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Sometimes you just need to sit down, slide a floppy into your A: drive, and enjoy gaming retro style. We know this all too well! That's why we have a list of the best and brightest from days long gone. These are some of our favorite games of all time, and we're sure that you'll love them as much as we do, if not more. Welcome to Boot Disk, and enjoy the retro ride!

There's a few RTS games that are considered to be true classics of the genre. Dune 2, Starcraft, Command and Conquer: Red Alert, and Homeworld are all considered to be classics. And so is Chris Taylor's first game, the incredible Total Annihilation. With more units per side than any RTS had even dared to try, massive battles that took place in 3D environments, and a system that relied on real-world concepts such as physics and intel rather than dice-rolling, Total Annihilation blew our minds away with its complete departure from the norm. Even with Supreme Commander, its spiritual successor, on the market and an open-source remake called Spring on the internet, Total Annihilation is still as fun and innovative now as it was in 1997.

Welcome to Freeware Friday, a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge!

Once every few years there comes a game that knocks you right off your feet. In 1997, Total Annihilation did just that. Featuring massive battles, realistic physics, and a wide variety of tactics and units to utilize, it became an instant classic in the real-time strategy genre. Scoring well with critics and consumers alike, it managed to spawn both a fan remake of the engine, Spring, and a spiritual sequel, Supreme Commander. Utilizing the Spring engine, Wolfe Games has decided to follow this route with the excellent freeware RTS P.U.R.E.