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|title=StarCraft
|title=StarCraft
|image=StarCraft.jpg
|developer=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]
|developer=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]
|publisher={{sys|win}}{{sys|mac}}{{co|Blizzard Entertainment|us}}{{co|Sierra Entertainment|eu}}
|publisher={{colist|Blizzard Entertainment|Sierra Entertainment}}
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|year=1998
|released={{sys|win}}{{us|1998|April 1}}{{eu|1998|April 1}}
|systems={{syslist|win|mac|osx}}
{{sys|mac}}{{us|1999}}
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}{{PEGI|16}}{{USK|12}}{{OFLC|MA15}}{{OFLC/NZ|R16}}{{ELSPA|15}}
{{sys|n64}}{{us|2000}}{{au|2000}}
|genre=[[RTS]]
|genre=[[RTS]]
|systems=[[Windows]], [[Mac]], [[Nintendo 64]]
|players=1-8 (1 per PC)
|players=1-8 (1 per PC)
|ESRB=T
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|PEGI=16
|expansion=[[StarCraft: Insurrection|Insurrection]]<br />[[StarCraft: Retribution|Retribution]]<br />[[StarCraft: Brood War|Brood War]]
|USK=12
|OFLC=MA15
|OFLC/NZ=R16
|ELSPA=15
|requirements={{sys|win}}90MHz CPU, 16MB RAM, DirectX graphics card
{{sys|mac}}System 7.6, PowerPC 601, 16MB RAM
|expansion=[[StarCraft: Brood War]], [[StarCraft: Insurrection]], [[StarCraft: Retribution]]
|followed by=[[StarCraft II]]
|followed by=[[StarCraft II]]
|website=http://www.blizzard.com/starcraft/
|series=StarCraft
|website=http://blizzard.com/starcraft/
|pcgamingwiki=StarCraft
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{{game disambig||the Nintendo 64 game|[[StarCraft 64]]}}
 
'''StarCraft''' is a real-time strategy game developed by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] for the PC in 1998 and for the Macintosh in 1999. Blizzard released an expansion later in 1998, [[StarCraft: Brood War]], commonly acknowledged to have correct many game balance issues and leading the way to its eventual recognition as standard to which all other RTS games are compared to. Set in the future, on planets far from Earth, it features three races: the human Terrans, the psionic Protoss and the bestial Zerg.
'''StarCraft''' is a real-time strategy game developed by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] for the PC in 1998 and for the Macintosh in 1999. Blizzard released an expansion later in 1998, [[StarCraft: Brood War]], commonly acknowledged to have correct many game balance issues and leading the way to its eventual recognition as standard to which all other RTS games are compared to. Set in the future, on planets far from Earth, it features three races: the human Terrans, the psionic Protoss and the bestial Zerg.
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==Story==
==Story==
The Terran forces have recently begun to run into a new race of creatures called the Zerg. This bestial race has no reserve when it comes to devouring anything that breathes and it's up to the Terran and Protoss to defeat them.
The story focuses on the activities of the three species in a part of the Milky Way known as the Koprulu Sector. Millennia before any of the events of the games, a species known as the Xel'Naga genetically engineer the Protoss and later the Zerg in attempts to create pure beings. These experiments backfire and the Xel'Naga are largely destroyed by the Zerg. Decades before the beginning of StarCraft in 2499, the hardline international government of Earth, the United Earth Directorate (UED), commissions a colonization program as part of a solution to overpopulation. However, the computers automating the colony ships malfunction, propelling the Terran colonists far off course to the edge of Protoss space. Out of contact with Earth, they form various factions to maintain their interests. Intrigued by the behavior and mentality of the Terrans, the Protoss remain hidden to examine the humans, while protecting them from other threats without their knowledge. However, the Zerg target the Terrans for assimilation to harness their psionic potential, forcing the Protoss to destroy tainted Terran colonies to contain the Zerg infestation.


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StarCraft begins just days after the first of these attacks, where the predominant Terran government, the Confederacy of Man, falls into a state of panic as it comes under attack by both the Zerg and the Protoss, in addition to increasing rebel activity led by Arcturus Mengsk against its rule.
==Table of Contents==
{{:StarCraft/Table of Contents}}
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==External links==
===Official websites===
*[http://www.blizzard.com/starcraft/ Official StarCraft Site], part of Blizzard Entertainment's Home Page
*[http://www.battle.net/starcraft-universe.shtml Battle Net StarCraft Site], forum for Battle.net players


===Major fan sites===
{{ToC}}
*[http://www.starcraft.org Starcraft.org], online fan fiction and artwork forum, and more
{{StarCraft}}
*[http://www.sclegacy.com Starcraft Legacy], host of stories, clips, maps, mods, and more
*[http://www.pgtour.net Pro Gaming Tour], professional competition organization
*[http://www.wgtour.com World Gaming Tour], professional competition organization
*[http://www.supremestarcraft.com Supreme StarCraft]
*[http://www.teamliquid.net Team Liquid]
*[http://www.staredit.net Staredit Network]
*[http://www.gosugamers.net Gosu Gamers]
*[http://www.yaoyuan.com Yaoyuan.com], a game replay database for StarCraft


===Smaller fan sites===
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*[http://www.creepcolony.com Creepcolony's Skillful Starcraft]
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*[http://www31.brinkster.com/scfreak/ Scfreak]
 
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Table of Contents

Gameplay
Strategies
Custom game strategies
Appendices
StarCraft
Walkthrough
Terran Campaign: Episode I
  1. Terran mission 1: Wasteland
  2. Terran mission 2: Backwater Station
  3. Terran mission 3: Desperate Alliance
  4. Terran mission 4: The Jacobs Installation
  5. Terran mission 5: Revolution
  6. Terran mission 6: Norad II
  7. Terran mission 7: The Trump Card
  8. Terran mission 8: The Big Push
  9. Terran mission 9: New Gettysberg
  10. Terran mission 10: The Hammer Falls
Zerg Campaign: Episode II
  1. Zerg mission 1: Among the Ruins
  2. Zerg mission 2: Egression
  3. Zerg mission 3: The New Dominion
  4. Zerg mission 4: Agent of the Swarm
  5. Zerg mission 5: The Amerigo
  6. Zerg mission 6: The Dark Templar
  7. Zerg mission 7: The Culling
  8. Zerg mission 8: Eye for an Eye
  9. Zerg mission 9: The Invasion of Aiur
  10. Zerg mission 10: Full Circle
Protoss Campaign: Episode III
  1. Protoss mission 1: First Strike
  2. Protoss mission 2: Into the Flames
  3. Protoss mission 3: Higher Ground
  4. Protoss mission 4: The Hunt for Tassadar
  5. Protoss mission 5: Choosing Sides
  6. Protoss mission 6: Into the Darkness
  7. Protoss mission 7: Homeland
  8. Protoss mission 8: The Trial of Tassadar
  9. Protoss mission 9: Shadow Hunters
  10. Protoss mission 10: Eye of the Storm
Disabled missions
StarCraft: Insurrection
New features
Walkthrough
Terran Campaign
Protoss Campaign
Zerg Campaign
StarCraft: Retribution
New features
Walkthrough
StarCraft: Brood War
New features
Walkthrough
Protoss Campaign: Episode IV
  1. Protoss Mission 1: Escape from Aiur
  2. Protoss Mission 2: Dunes of Shakuras
  3. Protoss Mission 3: Legacy of the Xel'Naga
  4. Protoss Mission 4: The Quest for Uraj
  5. Protoss Mission 5: The Battle of Braxis
  6. Protoss Mission 6: Return to Char
  7. Protoss Mission 7: The Insurgent
  8. Protoss Mission 8: Countdown
Terran Campaign: Episode V
  1. Terran Mission 1: First Strike
  2. Terran Mission 2: The Dylarian Shipyards
  3. Terran Mission 3: Ruins of Tarsonis
  4. Terran Mission 4: Assault on Korhal
  5. Terran Mission 5A: Emperor's Fall (Ground Zero)
  6. Terran Mission 5B: Emperor's Fall (Birds of War)
  7. Terran Mission 6: Emperor's Flight
  8. Terran Mission 7: Patriot's Blood
  9. Terran Mission 8: To Chain the Beast
Zerg Campaign: Episode VI
  1. Zerg Mission 1: Vile Disruption
  2. Zerg Mission 2: Reign of Fire
  3. Zerg Mission 3: The Kel-Morian Combine
  4. Zerg Mission 4: The Liberation of Korhal
  5. Zerg Mission 5: True Colors
  6. Zerg Mission 6: Fury of the Swarm
  7. Zerg Mission 7: Drawing of the Web
  8. Zerg Mission 8: To Slay the Beast
  9. Zerg Mission 9: The Reckoning
  10. Secret mission: Dark Origin
  11. Zerg Mission 10: Omega
StarCraft 64
New features
Walkthrough

This is the first game in the StarCraft series. For other games in the series see the StarCraft category.

Box artwork for StarCraft.
Box artwork for StarCraft.
StarCraft
Developer(s)Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s)Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment
Year released1998
System(s)Windows, Mac OS, macOS
Expansion pack(s)Insurrection
Retribution
Brood War
Followed byStarCraft II
SeriesStarCraft
Genre(s)RTS
Players1-8 (1 per PC)
ModesSingle player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)ESRB TeenPEGI Ages 16+USK Ages 12+OFLC Mature Accompanied & RestrictedOFLC-NZ R16ELSPA Ages 15+
Neoseeker Related Pages
LinksOfficial websiteStarCraft at PCGamingWikiStarCraft ChannelSearchSearch
For the Nintendo 64 game, see StarCraft 64.

StarCraft is a real-time strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment for the PC in 1998 and for the Macintosh in 1999. Blizzard released an expansion later in 1998, StarCraft: Brood War, commonly acknowledged to have correct many game balance issues and leading the way to its eventual recognition as standard to which all other RTS games are compared to. Set in the future, on planets far from Earth, it features three races: the human Terrans, the psionic Protoss and the bestial Zerg.

Story[edit]

The story focuses on the activities of the three species in a part of the Milky Way known as the Koprulu Sector. Millennia before any of the events of the games, a species known as the Xel'Naga genetically engineer the Protoss and later the Zerg in attempts to create pure beings. These experiments backfire and the Xel'Naga are largely destroyed by the Zerg. Decades before the beginning of StarCraft in 2499, the hardline international government of Earth, the United Earth Directorate (UED), commissions a colonization program as part of a solution to overpopulation. However, the computers automating the colony ships malfunction, propelling the Terran colonists far off course to the edge of Protoss space. Out of contact with Earth, they form various factions to maintain their interests. Intrigued by the behavior and mentality of the Terrans, the Protoss remain hidden to examine the humans, while protecting them from other threats without their knowledge. However, the Zerg target the Terrans for assimilation to harness their psionic potential, forcing the Protoss to destroy tainted Terran colonies to contain the Zerg infestation.

StarCraft begins just days after the first of these attacks, where the predominant Terran government, the Confederacy of Man, falls into a state of panic as it comes under attack by both the Zerg and the Protoss, in addition to increasing rebel activity led by Arcturus Mengsk against its rule.

Table of Contents

edit

Gameplay
Strategies
Custom game strategies
Appendices
StarCraft
Walkthrough
Terran Campaign: Episode I
  1. Terran mission 1: Wasteland
  2. Terran mission 2: Backwater Station
  3. Terran mission 3: Desperate Alliance
  4. Terran mission 4: The Jacobs Installation
  5. Terran mission 5: Revolution
  6. Terran mission 6: Norad II
  7. Terran mission 7: The Trump Card
  8. Terran mission 8: The Big Push
  9. Terran mission 9: New Gettysberg
  10. Terran mission 10: The Hammer Falls
Zerg Campaign: Episode II
  1. Zerg mission 1: Among the Ruins
  2. Zerg mission 2: Egression
  3. Zerg mission 3: The New Dominion
  4. Zerg mission 4: Agent of the Swarm
  5. Zerg mission 5: The Amerigo
  6. Zerg mission 6: The Dark Templar
  7. Zerg mission 7: The Culling
  8. Zerg mission 8: Eye for an Eye
  9. Zerg mission 9: The Invasion of Aiur
  10. Zerg mission 10: Full Circle
Protoss Campaign: Episode III
  1. Protoss mission 1: First Strike
  2. Protoss mission 2: Into the Flames
  3. Protoss mission 3: Higher Ground
  4. Protoss mission 4: The Hunt for Tassadar
  5. Protoss mission 5: Choosing Sides
  6. Protoss mission 6: Into the Darkness
  7. Protoss mission 7: Homeland
  8. Protoss mission 8: The Trial of Tassadar
  9. Protoss mission 9: Shadow Hunters
  10. Protoss mission 10: Eye of the Storm
Disabled missions
StarCraft: Insurrection
New features
Walkthrough
Terran Campaign
Protoss Campaign
Zerg Campaign
StarCraft: Retribution
New features
Walkthrough
StarCraft: Brood War
New features
Walkthrough
Protoss Campaign: Episode IV
  1. Protoss Mission 1: Escape from Aiur
  2. Protoss Mission 2: Dunes of Shakuras
  3. Protoss Mission 3: Legacy of the Xel'Naga
  4. Protoss Mission 4: The Quest for Uraj
  5. Protoss Mission 5: The Battle of Braxis
  6. Protoss Mission 6: Return to Char
  7. Protoss Mission 7: The Insurgent
  8. Protoss Mission 8: Countdown
Terran Campaign: Episode V
  1. Terran Mission 1: First Strike
  2. Terran Mission 2: The Dylarian Shipyards
  3. Terran Mission 3: Ruins of Tarsonis
  4. Terran Mission 4: Assault on Korhal
  5. Terran Mission 5A: Emperor's Fall (Ground Zero)
  6. Terran Mission 5B: Emperor's Fall (Birds of War)
  7. Terran Mission 6: Emperor's Flight
  8. Terran Mission 7: Patriot's Blood
  9. Terran Mission 8: To Chain the Beast
Zerg Campaign: Episode VI
  1. Zerg Mission 1: Vile Disruption
  2. Zerg Mission 2: Reign of Fire
  3. Zerg Mission 3: The Kel-Morian Combine
  4. Zerg Mission 4: The Liberation of Korhal
  5. Zerg Mission 5: True Colors
  6. Zerg Mission 6: Fury of the Swarm
  7. Zerg Mission 7: Drawing of the Web
  8. Zerg Mission 8: To Slay the Beast
  9. Zerg Mission 9: The Reckoning
  10. Secret mission: Dark Origin
  11. Zerg Mission 10: Omega
StarCraft 64
New features
Walkthrough
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StarCraft series
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