This is a game idea from 1994, created during a time of playing Dune 2, waiting for C&C1 and having fun with self-made pen-paper variants of Dune2 during school. (by Alfred Eichenseher, Gregor Kompa and Manuel Kugelmann aka “BitCraft”).

Description:

Competing factions: Western Block incl. Atlantica, Eastern Block
Target: Mars, recover alien artifacts
Story: Signals from Mars, Space-ship-race, Millitary bases on Mars, Dicovery of Gates in pyramids on Mars, Full scale War on Mars.
Units: Mechanized Infantry, Light Vehicles, Tanks, Space Gliders, ….

TODO …. lookup old material

Inspirations:
Dune2, Utopia, Warcraft 1, C&C 1 previews, SciFi books from the city library (somewhat similar to Perry Rhodan), Stargate movie, …