Uploaded November 2007 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I found these on a very old German Starcraft website from circa 1996. They are the oldest gameplay videos you can possibly find for Starcraft beta. The infamous "orcs in space" version commonly called Starcraft Alpha cannot be found yet. Blizzard did however in E3 1996 showcase the Alpha version which was nearly complete until the decided to scrap it and start over after hearing everyone call it orcs in space.
I found these on a very old German Starcraft website from circa 1996. They are the oldest gameplay videos you can possibly find for Starcraft beta. The infamous "orcs in space" version commonly called Starcraft Alpha cannot be found yet. Blizzard did however in E3 1996 showcase the Alpha version which was nearly complete until the decided to scrap it and start over after hearing everyone call it orcs in space.
![Warcraft II Music - Orc Theme 2 [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DqpSPU12OIA/mqdefault.jpg "Warcraft II Music - Orc Theme 2 [HD]
Extracted from Warcraft II Battle.net Edition in high quality.")
![Protoss Theme 3 [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HCbqCteXqkg/mqdefault.jpg "Protoss Theme 3 [HD]
Starcraft soundtrack, third Protoss theme.")
![Terran Theme 3 [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H_vml3q-qE4/mqdefault.jpg "Terran Theme 3 [HD]
Starcraft soundtrack, third Terran theme.")
