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Anvar1061 · 03-12-25, 03:14 AM

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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.

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Aktungbby · 03-12-25, 11:44 AM

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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".

Shadowblade · 03-25-25, 11:03 AM

@klh - cool, it would be nice to have SH3 map on the wall. Sadly my SH3 edition has just translated manual.

Raf1394 · 03-25-25, 04:06 PM

Great to see all these subsim retro pictures, back in the old days.

Sean C · 03-27-25, 09:01 PM

What I really miss about buying games in the before time (the long, long ago) is the "extras" they used to come with. Sometimes it was a physical map of the game world. Sometimes it was a cool poster. A lot of games even came with a keyboard overlay, which instantly transformed your keyboard into a custom game controller. Those were the days!

JU_88 · 03-28-25, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by rikeloldaboss

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?

MUTHERF-- lol

Well, you succeeded!

I first bought it on DVD in 2005, for about £25 (or $30) roughly. kind of on a whim, I loved the idea of WW2 related combat sims but i was usually horrible at them.

More often than not because it was mostly flight sims and I would always crash, I figured I cant crash a submarine, I got home, installed, fired up the naval accademy and promptly beached my Uboat.

Shadowblade · 03-28-25, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean C

What I really miss about buying games in the before time (the long, long ago) is the "extras" they used to come with. Sometimes it was a physical map of the game world. Sometimes it was a cool poster. A lot of games even came with a keyboard overlay, which instantly transformed your keyboard into a custom game controller. Those were the days!

yeah, physical map of the game world which you can put on the wall was nice bonus. Nice detailed game manuals etc.

Today we have collectors editions with nice statues, but they often get sold out very fast.

JU_88 · 03-28-25, 05:59 AM

Its pretty funny observing difference in gamer generations over the last couple of decades, to sterotype:
The younger kids nomalised in to digital downloads, bankrupting them selves or mom and dad by paying for their game in many parts, with season passes, endless DLCs, scammy in game currencies and dodgy loot boxes, gotta pay $5 for that 'sigma hat' for my character etc.
Then at the other end of the scale you 200 year old gamer grand dad resisting all that. Demanding a proper box, physical media, a full printed manual like its 1991- hell sometimes he practically just wants the whole game printed out on paper goddamn it - and the text better be bigger than the side effects list on his colesterol pills!

Rrannett · 04-20-25, 01:21 PM

Bought SH3 for $39.99 (on sale) in 2005! Already had SH1 and SH2! Just another move up!!? Have enjoyed ever since! Bless all you fellow old-timers and youngsters that were involved from the early days, and modded the game into what it is today! Well worth it.

Kal_Maximus_U669 · 04-20-25, 02:26 PM

hey everyone..

Here it is, taken out of the closet for the occasion... it was my very first PC game at that time... I had just bought my first PC... lol +20 years already

ARICEPT stay alive longer..president Trump & Team should follow this treatment recommended by the Doc Aktungbby..

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.

Raf1394 · 04-21-25, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Kal_Maximus_U669

hey everyone..

Here it is, taken out of the closet for the occasion... it was my very first PC game at that time... I had just bought my first PC... lol +20 years already

ARICEPT stay alive longer..president Trump & Team should follow this treatment recommended by the Doc Aktungbby..

Awesome haha. Those kits are nice. Wouldn't be suprised if you got an Attack Disk with the pack

blackswan40 · 04-21-25, 08:48 AM

Yes mate similar for me too it was way back in 1992 I had an Amiga but the PC was becoming a gaming machine.
I poped into the virgin music store in Leeds and went downstairs to the games section there was a Microspose game called Taskforce 1942 the story of the Guadal Canal Campaign landing suplies on the island and stopping the other side doing the same intense naval battles with upto sixteen ships per side battleships heavy cruisers light cruisers destroyer this was the game that made me buy a PC happy days indeed.

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Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 919 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

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Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 984 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 2	What I really miss about buying games in the before time (the long, long ago) is the "extras" they used to come with. Sometimes it was a physical map of the game world. Sometimes it was a cool poster. A lot of games even came with a keyboard overlay, which instantly transformed your keyboard into a custom game controller. Those were the days! __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

03-28-25, 05:59 AM	#25
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Its pretty funny observing difference in gamer generations over the last couple of decades, to sterotype: The younger kids nomalised in to digital downloads, bankrupting them selves or mom and dad by paying for their game in many parts, with season passes, endless DLCs, scammy in game currencies and dodgy loot boxes, gotta pay $5 for that 'sigma hat' for my character etc. Then at the other end of the scale you 200 year old gamer grand dad resisting all that. Demanding a proper box, physical media, a full printed manual like its 1991- hell sometimes he practically just wants the whole game printed out on paper goddamn it - and the text better be bigger than the side effects list on his colesterol pills! Last edited by JU_88; 03-28-25 at 06:08 AM.

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Rrannett Watch Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 108 Mile Ranch, BC, Canada Posts: 18 Downloads: 446 Uploads: 0	Remember When! Bought SH3 for $39.99 (on sale) in 2005! Already had SH1 and SH2! Just another move up!!? Have enjoyed ever since! Bless all you fellow old-timers and youngsters that were involved from the early days, and modded the game into what it is today! Well worth it.

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Raf1394 Commander Join Date: Sep 2024 Location: Europe Posts: 465 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Great to see all these subsim retro pictures, back in the old days.

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Kal_Maximus_U669 Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: France Nord East Posts: 1,946 Downloads: 820 Uploads: 0	hey everyone.. Here it is, taken out of the closet for the occasion... it was my very first PC game at that time... I had just bought my first PC... lol +20 years already ARICEPT stay alive longer..president Trump & Team should follow this treatment recommended by the Doc Aktungbby.. Last edited by Kal_Maximus_U669; 04-21-25 at 03:33 AM.

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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. __________________

04-21-25, 08:48 AM	#30
blackswan40 GWX - KC Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,783 Downloads: 612 Uploads: 31	Yes mate similar for me too it was way back in 1992 I had an Amiga but the PC was becoming a gaming machine. I poped into the virgin music store in Leeds and went downstairs to the games section there was a Microspose game called Taskforce 1942 the story of the Guadal Canal Campaign landing suplies on the island and stopping the other side doing the same intense naval battles with upto sixteen ships per side battleships heavy cruisers light cruisers destroyer this was the game that made me buy a PC happy days indeed. __________________ Someone Had to Make the Tea Last edited by blackswan40; 04-21-25 at 10:07 AM.