Silent Service vs Silent Hunter - Page 3

MarkShot · 05-10-08, 04:45 PM

Does anyone know where you can find manuals for SS1 and SS2? I am curious to see what features they provided and how the interfaces looked.

Thanks.

Sailor Steve · 05-10-08, 07:07 PM

Sorry I couldn't find complete manuals with pictures. Here at least are the texts:

http://project64.ath.cx/games/m-z/Silent%20Service.txt
http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=h...hp%3Fid%3D1446

And Neal's old review with a couple of screenshots:
http://www.subsim.com/ssr/ss2shots.html

nikimcbee · 08-05-08, 11:39 AM

It would be cool if Microprose did a SS3.

Task Force · 08-05-08, 11:48 AM

I remember the old silent service and Sh1. I still have sh1(Computer CD) and silent service (on one of those old box system) Even though I was born in the early 90s I was playing SS and SH when I was five years old on a old system we got.

Captain Vlad · 08-05-08, 04:09 PM

Me and a buddy of mine played SS on the NES until our fingers ached. I blame my imperfect eyesight on that game. Once SS2 came out, we simply switched platforms, trading off on the PC until both of us were too sick of staring at a screen to play anymore.

The original Silent Hunter was a very good game, but it seemed sort of 'flat' to me. I remember having a lot more fun with Aces of the Deep, despite far preferring the Pacific theater. Not until SH III did I feel the SH series start to develop more personality.

nikimcbee · 08-05-08, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Vlad

Me and a buddy of mine played SS on the NES until our fingers ached. I blame my imperfect eyesight on that game. Once SS2 came out, we simply switched platforms, trading off on the PC until both of us were too sick of staring at a screen to play anymore.

The original Silent Hunter was a very good game, but it seemed sort of 'flat' to me. I remember having a lot more fun with Aces of the Deep, despite far preferring the Pacific theater. Not until SH III did I feel the SH series start to develop more personality.

I mised a lot of class time playing AotD. Did you ever play the Commanders Edition of SH? that really added a lot of flair to the game.

Captain Vlad · 08-05-08, 09:53 PM

Yep. I did enjoy SH, don't get me wrong, it just never seemed to have the charm of its contemporary, despite being a very solid sub game.

nikimcbee · 08-05-08, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Vlad

Yep. I did enjoy SH, don't get me wrong, it just never seemed to have the charm of its contemporary, despite being a very solid sub game.

I didn't like SH2 at all, it just had too many problems for me. The mods helped a lot, but i think by that time, SH3 came out.

Captain Vlad · 08-05-08, 10:42 PM

Yeah. I played it cuz at the time it was the only sub game out, but if I recall my devotion to it quickly petered out and I drug SH 1 and AoTD out again.

SH2 gave me some great gamer moments in terms of it being the first time I got to skulk through the fjords of Norway and such, but I mostly remember being very dissapointed that I couldn't just...go hunting.

When I found out that SH3 had a dynamic campaign again, I was very tickled.

geosub1978 · 09-25-08, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkShot

Does anyone know where you can find manuals for SS1 and SS2? I am curious to see what features they provided and how the interfaces looked.

Thanks.

I still have a photocopy manual of SS2.
HOT DAMNED!!!I have it since 1993 !!!!!!! There is a very intresting firing procedure!!!

nikimcbee · 01-04-09, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by geosub1978

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkShot

Does anyone know where you can find manuals for SS1 and SS2? I am curious to see what features they provided and how the interfaces looked.

Thanks.

I still have a photocopy manual of SS2.
HOT DAMNED!!!I have it since 1993 !!!!!!! There is a very intresting firing procedure!!!

That's cool

CTarana · 01-04-09, 04:44 PM

I've owned three flavors of Commodore computer, but never an Amiga. As I stated before though, I think overall Silent Hunter 1 is better than Silent Service 1. Silent
Service 2 was a closed second. When I bought my first 8088, I bought the sound card with an Adlib chip specifically for SH2.

ChristopherT

Robsoie · 01-07-09, 01:43 PM

Silent Services (the first one) will always have a special part in my memories, it was the first time i played with a submarine game, i had it on my amstrad cpc464, i believe i overused the tape

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It was not the best version (the C64 was said to be better), but i had plenty of fun diving and releasing junks trying to get my pursuers thinking i was destroyed.

But that said, Silent Hunter was better because it was going a lot more to the simulation way, while Silent Service was more simplified, and i doubt it was because of the difference in age, just look at Red Storm Rising that despite being 7 year older than SH even today on my dosbox i find it awesome.

I never had Silent Service 2 though, maybe one day i will try to find it for dosbox.

nikimcbee · 01-08-09, 02:01 AM

i spent a lot of time playing both. I wish SS had capital ships in it. It was fun for its age.

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05-10-08, 04:45 PM	#31
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Does anyone know where you can find manuals for SS1 and SS2? I am curious to see what features they provided and how the interfaces looked. Thanks. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!

05-10-08, 07:07 PM	#32
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Sorry I couldn't find complete manuals with pictures. Here at least are the texts: http://project64.ath.cx/games/m-z/Silent%20Service.txt http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=h...hp%3Fid%3D1446 And Neal's old review with a couple of screenshots: http://www.subsim.com/ssr/ss2shots.html __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-05-08, 11:39 AM	#33
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,927 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It would be cool if Microprose did a SS3. __________________

08-05-08, 11:48 AM	#34
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I remember the old silent service and Sh1. I still have sh1(Computer CD) and silent service (on one of those old box system) Even though I was born in the early 90s I was playing SS and SH when I was five years old on a old system we got. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-05-08, 04:09 PM	#35
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Me and a buddy of mine played SS on the NES until our fingers ached. I blame my imperfect eyesight on that game. Once SS2 came out, we simply switched platforms, trading off on the PC until both of us were too sick of staring at a screen to play anymore. The original Silent Hunter was a very good game, but it seemed sort of 'flat' to me. I remember having a lot more fun with Aces of the Deep, despite far preferring the Pacific theater. Not until SH III did I feel the SH series start to develop more personality. __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

08-05-08, 09:53 PM	#37
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Yep. I did enjoy SH, don't get me wrong, it just never seemed to have the charm of its contemporary, despite being a very solid sub game. __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

08-05-08, 10:42 PM	#39
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Yeah. I played it cuz at the time it was the only sub game out, but if I recall my devotion to it quickly petered out and I drug SH 1 and AoTD out again. SH2 gave me some great gamer moments in terms of it being the first time I got to skulk through the fjords of Norway and such, but I mostly remember being very dissapointed that I couldn't just...go hunting. When I found out that SH3 had a dynamic campaign again, I was very tickled. __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

01-04-09, 04:44 PM	#42
CTarana Bosun Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 68 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	I've owned three flavors of Commodore computer, but never an Amiga. As I stated before though, I think overall Silent Hunter 1 is better than Silent Service 1. Silent Service 2 was a closed second. When I bought my first 8088, I bought the sound card with an Adlib chip specifically for SH2. ChristopherT

01-07-09, 01:43 PM	#43
Robsoie Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 130 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Silent Services (the first one) will always have a special part in my memories, it was the first time i played with a submarine game, i had it on my amstrad cpc464, i believe i overused the tape . It was not the best version (the C64 was said to be better), but i had plenty of fun diving and releasing junks trying to get my pursuers thinking i was destroyed. But that said, Silent Hunter was better because it was going a lot more to the simulation way, while Silent Service was more simplified, and i doubt it was because of the difference in age, just look at Red Storm Rising that despite being 7 year older than SH even today on my dosbox i find it awesome. I never had Silent Service 2 though, maybe one day i will try to find it for dosbox.

01-08-09, 02:01 AM	#44
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,927 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	i spent a lot of time playing both. I wish SS had capital ships in it. It was fun for its age. __________________