i can make you all feel very old.

rikeloldaboss · 03-09-25, 07:03 PM

this game was made before i was born!
i do wonder, how did you guys buy it before it came to steam and things, and how much did it cost back then?

Shadowblade · 03-09-25, 07:46 PM

well, I just bought my physical copy of SH3 somewhere before Steam and Uplay. I dont remember the price.

Sean C · 03-09-25, 08:06 PM

Good to have some young blood here.

Back in the day, you went to the computer store in the strip mall and browsed the boxes of video games on the shelves. Sometimes, you'd be looking for a certain game that you'd read about in a magazine. The boxes were about the size of an average book. Sometimes, they contained several 5 & 1/4" or 3 1/2" floppy disks and a manual. Then everything moved to CDs.

In the days of floppy disks and even in the early days of CDs, you'd have to switch discs in the middle of the game to continue. Sometimes switching back and forth between discs. Ahhh ... fun times!

blackswan40 · 03-09-25, 09:10 PM

SH3 original CD cost me £25 from HMV store in Leeds in 2005 but then in 2009 my local woolworths store merion centre Leeds had a closing down sale.
Everything must go posters on the store windows i poped in all the PC games dvds were priced £5 in dump bin mesh baskets i looked through them i picked up 3 SH3 dvds.
Then i asked have you any more of the SH3 dvds the assistant went into the stockroom and came out with another seven copies i then asked would i get a discount if i bought all 10 dvds.
I got all ten dvds for £30 absolute bargain these SH3 dvd were on the revival lable no star force protection on disc and once installed no need for dvd in drive all those dvd's are now long gone sent all over the world to other

members whos dog had chewed the SH3 disc or dvd drive had chewed it up.

They say its better to give than receive helping out a fellow Uboat/Subsim Nutjobs then a week or two later i get a PM from him saying Hey Bro I got the SH3 dvd mr postman delivered it today thankyou blackswan40 then Onkel Neal made me a Mod Guru what goes around comes around or so they say.

Cybermat47 · 03-09-25, 10:15 PM

I was just starting kindergarten when it came out lol

Mowgli · 03-10-25, 03:29 AM

Way back time I started with Silent Hunter then SH2 came out and I joined this forum 20 or more years ago. I can recall doing an image of a U boat sinking a ship named Star Force which was a nasty piece of software. The excitement I felt waiting for SH3 was intense and I was not let down (thanks to modders).

I switch between SH3 and SH5 and love both games. SH4 never grabbed me and Uboat is pretty but is still not "there" yet.

Shadowblade · 03-10-25, 04:18 AM

I have this edition of SH3:

Mork_417 · 03-11-25, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean C

Back in the day, you went to the computer store in the strip mall and browsed the boxes of video games on the shelves. Sometimes, you'd be looking for a certain game that you'd read about in a magazine. The boxes were about the size of an average book. Sometimes, they contained several 5 & 1/4" or 3 1/2" floppy disks and a manual. Then everything moved to CDs.

In the days of floppy disks and even in the early days of CDs, you'd have to switch discs in the middle of the game to continue. Sometimes switching back and forth between discs. Ahhh ... fun times!

Yep! For me it was a Sears store, and I was always looking for something I read about in a magazine. I still have some Apple II games (5&1/4 diskettes) around here in their original boxes somewhere. When I joined this forum, my original username was "FloppyRat" because I had hundreds of those damn things.

Hooston · 03-12-25, 02:45 AM

I used to play a very early alpha of the game on Hunstanton Pier in about 1970. I remember it was hideously expensive (maybe a shilling?) and initially I had to stand on a box or be held up by my dad to reach the periscope.
There was a deactivated mine on the sea front used to collect for the RNLI and there were constant sonic booms from the air combat range over the Wash. I was always afraid the booms were the mine going off.

The game is still available today. And still hideously expensive.

https://www.gamesroomcompany.com/pro...ndersea-raider

Anvar1061 · 03-12-25, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hooston

I used to play a very early alpha of the game on Hunstanton Pier in about 1970. I remember it was hideously expensive (maybe a shilling?) and initially I had to stand on a box or be held up by my dad to reach the periscope.
There was a deactivated mine on the sea front used to collect for the RNLI and there were constant sonic booms from the air combat range over the Wash. I was always afraid the booms were the mine going off.

The game is still available today. And still hideously expensive.

https://www.gamesroomcompany.com/pro...ndersea-raider

https://15kop.ru/morskoyboy

Aktungbby · 03-12-25, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anvar1061

The game is still available today. And still hideously expensive.

/\ that shines!

When not driving my Freightliner in '76,'77 & '78 of the previous century throughout the lower 48 and Canada, I sat out blizzards and inclement weather in arcade-equipped truckstops half a century ago??!!; and became particularly fond of this gem: the 1976 Midway Sea Wolf

0n sale: $4,995.00

I put a lot of quarters into this gizmo and became exceedingly proficient W/0 any TDC. One quote from a U-boat biography I read: A kaleun to his subordinate: "TDC what TDC! Just aim the damn boat!"... is how I play most of the SH games to this day; ie: Get within 1000 yards; zero the 'scope, lead the target, and let fly the 'eel'...and I seldom miss!!?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Wolf_(video_game)

Doolar · 03-15-25, 10:18 PM

I bought mine from BEST BUY in 2007. It came in a book sized box as discribed above. 1 StarForce DVD, and without the v1.4 patch.

klh · 03-25-25, 10:37 AM

My first sub sims were Silent Steel (not really a sim) and Sub Command. I got hooked on WWII sub sims with Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command in 2002. I used to set up a home LAN so I could play head to head with a friend (dial-up internet wasn't so great in those days).

I bought SH3 on the day it released in March 2005 for $39.99 and have played it ever since. I tried SH4 (including the Uboot missions), SH5, and Uboat, but I keep coming back to SH3 for the best immersion. I can hardly believe that's been twenty years! So yes, I have earned the title "old man".

Dogzero1 · 04-21-25, 07:51 AM

I still have the original big box version. Along with big box versions of all the old sims. Including flight sims etc.

Aktungbby · 04-23-25, 10:23 AM

Dogzero1!

...after a 4 year 'silent run'!

03-09-25, 07:03 PM	#1
rikeloldaboss Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2025 Posts: 11 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	i can make you all feel very old. this game was made before i was born! i do wonder, how did you guys buy it before it came to steam and things, and how much did it cost back then?

03-09-25, 07:46 PM	#2
Shadowblade Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 688 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	well, I just bought my physical copy of SH3 somewhere before Steam and Uplay. I dont remember the price. __________________ Kapitänleutnant Vlad von Carstein - U-Flotilla Saltzwedel - U-123, Type IXB SH3 GWX 3.0

03-09-25, 08:06 PM	#3
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 984 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 2	Good to have some young blood here. Back in the day, you went to the computer store in the strip mall and browsed the boxes of video games on the shelves. Sometimes, you'd be looking for a certain game that you'd read about in a magazine. The boxes were about the size of an average book. Sometimes, they contained several 5 & 1/4" or 3 1/2" floppy disks and a manual. Then everything moved to CDs. In the days of floppy disks and even in the early days of CDs, you'd have to switch discs in the middle of the game to continue. Sometimes switching back and forth between discs. Ahhh ... fun times! __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

03-09-25, 09:10 PM	#4
blackswan40 GWX - KC Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,782 Downloads: 603 Uploads: 31	SH3 original CD cost me £25 from HMV store in Leeds in 2005 but then in 2009 my local woolworths store merion centre Leeds had a closing down sale. Everything must go posters on the store windows i poped in all the PC games dvds were priced £5 in dump bin mesh baskets i looked through them i picked up 3 SH3 dvds. Then i asked have you any more of the SH3 dvds the assistant went into the stockroom and came out with another seven copies i then asked would i get a discount if i bought all 10 dvds. I got all ten dvds for £30 absolute bargain these SH3 dvd were on the revival lable no star force protection on disc and once installed no need for dvd in drive all those dvd's are now long gone sent all over the world to other members whos dog had chewed the SH3 disc or dvd drive had chewed it up. They say its better to give than receive helping out a fellow Uboat/Subsim Nutjobs then a week or two later i get a PM from him saying Hey Bro I got the SH3 dvd mr postman delivered it today thankyou blackswan40 then Onkel Neal made me a Mod Guru what goes around comes around or so they say. __________________ Someone Had to Make the Tea Last edited by blackswan40; 03-09-25 at 09:50 PM.

03-09-25, 10:15 PM	#5
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	I was just starting kindergarten when it came out lol __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

03-10-25, 03:29 AM	#6
Mowgli Sparks Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Wales Posts: 248 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	Back in the day Way back time I started with Silent Hunter then SH2 came out and I joined this forum 20 or more years ago. I can recall doing an image of a U boat sinking a ship named Star Force which was a nasty piece of software. The excitement I felt waiting for SH3 was intense and I was not let down (thanks to modders). I switch between SH3 and SH5 and love both games. SH4 never grabbed me and Uboat is pretty but is still not "there" yet. __________________ Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back -- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

03-10-25, 04:18 AM	#7
Shadowblade Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 688 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I have this edition of SH3: __________________ Kapitänleutnant Vlad von Carstein - U-Flotilla Saltzwedel - U-123, Type IXB SH3 GWX 3.0

03-12-25, 02:45 AM	#9
Hooston 中国水兵 Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 274 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter minus three I used to play a very early alpha of the game on Hunstanton Pier in about 1970. I remember it was hideously expensive (maybe a shilling?) and initially I had to stand on a box or be held up by my dad to reach the periscope. There was a deactivated mine on the sea front used to collect for the RNLI and there were constant sonic booms from the air combat range over the Wash. I was always afraid the booms were the mine going off. The game is still available today. And still hideously expensive. https://www.gamesroomcompany.com/pro...ndersea-raider

03-15-25, 10:18 PM	#12
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 913 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	My 2 cents I bought mine from BEST BUY in 2007. It came in a book sized box as discribed above. 1 StarForce DVD, and without the v1.4 patch. __________________ ONEALEX 1.53 ARB / NYGM "ENHANCED Steel Coffin Edition" v7.8 DGUI / CCom12 DGUI / WAC 5.2 DGUI / Toyotagt86 v2.3 ARB / GWX3 DGUI / GWX Knight's Cross v1

04-21-25, 07:51 AM	#14
Dogzero1 Bosun Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 62 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Old boy here. I still have the original big box version. Along with big box versions of all the old sims. Including flight sims etc. __________________

04-23-25, 10:23 AM	#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: 29,979 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! Dogzero1!...after a 4 year 'silent run'! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

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