Silent Service - 1986 - Page 2

Heretic · 04-01-10, 03:51 PM

This was my first sub game: http://http://www.boardgamegeek.com/.../6946/wolfpack

razark · 04-01-10, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptBackasswards

Who says you can't drink and drive.

Don't drink and drive. It's just not safe. What you did was drink and DIVE. That's different.

The Enigma · 04-01-10, 03:54 PM

Indeed it was Sid Meier

Takeda Shingen · 04-01-10, 03:56 PM

Moved to appropriate forum.

The Management

mcarlsonus · 04-01-10, 04:00 PM

Silent Service 2 (Microprose) was the one that got all the attention in my younger, beer-swilling days! It wasn't a party until someone booted up the 20MHz 386SX, 640K, VGA (640 x 480) equipped device and flipped on that HUGE 15" MAG monitor!

Harmsway! · 04-01-10, 07:08 PM

I vaguely remember someone on this forum making his own Sub board game for his kids. It was the coolest thing ever. He had a ton of photos. Very cool. Either that it was the game he built back when he was a tyke. Boy that was so long ago I think it might have been Neal himself.

nikimcbee · 04-01-10, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

Ah, many hours spent with Silent Service and its sequel. I've gotten the 6 year old to play SSII.

I started a bit earlier, with GATO.

Ah, how I loved the purple waters of the Pacific...

That was my first subsim too.

Laffertytig · 04-02-10, 06:28 AM

the first sub game i played was a game called hunter killer on the old zx spectrum. that was way back in the early 80's. does anyone else remember that game?

i was only 5 and it was one of the 1st games i ever played. ever since then ive always had an interest in subs and subsims.

from hunter killer i went to

silent service 1
688 attack sub
red storm rising
hunt for red october
silent service 2
silent hunter series

all fantastic games

CaptainHaplo · 04-02-10, 06:11 PM

I got SS for the pc - booted from the COOL 5 1/4" floppy. I always stayed out till I was skosh fuel - no way I could get back to port. Then, when something finally spanwed near you, use the non-map/move mode to traverse all the way home. You never ran out of fuel in the "attack" portions, so you could sail all the way home at flank speed (if no enemies were near, none ever spawned on the way home).

Then I found SS2 - I had a pc with a whopping 20 Mb HD then! *You'll never fill it up they said. Found the sweetest spot - north of the bungo where the "cutover" to the Sea of Japan was. Sit there and at least once every 24 hours a task force would come through - carriers, BBs and the Yamato. I always passed on anything but the Yamato (for tonnage) and the carriers - because if you hit the carriers just right, one torp would either sink em or at least stop them dead in the water. On occasion it may keep going at like 3 knots. The TF would steam off at high speed, the escorts would circle, launch debris and off they would go. High TC, slowly closing on your target. After a bit, surface, and deck gun it down (ahhh -unlimited shells....) Yes - you could sink the Yamato or Shinano with your deck gun.....

Ahhh the memories. Now if someone would just do a decent remake of M1 Tank Platoon!

Onkel Neal · 04-03-10, 12:43 AM

Played Silent Service II on the PC,

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Originally Posted by sergei

My first Subsim was this.
Anyone else here have this game as a kid?

It was frikkin' awesome

Wow, cool, have not seen that one, thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Harmsway!

I vaguely remember someone on this forum making his own Sub board game for his kids. It was the coolest thing ever. He had a ton of photos. Very cool. Either that it was the game he built back when he was a tyke. Boy that was so long ago I think it might have been Neal himself.

"So long ago it might have been Neal"? What does so long ago have to do with it, is that a crack about my age?

Well, yeah, I did make one, when I was ten or so, a terrifically long time ago, yes, I know.

Oberon · 04-03-10, 06:38 AM

My first subsim:

Borrowed off a friend at primary school.

Harmsway! · 04-03-10, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

"So long ago it might have been Neal"? What does so long ago have to do with it, is that a crack about my age?

Well, yeah, I did make one, when I was ten or so, a terrifically long time ago, yes, I know.

Yes that's the game. I remember you posting this back in the early days of SUBSIM Review. My brother and I made a game like that for armies back in the 70s. I find your submarine game much more intriguing.

As far as computer games I was crazy for SSI and SSII. Over the years though I pretty much kept to the WWII subsims. I have a copy of Sub Command but never played it. Same with Hunt for Red October.

Pittiplatsch · 04-28-10, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by doomlordis

My first too, I played Silent Service for a year solid. Sparked my interest in subs. Was it sid meier?

Pittiplatsch · 04-28-10, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SabreHawk

Hmmmm interesting. Lets see, my first was "Sub Hunt" for the Mattel Intellivision. Dont remember the year though.

Ahhh ok found it, was in 1982.

IanC · 04-28-10, 01:17 AM

Btw anybody who can't stand those early PC colors, can play Silent Service with emulators. I think the Amiga version looked the best. I play the Atari 800xl version.

04-01-10, 03:51 PM	#16
Heretic Commodore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 617 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 2	This was my first sub game: http://http://www.boardgamegeek.com/.../6946/wolfpack __________________ - heretic I enjoy drinking beer. MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 - Updated 22 March MightyFine Less Annoying Footsteps Crew AI Scripting Information

04-02-10, 06:11 PM	#24
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I got SS for the pc - booted from the COOL 5 1/4" floppy. I always stayed out till I was skosh fuel - no way I could get back to port. Then, when something finally spanwed near you, use the non-map/move mode to traverse all the way home. You never ran out of fuel in the "attack" portions, so you could sail all the way home at flank speed (if no enemies were near, none ever spawned on the way home). Then I found SS2 - I had a pc with a whopping 20 Mb HD then! *You'll never fill it up they said. Found the sweetest spot - north of the bungo where the "cutover" to the Sea of Japan was. Sit there and at least once every 24 hours a task force would come through - carriers, BBs and the Yamato. I always passed on anything but the Yamato (for tonnage) and the carriers - because if you hit the carriers just right, one torp would either sink em or at least stop them dead in the water. On occasion it may keep going at like 3 knots. The TF would steam off at high speed, the escorts would circle, launch debris and off they would go. High TC, slowly closing on your target. After a bit, surface, and deck gun it down (ahhh -unlimited shells....) Yes - you could sink the Yamato or Shinano with your deck gun..... Ahhh the memories. Now if someone would just do a decent remake of M1 Tank Platoon! __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

04-01-10, 03:54 PM	#18
The Enigma Seer of visions Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Under the surface Posts: 2,315 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Indeed it was Sid Meier

04-01-10, 03:56 PM	#19
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Moved to appropriate forum. The Management

04-01-10, 04:00 PM	#20
mcarlsonus Weps Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Silent Service 2 (Microprose) was the one that got all the attention in my younger, beer-swilling days! It wasn't a party until someone booted up the 20MHz 386SX, 640K, VGA (640 x 480) equipped device and flipped on that HUGE 15" MAG monitor!

04-01-10, 07:08 PM	#21
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I vaguely remember someone on this forum making his own Sub board game for his kids. It was the coolest thing ever. He had a ton of photos. Very cool. Either that it was the game he built back when he was a tyke. Boy that was so long ago I think it might have been Neal himself.

04-02-10, 06:28 AM	#23
Laffertytig Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 752 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	the first sub game i played was a game called hunter killer on the old zx spectrum. that was way back in the early 80's. does anyone else remember that game? i was only 5 and it was one of the 1st games i ever played. ever since then ive always had an interest in subs and subsims. from hunter killer i went to silent service 1 688 attack sub red storm rising hunt for red october silent service 2 silent hunter series all fantastic games

04-03-10, 06:38 AM	#26
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	My first subsim: Borrowed off a friend at primary school.

04-28-10, 01:17 AM	#30
IanC Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Running silent and deep Posts: 902 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Btw anybody who can't stand those early PC colors, can play Silent Service with emulators. I think the Amiga version looked the best. I play the Atari 800xl version.