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hillzagold
05-25-2007, 05:06 AM
it mentions these games on wikipedia, what happens in them? and are they cannon?
orphean
05-25-2007, 05:11 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft:_Insurrection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft:_Retribution

Good first step going to Wikipedia. You should have moved to step 2 though ;)

Retribution was a multiplayer map pack, so there was no story to be 'canon'

Insurrection is considered canon since it was approved by Blizzard and does have a single-player segment.
ZerglingRUSH
05-25-2007, 02:49 PM
Sorry, what's Cannon? I'm not understanding the terminology here. Sorry for being such a noob :-\
Bumbaloe
05-25-2007, 08:24 PM
Sorry, what's Cannon? I'm not understanding the terminology here. Sorry for being such a noob :-\


I don't understand what canon is either. Wiki doesn't help me, so I'm kinda lost. >_>
orphean
05-25-2007, 08:53 PM
Canon means 'officially apart of the Starcraft universe'

So like anything Blizzard makes is by default part of the Starcraft universe (ie the story is officially accepted, just as much as the story in SC1 & BC).

But if I were to make a huge story filled single player campaign for SC1 that wouldn't be canon, because Blizz had nothing to do with it.
Bumbaloe
05-25-2007, 08:55 PM
Canon means 'officially apart of the Starcraft universe'

So like anything Blizzard makes is by default part of the Starcraft universe (ie the story is officially accepted, just as much as the story in SC1 & BC).

But if I were to make a huge story filled single player campaign for SC1 that wouldn't be canon, because Blizz had nothing to do with it.


So SC and BW are canon because they are made by blizzard?
Fenix
05-25-2007, 09:04 PM
Exactly.

And it's possible, if Blizz likes the direction a thrid party, IE us, went in, they could adopt it into canon. Canon pretty much anything that Blizz likes and accepts.
Bumbaloe
05-25-2007, 09:10 PM
Exactly.

And it's possible, if Blizz likes the direction a thrid party, IE us, went in, they could adopt it into canon. Canon pretty much anything that Blizz likes and accepts.


Ok, thanks for that little piece of info. :)
hillzagold
05-26-2007, 01:17 AM
oh, and on another note, wtf is starcraft: N64?
Fenix
05-26-2007, 01:20 AM
Exactly what I sounds like ;D

A Starcraft RTS made for the Nintendo 64. Pretty interesting, if rather hard to play.
hillzagold
05-26-2007, 01:22 AM
and is it canon?
Fenix
05-26-2007, 01:26 AM
I believe so. I think it's made by Blizz.

A rule of thumb, if you find it on the net, it's most likely not canon, but if you buy it, chances are, it is.
starcraft2iscoming
05-29-2007, 07:22 AM
project revolution is the next unblizzard made starcraft game, but i dought its canon! :P
reject_666_6
06-06-2007, 02:37 AM
Well neither was Retribution at first, but when Blizz gave its seal of approval, it became canon. Project Rev might get Blizz acceptance because they said that its campaign focuses on parts of the sector largely unaffected by the main wars, so it doesn't change anything from the original story.
coalescence
06-06-2007, 04:15 PM
Checked amazon:

Starcraft Retribution Authorized Expansion Add-on Cd-rom (Pc) by Wizard Works
1 Used & new from $99.95

Starcraft Insurrection Add-on Campaigns by Aztech
Currently unavailable

And Ebay:
Retribution: Nuthin'

Starcraft Insurrection expansion set Price: $0.42 Shipping: Not specified Time Left: 6d 12h 11m