Spawn installation
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A similar concept (for example, in some Command & Conquer games) is the use of multiple game discs. Each disc contains a discrete portion of the game, such as an individual campaign. Sharing a disc with a friend allows both the owner and the friend to experience the full content of each respective disc, but not at the same time. In contrast with spawn installations, the disadvantage to the multiple-disc approach was that the game could only be shared among as many people as there were discs, while spawn installations could be used on any number of systems.
This concept is very similar to the single-card-multiplayer "Download Play" option that some Nintendo DS games offer (such as Super Mario 64 DS). The difference here, however, is that a spawn installation is installed on the system like a normal program, whereas the Nintendo DS only keeps its downloaded copy in memory while it is powered on.
Games with spawn installation
- Carmageddon
- Joint Strike Fighter - Innerloop
- Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit - Electronic Arts
- Diablo - Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo II - Blizzard Entertainment
- StarCraft - Blizzard Entertainment
- StarCraft II - Blizzard Entertainment
- Warcraft: Orcs & Humans - Blizzard Entertainment[1]
- Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness - Blizzard Entertainment
- Reality Pump
- Total Annihilation - Cavedog Entertainment
- Disciples: Sacred Lands - Strategy First
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - id Software
- Halo Custom Edition - Gearbox Software
- Dr. Mario Online Rx - Nintendo
- Age of Empires - Microsoft
- Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome - Microsoft
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings - Microsoft
- Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion - Microsoft
- Heroes of Might and Magic II - The 3DO Company
- Heroes of Might and Magic III - The 3DO Company
- Gruntz - Monolith Productions
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood - Bethesda Softworks
References
- ^ Wrobel, J. (May 1996). "Warcraft: Orcs and Humans (Mac Gamer)". Archived from the original on May 9, 2003. Retrieved 2009-11-18.