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Anyone remember Semper FI? The one that they spent all their animation budget on the main-menu, leaving very little for actual game-play? lol

I decided to do some retro war-gaming... Did anyone actually ever bother completing this one?

From the lack of posts I can only conclude that...

#1.  This game was a failure in the market.
#2.  All the original fans have since passed away from old age.

I still have Semper Fi.  It is dated but a very playable game.

Hmm, well it seems they only included 3 campaigns, and they are all too bloody short [:@]  Perhaps that's part of the reason, but there are a few interesting things in it.  I have never seen combined-assaults used this way... and their close-combat is rather weird compared to what I am used to from the PG series, etc. 

I'll finish the Korea campaign tonight, and then do the scenarios before I toss it back into the trash-bin.

Over on Game Depot, they have 3 scenarios for download.  Also, if memory serves, Semper Fi came with a scenario maker. 

Alright, i shall head over and take a look.  I did complete that Korea campaign, which means I'm soon going to be out of playable maps! 

Despite having a campaign editor, and other tools to edit how the AI players, I'm surprised how it just seems so vapour-ware now.  There really wasn't anything left behind.  That's a shame because it looks like the developers actually tried to make it into a decent wargame. 

Hmm, I just tried to look at those 3 scenarios now, but it seems the database there can't find them.  Oh well it's not the end of the world.  Right now it's before 10pm on Friday, and I have finished playing all scenarios now in Semper Fi.  So...... it was something new alright, not many wargames involve the use of Smoke

And now... I think I will delve a little bit into Fantasy General this week and next.  I have a feeling that one may take quite some time...