Your Silent Hunter History

scrapser · 08-25-09, 12:07 PM

I've played every sub sim ever made except Aces of the Deep. My first sub sim was "Silent Service" by MicroProse for the Commodore 64 computer back in 1984.

Schultz · 08-25-09, 12:18 PM

I played just sh3, I tried sh4 but I didn't like it

Task Force · 08-25-09, 12:45 PM

started with silent service... got silent hunter 1, then got sh3, then sh4.

pythos · 08-25-09, 12:53 PM

Instead of Silent Hunter 1, I played for eons silent service. My comp could handle nothing else. I also later got Wolf pack, my first exposure to the world of the U-boat.

My first silent hunter was SH2, which was much better than the first two sims of my experience.

Sonarman · 08-25-09, 01:04 PM

I played the C64 Silent Service, I remember buying it in Glasgow on the day of it's release, at that time Microprose games in the UK were distributed by US Gold and were sold in plastic double cassette ,instead of a fantastic Microprose manual you got an A3 piece of paper folded to the size of the box with all of the relevant maps and keycodes etc.

The game took quite along time to load from cassette. Hard to believe that was in 1985, 24 years ago -ouch!!! Up Periscope! a very overlooked and highly underrated simulation came out just after Silent Service and was accompanied by not one but two manuals.

When I bought the first Silent Hunter game in 1997 it cost £50, Nowadays SH games typical RRP is about £30 and we moan about game prices today!

sharkbit · 08-25-09, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonarman

I played the C64 Silent Service, I remember buying it in Glasgow on the day of it's release, at that theme Microprose games in the UK were distributed by US Gold and were sold in plastic double cassette boxes insted of a fantastic Microprose manual you got an A3 piece of paper folded to the size of the box with all of the relevant maps and keycodes etc. The game took quite along time to load from cassette. Hard to believe that was in 1985 24 years ago -ouch!!! Up Periscope! a very overlooked and highly underrated simulation came out just after Silent Service and was accompanied by not one but two manuals.

When I bought the first Silent Hunter game in 1997 it cost £50, Nowadays SH games typical RRP is about £30 and we moan about game prices today!

I played Silent Service on a C64 too with a monotone monitor(green). Thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

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The game took quite along time to load from cassette.

kwbgjh2 · 08-25-09, 02:04 PM

I started with silent service on an amiga 500. My employee in 1986 thought it was a good idea to send me on a seminar for CNC machines. Never heard before this time of funny things like computers. LOL.

After this time never could live without them.

LOOOOOOOOOOOL

fallenyggdrasil · 08-25-09, 02:12 PM

Silent Hunter 1 to 3.
Didn´t play SH 4 cause I kept on playing SH3 with Mods.

Sledgehammer427 · 08-25-09, 01:19 PM

I was playing Jane's 688I when my stepdad bought me a copy of SHI, I popped it in and my nuke boating days were over, for a very long time.
got SHII in a bargain pack that included IL-2, and Flanker 2.5
SHIII was a christmas present,
and IV was bought with money i got mowing the lawn

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08-25-09, 12:07 PM	#1
scrapser Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 530 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I've played every sub sim ever made except Aces of the Deep. My first sub sim was "Silent Service" by MicroProse for the Commodore 64 computer back in 1984. __________________ 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

08-25-09, 12:45 PM	#3
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	started with silent service... got silent hunter 1, then got sh3, then sh4. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-25-09, 01:04 PM	#5
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	I played the C64 Silent Service, I remember buying it in Glasgow on the day of it's release, at that time Microprose games in the UK were distributed by US Gold and were sold in plastic double cassette ,instead of a fantastic Microprose manual you got an A3 piece of paper folded to the size of the box with all of the relevant maps and keycodes etc. The game took quite along time to load from cassette. Hard to believe that was in 1985, 24 years ago -ouch!!! Up Periscope! a very overlooked and highly underrated simulation came out just after Silent Service and was accompanied by not one but two manuals. When I bought the first Silent Hunter game in 1997 it cost £50, Nowadays SH games typical RRP is about £30 and we moan about game prices today! __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software. Last edited by Sonarman; 08-25-09 at 02:31 PM.

08-25-09, 02:04 PM	#7
kwbgjh2 Bosun Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 67 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I started with silent service on an amiga 500. My employee in 1986 thought it was a good idea to send me on a seminar for CNC machines. Never heard before this time of funny things like computers. LOL. After this time never could live without them. LOOOOOOOOOOOL __________________

08-25-09, 12:18 PM	#2
Schultz Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bucharest - Romania Posts: 237 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I played just sh3, I tried sh4 but I didn't like it

08-25-09, 12:53 PM	#4
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Instead of Silent Hunter 1, I played for eons silent service. My comp could handle nothing else. I also later got Wolf pack, my first exposure to the world of the U-boat. My first silent hunter was SH2, which was much better than the first two sims of my experience.

08-25-09, 02:12 PM	#8
fallenyggdrasil Mate Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Duderstadt, Germany Posts: 53 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter 1 to 3. Didn´t play SH 4 cause I kept on playing SH3 with Mods.

08-25-09, 01:19 PM	#9
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I was playing Jane's 688I when my stepdad bought me a copy of SHI, I popped it in and my nuke boating days were over, for a very long time. got SHII in a bargain pack that included IL-2, and Flanker 2.5 SHIII was a christmas present, and IV was bought with money i got mowing the lawn __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!