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RE: Old Battlefront
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:55 pm
by TPM
ORIGINAL: SMK-at-work
Does anyone know if the scenarios for the old battlefront system are archived anywhere??
Here's where you can get the game:
http://www.the-underdogs.info/
It comes with alot of scenarios...maybe 50 I think. Unless you've got an old operating system (95, 98) you're going to need a DOS emulator like DOSBox to run the game.
RE: Old Battlefront
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:03 pm
by ravinhood
ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd
ORIGINAL: dakjck
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looks like I wasted $50.00 for a game I won't play
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I'll buy it for $20!! [:'(]
I'll buy it for $5.00
RE: Old Battlefront
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:44 pm
by dakjck
Thank you for your response. I just wish that SSG/Matrix had not advertised this as a reissue when, in fact, it is such a departure from the original. What made Battlefront (and Halls of Montezuma and the Civil War series) stand out in the crowd was its command system. Usually, I wait to play a demo to see what the game is. However, becasue this was the reissue of "Battlefront", I immediately purchased it. So, ya got me.
I know there is a large following for the command every rifle approach. John Tiller has made a career of it. Maybe if I was new to wargaming, I would appreciate it more. However, after having to move every skirmisher in Wellington's Victory, I have had enough pushing around counters (yes, I still refer to the virtual units as counters, can't help myself).
I am sorry to see game design regress, but I understand you have to make a profit. At least I have enjoyed this discussion.
RE: Old Battlefront
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:16 am
by Gregor_SSG
ORIGINAL: dakjck
Thank you for your response. I just wish that SSG/Matrix had not advertised this as a reissue when, in fact, it is such a departure from the original. What made Battlefront (and Halls of Montezuma and the Civil War series) stand out in the crowd was its command system. Usually, I wait to play a demo to see what the game is. However, becasue this was the reissue of "Battlefront", I immediately purchased it. So, ya got me.
I know there is a large following for the command every rifle approach. John Tiller has made a career of it. Maybe if I was new to wargaming, I would appreciate it more. However, after having to move every skirmisher in Wellington's Victory, I have had enough pushing around counters (yes, I still refer to the virtual units as counters, can't help myself).
I am sorry to see game design regress, but I understand you have to make a profit. At least I have enjoyed this discussion.
I don't think we ever said that Battlefront was a reissue. We did say that it had elements in common with our Decisive Battles series and we did have screens shots and AARs on the website, so absolutely no deception was intended.
Gregor
RE: Old Battlefront
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:16 pm
by dakjck
My mistake. I went back and looked at what was said and it did say it was a new system. It was my error to anticiapte that the game with the same name covering the same battles would seek to improve the system that set it apart. There clearly was no deception. I guess I just hoped for more.
RE: Old Battlefront
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:31 pm
by SMK-at-work
ORIGINAL: TPM
ORIGINAL: SMK-at-work
Does anyone know if the scenarios for the old battlefront system are archived anywhere??
Here's where you can get the game:
http://www.the-underdogs.info/
It comes with alot of scenarios...maybe 50 I think. Unless you've got an old operating system (95, 98) you're going to need a DOS emulator like DOSBox to run the game.
thanks - I'll cehck it out.
I already have all the games & am looking for the scenarios that were published in Run 5 regularly.