Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Certain games leave a lasting mark - but what about their installers?
If you only remember boring progress bars on a grey background, you've missed one of the most iconic game installers ever created. In this video, we take a nostalgic deep dive into the Command & Conquer: Red Alert installer running under MS-DOS. Packed with atmosphere, animations, and personality, it's a reminder that even installation screens used to be an experience. And to make things even more interesting, we'll be looking at the German version of the installer.

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00:00 Big Box Games
05:34 Installer
10:43 Censoring Adolf
13:03 Playing Red Alert