Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers

Re:Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers by thaumasiotes on Sunday October 11, 2026 @03:47PM (#50047103)

I was struck by something else about Beyond All Reason.

There's a popular Starcraft 2 commentary-and-gameplay streamer, Winter, who spent some time posting commentated BAR games. Videos from this period include direct pleas to his audience to take more of an interest because it's a better game with a better development model.

Then he took BAR off of his main youtube channel because that didn't work. He now seems to operate a separate variety channel with some BAR content.

I think about what this says about the role that marketing plays in people-in-general's choice of pastimes.

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Re:Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers by Havoc on Sunday October 11, 2026 @04:31PM (#50047513)

Also bunch of vids by a guy called drongo. Haven't seen any recently (7 months) though

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Re:Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers by majormajor on Sunday October 11, 2026 @05:52PM (#50048230)

Starcraft 2 is a 16 year old game that's a sequel to a 28 year old game. In my limited exposure that's a crowd of people who know what they like and want to stick to what they know, not a crowd of people looking for new things. Probably one of the most now-marketing-resistant groups you'll find. Marketing in 1998 may have been able to change it, though. ;)

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Re:Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers by thaumasiotes on Sunday October 11, 2026 @08:02PM (#50049491)

> Starcraft 2 is a 16 year old game that's a sequel to a 28 year old game. In my limited exposure that's a crowd of people who know what they like and want to stick to what they know, not a crowd of people looking for new things.

So, in your opinion, Beyond All Reason is getting more new players than Starcraft 2 is?

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Re:Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers by drawkcabdaernac on Monday October 12, 2026 @01:11PM (#50059478)

You could also say that BAR is a spiritual successor to a 29 year old game.

The Total Annihilation fans are probably even more marketing resistant than Starcraft fans.

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Re:Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers by wredcoll on Sunday October 11, 2026 @06:11PM (#50048416)

I think this says more about how the youtube algorithm works and how people want it to work.

I can't speak for everyone but at somepoint I find myself wanting to watch a sc2 game so I "turn on" wintersc's channel. Because I want starcraft. It doesn't really matter how good BAR is if I'm looking for sc2. I might want to watch BAR at some other moment, but that's a different behaviour mechanism, if you see what I mean.

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