Player profile, captains, medals, stats...

Sailor Steve · 01-21-10, 02:57 PM

No. SH2 never had a campaign to continue - just a bunch of scripted missions.

Me, I'm less interested in the campaign continuing in the same boat than I am playing the captain.

Jimbuna · 01-21-10, 03:40 PM

Red Storm Rising....5 1/4 cardboard sleeved disc

himlaviz · 01-22-10, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Red Storm Rising....5 1/4 cardboard sleeved disc

I still play Red Storm Rising on my C64 or C64 emulator from time to time

JScones · 01-22-10, 09:17 AM

Ahh, the glory days of Microprose...unfortunately never to be repeated.

I really miss the way games like F15 Strike Eagle (I, II, III) and Gunship (2000) handled player careers. To this day I still remember the screens and the ranks/medals presentations for each.

Great stuff. Dunno why it can't be done like that anymore.

GSpector · 05-09-10, 12:47 AM

I agree 100%. It was MicroProse Sims that got me into Sims in the 1st place. I loved the feeling that I accomplished something. They never cheapened the Awards like everyone else has by giving you medals like the Bronze Star just for completing missions or levels. You had to earn them with points, so you never knew when you might get them.

Also, I loved the Uniform pictures. F-117a Stealth Fighter (formaly F-19, LOL) actually showed you in your Class A's and you could earn Ribbons, not just the usual same Medals that everyone still uses.

I miss MicroProse

razark · 05-09-10, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by GSpector

It was MicroProse Sims that got me into Sims in the 1st place.

That's what got me started, too.

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Originally Posted by GSpector

I loved the feeling that I accomplished something. They never cheapened the Awards like everyone else has by giving you medals like the Bronze Star just for completing missions or levels. You had to earn them with points, so you never knew when you might get them.

Yup. I remember landing my chopper in Gunship 2000, and wondering if I was going to get a medal for what I did, or get chewed out for how long it took to do it.

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I miss MicroProse

Damn straight.

I know what I miss from the MPS games I used to play: not knowing what mission I would be assigned next. Every time I went to the mission briefing in F-19, F-15 II/III, Gunship 2000, M1 Tank Platoon, Red Storm Rising, etc., it was a surprise. I really hate the campaigns that have Mission 1, then Mission 2, then Mission 3, etc. It really lessens the replay value. With Microprose, every campaign was different, and it was always an adventure.

01-21-10, 02:57 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No. SH2 never had a campaign to continue - just a bunch of scripted missions. Me, I'm less interested in the campaign continuing in the same boat than I am playing the captain. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-21-10, 03:40 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Red Storm Rising....5 1/4 cardboard sleeved disc __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-09-10, 12:47 AM	#5
GSpector Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 676 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I agree 100%. It was MicroProse Sims that got me into Sims in the 1st place. I loved the feeling that I accomplished something. They never cheapened the Awards like everyone else has by giving you medals like the Bronze Star just for completing missions or levels. You had to earn them with points, so you never knew when you might get them. Also, I loved the Uniform pictures. F-117a Stealth Fighter (formaly F-19, LOL) actually showed you in your Class A's and you could earn Ribbons, not just the usual same Medals that everyone still uses. I miss MicroProse __________________ Specter

01-22-10, 09:17 AM	#4
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Ahh, the glory days of Microprose...unfortunately never to be repeated. I really miss the way games like F15 Strike Eagle (I, II, III) and Gunship (2000) handled player careers. To this day I still remember the screens and the ranks/medals presentations for each. Great stuff. Dunno why it can't be done like that anymore.