Microprose Games

[nikimcbee]

Now this is old-school!:rock:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QzWUAoNOXwg

I played all of these!
Here's some money for Dowly's bail, now get him to translate:know: :hmm: .

[nikimcbee]

Did anybody play Airborne Ranger? That was a fun game.

[ChristopherT]

Did anybody play Airborne Ranger? That was a fun game.

My Microprose fleet includes Gunship, Silent Service 1 and 2, M1 Tank Platoon, F14 Fleet Defender, Dogfight, F-19 Stealth Fighter, and Gunship 2000 for the PC. For the C= 64 I've got all those and some others (Gunship 2000 was never released for the C= 64, neither was F-14 Fleet Defender).

Christopher

[FIREWALL]

1942 The Pacific Air War :D

[FIREWALL]

BUMP!


I'd like to keep this thread going.

I hate it when a thread gets buryed
that I'm interested in.

[mr chris]

Microprose did they make the Rollercoaster Tycoon series in the beging if do i was in to that. a few years back.

P.S Dowly in the brig that sucks:roll:

[FIREWALL]

Hi Mr Chris :D

Don't know about theroller coaster game.
I got the game I posted for a total of $5.00 includeing shipping on ebay.

It's never been played and I don't want to open the original packageing
the 6 floppies came in.

It came with 3 manuels too. Don't see that anymore.

[Captain Vlad]

Lessee...

I had F-19, Silent Service II, M1 Tank Platoon (and haven't found another tank sim I liked since), Civilization, Covert Action (not a big hit, but I had a blast with it), Masters of Orion, Masters of Magic, etc.

Owned Fleet Defender and to this day I haven't found a flight sim I liked as much. MPS games had the best 'immersion', the best 'fantasy life' quality I've experienced short of the Sims, right down to naming all your pilot buddies after your friends.:D

[Torplexed]

Microprose's Task Force 1942 wasn't a bad naval game for it's time. You got to command Japanese or US surface ship forces in the Solomons. The night battles were real fun....

http://www.german-navy.de/pics/games/tf05.jpg

Now, Civilization 2 was like crack for me when it came out. Was up all night adding to my empire. However, the follow-up versions were never as addicting.

[nikimcbee]

Microprose's Task Force 1942 wasn't a bad naval game for it's time. You got to command Japanese or US surface ship forces in the Solomons. The night battles were real fun....

http://www.german-navy.de/pics/games/tf05.jpg

Now, Civilization 2 was like crack for me when it came out. Was up all night adding to my empire. However, the follow-up versions were never as addicting.

I don't think I played that one.:oops:

[Captain Vlad]

Never got to play TF: 1942 either. Did play SSI's 'Great Naval Battles' series some, though. Those had lots of detail, but serious interface problems. MPS was always good about making an 'open' game, and wish I'd got to try their surface warfare on for size.

[Hawk U-375]

F-19 and Airborne were my FAVORITES!!! On the "Ole" Commadore 64. Also Red Storm Rising.....
GREAT Thread....Thanks for bring back good memories....:yep:

[SteveW1]

I played Silent Service 1 on a C64 then Silent Service 2, F19, Gunship 2000, Task Force 1942, M1 Tank Platoon I think I played Pacific Air War I had a couple of Air Combat games ones back then. They were all classics and used to play them for hours.

[Iron Budokan]

I always knew if I bought a MicroProse game I would get good value for my money. I liked them a lot.:up:

[Rotary Crewman]

They also did Grand Prix, Grand Prix 2 and Grand Prix 3 which were fantastic (I Know they weren't subsims but still a great show of what Microprose were brilliant at. Simulation)

[JapLance]

They also did Grand Prix, Grand Prix 2 and Grand Prix 3 which were fantastic (I Know they weren't subsims but still a great show of what Microprose were brilliant at. Simulation)

And also GP500, still the king of motorbike racing simulations :up: .

[nikimcbee]

Never got to play TF: 1942 either. Did play SSI's 'Great Naval Battles' series some, though. Those had lots of detail, but serious interface problems. MPS was always good about making an 'open' game, and wish I'd got to try their surface warfare on for size.

I love this series. I only played GNB 2, Solomons campaign:up: . I could never win as the Japanese, but I had some great wins as the US.:|\\

[HunterICX]

one of the very first race sims I played in those good old days:

Formula 1 Grand Prix

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1695/formula20120grand20prixjx0.png

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5105/formula20120grand20prixxo5.png

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5659/formula20120grand20prixjg0.png

[Bubblehead Nuke]

I loved the old Microprose games. I managed to save them almost all the ones I purchased and I still play them from time to time on my Amiga emulator.

There is something to be said for great gameplay. They graphics are rather basic by todays standards, but you really got hooked on the playability.

I with they made game like that still. It is all eye candy now

[Reaves]

one of the very first race sims I played in those good old days:

Formula 1 Grand Prix

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1695/formula20120grand20prixjx0.png

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5105/formula20120grand20prixxo5.png

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5659/formula20120grand20prixjg0.png


I definately had that game, I used to love racing games but haven't really found anything that excites me recently.

I'll always remember Microprose for bringing out so many good games. Especially with sims, great brand. I can remember how the Microprose was written when the games started up, good times.

[nikimcbee]

Never got to play TF: 1942 either. Did play SSI's 'Great Naval Battles' series some, though. Those had lots of detail, but serious interface problems. MPS was always good about making an 'open' game, and wish I'd got to try their surface warfare on for size.

I'd love to try the other GNB. The one with the Bismarck would be nice to try.:yep:

[nikimcbee]

Does anybody have any screen shots of Silent Service?:hmm:

[NefariousKoel]

I had Silent Service, Gunship, Pirates!, F-19 Stealth Fighter, Red Storm Rising, Airborne Ranger, F-15 and probably a couple more I forgot about on the C64. I played the hell outta all of them.

[nikimcbee]

I had Silent Service, Gunship, Pirates!, F-19 Stealth Fighter, Red Storm Rising, Airborne Ranger, F-15 and probably a couple more I forgot about on the C64. I played the hell outta all of them.

I loved F-15! The triangle jets! :rotfl: Still, pretty cool for its time.

[Overkill]

TF1942, Pacific Air War, European Air War, B17 I & II, Silent Service I & II, Gunship & Gunship 2000, Pirates!, F-19 Stealth Fighter, Red Storm Rising, Airborne Ranger, F-15 Strike Eagle I & II and I'm sure a few more I'm forget'n. Those were the days! :D

As Torplexed was point'n out the night battles were awsome in TF1942. The campain and mission generator made the game. I'd love to see a modern version of TF1942. Maybe use the SHIV engine? :hmm: Or if someone could make a mission editor or random generator for Battlestations Midway. I'm not sure why Eidos didn't do that...it really limits the replay value of the game. :-?

[nikimcbee]

TF1942, Pacific Air War, European Air War, B17 I & II, Silent Service I & II, Gunship & Gunship 2000, Pirates!, F-19 Stealth Fighter, Red Storm Rising, Airborne Ranger, F-15 Strike Eagle I & II and I'm sure a few more I'm forget'n. Those were the days! :D

As Torplexed was point'n out the night battles were awsome in TF1942. The campain and mission generator made the game. I'd love to see a modern version of TF1942. Maybe use the SHIV engine? :hmm: Or if someone could make a mission editor or random generator for Battlestations Midway. I'm not sure why Eidos didn't do that...it really limits the replay value of the game. :-?

D'oh, I'm pretty sure I never played TF1942. Are there anymore screen shots of it? It sounds like it was pretty close to Great Naval Battles 2.

[nikimcbee]

I'll look around for some shots of GNB2.

[NEON DEON]

Did anyone ever play Darklands an RPG by Microprose. I still play it now.

It is set in 15th century Germany.

[nikimcbee]

Did anyone ever play Darklands an RPG by Microprose. I still play it now.

It is set in 15th century Germany.

I never saw that one.

[NEON DEON]

Did anyone ever play Darklands an RPG by Microprose. I still play it now.

It is set in 15th century Germany.

I never saw that one.

This is a good page for the game:

http://www.darklands.net/dl_main.html

Yahoo groups has a Darklands group here:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/darklands/

[sonar732]

I liked Mechwarrior 3. Granted, I can remember playing Pirates! and RSR back in the late 80's/early 90's on the Commodore 64. I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the original Falcon 4.0.

[nikimcbee]

http://www.answers.com/topic/silent-service-video-game

I've been searching for videos or more images of the game.:D

[nikimcbee]

great link:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130951

[FIREWALL]

Check out this link listing just about every sub game ever made and with some screenshots.

http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/submarine-games

[BJ]

I still play M1 Tank platoon 2 !
(Useing DGVoodoo's glide converter for the graphics)

Also had SS2, TF1942, M1TP, F15, etc.
Best wargames going then.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

European Air War :rock::rock::rock:

I still love the authenticity of that game :smug:

[sonar732]

On the right side of the link, you'll find every Microprose game produced. Just click on the game and on the left side click on screenshots. :up::up::rock::rock:

http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/microprose-software-inc/

[kakemann]

Cool! This submarine game actually has a lot of details, even if the graphics are soooo 80's

[Dowly]

Here's some money for Dowly's bail, now get him to translate:know: :hmm: .

OK OK!

INTRO(BTW, that's the last type II in the world behind him, the Vesikko;))

-In the 80s the more mature players started to want a more realistic war simulations.
-Their Knight on a white horse was the legendary game developer, Microprose, that was founded by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey in 1982.
-Microprose became known from it's realistic simulations like the Submarine simulator Silent Service.

Silent Service

-The most famous wargame from Microprose is definetly Silent Service.
-Silent Service wasnt that stunning graphic-wise, but it got the player hooked for it's tactical gameplay.
-In Silent Service, the player was in control of an US submarine in the Pacific during the WWII and was tasked to sink Japanese ships.
-The player could plan his attacks from the beginning to the end.
-Especially, the sounds dragged the player to the world of underwater warfare.

F-19 Stealth Fighter

-In 1987, Microprose released one of the best combat flight simulators of the 80s.
-In Stealth Fighter, the player flew a fictive US stealth plane completing various missions during cold war in Europe and in the Middle east.
-F-19 became the new standard for it's realism and it's advanced AI.

Cant be arsed to translate the AR part. :D

[nikimcbee]

Here's some money for Dowly's bail, now get him to translate:know: :hmm: .

OK OK!

INTRO(BTW, that's the last type II in the world behind him, the Vesikko;))

-In the 80s the more mature players started to want a more realistic war simulations.
-Their Knight on a white horse was the legendary game developer, Microprose, that was founded by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey in 1982.
-Microprose became known from it's realistic simulations like the Submarine simulator Silent Service.

Silent Service

-The most famous wargame from Microprose is definetly Silent Service.
-Silent Service wasnt that stunning graphic-wise, but it got the player hooked for it's tactical gameplay.
-In Silent Service, the player was in control of an US submarine in the Pacific during the WWII and was tasked to sink Japanese ships.
-The player could plan his attacks from the beginning to the end.
-Especially, the sounds dragged the player to the world of underwater warfare.

F-19 Stealth Fighter

-In 1987, Microprose released one of the best combat flight simulators of the 80s.
-In Stealth Fighter, the player flew a fictive US stealth plane completing various missions during cold war in Europe and in the Middle east.
-F-19 became the new standard for it's realism and it's advanced AI.

Cant be arsed to translate the AR part. :D

Thanks Dowly:up:

[Hawk66]

Yeah, Microprose sims were simply the best, big atmosphere, big innovations.
Almost all sims had a good random mission generator!!!

As a teenager I've bought nearly all sims from that company.
Sometimes I spend my whole pocket-money for these games but they were worth it:up: