SUBSIM: 20 years on the web & still no gold watch! - Page 4

rHagen12 · 01-27-17, 10:39 AM

Living in Northern California – Visited the Pampanito. Moved to Northern Illinois 1998 and visited the U-505.
Playing Silent Hunter I and 688(I) on Pentium II and Win95
Wrote my last ObjectPAL application…yeah!
IBMs Deep Blue computer defeats world champion chess player Garry Kasparov

Happy Birthday SubSim

Tobar · 01-27-17, 10:47 AM

Man, I was already old (50) but fascinated with the ability to match my wits with others. The ability to customize each mission and challenge each other led to many "it's time to go to bed" comments. Thank you.

corporalspiffy · 01-27-17, 10:45 AM

i turned 34 20 yrs ago. i used to go hiking, climbing and caving back then. time sure flies. life is good. life hasn't begun.

happy birthday subsim. thanks for the mods n stuff

Vannevar · 01-27-17, 11:08 AM

Hmmm.

Peering back through the fog of ages (and hoping not to find myself afoul of an oncoming tanker), I believe I was:

1) Enjoying the high point of my career as a rock DJ.

2) Playing the best cricket of my life.

3) Trying to find a decent day job.

4) Trying to stay alive in an S class boat off the coast of Luzon in SH1 long enough to actually sink something.

Happy times, for sure.

mjhjr · 01-27-17, 11:13 AM

In January of 1997 I just turned 54 ! Married for 29 years and thought we would live in the house we bought in 1968 forever. We moved to an over 55 community. We didn't want my son who was just married in November of 1996 to return home!! October of 1997 my first Granddaughter was born. I was Thrilled !

44m44m · 01-27-17, 02:07 PM

I was born on 07/04/1997, and when I was 3 years I watched "Run Silent Run Deep", " Grey Lady Down" and " The Enemy Down Below" with my dad, instead of watching "Ice Age" and "Toy Story" like my other peers. I have always had a fascination with the Navy or anything Submarine.
When I was in first grade in 2002 I saw "Das Boot" and " U-571" and fell in love with German U-Boats and that's when I got hooked with the " Silent Hunter" series starting off with "Silent Hunter II" and when I got the game I needed some help with navigation in the career mode of the game. I went on my parents Dell Computer with Windows 99 operating system and a very slow dial up internet and found this website called " Subsim " that gave me advice throughout the years, and made me feel that I was not the only one who had the same love and passion for submarines.
I still browse the forums and the mods that I browsed 15 years ago and hopefully my children will to. I just want to say thank you "Subsim" for being their then and being here today.

Happy anniversary

dodie23 · 01-28-17, 05:52 AM

left the sea after 25 years and started living on land a different life altogether
so started playing with subs instead and found it a great comfort I mist the life at sea. and still playing.

digital_pariah · 01-28-17, 06:19 AM

Wow, this is an exciting place for my first post... (I think it's my first!)

In 1997 my beautiful baby daughter was born. My first child. Born at 23:59 on Christmas Eve. That was an...interesting Christmas, especially for my wife! She was such a chubby, happy baby, and so easy to care for (which is a bonus with the first baby, let me tell you!). Now she's 20, at college, and kicking arse. She's no longer chubby (and she's somewhat taller too), still mainly happy, and a pain in the butt a lot of the time. But I love her more every year.

Congrats on 20 years, SUBSIM, from a neophyte lurker, and here's to many more!

(And thanks for the wonderful contest, it's a great idea)

rdop · 01-28-17, 10:02 AM

Early 97' found me aboard the training ship at my Maritime Academy, on my way to becoming an engineer aboard ships. Still sailing today, just on tugs now.

Subsim is one of the best gaming forums around! Lots of info and helpful members. My thanks to those who keep it going.

OddBallCHMC · 01-28-17, 12:10 PM

In 1997

My daughter started school
got hooked on 688 I Hunter Killer
Watched the Hollywood Shooting on TV
Tiger Woods won the the Masters
Listened to Howard Stern for the first time

Congrats on 20th guys hope for 20 more

Alstack · 01-28-17, 02:25 PM

Very interesting. I was retired for 5 years from a combination of 6 years serving in the US Navy and 14 years serving in the USCG, in 1997. All active duty. I was out of the service from 1976 to 1978, went back in. Now that is an entire other long story.

Happy to be here and play nautical themed games.

01-29-17, 05:27 PM

My family and I had just moved out of the city off to a little country town where I could mess around in the woods and be a kid. I'd still rather live in the city...

Chowhound · 01-30-17, 03:41 PM

1997 - I was a new Dad with my first child, so I did not much time in those days to game. I was a skinny chowhound in those days......

Fast forward to today, and my son is now 20 and in college. I am still married to my wife of 28 years and live with her and my younger son.
Discovered Subsim and SH3 in 2006. I have enjoyed the journey through SH3 to Grey Wolves to SH4 in multiple flavors. Tinkering with SH5 mods.

Thank you Subsim for 11 years of great fun!

Navigator857 · 01-30-17, 04:28 PM

Well, I had just gotten hired with the Sheriff's Office. Also was big into gaming with the original Fallout game. Decided to use it to propose to my wife. I pulled up an inventory screen and taped her engagement ring to the screen. Then yelled for her to come see what I just looted. She said yes and has been addicted to video games with me ever since!

Jack

Aktungbby · 01-30-17, 04:37 PM

Chowhound!

after a seven year silent run!

01-27-17, 10:45 AM	#3
corporalspiffy Gunner Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 95 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	i turned 34 20 yrs ago. i used to go hiking, climbing and caving back then. time sure flies. life is good. life hasn't begun. happy birthday subsim. thanks for the mods n stuff __________________ nygm tonnage war v2.5 nygm3 new nygm3_6f iablshipsfornygm 3rdflotillamod nygm_hires_subs ahnenerbe

01-27-17, 11:08 AM	#4
Vannevar Seaman Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Deepest, darkest Wales. (Thats the place, not the biological!) Posts: 42 Downloads: 191 Uploads: 0	Hmmm. Peering back through the fog of ages (and hoping not to find myself afoul of an oncoming tanker), I believe I was: 1) Enjoying the high point of my career as a rock DJ. 2) Playing the best cricket of my life. 3) Trying to find a decent day job. 4) Trying to stay alive in an S class boat off the coast of Luzon in SH1 long enough to actually sink something. Happy times, for sure. __________________ "Sighted Tanker, sank truck." - Commander Matt Sherman

01-27-17, 02:07 PM	#6
44m44m Bilge Rat Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	What I did in 1997 I was born on 07/04/1997, and when I was 3 years I watched "Run Silent Run Deep", " Grey Lady Down" and " The Enemy Down Below" with my dad, instead of watching "Ice Age" and "Toy Story" like my other peers. I have always had a fascination with the Navy or anything Submarine. When I was in first grade in 2002 I saw "Das Boot" and " U-571" and fell in love with German U-Boats and that's when I got hooked with the " Silent Hunter" series starting off with "Silent Hunter II" and when I got the game I needed some help with navigation in the career mode of the game. I went on my parents Dell Computer with Windows 99 operating system and a very slow dial up internet and found this website called " Subsim " that gave me advice throughout the years, and made me feel that I was not the only one who had the same love and passion for submarines. I still browse the forums and the mods that I browsed 15 years ago and hopefully my children will to. I just want to say thank you "Subsim" for being their then and being here today. Happy anniversary

01-28-17, 05:52 AM	#7
dodie23 Nub Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: uk Posts: 2 Downloads: 254 Uploads: 0	1997 left the sea after 25 years and started living on land a different life altogether so started playing with subs instead and found it a great comfort I mist the life at sea. and still playing.

01-28-17, 06:19 AM	#8
digital_pariah Nub Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1997 (Where did the years go?!) Wow, this is an exciting place for my first post... (I think it's my first!) In 1997 my beautiful baby daughter was born. My first child. Born at 23:59 on Christmas Eve. That was an...interesting Christmas, especially for my wife! She was such a chubby, happy baby, and so easy to care for (which is a bonus with the first baby, let me tell you!). Now she's 20, at college, and kicking arse. She's no longer chubby (and she's somewhat taller too), still mainly happy, and a pain in the butt a lot of the time. But I love her more every year. Congrats on 20 years, SUBSIM, from a neophyte lurker, and here's to many more! (And thanks for the wonderful contest, it's a great idea)

01-27-17, 10:39 AM	#1
rHagen12 Swabbie Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 7 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Living in Northern California – Visited the Pampanito. Moved to Northern Illinois 1998 and visited the U-505. Playing Silent Hunter I and 688(I) on Pentium II and Win95 Wrote my last ObjectPAL application…yeah! IBMs Deep Blue computer defeats world champion chess player Garry Kasparov Happy Birthday SubSim

01-27-17, 10:47 AM	#2
Tobar Nub Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: sacramento, CA Posts: 3 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Man, I was already old (50) but fascinated with the ability to match my wits with others. The ability to customize each mission and challenge each other led to many "it's time to go to bed" comments. Thank you.

01-27-17, 11:13 AM	#5
mjhjr Nub Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New Hope, Pa Posts: 2 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	In January of 1997 I just turned 54 ! Married for 29 years and thought we would live in the house we bought in 1968 forever. We moved to an over 55 community. We didn't want my son who was just married in November of 1996 to return home!! October of 1997 my first Granddaughter was born. I was Thrilled !

01-28-17, 10:02 AM	#9
rdop Bilge Rat Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 1 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	1997 Early 97' found me aboard the training ship at my Maritime Academy, on my way to becoming an engineer aboard ships. Still sailing today, just on tugs now. Subsim is one of the best gaming forums around! Lots of info and helpful members. My thanks to those who keep it going.

01-28-17, 12:10 PM	#10
OddBallCHMC Bilge Rat Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 1 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	In 1997 My daughter started school got hooked on 688 I Hunter Killer Watched the Hollywood Shooting on TV Tiger Woods won the the Masters Listened to Howard Stern for the first time Congrats on 20th guys hope for 20 more

01-28-17, 02:25 PM	#11
Alstack Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 12 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	1997 Very interesting. I was retired for 5 years from a combination of 6 years serving in the US Navy and 14 years serving in the USCG, in 1997. All active duty. I was out of the service from 1976 to 1978, went back in. Now that is an entire other long story. Happy to be here and play nautical themed games. __________________ "If we weren't crazy we would all go insane"Jimmy Buffett

01-29-17, 05:27 PM	#12
catbloc Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	My family and I had just moved out of the city off to a little country town where I could mess around in the woods and be a kid. I'd still rather live in the city...

01-30-17, 03:41 PM	#13
Chowhound Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 6 Downloads: 156 Uploads: 0	97 1997 - I was a new Dad with my first child, so I did not much time in those days to game. I was a skinny chowhound in those days...... Fast forward to today, and my son is now 20 and in college. I am still married to my wife of 28 years and live with her and my younger son. Discovered Subsim and SH3 in 2006. I have enjoyed the journey through SH3 to Grey Wolves to SH4 in multiple flavors. Tinkering with SH5 mods. Thank you Subsim for 11 years of great fun!

01-30-17, 04:28 PM	#14
Navigator857 CTR2 Jack Frost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Still on Bridge aboard the USS Iowa BB61 Posts: 209 Downloads: 290 Uploads: 0	Well, I had just gotten hired with the Sheriff's Office. Also was big into gaming with the original Fallout game. Decided to use it to propose to my wife. I pulled up an inventory screen and taped her engagement ring to the screen. Then yelled for her to come see what I just looted. She said yes and has been addicted to video games with me ever since! Jack

01-30-17, 04:37 PM	#15
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,909 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! Chowhound! after a seven year silent run! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"