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Re: Zerg Rush Google Easter Egg

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Post by iconfinder »

ehamberg wrote: post #12
LinaLauneBaer wrote: post #9

This easter egg is referring to the game StarCraft 2 by Blizzard. There are three fractions in StarCraft 2: Protoss, Terran and Zerg. Imagine the Zerg like aliens. Zergs have a unit called "the Zergling" which is a small creature that usually attacks buildings and enemy units in groups. If you have a lot of Zerglings and run to your opponents fast this can be called "a Zergling rush". There are also custom maps that…

Well, I would say that it refers to the Starcraft series. I'm so old that I remember the first Starcraft game – and I'm quite sure it had Zerg. ;)

"I'm so old that I remember the first Starcraft game"

I remember when Dune 2 came out - the father of all RTS games.

Re: Zerg Rush Google Easter Egg

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Post by archangel_one »

iconfinder wrote: post #21
ehamberg wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, I would say that it refers to the Starcraft series. I'm so old that I remember the first Starcraft game – and I'm quite sure it had Zerg. ;)

"I'm so old that I remember the first Starcraft game" I remember when Dune 2 came out - the father of all RTS games.

What about Herzog Zwei, you young whippersnapper ;-)

Re: Zerg Rush Google Easter Egg

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Post by stoolpigeon »

iconfinder wrote: post #21
ehamberg wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, I would say that it refers to the Starcraft series. I'm so old that I remember the first Starcraft game – and I'm quite sure it had Zerg. ;)

"I'm so old that I remember the first Starcraft game" I remember when Dune 2 came out - the father of all RTS games.

I don't have my Sega Genesis any more, but I still play Dune on my pc with an emulator.

Re: Zerg Rush Google Easter Egg

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Post by stoolpigeon »

ehamberg wrote: post #12
LinaLauneBaer wrote: post #9

This easter egg is referring to the game StarCraft 2 by Blizzard. There are three fractions in StarCraft 2: Protoss, Terran and Zerg. Imagine the Zerg like aliens. Zergs have a unit called "the Zergling" which is a small creature that usually attacks buildings and enemy units in groups. If you have a lot of Zerglings and run to your opponents fast this can be called "a Zergling rush". There are also custom maps that…

Well, I would say that it refers to the Starcraft series. I'm so old that I remember the first Starcraft game – and I'm quite sure it had Zerg. ;)

remember Starcraft? I play it all the time. What's to remember?

My home machine isn't set up for games and I own SC2 but it doesn't run well - and I enjoy the original more anyway.

Re: Zerg Rush Google Easter Egg

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Post by 9diov »

It is a nice touch how originally there are 6 zerglings coming out and others came in pair.

For anyone who never played Starcraft: zerglings are created in pair, two per egg and the maximum number of eggs are 3. A player who attempts to do a zergling rush wait for the first 3 eggs to be available, hatch them and subsequently make a new pair of zerglings as soon as a new egg is available.

Re: Zerg Rush Google Easter Egg

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Post by binarysolo »

archangel_one wrote: post #24
iconfinder wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"I'm so old that I remember the first Starcraft game" I remember when Dune 2 came out - the father of all RTS games.

What about Herzog Zwei, you young whippersnapper ;-)

What a great game on the Genesis.
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