Epyx Sub Battle

nikimcbee · 12-08-07, 12:07 PM

Did anyone place this? I think it came out after Silent Service. Its cool feature was that you could lay mines. You could also play as German or US.

Sonarman · 12-08-07, 01:36 PM

I remember that one and the other Epyx naval game, the arcadey but fun "Destroyer" on the good old Commodore 64.

Sub battle had lots of potential and a lot more depth than Silent Service but was ultimately sunk by poor graphics, speed of response and a terribly flawed time compression system.

You can find a ZZap review of it here

Look at the price £24.99 in 1988, I only paid £17.99 for SH4 online... and we moan about the price of todays games?

nikimcbee · 12-08-07, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonarman

I remember that one and the other Epyx naval game, the arcadey but fun "Destroyer" on the good old Commodore 64.

Sub battle had lots of potential and a lot more depth than Silent Service but was ultimately sunk by poor graphics, speed of response and a terribly flawed time compression system.

You can find a ZZap review of it here

Look at the price £24.99 in 1988, I only paid £17.99 for SH4 online... and we moan about the price of todays games?

I wish it had some pictures of the game.

nikimcbee · 12-16-07, 08:12 AM

I think there are some pictures in the 2007 almanac.

Palindromeria · 12-23-07, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Did anyone place this? I think it came out after Silent Service. Its cool feature was that you could lay mines. You could also play as German or US.

yep about 20-25 yrs ago.
i think i still have it in box with the manual somewhere.
dont think vista would run it even if i could get a 5 1/4 floppy somewhere

The Enigma · 01-12-08, 03:58 AM

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yep about 20-25 yrs ago.
i think i still have it in box with the manual somewhere.
dont think vista would run it even if i could get a 5 1/4 floppy somewhere

I have that game in a zip file.
It plays within Windows XP without any problems.

Sailor Steve · 01-12-08, 01:28 PM

I played it on an Atari 520ST.

What I remember:
You could play as a Gato class sub, or as a Type VII u-boat. That was it.
There was a 'drop of the agent' mission.
The graphics seemed to be mostly black and blue.
There was a wierd side-scrolling picture that showed your depth relative to the surface and the bottom.

I liked it for the German side, but I mostly stuck with Silent Service.

nikimcbee · 08-04-08, 11:20 AM

I think you could lay mines in this game. The few times I played it, i loved to race infront of the convoy and lay a minefield.

Sailor Steve · 08-04-08, 03:29 PM

AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!

McBee resurrects his own necro-thread! I started reading it and composing a reply in my mind, only to find I did post a reply - seven months ago!

:p

nikimcbee · 08-04-08, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!

McBee resurrects his own necro-thread! I started reading it and composing a reply in my mind, only to find I did post a reply - seven months ago!

:p

wow, that sounds like a fun game.:hmm: I'll bump this thread every so often, then we'll see how many times you re-post the same thing.

That's okay, I did that in another thread, and my second post was almost verbatim

.

jmr · 08-05-08, 12:54 AM

Mobygames has pics of the Dos version

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sub-battle-simulator

Palindromeria · 09-16-08, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!

McBee resurrects his own necro-thread! I started reading it and composing a reply in my mind, only to find I did post a reply - seven months ago!

:p

LOL - me too. thinking about what to say and
hey wait a sec i already said it

and yes there were mines

nikimcbee · 09-16-08, 02:49 PM

Hey, has anyony played this? We need to change this to the "Alzheimer's thread"

:rotfl:

Palindromeria · 09-17-08, 08:52 AM

hey i used to have this, there were mines and you could play as either side and it was the first sub game to include attacking aircraft , and

DOH !!!!!!!

nikimcbee · 12-05-08, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!

McBee resurrects his own necro-thread! I started reading it and composing a reply in my mind, only to find I did post a reply - seven months ago!

:p

wow, that sounds like a fun game.:hmm: I'll bump this thread every so often, then we'll see how many times you re-post the same thing.

That's okay, I did that in another thread, and my second post was almost verbatim

.

It's game time...
bump

12-08-07, 12:07 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Epyx Sub Battle Did anyone place this? I think it came out after Silent Service. Its cool feature was that you could lay mines. You could also play as German or US. __________________

12-08-07, 01:36 PM	#2
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,384 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	I remember that one and the other Epyx naval game, the arcadey but fun "Destroyer" on the good old Commodore 64. Sub battle had lots of potential and a lot more depth than Silent Service but was ultimately sunk by poor graphics, speed of response and a terribly flawed time compression system. You can find a ZZap review of it here Look at the price £24.99 in 1988, I only paid £17.99 for SH4 online... and we moan about the price of todays games? Last edited by Sonarman; 12-08-07 at 01:49 PM.

12-16-07, 08:12 AM	#4
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think there are some pictures in the 2007 almanac. __________________

01-12-08, 01:28 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I played it on an Atari 520ST. What I remember: You could play as a Gato class sub, or as a Type VII u-boat. That was it. There was a 'drop of the agent' mission. The graphics seemed to be mostly black and blue. There was a wierd side-scrolling picture that showed your depth relative to the surface and the bottom. I liked it for the German side, but I mostly stuck with Silent Service. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-04-08, 11:20 AM	#8
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think you could lay mines in this game. The few times I played it, i loved to race infront of the convoy and lay a minefield. __________________

08-04-08, 03:29 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!! McBee resurrects his own necro-thread! I started reading it and composing a reply in my mind, only to find I did post a reply - seven months ago! :p __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-05-08, 12:54 AM	#11
jmr Commander Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 462 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Mobygames has pics of the Dos version http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sub-battle-simulator

09-16-08, 02:49 PM	#13
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hey, has anyony played this? We need to change this to the "Alzheimer's thread" :rotfl: __________________

09-17-08, 08:52 AM	#14
Palindromeria Planesman Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 199 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	hey i used to have this, there were mines and you could play as either side and it was the first sub game to include attacking aircraft , and DOH !!!!!!!