Author Topic: Aces of the Pacific...ah memories.... (Read 882 times)

texace · « **on:** August 06, 2001, 01:43:00 AM »

"Your computer does not have enough free memory to run 'Aces of the Pacific'" Damn I hated that message. I don't think anyone ever could figure out why it always did that. Anyhow, I recently d/l Aces from The Underdogs (thanks fscott!), just to see if I could run it, and even after 10 years, it still tells me the same thing. Cam't create a boot disk either. I have a feeling it might be cause my machine in too fast (450 MHz, the game was designed for a 386)

and I'd like anyone who actually can still play it tell me what I can do. This was my first actual WWII flight sim and I loved it to death.

I guess nostalgia can't be felt by all...

BTW, I wish Sierra would release an "Aces of the Pacific 2002" or something..that would be cool...

Creamo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2001, 05:28:00 AM »

Got the same message, but the opening credits brought back enough memories!

Cool stuff, look how far we have come, and better yet, look where we are headed.

(Oh, and can HTC please change the "TNT in the pockets" chute kill to what SWOTL had? They deflate and plummet all the way down.I was just amazed at that, and Im not trying to be funny. Great stuff)

SOB · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2001, 06:00:00 AM »

Heh, that's 'cause the damn thing took like 612k of conventional memory to run! Not to worry tho', Multi-boot and Memmaker to the rescue! And if that doesn't do it, you can take yer chances with QEMM.

SOB

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2001, 06:28:00 AM »

AOTP runs from Windows 98 in virtual DOS mode. (it THINKs it's in DOS, but little does it know I tricked it!!)

Still, after a minute of playing it... I wouldn't waste my time trying to get it to work.
-SW

Zigrat · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2001, 08:29:00 AM »

i got it to work

it was great. i would still have to rate it as my favorite (it was my first) flight sim

i loved seeing those 3 sweet words "scratch 1 flttop" when i went ona dauntless mission at the battle of midway or santa cruz

get your computer to run in dos mode. the problem is i couldnt get it to run with my soundcard but if i dicked around more it would probably work

right click on the aces.exe file and go to properties then tell it to run in dos mode

Serapis · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2001, 08:56:00 AM »

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"Your computer does not have enough free memory to run 'Aces of the Pacific'" Damn I hated that message. I don't think anyone ever could figure out why it always did that. Anyhow, I recently d/l Aces from The Underdogs (thanks fscott!), just to see if I could run it, and even after 10 years, it still tells me the same thing. Cam't create a boot disk either. I have a feeling it might be cause my machine in too fast (450 MHz, the game was designed for a 386) and I'd like anyone who actually can still play it tell me what I can do. This was my first actual WWII flight sim and I loved it to death.

texace

Heheh... I was up until 2:00 a.m. when I first got the game, manually rearranging my config.sys order to get just the right load to to free up 3-4k or so. By putting the larger drivers first with load high commands you have a better chance of getting the larger drivers loaded, then its a case of filling in the others in the best order to prevent waste. This was before 386 max or QEMM 386 and I still wanted to do it all without a totally stripped boot disk.

Great game, but once you figured out how to beat the FM you could dogfight Oscars in a flat turn with a P-47. And I still remember it crawling with my 386/40 over those port bases.

Charon

texace · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2001, 02:01:00 PM »

Only thing is that I run Win ME...I guess it is:

"No AOTP for you, forever!"

Gadfly · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2001, 08:04:00 PM »

I spent 30 bucks at Goodwill and bought a 486 to play all those old DOS games on. Well, actually, I haven't played them much, but I did look at them all.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2001, 08:29:00 PM »

Hehehe.. I have a p1-133 with Mobo sitting here. I just don't have a case for it. Dunno if that's quite slow enough for AoP though.

AKDejaVu

Mathman · « **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2001, 08:47:00 PM »

The thing I remember from AOTP was killing the same ace over and over again during a campaign. Was a fun game. I remember waiting for that to come out. Man, it was my all time fav until PAW came out. Still missed the aces though. Anyone else get the 1946 pack for it? That was pretty fun. Wasn't there supposed to be an RAF pack for it too?

texace · « **Reply #10 on:** August 06, 2001, 08:56:00 PM »

Ok, I think I may have it figured out. I am trying to make a boot disk for it, and after troubleshooting, I found a missing line in the Insall.txt, but it won't create the disk. Any help would be appreciated, but I fear I might have wasted my time....

Nifty · « **Reply #11 on:** August 07, 2001, 10:18:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Mathman:
The thing I remember from AOTP was killing the same ace over and over again during a campaign. Was a fun game. I remember waiting for that to come out. Man, it was my all time fav until PAW came out. Still missed the aces though. Anyone else get the 1946 pack for it? That was pretty fun. Wasn't there supposed to be an RAF pack for it too?

maybe he bailed and lived!

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #12 on:** August 07, 2001, 10:21:00 AM »

I have AOTP on CD-ROM. It's the special edition one with the 1946 expansion pack. Has Bearcat, Tigercat(F7F), Shinden, Kikka, P-80 and several other late war Japanese prop jobs.

Dunno about a RAF expansion pack.
-SW

Eagler · « **Reply #13 on:** August 07, 2001, 10:28:00 AM »

www.bootdisk.com

anyone know where they are hiding LucasArts SWOTL?

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #14 on:** August 07, 2001, 10:30:00 AM »

Eagler, on my 3 diskettes I am staring at on my desk...

I can email each diskette as a zip file to you.
-SW