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the c-64 version

ORIGINAL: bairdlander

I played it in the 80's.It use to bug me because on the map east was the top of the screen,so kind of weird.

To be honest I was not sooooo familiar with the geographical & historical background of the scenario back on the 80s [:)] - I was a boy/teenager. Lateron I realised that the map was "kind of strange"...

I think it was either corps level or divs,anyway as i recall there was little scroll,the entire east front was onscreen.Dont remember.Two other excellent games from the time were "Fields of Fire" and "Panzer Grenadier".They were very similiar to the Close combat series,though they used counters not sprites.

ORIGINAL: bairdlander
Two other excellent games from the time were "Fields of Fire" and "Panzer Grenadier".They were very similiar to the Close combat series,though they used counters not sprites.

Panzer Grenadier (East Front), Fields of Fire (N. Africa & West Front) & Nam all used the same engine. It was also the basis for SSI's Wargame Construction Set I.

ORIGINAL: jamesm

There was a game to be called "Road to Moscow", but it became vapourware. Shame, from the screen shots and the information given it looked like it could have been a very good game.

I remember the 1 page Ads for that game in PC gamer and WWII magazines.

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ORIGINAL: bairdlander
Two other excellent games from the time were "Fields of Fire" and "Panzer Grenadier".They were very similiar to the Close combat series,though they used counters not sprites.

Panzer Grenadier (East Front), Fields of Fire (N. Africa & West Front) & Nam all used the same engine. It was also the basis for SSI's Wargame Construction Set I.

Cant beleive how ancient it looks,at the time i thought this was the best game ever.lol

ORIGINAL: bairdlander

Two other excellent games from the time were "Fields of Fire" and "Panzer Grenadier".They were very similiar to the Close combat series,though they used counters not sprites.

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Cant beleive how ancient it looks,at the time i thought this was the best game ever.lol

They were alright for Introductory level SSI games. I remember I was pissed that they came out for C64's before SSI's mainstay... the Apple ][ series. And when I finally got them, I was a bit disappointed (I was hoping for something closer to an updated Computer Ambush).

enteresting this thread started WAY WAY back on 07, NOW WITE is not only past concept, but fully into Alpha with an AAR posted inthese very forums...
great reading what we where looking at in 07!