Battlecruiser 3000AD

The Gametek release of Battlecruiser 3000AD

Battlecruiser 3000AD (aka [BC3K] in Usenet) is seen to be one of the most-hyped, most-panned, and at the time, the longest-developed games in computer game history. It was under development for seven years (see vaporware), generating one of the longest and largest flame wars in the history of Usenet , before publisher Take Two Interactive Software released it in November of 1996. It was even then released against the wishes of its primary developer Derek Smart , as it was still incomplete and buggy â€" although even in this state it was able to collect some positive reviews and revenue. Smart sued Take Two (who also released the game in the UK through a sub-license deal with GameTek UK). Through an out of court settlement, he regained the rights to his game and released it for free on the internet. He continued to develop a new version through his personal company, 3000AD and in late 1998 he released v2.0 of the game through Interplay.

Games in the series

Title	Released	Publisher|-	Battlecruiser 3000AD (U.S.)	1996	Take Two Software|-	Battlecruiser 3000AD (UK)	1997	GameTek|-	Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0	1999	Interplay|-	Battlecruiser Millennium	2001	Dreamcatcher Games|-	Battlecruiser Millennium Gold	2003	3000AD

References

External links

* 3000AD Official Site
* BC3K freeware download link
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* BC3K flame war archive of posts by and from Derek Smart during and after the development of Battlecruiser 3000AD