It's been 12 years since the Command & Conquer series started, and it's always had a following amongst gamers. To celebrate 12 years of Command & Conquer goodness, Electronic Arts is offering the original game as a free download to gamers everywhere.

As they noted in a recent news article:

To kick the celebration off, today we have a special surprise which we are certain new and old Command & Conquer fans will enjoy. We are providing the original Command & Conquer Gold as a free download, compatible for Windows XP! This is the same version included with the collectors pack Command & Conquer: The First Decade, and is now available for you to download for free!

They do note that you'll have to burn the ISO image onto a disc and follow some additional instructions to get it running on your computer, but we've checked out the instructions and they're pretty straightforward. Just make sure you can burn the ISO image onto a CD and have an internet connection ready to download the patch, and you should be set.

To download the ISO images for the GDI and Nod sides of the game, as well as to pick up the additional instructions, feel free to visit our source link below. Enjoy!