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Battlecruiser 3000AD (aka [BC3K] in Usenet) is one of the most-hyped, most-panned, and longest-developed (at the time) games in computer game history. It was under development for seven years, generating one of the longest and largest flame wars in the history of Usenet,[1] before publisher Take Two Interactive Software released it in September of 1996. It was even then released against the wishes of its primary developer Derek Smart,[2] as it was still incomplete and buggy – although even in this state it was able to collect some positive reviews and revenue. Smart sued Take Two (who also released the game in the UK through a sub-license deal with GameTek). Through an out of court settlement, he regained the rights to his game and released it for free on the internet. He continued to develop a new version through his personal company, 3000AD and in late 1998 he released v2.0 of the game through Interplay.
In addition to a sequel, Battlecruiser Millennium, the game spawned a follow-up series in 2004 called Universal Combat.
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