When I was younger, I thought my computer would explode if I didn't type in the serial key fast enough.

Even in 2023, nothing can rival this cool installation setup. It immerses you so much into the game

Back when even installing a game was entertaining.

You know a game is awesome when the Installation is already epic. RA2 is an Masterpiece in RTS games.,

This, in my opinion is the best fucking way to install a game. It just immerse you even more to the game. The only game I can think that has another awesome installation was Starcraft 2. Actually come to think of it, Dustin Browder was the lead designer of both games.

I also remembered when it said, "Military Software detected, top secret clearance required"

This, This is how every game installer should be!

"Encryption code required. You have 30 seconds to comply." 12 year old me: Hurry hurry hurry gotta hurry, crap, DAD, HELP! Also the text on the right side of the screen: SEAL team scrambled, enter CD-KEY to avoid immediate liquidation. Now THAT's some DRM! ;)

Don't mind me, I just like writing unofficial flavor text. 4:30 "This Russian-based design appears to be an improvement over the experimental "Tesla Tanks" that were built out of old Radar Jammers during the Soviet Counterstrike, field intelligence claims the electricity is able to arc over walls and other fortifications." 4:42 "This autonomous drone has advanced locomotion, independent AI, and appears to be equipped with heavy duty drills, saws, and cable cutters. For what purposes they are used for is unknown." 4:54 "The Allied Construction Yard, in its packed state, is carried by a Valiant HF16 up-fit as our latest Mobile Construction Vehicle. Remember: if multiple Allied Construction Yards are present on the battlefield then the H key on your command terminal will center your view on the one you have set as the primary building." 5:05 "The Soviet MCV, by comparison, is much more rustic in its design. None-of-the-less, it is just as capable of deploying and packing up as our own MCV." 5:17 "This is Germany's latest anti-armor tank hunter. It's fitted with an advanced anti-tank gun that fires a SABOT AP slug. However, this round will do minimal structural damage to buildings compared to our Grizzly's HEAT shells and the limited pivot leaves it unable to effectively target infantry." 5:28 "Reconnaissance from the Korean Navy has informed us of the "Typhoon" attack submarine, it appears to be powered by a fission reactor, enabling it to stay submerged for long periods of time. V-22 Ospreys on our Destroyers are equipped with Air-to-Subsurface missiles for these kinds of naval threats." 5:40 "The "Kirov" airship is a classic case of abusing loopholes. Despite the best efforts to disarm Soviet air superiority, they've developed a workaround in the form of slow but near-invulnerable airships. So far our Patriot missile defense system is the only counter as we are still developing the missile batteries of the Aegis-class cruiser." 5:54 "This is our Grizzly medium MBT, chosen over the British Guardian heavy tank due to a need for more mobile units. It's equipped with a 105mm smoothbore cannon firing HEAT shells and are capable of engaging enemies on the move." 6:05 "This appears to be the Soviet's successor to the omnidirectional landing craft used by them in Great World War II, it's capable of traversing land and sea due to its hover-skirt and is fitted with heavier armor than our own transports." 6:16 "German prodigy, Albert Einstein, has revealed very little about this experimental ambush unit other than the fact that he's designing it to be hidden by an "artificial mirage" generator and is equipped with a high-energy, infrared beam cannon. Any additional information is highly classified on a need-to-know basis." 6:27 "This appears to be a cheaper successor to the V2 ballistic missile platform from the war in Europe. It appears to carry the rocket on a platform that can be elevated to launch the rocket in an indirect arc versus its predecessor." 6:39 "The Soviet's more direct answer to our Hornet Aircraft Carriers for long-range naval units. The appropriately named "Dreadnought" has twin V3 missile launchers capable of engaging targets from afar." 6:50 "Another confidential design from Einstein. This appears to be related to his top-secret experiments with the electromagnetic spectrum. Information so far points to magnifying light on the visible spectrum to the point of creating a devastating beam of energy focused on the target like a magnifying glass. Any additional information is on a need-to-know basis."

it was a simpler, more innocent, age

the best game install ever

Eight minutes and 40 Seconds , i just sat down and watched this video in fullscreen with my feet up and enjoyed the show!, That's how fcking good this game is!. This is seriously one of the best games ever made!.

Okay, who else thought that the "Decryption Code Required. You have 30 seconds to comply." was real and feared the installation whould abort when you didnt entered the key in time? XD

Why can't all installation screens be as awesome as this especially when we have to spend god knows how long installing a game nowadays? Still was and still is the best installation ever! :D

Back when installing a game was an experience in itself.

"Encryption code required you have thirty seconds to comply". When I was a kid, that statement came across as "input the CD key or die"

Warning! Military software detected. Top secret clearance required. Best way to start a Setup.

Back in my days games were so heavily restricted that only top branch of the US millitary could play them

Once they announce remaster, hope they will bring back this awesome wizard!

when games were being made by nerds for nerds, not by corporations for consumers

This and Battlezone are among my favorite Installations. Mainly because they utilize the dead time while the install shield is packing up the game files. Also it builds up towards the actual game which only can get you more anticipated and excited to start playing the game.

You know you're going to have some quality time when even the installation is a masterpiece. Who on Earth would click "I want to return to Windows" after that?

RA2 really was amazing, right down to even the installation. This is the only downside to how fast computers have gotten, we will likely never be able to experience something this immersive again.

I so much miss the early decades

I felt so badass installing this as a kid... I was in my own little fantasy of running some spec-op agency. Why aren't installations nowadays entertaining. All you get now is a few pictures and a status bar that moves far too slowly.

"The following are technical specs on current battlefield weapon systems. Observe carefully commander, you may have to command this units, in combat. " *Shows soviet tesla tank*

It is very strange, but I still remember the installation key code in my mind after so many years ... no ... decades.

best game installation experience of my life

stumbled into weird youtube and I'm watching a video of the installation of a ~20 year old game with 100k views and its ... pretty good

This is a testament to how great a game Red Alert 2 was: even installing it was a f-ing experience!

Throwing a briefing into the installation, which takes place before the game is set to take place? I've never seen this in another game and I'm so glad that Westwood did this... RA2 has got to be my favorite C&C game...

Best game installtion in the history of game installtion maybe forever

westwood, one of the most significant part in our history.

Loved that "30 seconds to comply" moment. reminded me of the ED-209. I remember this when my step-dad was installing this. Such a shame my 'First Decade' copy didnt have this.

Back in those days, I've always wanted to date that russian girl.

Possibly the only game with an installation worth sharing with the world; honestly you'd nearly want to reinstall the game again and again just to hear this :)

I was so little when I played this game I thought for years Yuri was a real person

That guitar riff in the background tho

MY GOD! I never would have thought i will see this MASTERPIECE AGAIN!

Still best even in 2022

fucking best setup ever!!!!T_T not even a single game match this gaming since 1994 to now.....

Anyone else remember nearly shitting themselves trying to enter the encryption key before time ran out ?

The G.O.A.T

Tiberium Sun's install was amazing to watch.

no "warning! military software detected! top secret clerance required!" ?

That moment when a sudden W A R N I N G...! awakes the whole family because speakers were too high

Yeah I was actually thnking I had 30 seconds for serial number :D

when you become military commander in Ukraine

Rad as hell. The cd key screen is classic.

Red Alert 2 installation was definetly the only one i completely watched everytime :D. The music and the awsome blueprint kind of photo´s from the units were so interesting :].

The only crime was not clicking, "I want to play Red Alert 2 now".

I remember that installation screen. It it the same menu from the game.

Back then you got a good game for a reasonable price, which worked. Today you pay much more and get an unfinished game where you have to install another 50GB of bugfix after a certain time... I love this installation of Red Alert 2

I remember during the typing in of the cd key makes you shit out of yourself.. it's like a time bomb or a nuclear bomb gonna launch if not gonna key in at once :/ :)) memories of an 8 year old boy during that time :)

This brings back memories. This game felt so awesome right from the beginning with this ingenius installation. Good times!

oh god

back when devs are really making their installation menu amazing, not just 'installation wizard now blablabla'

Thanks so much for having this! Now that the EA copy is the only one I can get to run on my machine, I don't get to watch the installation story anymore.

The coolest installation setup ever! I was just brought back to childhood🤘 Good old days

thanks for this. this is what's ingrained itself in my memory

I still remember the code -> 020736-428526-011875-6507 😁

This installation still awesome and you feel like commander need to hear this serious briefing.

The way they make sound and move, even after you installed and play, the game still retain it’s charm. This is epic, not many game come close to this UI satisfaction.

Puts, essa instalação e muito foda, nunca vi uma instalacao tao cinematografica em nenhum jogo antes

2:55 "... an aristocrat and a member of the communist party..." Makes sense🤨.

That was my very first game and the best game I have ever played. It truly deserves to be remastered.

where is the :warning military software detected

Ahhh I remember that on my old pc that game was taking about an hour to install. Such memories :,)

One of the coolest thing that ever happened

I love this setup game.

Damn this installation type is a thing of the past. What a relic. Wish they still made them.

is it sad that i can remember 3 serial keys for this game and one for its expansion 13 years on. I installed this many times a a kid

This.. was the coolest installation menu EVER MADE

Oh my God I really like the little story it has about Albert Ainstein... Oh and the part of Encryption Code Required You have 30 to "comply" (I am not pretty sure about that word... But I love this Installation process hahahhahaa

That moment when you, in your 25 years having uncountable amount of played hours realise, that this game had awesome installer. And you discover this from comments under YT video with music from this game. Bruh.

Even the Installation Process got you hyped.

9 years of old...aaa this game is so perfect:-D

even the installation process is badass.

I loved this series :)

October 23, 2000 - Red Alert 2 was released Happy 20th birthday Red Alert 2 today!

*Enter CD-Key to avoid immediate liquidation*

Whoah, this installer still feels awesome, even after ~24 years...also i will never forget how this "you have 30 seconds to comply" fawked me as a kid. I typed code in more than that and ...nothing happened. Then again, and still nothing. My older brother suggested switching disk from soviet to allied but i reply it is ridiculous, that installer on soviet disk is corrupted. But we switched...and it worked xD It haunts me to this day xD

Even the instalation menu for this game was cool af xd :)

I like too the old installation screens!!! :)

aaah the good old intallation... dont know how often i saw this in the last 10 years :D:D

2:36 those are german leopards. and the mcv at 4:59 is a volvo.

@rebirthangel Awesome thing is that RA2 and SC2 has the same lead designer which may be the reason why I love both games

No need to prepare for war. The reds have won without even putting in much effort :")

What the heck LOL installing nuclear command code , weather command code, prism command code, etc. I thought that was real back in that time when I was small

I used to keep running install.exe back then just to enjoy this music and such cinematic feeling.

i miss these

Still here 2023

Perhaps the most kino installation in history of video games

I am not sure if there is other game out there having such installer, most likely there is, but RA2's installer is most likely the best.

The golden age of gaming, awe!

RA2 installation screen was boss, I had my volume up loud, and my family actually thought I was a secret agent.

If they ever do Remastered Collection Vol. 2 with Tiberiun Sun and RA 2, they should definitely add this as some kind of a bonus video to unlock or something like that. Obviously the installation will be different, but the original installation should be preserved in the whole package.

I miss when videogames weren't afraid of showing off their flair and style like this, and didn't take themselves too seriously. It's sad to see how nowadays something like this would get called "cringeworthy and clunky xXDDddD!1!". Fuck nowadays gamers.

Ain't that unknown Allied tank concept actually the Soviet Heavy Rhino tank? It look a lot like the in-game icon of the Rhino in the construction menu for vehicles.

the only installer that i wait from 0-100%