Before Command & Conquer, there was Command HQ (1990, DOS/Mac)—an early RTS that said “what if we made World War III playable?” It’s global domination meets real-time tactics, minus the explosions and plus a whole lot of blinking maps. You command armies across continents, manage resources, and hope your dial-up modem doesn’t cut out mid-battle. For its time, it was revolutionary. Today, it’s like the polite granddad of the RTS genre—wise, slow, and full of war stories.
How to play Command HQ
To slow down the game emulation press CTRL+F11, to speed up the game press CTRL+F12. Press Escape (ESC) to exit fullscreen mode.
Command HQ runs in your browser thanks to the Emularity library.
More about Command HQ
Status: abandonware
Genre: strategy
Released in: 1990
Publisher: Microplay Software
Developer: Ozark Softscape
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