Silent Service

Gangrene · 03-21-12, 11:38 PM

Anyone ever play this game for Nintendo? I think this is what got me started...

razark · 03-24-12, 09:22 AM

Never played it on Nintendo. It was the second sub sim I had on my PC Jr, though.

It was a bit better than Gato:

Sailor Steve · 03-24-12, 12:21 PM

I played it on my Atari 500ST back in 1986. It was great for the time, Aces Of The Deep and Silent Hunter 1 blew it out of the water, and I never looked back. Well, I look back in memory, but...

GalaxianFive · 03-29-12, 09:08 AM

Hey just found this thread. I used to play this on my Atari ST it was my first game and was the reason I bought the machine! I still play it on my Vista pc with all my old ST games, I found a program called STEEM on the web this emulates the ST machine on a PC. YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD ALL THE ST GAMES FOR FREE AS WELL! Michael

nikimcbee · 04-01-12, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

Never played it on Nintendo. It was the second sub sim I had on my PC Jr, though.

It was a bit better than Gato:

Don't be a Gato h8ter.

Gato was cool...for its time. I played Silent Service on the PC

, although the C-64 had better sound.

razark · 04-02-12, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Don't be a Gato h8ter. Gato was cool...for its time.

When Gato was all I had, I loved it. It was a hell of a lot better than the point and shoot torpedo games, and it's probably what got me started on submarines in the first place. I should go dig out the PC Jr and see if it can still boot. Have me some fun with Silent Service and Gato.

Arnold · 02-28-13, 12:03 AM

Yes! I played "Silent Service" when I had a Commodore 64 computer. You started out at either of two ports in Australia. While you could travel anywhere in the Pacific Ocean, I went to the Solomon Islands. I would torpedo the destroyers with a down-the-throat shot. Quite a difference between "Silent Service" and "Silent Hunter III", which I'm playing these days.

Julhelm · 02-28-13, 09:21 AM

Silent Service on the Amiga (which is the definitive version where you may encounter proper warship convoys) still holds up surprisingly well. It may not have as many features as Silent Hunter or AOD but the realism is still high enough* to make the gameplay convincing from a tactical point of view. It also has some design elements that make it a better game than any other sub sim like the strategic transit map that allows you to get to the action quick without having to fiddle around with inadequate time compression like in SH.

*Not counting the deck gun that allows you to fire as fast as you can tap the G key, lol.

Kelly621 · 02-28-13, 04:05 PM

When I moved up to an Apple IIgs I replaced the older 8bit version of Silent Hunter with the IIGS 16bit version....thought I had died and went to subsim heaven

Also played the hell out of SubBattle Simulator by Activision....I think it was the first subsim that gave you a choice between having a uboat career in the Atlantic or an American sub skipper in the Pacific. It is still amazing what they could get out of 800k.

Admiral Lutjens · 01-24-14, 01:39 PM

I remember I was about 8 or so (I'm 31 now) and a friend had this game....well I played the heck out of it. I'd spend hours and hours just patrolling on the map. That was my first subsim experience. And looking back, it wasn't a real big deal then, but now it's a huge deal especially with these new subsims. It was a very innovative, well thought out game. In fact, I still have it.

Nothing like tearing apart Kaibokans and destroyers that are coming straight at you. :

OldGamer · 06-29-14, 11:21 AM

It also ran on the Apple II+ and IIe. many hours sinking cargo ships and avoiding the destroyers.

Almost borke the game score record at max difficult but had a reboot. Sigh

Aktungbby · 06-29-14, 02:28 PM

OldGamer!

Jimbuna · 06-30-14, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by OldGamer

It also ran on the Apple II+ and IIe. many hours sinking cargo ships and avoiding the destroyers.

Almost borke the game score record at max difficult but had a reboot. Sigh

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Punkrokker · 01-15-15, 06:57 PM

I never did play the first one but I remember stealing the chair from my dad a couple of times when Silent Service 2 came out. I think thats what got me hooked to SH3 was the nostalgia of Silent Service 2, lol.

ReallyDedPoet · 01-15-15, 09:51 PM

Welcome to SUBSIM OG

Never played this on the NES. Not that I can remember anyway.

03-21-12, 11:38 PM	#1
Gangrene Bosun Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 67 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Silent Service Anyone ever play this game for Nintendo? I think this is what got me started...

03-24-12, 09:22 AM	#2
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	Never played it on Nintendo. It was the second sub sim I had on my PC Jr, though. It was a bit better than Gato: __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

03-24-12, 12:21 PM	#3
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 my Atari 500ST back in 1986. It was great for the time, Aces Of The Deep and Silent Hunter 1 blew it out of the water, and I never looked back. Well, I look back in memory, but... __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-29-12, 09:08 AM	#4
GalaxianFive A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Norwich UK Posts: 80 Downloads: 183 Uploads: 2	Silent Service 1 and 2 Hey just found this thread. I used to play this on my Atari ST it was my first game and was the reason I bought the machine! I still play it on my Vista pc with all my old ST games, I found a program called STEEM on the web this emulates the ST machine on a PC. YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD ALL THE ST GAMES FOR FREE AS WELL! Michael

02-28-13, 12:03 AM	#7
Arnold Gunner Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 44.26'N 83.20'W Posts: 100 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	RE: Sid Meir's Silent Service Yes! I played "Silent Service" when I had a Commodore 64 computer. You started out at either of two ports in Australia. While you could travel anywhere in the Pacific Ocean, I went to the Solomon Islands. I would torpedo the destroyers with a down-the-throat shot. Quite a difference between "Silent Service" and "Silent Hunter III", which I'm playing these days. __________________ "We shall pass this way on Earth but once, if there any kindness we can show, or good act we can do, let us do it now, for we will never pass this way again." - Stephen Grellet

02-28-13, 09:21 AM	#8
Julhelm Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Icy North Posts: 693 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	Silent Service on the Amiga (which is the definitive version where you may encounter proper warship convoys) still holds up surprisingly well. It may not have as many features as Silent Hunter or AOD but the realism is still high enough* to make the gameplay convincing from a tactical point of view. It also has some design elements that make it a better game than any other sub sim like the strategic transit map that allows you to get to the action quick without having to fiddle around with inadequate time compression like in SH. *Not counting the deck gun that allows you to fire as fast as you can tap the G key, lol.

02-28-13, 04:05 PM	#9
Kelly621 Officer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 237 Downloads: 336 Uploads: 0	When I moved up to an Apple IIgs I replaced the older 8bit version of Silent Hunter with the IIGS 16bit version....thought I had died and went to subsim heaven Also played the hell out of SubBattle Simulator by Activision....I think it was the first subsim that gave you a choice between having a uboat career in the Atlantic or an American sub skipper in the Pacific. It is still amazing what they could get out of 800k.

01-24-14, 01:39 PM	#10
Admiral Lutjens Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 121 Downloads: 73 Uploads: 0	I remember I was about 8 or so (I'm 31 now) and a friend had this game....well I played the heck out of it. I'd spend hours and hours just patrolling on the map. That was my first subsim experience. And looking back, it wasn't a real big deal then, but now it's a huge deal especially with these new subsims. It was a very innovative, well thought out game. In fact, I still have it. Nothing like tearing apart Kaibokans and destroyers that are coming straight at you. :

06-29-14, 11:21 AM	#11
OldGamer Bilge Rat Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Silent Service It also ran on the Apple II+ and IIe. many hours sinking cargo ships and avoiding the destroyers. Almost borke the game score record at max difficult but had a reboot. Sigh

06-29-14, 02:28 PM	#12
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,009 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard OldGamer! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

01-15-15, 06:57 PM	#14
Punkrokker Watch Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I never did play the first one but I remember stealing the chair from my dad a couple of times when Silent Service 2 came out. I think thats what got me hooked to SH3 was the nostalgia of Silent Service 2, lol.

01-15-15, 09:51 PM	#15
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Welcome to SUBSIM OG Never played this on the NES. Not that I can remember anyway. __________________ Back in the Day