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Counterstrike

Counterstrike is the first add-on pack for Command & Conquer: Red Alert. It adds new units to Red Alert such as Wonderdogs and Super Jets, as well as giving players new missions and unlocking the secret of the Ant Missions hinted at in the original Red Alert manual.

No, not Counter-Strike, the wildly-popular Half-Life modification. Counterstrike. For Red Alert.

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005

Global Defense Inititive

One of two fighting factions in the Command & Conquer series of games. Generally considered "the good guys," GDI takes it upon themselves to keep peace in the world while keeping the Brotherhood of Nod in its place.

General Shephard runs the Global Defense Initiative while Kane runs the Brotherhood of Nod.

by Joseph D. Collins May 3, 2005

Dungeons & Dragons

The proper spelling for "Dungeons and Dragons," a popular table top, pen-and-paper roleplaying game by TSR.

"Remember that one campaign we did in Dungeons & Dragons?"
"Yeah?"
". . .let's make a follow-up campaign!"
"Aw yeah! You da Dungeon Master!"

by Joseph D. Collins June 5, 2005

Westwood Studios

A now-defuncted video game company which was, in the end, purchased by an aggressive bidding by EA Games/Electronic Arts. They created games that impressed players and critics alike, such as Command & Conquer, Nox, Lands of Lore, and Dune. Their last known game was Command & Conquer: Renegade(2002).

"Man, it's too bad EA bought out Westwood Studios."
"Yeah. . . I was hoping for a Red Alert 3 or Tiberian Twilight."

by Joseph D. Collins June 5, 2005

Trogdor the Burninator

In Dungeons & Dragons lore, "Trogdor the Burninator" was thirty year-old Half-Elf, chaotic-neutral Cleric of Taiaii with an affinity for fire. Trogdor was also a very stupid man, deciding that obliterating a tavern with fire would be a good way to interogate a bartender who knew more than he let on. The half-elf was then challenge by a monk and killed the holy man, but only barely. Afterwards, he urinated on the monk's body, then chased after an Elven archer that was in his party. The Elven archer noticed Trogdor forgot to put away his "piece" and promptly shot an arrow into his unguarded crotch, scoring a maximum-damage critical hit which promptly killed the Burninator.

More information can be found at the RPG Mortuary.

Trogdor, a chaotic neutral cleric of the goddess credited with creating the world, was very anxious to prove his worth to the party that he had just joined.

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005

Covert Operations

The one and only add-on pack for Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn. "The Covert Operations" simply adds some very difficult missions into the wonderful game.

Those Covert Operations missions were really, really irritating. But fun!

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005

Yuri's Revenge

The one and only add-on for Red Alert 2, Yuri's Revenge is more oriented towards finding and defeating the super-psychic known as "Yuri".

Abbreviation: YR

Man, that Yuri is something else in Yuri's Revenge. . .

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005