At a certain point it was considered hip to try to prove that Dune II should not be considered the first real-time strategy, that there had been earlier instances. The most popular replacement candidates were Nether Earth and Herzog Zwei. The whole discussion was always rather pointless, but if you planned to revive it, then Stonkers would be a good candidate for the title of first RTS ever.
It's definitely not Stonkers
has become a running gag in the
Sinclair community. According to the
comp.sys.sinclair Folklore FAQ, it was one of the regulars of
this group, Darren Hallett, who brought it up by giving it as an
answer to each and every name this game
request.
