DogOnPorch Posted September 27, 2020 Report Posted September 27, 2020 Bit of a gamer & designer/playtester all my life. Some military & historical background... What's your favorite wargame (et al)? Board or computer...no matter. Some of the new ones are remarkable... For example... War of Rights...MMO US Civil War...FPS w/ musket and bayonet. Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Posted September 27, 2020 I guess I should pump the one I have a bit of a small part in. More glorious than ever...and still 100% free. No nasty bits...spyware etc. http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/ http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/download.html http://orbiter.dansteph.com/ http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/links.html Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Posted September 27, 2020 Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) Getting older by the minute...but not much made these days comes close. Silent Hunter 5 Edited September 27, 2020 by DogOnPorch Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 3, 2020 Author Report Posted October 3, 2020 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11139/bloody-april-battle-shiloh-1862 Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
OftenWrong Posted October 4, 2020 Report Posted October 4, 2020 I don't play much now. I use SNES emulator on my PC and play some of those. Mostly Super Punchout. I have a Nintendo Wii, and play super-punchout on that too. Much more fun on the Wii! I liked a game called Nam, was built on the Doom engine but your were in Vietnam. Really excellent Dos4G or whatever.
OftenWrong Posted October 4, 2020 Report Posted October 4, 2020 They also release another version called WW2 GI. It took forever to get ashore on the beach! Damn! 1
DogOnPorch Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Posted October 4, 2020 Best Viet-Nam game bar none...realism wise. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5620/vietnam-1965-1975 VASSAL (free) has a version... http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Vietnam_1965-1975 http://www.vassalengine.org/download.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassal_Engine Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 21, 2020 Author Report Posted October 21, 2020 A very popular wargame from the 1970s...1972, I think. Richthofen's War by Avalon Hill https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1711/richthofens-war Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted November 21, 2020 Author Report Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) Perhaps the biggest non-computer wargame ever made...Europa by GDW (Game Designer's Workshop). You could play them one at a time...or in theory...join them all together. Not sure if anybody actually did as you'd need a gymnasium and several months minimum of all those pieces not being disturbed by a cat. Worth quite a few bucks each if complete and in good condition. https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/The_Europa_Series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(wargame) http://generalstab.org/armory/europa-series/ Russia... Edited November 21, 2020 by DogOnPorch Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted January 3, 2021 Author Report Posted January 3, 2021 Good scene from IL-2 Sturmovik. One of the better air-to-air combat games to exist. Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted January 24, 2021 Author Report Posted January 24, 2021 Still an amazing game 10 years-on thanks to the tireless work of the community. One of the last truly 'mod-able' games. Girl friendly...my wife's favorite. Has to be the PC version...no X-Box. Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted January 24, 2021 Author Report Posted January 24, 2021 IL-2 Stalingrad The Pe-2 Dive Bomber Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Posted March 26, 2021 With Mars being in the headlines again...a quick Celestia pic of the Red Planet. This is an 8k 3D Mars...very sweet. The Horse Head Nebula is visible bottom left. A high resolution Phobos drifts through the frame. Celestia is 100% free and very accurate... https://celestia.space/ http://celestiamotherlode.net/ Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
AMenard Posted March 29, 2021 Report Posted March 29, 2021 I'm a big fan of the old Simulation Canada and SSI computer wargames. But my favorite was Harpoon since I was a Navy nut when I was younger. I was in the RCN cadet from the age of 12 to 16. 1
DogOnPorch Posted March 29, 2021 Author Report Posted March 29, 2021 4 hours ago, AMenard said: I'm a big fan of the old Simulation Canada and SSI computer wargames. But my favorite was Harpoon since I was a Navy nut when I was younger. I was in the RCN cadet from the age of 12 to 16. I had a few for the C64 from SSI. Germany 1985 and such. The C64 also had Silent Service from Microprose which was the first decent sub game I had played. 1 Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
AMenard Posted March 30, 2021 Report Posted March 30, 2021 I collect, and code, on 8 bit computers. I presently have a C64, an Atari 130XE, an Apple IIe Platinum and a Ti-99/4a. 1
DogOnPorch Posted March 30, 2021 Author Report Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, AMenard said: I collect, and code, on 8 bit computers. I presently have a C64, an Atari 130XE, an Apple IIe Platinum and a Ti-99/4a. I recall coding sprites on the C64...what a great machine for the day. The best game available for it was the classic Pirates by Sid Meier in my opinion. Epic... Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted September 5, 2022 Author Report Posted September 5, 2022 Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 6, 2022 Author Report Posted October 6, 2022 (edited) Total War Rome II (2013 on) Not much comes close to matching this simulation...game...both. It covers all of Rome from the early days to the fall in detail. The tactical battles are spectacular while the strategic portion is colourful and attractive. Part of the Total War series which goes from Ancient Greece right-up to the Napoleonic Wars. Needs a fairly decent gaming computer...avoid Windows 11...for goodness sake avoid Windows 11...lol. Edited October 6, 2022 by DogOnPorch 1 Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 30, 2022 Author Report Posted October 30, 2022 New destroyer simulator...looks great. Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 30, 2022 Author Report Posted October 30, 2022 Eve. Not history...but loads of fun...even the free play account. No spyware...you can grind your way to a premium account. Based in Iceland of all places. The wife and I play often. With this link you can sign-up with 1,000,000 free skill points which you can use to make yourself fairly tough right off the bat. Requirements: a gaming computer would be ideal...but Eve has lower end graphic settings for those with less than Alienware rigs. https://www.eveonline.com/signup?invc=5e1316de-5bcf-493d-bfc3-1d9836f878a2 Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Army Guy Posted December 3, 2022 Report Posted December 3, 2022 On 3/29/2021 at 8:04 PM, DogOnPorch said: I had a few for the C64 from SSI. Germany 1985 and such. The C64 also had Silent Service from Microprose which was the first decent sub game I had played. I have found a few of the old SSI games from back in the day, that have been bought out by another company. Like WINSPMBT, a modern Battle group sim, or WINSPWWII also a battle group size force set in WWII, all old SSI games, it has a digitals game board with octagon grids, it combines aircraft, drones, Helos air defense, arty, inf tanks, mines wire, trench's pretty much the whole thing. with over 90 countries represented. Played both for years now. I think the new company is named shrapnel games they offer a whole list of new computer-based games that are interesting. We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
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