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ORIGINAL: watchtower

Great thread:

I loved the road war games, There is something there that would make a great new game.

Post apocalypse world.
Build a gang.
Choose and recruit on a need scale.
scavange for needs.
Build an empire

What else do you need for a great game????????

Why remake it? Just fire 'er up on the old C64 emulator and play 'er as she is. That's what I do.

Just like to say nicked your pic for my background for the week!

You just can't beat those old SSI games for the C64.

The graphics were anything from bad to silly, you knew you were getting cheated and didn't care, but one thing stood out above everything else: they were fun.

Yeah it's amazing the fun you could get out of a 2mb game and can't find any out of a 2 gigabyte one today. lol

Dated graphics or not, Roadwar is still a great idea and a great game.

Back in the mid eighties, I was not spoiled, yet, by glitzy graphics. Just glad for something to do on westpac. The "Falcon" series flight sims were a big hit, as were the SSI D&D titles like "Pool of Radiance" or "Curse of the Azure Bonds".

Loved "Car Wars". Didn't own "Road War". I'd settle for a turn based game. I don't have the hand to eye coordination for a click and twitch "shooter" version of car wars.

They should buy Master of Orion III from Atari and turn it into the game it should have been. (MOM I and II combined and updated/bigger/cooler). Atari destroyed this classic game....

Yep and now we have to prepare for 64 bit technology. Windows new OS and new hardware and motherboards. Time to dig deep into your pocket books fellas, then in 2 more years they will give use 128 bit technology and then 256 and then 512 lol

I swear they already have the maximum technology that aliens gave to us at Roswell and they are just milking the public with a little bit at a time.

Did anyone else see that documentary on the History Channel I think it was about Roswell and the strict security it has and invading that guys trailor and taking all his pictures and data he had compiled on Roswell? It was pretty interesting seeing all the security measures the government has setup there. Some fine line, if you cross it, they'll be all over you like you know what.

Even showed some weird flash of lights in the sky zooming around, like something others would call a UFO, they only come out at night. heh Sounds like a sci-fi movie.

ORIGINAL: Marc Schwanebeck

"The last Ninja"

Dig that power meter.

I would like to see CC redone.....any of them.

On Harpoon might be worth pointing out that theres the old Original, then theres that crappy harpoon 4 I think it was and then theres Alliances remake of original, basically which was a little graphics spiffing and bug fix's.

I have on my XP Harpoon alliance version which runs fine in XP.

Harpoon Classic ver 1.55F

Just happened apon a few old Microprose games in the back of the cabinet.

They have been there so long I don't even remember when I last saw them or how too play them

Knights of the sky w/price tags $59.95 US.
Airborne Ranger $44.95
Command HQ $59.95
Twilight 2000 $59.95

Rick White

I would like to see a decent tactical submarine sim.

ORIGINAL: showboat1

Wasn't there an old pre-Harpoon game called North Atlantic 86 that covered the convoy war in the event of a European War? I would love an updated Harpoon or something that covered that genre. I have played the most recent updated Harpoon, but something that is more turned based to make it PBEM playable would be better. Something like a PacWar meets War in Russia. Covering the land and air and naval side of a 1980's European War would be a great game.

Grigsby's North Atlantic '86 (1982) is a blast - played it a lot 4-5 years ago on an apple emulator when i only had a DX2/66. it has pretty much the entire North Atlantic with a big convoy war involving resupplying UK/Iceland to keep the airbases there alive, otherwise they get captured. not near as realistic as the SimCan games, but the map is on screen so no dry-erase markers on a map! but both games are easier to play than harpoon because the player controls task forces, not individual ships or the weapon systems. and turn based makes a perfect PBEM possibility!

SimCan's fifth eskadra and seventh fleet did come with 2 big foldout maps and a big pile of counters so you could play out the game visually, but i don't think i ever used them in that way - i just drew the map on graph paper, laminated it, and used a dry erase marker on it. but the map looks great hanging on the wall as a poster! i'm sure the next simcan game matrix does will be a WW II naval game (hopefully involving the north atlantic convoy war), but after that i'm crossing my fingers for strategic modern naval combat!

To the original question, I'd love to see Age of Rifles and Imperialism II redone. For Imperialism II, I'd be hoping the combat system would be expanded. That was the part that always irritated me.

As to the how many games do we own. Wow, I'd have to say I have about 70 or so currently. However last year I threw away 2 17" monitor boxes full of DOS and Amiga games. I did keep about 10-12 of my favorite DOS games...just couldn't part with them yet. Imperialsm I & II and AOR were part of the saved 12. [:)]

I would pay GOOD MONEY for another harpoon game!!! If any one know any good clones feel free to suggest!!

ORIGINAL: RBWhite

Just happened apon a few old Microprose games in the back of the cabinet.

They have been there so long I don't even remember when I last saw them or how too play them

Knights of the sky w/price tags $59.95 US.
Airborne Ranger $44.95
Command HQ $59.95
Twilight 2000 $59.95

Rick White

[:D] I cant count the number of hours (days..months) playing Knights of the Sky. Mabey its better they dont make a remake of it...i have stuff to do now!!!

I used to play North Atlantic '86 on our Apple 2c, I loved that game, I remember sortying the British Fleet in a suicidal surface mission to keep the Russkies from taking Iceland, good times. I have always been intrigued with a Soviet vs US Naval engagement. Here you had these two behemoth navies that never got to square off like we saw at Jutland or in the Pacific. Anyhow, first post here, just wanted to say hello, I enjoy playing PacWar and might be in the market for a PBEM game.

ORIGINAL: Dragoon 45

I would love to see a modern era tactical wargame similiar to Steel Panthers II. I haven't yet found a game to fit the bill.

I second that.
Sp 2 was my absolute No.1 game in this manner. I miss it much but it doesnt seem to run properly under windows

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please Matrix ! [&o]

Ahhh "Knights of the Sky" another great WWI airwar game. I liked it cause you got to takeoff and land your plane during missions, other games would give you missions and just stick you in the air or auto start and auto end the mission once you completed it or got shot down.

Look at all these suggestions Matrixgames dudes. heh There's 100's of them looking for remakes and if there are 100's then there are 1000's and if there are 1000's there are 10's of thousands. The ole 10x10x10 people you know method.

Ok my 2 or 3 cents.

Xcom of course, probably my all time fav computer game, only one to cost me a GF and a job.
No Greater Glory type civil war game. I liked the political aspect but of course the military aspect was a joke.
Take the MOO frachise away from those who gave us MOO III.
Oh and Emperor of the Fading Suns, I know there is a group out there trying to remake that one, it was probably no 2 on my list.

I haven't read through the entire thread so I don't know if it has been mentioned.

No Greater Glory by SSI

Amazing civil war game on the strategic level with politics etc. It did suffer from an bad interface though. Otherwise one of the best game I have ever plyed.

Edit: Ha ha ha, just saw the post above.... Well at least I am not alone then.