Task Force 1942 re-released on Steam

CCIP · 11-06-14, 05:23 PM

For those of you who remember that classic Microprose title or were curious about it:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/329680/

CCIP · 11-06-14, 05:54 PM

Another of today's additions might also be Across the Rhine:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/329620/

Platapus · 11-06-14, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

For those of you who remember that classic Microprose title or were curious about it:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/329680/

That is awesome news. I loved that game!

blackswan40 · 11-07-14, 02:13 AM

Thankyou for the heads up taskforce 1942 was the game that made me get my first pc back 1992 I paid £1560 for a 486 25mghz the campaign was amazing

Onkel Neal · 11-07-14, 07:24 AM

Very cool, thanks for the link!

Gargamel · 11-07-14, 08:47 AM

How's it compare to GNBNA in gameplay? That was my first naval sim, and it got me hooked.

Senor_Droolcup · 11-07-14, 12:34 PM

Oh, for crying out loud. How can these jackballs expect me to get any work done when they keep re-releasing these epic Microprose games on Steam!

Aktungbby · 11-07-14, 01:04 PM

Señor_Droolcup !

FAdmiral · 11-07-14, 03:19 PM

YES, it looks like STEAM is going to get most of the good
old games along with their new releases. My handle on steam:
FAdmiral, of course....

Jimbuna · 11-08-14, 06:47 AM

Two old favourites

scrapser · 11-08-14, 01:38 PM

I just browsed a bit. They have many of the old MicroProse titles, including Silent Service, Silent Service II and Fleet Defender (F-14 Tomcat). I have all these games as either C64 or Amiga (emulated) or DOS (Win98SE). I wonder how they would look and play on a modern PC?

I wish simulations would become popular among the masses and make a comeback.

CCIP · 11-09-14, 12:10 PM

They play just fine, probably the same way you remember them! These re-releases all come by way of a well-tuned DosBox build, so they play the way they're supposed to. The only real obstacle is being spoiled by the high-definition graphics and smoother interfaces we have these days. But I really do hope that better availability of these might lead to new remakes. For example the Atari WWI game Wings! got a remake not too long ago, and by all accounts it's a faithful adaptation of the original to modern 3D visuals.

Pisces · 11-09-14, 01:52 PM

Damn, that looks just like SH1, so it must be good.

black dog · 11-10-14, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

They play just fine, probably the same way you remember them! These re-releases all come by way of a well-tuned DosBox build, so they play the way they're supposed to. The only real obstacle is being spoiled by the high-definition graphics and smoother interfaces we have these days. But I really do hope that better availability of these might lead to new remakes. For example the Atari WWI game Wings! got a remake not too long ago, and by all accounts it's a faithful adaptation of the original to modern 3D visuals.

i'll take good game play over graphics any day of the week .

a game that plays well and is fun or just makes you sweat beats eye candy every time . iho eye candy killed a few games that could have been awe sum but the game play sucked .

finchOU · 11-25-14, 08:42 PM

I wish someone would remake and combine both TF1942, and 1942 Pacific Air War. I always felt that they both were missing the other element. Maybe they could include subs too!!

This would be a dream sim for me.....as the command and control element plus being able to jump into individual battles was worked extremely well with these two sims. If I could just get early 90's game play with 2015 graphics......is that too much to ask???

11-06-14, 05:23 PM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Task Force 1942 re-released on Steam For those of you who remember that classic Microprose title or were curious about it: http://store.steampowered.com/app/329680/ __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-06-14, 05:54 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Another of today's additions might also be Across the Rhine: http://store.steampowered.com/app/329620/ __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-07-14, 02:13 AM	#4
blackswan40 GWX - KC Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,784 Downloads: 612 Uploads: 31	Thankyou for the heads up taskforce 1942 was the game that made me get my first pc back 1992 I paid £1560 for a 486 25mghz the campaign was amazing __________________ Someone Had to Make the Tea

11-07-14, 07:24 AM	#5
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Very cool, thanks for the link! __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

11-07-14, 08:47 AM	#6
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	How's it compare to GNBNA in gameplay? That was my first naval sim, and it got me hooked. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-07-14, 12:34 PM	#7
Senor_Droolcup Watch Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 16 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Oh, for crying out loud. How can these jackballs expect me to get any work done when they keep re-releasing these epic Microprose games on Steam! __________________ Senor Droolcup

11-07-14, 01:04 PM	#8
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,058 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! Señor_Droolcup ! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

11-07-14, 03:19 PM	#9
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	YES, it looks like STEAM is going to get most of the good old games along with their new releases. My handle on steam: FAdmiral, of course.... __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

11-08-14, 06:47 AM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,844 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Two old favourites __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-08-14, 01:38 PM	#11
scrapser Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 530 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I just browsed a bit. They have many of the old MicroProse titles, including Silent Service, Silent Service II and Fleet Defender (F-14 Tomcat). I have all these games as either C64 or Amiga (emulated) or DOS (Win98SE). I wonder how they would look and play on a modern PC? I wish simulations would become popular among the masses and make a comeback. __________________ Gaming Computer Specs: CM Stacker 930 DFI LP UT X58-T3eH8 i7 920 CPU TR 120 Extreme HS (lapped) 6 GB OCZ Platinum 1600 (8x175 = 1400) BFG GTX 295 Silverstone DA1000W PSU Sony GDM-FW900 24" Wide Screen CRT WinXP Pro 32-bit

11-09-14, 12:10 PM	#12
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	They play just fine, probably the same way you remember them! These re-releases all come by way of a well-tuned DosBox build, so they play the way they're supposed to. The only real obstacle is being spoiled by the high-definition graphics and smoother interfaces we have these days. But I really do hope that better availability of these might lead to new remakes. For example the Atari WWI game Wings! got a remake not too long ago, and by all accounts it's a faithful adaptation of the original to modern 3D visuals. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-09-14, 01:52 PM	#13
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Damn, that looks just like SH1, so it must be good.

11-25-14, 08:42 PM	#15
finchOU Samurai Navy Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 571 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Yeah....got re hooked on this game sans good graphics lol I wish someone would remake and combine both TF1942, and 1942 Pacific Air War. I always felt that they both were missing the other element. Maybe they could include subs too!! This would be a dream sim for me.....as the command and control element plus being able to jump into individual battles was worked extremely well with these two sims. If I could just get early 90's game play with 2015 graphics......is that too much to ask??? __________________ Intel i7-2700K-3.50GHz, 16 GB RAM, 2 xGTX 560,2GB,SLI,2 TB HD The Wolves of Steel 1.06 The Wolves of Steel 1.06 Update 05c