SUBSIM: 20 years on the web & still no gold watch!

[Red October1984]

Was born in 1997.

So I'm as old as Subsim is. I've been a member for, oh...what...5 years-ish now?

It's been the only single forum since the beginning that I have kept coming back to. Other forums come and go but this one feels like home.

[filboid42]

Living in Dallas Texas working at the Dallas Sound Lab.
Worked on the Movie "Titanic" won an Oscar
Woked with "U2" and a bunch of other bands.

[Aktungbby]

viribus! @ filboid42: U2 too?!!...that shines!

[Polak]

Back in 97 I was still in elementary school in Sweden - not the best time period in my life. Me and another kid where the only foreign kids in our class, him being from Chile and me from Poland. Sweden looks way different today...

[Onkel Neal]

All righty! Contest is closed, I will sort and assemble the entries and post the next step here.

[Onkel Neal]

Here are the names of Subsimmers who entered the contest. Check this contest roster, if you feel you are not on the list and you did post a 1997 story either here or on FB Subsim, post a reply and be sure to include the link to the 1997 story post you made.

People who made a post both in this thread and on Subsim FB are allowed.

The winner will be chosen on Monday, after the Dow Jones stock market closes. Beside each name is a three digit number, and the winner for the grand prize will be matched against the last three digits of the Dow close as listed here on WSJ.



If the closing number does not have a match in the contest roster, there is no winner that day and we will roll over to the next day and do it again.

Once a winner is made, the next prize level will be done. So, Monday, grand prize (first place), if a number matches, we go to 2nd place on Tuesday, etc.

Once a winner is announced, he must reply to this thread and PM me with information to receive his prize within 5 days.

I reserve the right to make adjustments as necessary to fix any mistakes or oversights.

good luck!

Subsim 20th Contest Roster


100 --> _Seth_
101 --> 3catcircus
102 --> 44m44m
103 --> Aaron Cecil
104 --> ABBAFAN
105 --> Admiral Halsey
106 --> Admiral8Q
107 --> Ajax6
108 --> Aktungbby
109 --> Akula4745
110 --> Alex N Lissette Aguila
111 --> Allan Jenkins
112 --> AllenZ1Sgt
113 --> aLowSimmer
114 --> Alstack
115 --> Anarchy
116 --> Andrakis
117 --> Andrei Agafonov
118 --> andurilmat
119 --> Angry Viking
120 --> AnimeHair
121 --> Anthony Wood
122 --> Anvar1061
123 --> APFSDS
124 --> Aries
125 --> audiopathik
126 --> AVGWarhawk
127 --> Barrie Parker
128 --> bart
129 --> blkdimnd
130 --> bracer
131 --> Bret Culpepper
132 --> Brian M. Schnell
133 --> bsachems
134 --> bstanko6
135 --> Buddyboy100
136 --> calvindmah
137 --> CapnScurvy
138 --> CaptBones
139 --> Carlos Jimenez
140 --> Castout
141 --> catbloc
142 --> Catfish
143 --> cdrsubron7
144 --> Chad McRae
145 --> Charles Aviles
146 --> Charles DeBault
147 --> charlesb6462
148 --> Chisum
149 --> Chowhound
150 --> Chris Hale
151 --> Chris Maillet
152 --> Chromatix
153 --> Chuck Thornton
154 --> Claudius Stute
155 --> codefool
156 --> Colonel Klink
157 --> Commander Wallace
158 --> connor3213
159 --> corporalspiffy
160 --> cyberangel
161 --> Cy-Fox
162 --> daft
163 --> Dan Dimitrescu
164 --> Daniel Santos
165 --> DaveMM2SS
166 --> David Stevens
167 --> De Ruyter
168 --> DemairPlane Pilot
169 --> digital_pariah
170 --> dodie23
171 --> Doggie
172 --> Dominatus
173 --> donath
174 --> donde
175 --> Dowly
176 --> dy88jr
177 --> Edward Reilly
178 --> Einhanded
179 --> Eric Baumann
180 --> ericlea
181 --> escalaris
182 --> Evans1492
183 --> Factor
184 --> Farinhir
185 --> Fernando De Cicco
186 --> FightingSteel1
187 --> filboid42
188 --> fireftr18
189 --> fitzcarraldo
190 --> Frank Mucci
191 --> Frank Taylor
192 --> frankiekam
193 --> Fubar2Niner
194 --> fumo30
195 --> G97_BoKeRoN
196 --> Gargamel
197 --> gmccabe01
198 --> granger44
199 --> GT182
200 --> Guineo
201 --> Gunthar
202 --> gutted
203 --> HamrHedZ
204 --> harag
205 --> Herman
206 --> Hinrich Schwab
207 --> Hitman
208 --> HW3
209 --> IceMike
210 --> Icewarp
211 --> J0313
212 --> Jack Frost
213 --> Jake Adryanski
214 --> Jason Jara
215 --> Jean Led
216 --> JesterV2
217 --> jimbob
218 --> Jimbuna
219 --> Joe Apostolidis
220 --> Johann Vilthomsen
221 --> John Sealey
222 --> Jon Readman
223 --> Jonathan Beck Jørgensen
224 --> Jonesy
225 --> Josh Valentine
226 --> julimrs
227 --> jwilliams
228 --> Kaye T. Bai
229 --> keltos01
230 --> Ken Henke
231 --> Kixa
232 --> kobiwaldi
233 --> Kota Fox
234 --> Krieg Francis
235 --> Kristensen
236 --> Lane
237 --> Larrywb57
238 --> Leandros
239 --> Les Robertson
240 --> Lewis Wingerter
241 --> Lialah Rose Barrer
242 --> liljoentx
243 --> limkol
244 --> LordCucumber
245 --> Lt commander lare
246 --> Lt. Staumeier
247 --> mapuc
248 --> Marcantilan
249 --> Marcel Lougheed
250 --> mark bonamer
251 --> Mark Renier
252 --> MatijaGeic
253 --> Matt Keyes
254 --> Matt Michaelson
255 --> Matthew Wagner
256 --> Miguel Gordo
257 --> Mike Abberton
258 --> Mischa
259 --> mjhjr
260 --> mookiemookie
261 --> Moz of Oz
262 --> Navelintel
263 --> Navigator857
264 --> NightFromTheWest12
265 --> nikimcbee
266 --> Nippelspanner
267 --> nosferato
268 --> Nufsed
269 --> Nuppie
270 --> Oberon
271 --> OddBallCHMC
272 --> Owen Myers
273 --> Patrick Girard
274 --> Paul-Patrick Schröder
275 --> PhantomLord
276 --> Polak
277 --> Pompiliu-Ion Popescu
278 --> propbeanie
279 --> rangingwarr
280 --> Raptor1
281 --> raymond6751
282 --> rdop
283 --> Red Devil
284 --> Red October1984
285 --> redbranchwarrior
286 --> regicide76
287 --> rHagen12
288 --> Rhodes
289 --> Richard Phillips
290 --> rickidoo
291 --> riddler1506
292 --> Rippersport
293 --> Rockin Robbins
294 --> rtp89
295 --> Ryan Lare
296 --> ryoga_77
297 --> Sailor Steve
298 --> Sapyhr
299 --> Sashbro2
300 --> Savvas Mavridis
301 --> Schöneboom
302 --> Schroeder
303 --> Scott Gregory
304 --> Sidekikd34
305 --> Silverleaf
306 --> Simon Mountford
307 --> skin-nl
308 --> Skipbo
309 --> Skreezilla
310 --> Skybird
311 --> Slammer597
312 --> slyjac
313 --> SmithN23
314 --> Specbass
315 --> STEED
316 --> Steven Sheldon
317 --> SubSimTrooper
318 --> supcapn
319 --> Tac-Addict
320 --> Te Kaha
321 --> THEBERBSTER
322 --> Theodor Christensen
323 --> thewison
324 --> Tobar
325 --> Tony McDonald
326 --> Tony Smith
327 --> torpedobait
328 --> traner2
329 --> Tuilalcaron
330 --> Tycho
331 --> u crank
332 --> U-5
333 --> Underbank
334 --> USS Lionfish
335 --> Vannevar
336 --> v-i-c-
337 --> viper1
338 --> viribus
339 --> VONHARRIS
340 --> Westbroek
341 --> White Elf
342 --> winslynn
343 --> Wolfpack345
344 --> xatharas
345 --> Xurf
346 --> zorilya

[Wespestachels]

Congratulation to 20th anniversay SubSim!
1997 - I was a child on the school... but I dont forget, that the Tamagotchi was a world phenomenon in this year!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagotchi

My PC was weak... just a Prince of Persia I played... no internet, no SubSim...

Congratulation! Congratulation! Congratulation!

[Philipp_Thomsen]

1997 huh...

I was 14, my parents had just told me over xmas that they were
getting divorced and that I needed to choose which one I wanted
to move in with, in different cities.

Had my very first crush... girl was perfect, and we hit it off so well.
But I was too shy to say anything, and she started dating another guy.

Was sent away to another city, another school, lost all my friends.
The one close friend I had moved away across the country.

My whole family, which always met every Sunday for a barbacue
over my place and slept over at my place (we had a countryside house
with soccer field, horses, lots of space) for xmas/newyears/holidays
never again met and was completely shattered into different directions
thanks to my parents divorce and both moving away.

Never again had Sunday barbacues and started hating xmas/new years.

But other than that, 1997 was a beautiful year!

And most people still ask me why I don't believe in marriage.
I did however find my soulmate. They really exist.
When she's not around I just can't function properly.
She's just an extension of myself, a missing piece that I found.
Been together 3 years now, still do everything together (including gaming)
and we laugh 24/7. It's beautiful.

Years later, I found Subsim. That was when I discovered i688 hunter/killer.
Then, Silent Hunter 2. And later SH3, which was the summit of anything
I have ever experienced before and ever came to experience after.
It's still my favorite.

For years I've worked day and night on making mods to share with these
awesome guys that compose what Subsim is for me, a second home.
I still carry in my heart as one of the best periods of my life.
I was here on Subsim day and night, I'd breathe Subsim and SH3 18h a day.

Real life came about and took me away... its unavoidable.
Seems like everything in life is only temporary, and even when you
think you've found a home, it won't last. It's normally for the best anyways.

Thanks to real life and the lack of time, I was forced away from modding,
which in turn forced me away from SH3 and Subsim. I still did check from
time to time to see what was going on, always with that " itch" of coming back.

And every time I planned a comeback, life would take me away again.
Maybe when I get retired? XD

But it was thanks to Subsim that I've learned about modding.
And thanks to modding, I discovered my love for game development.
And thanks to that, I eventually got a job at SmileGate as a videogame producer
in charge of CrossFire, which was for many years the most played game
in the world (still is top 3). Yes the game is crap but the job itself was
awesome. It required creativity, which I have an abundance of.

I moved to Canada when I took that job, and I lived in Canada completely
alone for 5 years, away from family and friends. Got in trouble with the
law and even been to jail for something I haven't done. After 2 years of
court battles managed to prove my innocence and get rid of the fear of being
deported, which kept me awake for months on end.

All-in-all, I don't regret any of it. It was all an awesome life experience,
something I wouldn't ever had experienced if it wasn't for SUBSIM!

Thank you, Subsim, for the huge impact you had in my life!

(But screw 1997)

[Onkel Neal]

And the first prize winner is...



242 --> liljoentx

Congratulations! Post a response here and send me a PM with your choice, Xbox1 or PS4 and an address where I can ship it. You have 5 days!

Woot! On to second prize tomorrow!

[Castout]

Congrats LOL! Peculiar way to draw a winner LOL

[Jimbuna]

A Texan? Low shipping costs?

Just joking Neal

Congratulations liljoentx

[Franck Heler]

Hi Subsim and happy birthday
1997...Guau..jeje, I need all my nerve cell here yet. escuse my bad english please. 1997 .. remember , I got out of a depression, I don´t how and I don´t when exactly but in 1997.In that time my job works well (My job is called with different name in other countries, is Cinematographic electrician ) in 1997 i was many job, after 1999 begun the disaster here in Spain. In 1997 I was playing Phantasmagoria, Gabriel Knight, and others Graphics adventures. My first war game were Comandos (Comands: Behind the enemy lines ) . One day I got Silent Hunter 3, I was like the Stock game and looking for another versions I discover Subsim. Maybe I make a few post, The last 7 years I had 5 Pc all olds . Now I have a portable pc with windows Xp . This portable drunk a Coke two years ago,he was repared .And I´M living in a mountain village,so that internet crash many times. I hope participate more times, cause I learned many things about U boats and wwII with you though I don´t have many time for this.
Anyway Congratulations to Subsim

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Castout

Congrats LOL! Peculiar way to draw a winner LOL

I've done it this way many times, it's transparent and reliable.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Castout

Congrats LOL! Peculiar way to draw a winner LOL

Wow, you've returned after almost 5 years?

Welcome back.

[Onkel Neal]

Tuesday's drawing for second prize:


029 ---- no winner, redraw for second prize tomorrow.