One January day in 1999 a sensational game of Quake 2 Project to leave two of the best developers. One named Minh Le, better known by his nickname Gooseman, and other Cliff. These two virtuosos of the business decided to create an entirely new kind of 3D Action'a, incomparable to anything others. Already in the year Minh taken for the development schedules of the shooter, making it to the engine, Half-Life. Already started to appear in the spring sites with information about this game.
The first presentation was a success and continued development of more a rapid pace. In mid-March, namely, 15/3/1999, was read the title game – Counter-Strike. In the spring of that year, was released the first beta version of the game. Players all over the world with interests began to play Counter-Strike, and soon gamers, it received its nickname – CS. In September of the same in 1999 launched the first public server for Counter-Strike.
Players are more and more interest this toy, and all the other shooter retreated into the background. In vogue Russian machine Kalashnikov model 47 and the American M-16, won the title of CS M4A1. A Minh Le, meanwhile working on new, more elaborate versions of the beta of the game. Soon the company finds out about this Valve design, and decides to help Minh'u in his work. Besides this, the company Barking Dog Studios joins its employees to develop fifth beta version of CS. In connection with this company Valve shell out for a very large sum to help the project. Provided enough money to finish with a vengeance complete the first version of the game and some of its other needs. Finally, in November the first complete version of this game called Counter-Strike 1.0. (A valuable related resource: AG1). As expected, Counter-Strike 1.0 comes in two versions: free and paid under Valve. Soon CS popularity increases so that it receives the honor known as the most popular online game in 2000, thus overtaking the Quake, Delta Force, and Unreal. The story does not end there. Gradually coming out more and more new versions. There is nothing fundamentally new in them was not only corrected some bugs and improved some graphics. In 2000, Valve announced a new version – Condition Zero. But shortly after the release of this version still considered a failure, and in 2004 out Counter-Strike Source, on the engine, Half-Life 2. At this company Valve has stopped the development of new version of the shooter, but the story is not over CS. Many years later, is safe to say that Counter-Strike 1.6 has become the most popular version of the game, since it and today are about 90 thousand players worldwide.