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Comanche, LHX Attack Chopper, Gunboat and Wolfpack. A handful of military sims meant hundreds of pages of specs to sift through -- best copy protection I ever h

by debo_ 2y ago

Comanche, LHX Attack Chopper, Gunboat and Wolfpack. A handful of military sims meant hundreds of pages of specs to sift through -- best copy protection I ever had to deal with. I probably spent more time reading the manuals than I did playing the games.

mdaniel 2y ago
Same fond memories about LHX and F117A. While searching, I was shocked how much my recollection of that experience vastly differed from its actual graphics: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/lhx-attack-chopper-xo#screentabs https://www.myabandonware.com/game/lhx-attack-chopper-xo#scr... I don't recall having played Comanche in order to compare the two. The other game I spent innumerable hours in was F117A [1] - partially because -- again, my recollection -- one had to damn near real-time fly from the base to the target and then back, all the while in stealth mode, which usually meant going slow and terrain hugging 1: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/f-117a-nighthawk-stealth-fighter-2-0-185#screentabs https://www.myabandonware.com/game/f-117a-nighthawk-stealth-...
- debo_ 2y ago
  Yes, I also played a ton of F117A. The terrible graphics were actually what let me run it and LHX, I had an anemic 386. I only got to play Comanche at my uncle's house. LHX actually looks exactly as I remember it. I remember those blocky polygons very fondly.
- animal531 2y ago
  I played F-117A, but my favourite by far was definitely F15 Strike Eagle II: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/f-15-strike-eagle-ii-n6 https://www.myabandonware.com/game/f-15-strike-eagle-ii-n6 Around the time of F-117A I discovered Jetfighter II which felt a lot smoother handling wise, it was great to just fly around doing stunts to be honest. I spent a lot of time just doing carrier take-offs with an immediate 360 and back into landing. https://www.myabandonware.com/game/jetfighter-ii-advanced-tactical-fighter-12r https://www.myabandonware.com/game/jetfighter-ii-advanced-ta...
01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
I remember Wolfpack! Never figured it out, I was way too young

by debo_ 2y ago

mdaniel 2y ago

Same fond memories about LHX and F117A. While searching, I was shocked how much my recollection of that experience vastly differed from its actual graphics: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/lhx-attack-chopper-xo#screentabs https://www.myabandonware.com/game/lhx-attack-chopper-xo#scr... I don't recall having played Comanche in order to compare the two. The other game I spent innumerable hours in was F117A [1] - partially because -- again, my recollection -- one had to damn near real-time fly from the base to the target and then back, all the while in stealth mode, which usually meant going slow and terrain hugging 1: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/f-117a-nighthawk-stealth-fighter-2-0-185#screentabs https://www.myabandonware.com/game/f-117a-nighthawk-stealth-...

debo_ 2y ago
Yes, I also played a ton of F117A. The terrible graphics were actually what let me run it and LHX, I had an anemic 386. I only got to play Comanche at my uncle's house. LHX actually looks exactly as I remember it. I remember those blocky polygons very fondly.
animal531 2y ago
I played F-117A, but my favourite by far was definitely F15 Strike Eagle II: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/f-15-strike-eagle-ii-n6 https://www.myabandonware.com/game/f-15-strike-eagle-ii-n6 Around the time of F-117A I discovered Jetfighter II which felt a lot smoother handling wise, it was great to just fly around doing stunts to be honest. I spent a lot of time just doing carrier take-offs with an immediate 360 and back into landing. https://www.myabandonware.com/game/jetfighter-ii-advanced-tactical-fighter-12r https://www.myabandonware.com/game/jetfighter-ii-advanced-ta...

01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago

I remember Wolfpack! Never figured it out, I was way too young