save the Bismarck!

[Bilge_Rat]

40 years ago, the very first wargame I ever bought was an Avalon Hill game about the hunt for the Bismarck which my brother and I played for months. I have read and analysed for years the death of that battleship.

I never played that mission in SH3, but fired it up tonight initially to test the accuracy of the stadimeter.

But as soon as I saw that ship on the last day of her life and that of her 2,000 crewmen, I felt a pang in my chest and for a brief moment felt like I was back on that day in 1941...

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/8590/bismarckt.jpg

...is'nt that why we play these sims...

[ReFaN]

had the same feeling, alteast you didnt try too sink the Bismarck though.

Sorry neal, couldnt resist :DL

[remowilliams]

40 years ago, the very first wargame I ever bought was an Avalon Hill game about the hunt for the Bismarck which my brother and I played for months

This one (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2422/bismarck)? :)

[Bilge_Rat]

yes, that's it. good find, sure brings back the memories.

It's amazing how far sims have evolved since then.

I also found my first sub sim, spent many hours on that baby:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3083/submarine

[Noren]

This was my first baby, 7 years old playing at the brand new Amiga 500.

http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php%3Fid%3D1695

Seems only as yesterday! Graphics sucked but gameplay rocked!

[Conrad von Kaiser]

First Sub-Sim was Silent Service for the NES. That got me majorly involved in Sub Sims. Heck Only thing that will ever pass a Sub Sim for me is a WWI Flight Sim.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Service_(video_game)

[Ziggy]

My first was Silent Steel. I only made it to the 4th disk once and was blown up after getting there. Always ended up destroying the world or dieing.

[emtguf]

My first subsim was also Silent Service except on the Commodore 64.
Man at the time I thought the visuals were so stunning and realistic.
Need to find an emulator and search that game out.
http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/s/silent_service.png

[remowilliams]

Just for you guys. :)

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6165/img02060975234.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/img02060975234.jpg/)

[Ziggy]

haha so cool. Everything back then was so new and exciting and only worked 50% of the time.

[janh]

My first subsim was also Silent Service except on the Commodore 64.
http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/s/silent_service.png

Oh (imaginary) god, those were the happy times. So many good memories.

[Florent]

So many hours spend on Silent Service on Amstrad 6128. This is the game with which i was hooked with subsims.

[jwilliams]

My first subsim was Silent service II

http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/screenshots/full/silent_service_ii_01.pnghttp://www.lemonamiga.com/games/screenshots/full/silent_service_ii_06.pnghttp://www.lemonamiga.com/games/screenshots/full/silent_service_ii_07.png
http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/screenshots/full/silent_service_ii_01.pnghttp://www.lemonamiga.com/games/screenshots/full/silent_service_ii_06.pnghttp://www.lemonamiga.com/games/screenshots/full/silent_service_ii_07.png

[DasBoot73]

Just for you guys. :)


Woah! That's cool, looks like you got some precious there :up:

[SeamanStaines]

Gato sub on PC, with lovely CGA graphics mmmm.

Actually the game probably wasnt bad, i just had NFI what i was doing...couldnt understand why i couldnt catch up to the ships when i was submerged :)

must be 20+ years ago, but i can still recall the torpedo firing sound (over PC internal speaker) in my head....think hippo taking a dump

[Fansadox]

Most beautifull ship ever :)