hedwards: I never got into Warcraft 1, I got it as part of the battle chest and unfortunately, the graphics were so poor that you could see virtually none of what was going on at the time. WC 2 was a huge improvement just because you could see enough of the battlefield to make it engaging.

Kind of sad that Blizzard never really managed to surpass it. I thought I liked SC, but playing it more recently, the game is pretty dull.

ZFR: I actually played a few levels of Warcraft before buying Battlechest and playing all. The graphics didn't bother me as much as the 4 unit selection and lack of right-click shortcuts. But it's surprising what one gets used to. After first few levels I got really proficient in it. With keyboard shortcuts and all.