacy. Join us for today's desert trip down Memory Card Lane.