Microprose's "Silent Service" - Page 2

Mooncatt · 08-20-07, 06:44 AM

yeah i remember silent service very well, i spent hours on it and in a way miss it. sometimes it would load wrong and the torps would pass beneath the target everytime.

NoLine · 08-20-07, 06:51 AM

I miss Microprose

NoLine

Iron Budokan · 08-20-07, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by NoLine

I miss Microprose

NoLine

I hear you. They were a great gaming company, weren't they? I always knew when I bought a Microprose game it would be fun to play...I was never disappointed in their product.

Sigurd · 08-20-07, 12:42 PM

Cant say I've even heard of it until now. Maybe its just because im a bit young (I was growing up when the Sega Genesis was released), but still.

I do remember my first Subsim being Aces of the Deep though. Me and my friend played that for hours on 0% realism :rotfl:

Reinhard Hardegen · 08-20-07, 12:58 PM

Played it for hours and hours....I remeber the Commodore 64 too.:rotfl: The one man Fleet Boat. Man graphics have changed so much.

Sailor Steve · 08-20-07, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Nemo

I got Silent Service II for the Amiga and PC but was rather disappointed that land masses were not modelled in the second version of the game.

I was happy that SSII had aircraft carriers you could attack; as I remember the first one had only merchant convoys.

My disappointment was with the shoaling: In 1 water would change depth, but in 2 if it dropped you into a scenario with 100 feet of water, thats what it stayed until you escaped, or died. At least that's my memory from the Atari version.

ABBAFAN · 08-20-07, 02:06 PM

silent service also had carriers.i sunk one with deck gun.i havent seen kaibokans modeled in any game since.you could aslso turn at all stop in ss.unfortunatly there was no career option.but a great game.

bigboywooly · 08-20-07, 02:12 PM

Not quite a sim but older still

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007380544,00.html

Solidfart · 08-21-07, 10:36 AM

Silent Service on C64 was my first subsim. Played it for hours. The second one was Red Storm Rising. I recall playing The Hunt for Red October too but it wasn't my favorite.

JScones · 08-21-07, 10:25 PM

I remember Silent Service *very* well, moreso because as a young budding programmer, it was the first commercial product that I bought that "let me" view the source code.

Game wise though, I vividly remember manoeuvring the white pixel to-and-fro across the map screen.

Actually, come to think of it, I *really* enjoyed it, like I did nearly all Microprose titles of the eighties (something about medals and ranks that I really enjoyed). I did hate the "what ship is this" copy protection though...

JScones · 08-21-07, 10:49 PM

Hmmm, I might just fire up my C64 emulator and give Silent Service a burl.

Now you see him...

Now you don't...

Woohoo!!

OuNiS · 08-22-07, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BROJD

Does anyone else remember playing Microprose's "Silent Service?" I played it on my Commodore 64 using a joystick.

Now that was a submarine simulation.

I played it on Atari 65XE. I loaded this game about 20 minutes by tape recorder (I had no turbo installed on Atari).

GoldenRivet · 08-22-07, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Not quite a sim but older still

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007380544,00.html

AWESOME FIND

VolvicCH · 08-22-07, 04:48 PM

I remember playing this game on my Amstrad 6128

Ahhhhh....the good old days......dont think i had the aptitude to actually make my boat go anywhere but i thoroughly enjoyed the look of the commandroom and moving between the different stations

Ahh.....the days of "Gunship", "Pirates" and "Rambo"......*sniff*

Have a nice day

jwatch · 08-23-07, 04:52 PM

Thanks for bringing back a good memory! Loved Silent Service on the C64, I'll have to dig it out, it's around here somewhere. I also liked Submarine, an Avalon Hill board game. Wooden Ships and Iron Men, Panzer Blitz and Luftwaffe too, all good Avalon Hill games.

08-20-07, 06:44 AM	#16
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	yeah i remember silent service very well, i spent hours on it and in a way miss it. sometimes it would load wrong and the torps would pass beneath the target everytime. __________________

08-20-07, 12:58 PM	#20
Reinhard Hardegen Raiders of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: U-123 (CA7225) Posts: 495 Downloads: 255 Uploads: 0	Played it for hours and hours....I remeber the Commodore 64 too.:rotfl: The one man Fleet Boat. Man graphics have changed so much. __________________ A quote from Donitz; “The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.” “For the lessons one fails to learn during peacetime, one pays a high price in war.” Last edited by Reinhard Hardegen; 08-20-07 at 01:52 PM.

08-20-07, 02:06 PM	#22
ABBAFAN Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 456 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	silent service also had carriers.i sunk one with deck gun.i havent seen kaibokans modeled in any game since.you could aslso turn at all stop in ss.unfortunatly there was no career option.but a great game. __________________ CHOOSE RFA! LESS GRAFT, MORE PAY.

08-20-07, 02:12 PM	#23
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Not quite a sim but older still http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007380544,00.html __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

08-21-07, 10:49 PM	#26
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Hmmm, I might just fire up my C64 emulator and give Silent Service a burl. Now you see him... Now you don't... Woohoo!! Last edited by JScones; 08-22-07 at 12:34 AM.

08-20-07, 06:51 AM	#17
NoLine Medic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: AN85 Posts: 167 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	I miss Microprose NoLine

08-20-07, 12:42 PM	#19
Sigurd Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 140 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Cant say I've even heard of it until now. Maybe its just because im a bit young (I was growing up when the Sega Genesis was released), but still. I do remember my first Subsim being Aces of the Deep though. Me and my friend played that for hours on 0% realism :rotfl:

08-21-07, 10:36 AM	#24
Solidfart Watch Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lahti, Finland Posts: 17 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Silent Service on C64 was my first subsim. Played it for hours. The second one was Red Storm Rising. I recall playing The Hunt for Red October too but it wasn't my favorite.

08-21-07, 10:25 PM	#25
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I remember Silent Service very well, moreso because as a young budding programmer, it was the first commercial product that I bought that "let me" view the source code. Game wise though, I vividly remember manoeuvring the white pixel to-and-fro across the map screen. Actually, come to think of it, I really enjoyed it, like I did nearly all Microprose titles of the eighties (something about medals and ranks that I really enjoyed). I did hate the "what ship is this" copy protection though...

08-22-07, 04:48 PM	#29
VolvicCH Bosun Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Guadiaro, Spain Posts: 65 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I remember playing this game on my Amstrad 6128 Ahhhhh....the good old days......dont think i had the aptitude to actually make my boat go anywhere but i thoroughly enjoyed the look of the commandroom and moving between the different stations Ahh.....the days of "Gunship", "Pirates" and "Rambo"......sniff Have a nice day

08-23-07, 04:52 PM	#30
jwatch Watch Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Somerset Pennsylvania USA Posts: 27 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Thanks for bringing back a good memory! Loved Silent Service on the C64, I'll have to dig it out, it's around here somewhere. I also liked Submarine, an Avalon Hill board game. Wooden Ships and Iron Men, Panzer Blitz and Luftwaffe too, all good Avalon Hill games.