Old Timers

Don · Post by **Don** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 1:30 am

I'm a "middle of the roader" at 45.

Started with AH's "Luftwaffe" and "Panzer Blitz", and recently bought those two games on Ebay just to have them around again.

General Mayhem · Post by **General Mayhem** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 2:10 am

Originally posted by Don:
I'm a "middle of the roader" at 45.

Started with AH's "Luftwaffe" and "Panzer Blitz", and recently bought those two games on Ebay just to have them around again.

27 so I'm just a private what comes to great
battle of life.

Well, I did start with ancestors of SPWAW
10-15 years ago. A friend bough first SSI 'Fields of Fire', then I bought 'Kampfgruppe' and finally friend bough
'Typhoon of Steel' on Commodore 64. And since that last game, I've been hooked to every similar game that has come. It was basically same than current SPAW altough controls and graphics were of course diffrent quite diffrent.

I can still remember first scenario I played
in that game againts human opponent.'Bocage country' or something similar was scenarios name. It was pure chaos

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 2:42 am

Nobody's old here. We are and shall remain young at heart. I just turned 35 and SPWAW makes me feel like a teen again-playing "Squad Leader" and "Panzer Blitz".

gbotto600 · Post by **gbotto600** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 2:01 pm

Originally posted by BigDuke66:
I should change my name to "Baby Face"
I'm 24

you think your young!

14 here

Cromort · Post by **Cromort** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 4:30 pm

i'm 24 (too)
that makes 5 of us (6 with the 27one)

perhaps i should play with dolls(just a thought)

"alea jacta est)

Fabio Prado · Post by **Fabio Prado** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 8:05 pm

I'm 46, but feel like 15 when playing SPWAW...

Fab

ruxius · Post by **ruxius** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 9:32 pm

Welcome to all the lower and upper corner...
from a well-balanced MIDDLE ONE !

..30 Years old..

Here I meet that marvallous men who daring stand the time and never surrender to the happyness of new emotions ...
next to them the young new generations who shows their maturity being here and appreciating this outstanding ,deep , full involving game!

An eartily embrace to all 3800 members !
Thank you ! We make great the Matrix !

P.S
Dave , BEST BEST wishes for your birthday !!!!!!!!!
Let me restore my italian army from university-sleep and you will
have your first desired victory !

P.S
WB you are so useful here I will be happy to give you some extra-"years" of mine coming from those of my God's assignement..
I still have had no response about this
but surely I will go on asking Him...

mcbradley · Post by **mcbradley** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 10:59 pm

This is great! So far from 14 to 71!

I’m 44, I think that comes out to be close to the median age here. I’ve been doing SP for only a year now, and am I sorry for what I’ve been missing. I started playing AH Afrika Korps with my dad back in the 60’s, then graduated to Third Reich. Some of the best quality time I've had with him. It was one of the few ways I could extract his WWII experiences out of him. He’s still around (77 and counting), so I hope we can get him to write down some memoirs.

When I moved out of the house, I lost my playing partner and wargaming faded into my past. I got back into wargaming in a round-about way from my interest in model-building, which itself was renewed from my love for PC combat flight simulators. When you’re building models, you have a lot of quiet time to think. I was building an IL-2 Sturmovik, when I started getting the urge to play something like Afrika Korps on the PC. That got me to searching about a year back to see if the old AH games had been developed for PC’s (that’s how far out of touch I was). Then I stumbled on the Matrixgames site (thank you Google.com!). Woohoo, talk about nirvana! A whole series of hex-based war games and they were FREE! So now the circle is complete . . . except I haven’t finished that Sturmi yet. :rolleyes:

Anyway, it’s interesting to see the age range. Great to see the "life veterans" here. Great to see some younger generations accepting a PC game that isn’t all glitz and blood, too. That’s good, it proves there’s nothing “lame” about exercising your brain instead of your hand-eye coordination. You've invested well, this type of entertainment will NEVER be obsolete.

O.Bradley

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 11:20 pm

I'm 28. But I sure feel old...

Tomo

ruxius · Post by **ruxius** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 11:31 pm

Originally posted by O. Bradley:
I got back into wargaming in a round-about way from my interest in model-building, which itself was renewed from my love for PC combat flight simulators

Welcome Sgt Bradley !
How many people here I can read they are enthusiastic about SPWAW !!!!..
A while ago I still remember myself wondering how such a great game (I am referring to SP1 obviously) could be left back , next to the DOS agony...(no comment on SP3)
Now Matrix gives to us a new brighter future : SPWAW !
Have you read how many players here tried a lot of other wargames even more popular ? but SPWAW WINS ! A 2D tactical-squad level games still WINS !!!!

Now tell your father to write down his memories..we need their experience !

Originally posted by O. Bradley:
I got back into wargaming in a round-about way from my interest in model-building, which itself was renewed from my love for PC combat flight simulators

I will always try to persuate (

)
(let us Do what we Can !!!) Matrix to look for another BIG REVOLUTION : after the Windows platform , the security on PBEM games , the enhancements into the editor , and the multiplayer option..finally a Combat Leader more opened to aero-naval features !
But..do not misunderstand me now...
THAT IS A PLAN exclusive FOR 14 years old guys here !!!!!!
:p
(Unless many of us in the meanwhile decide for an hibernation process

)