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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Rich46yo on July 17, 2007, 05:32:34 PM
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I was on a phone line with a techie for my Power Spec computer. He/You told me about the gaming computer you put together and when I asked what games you play he/you told me you played only one, Aces High.
So now I'm hooked as well. And you know I have it bad cause I just spent my two days off playing the thing.
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I heard about it from my Father. He'd already been playing for a few years when I went to visit he & my Mom a few summers ago. Played on his computer during my visit. Once I returned home I loaded it onto our computer ~ hubby & I (and 3 sons) have been hooked ever since. :D
Thanks Dad;) Lots of fun ~ and I'm always glad to see you in here.:)
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saw a commercial on the military channel
downloaded it, bought a twisty stick the next day, practiced offline for 2 weeks while watermelon chatting on the boards, gave the kids all the console game systems, and the rest is history.
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I was recuperating from an injury and my son in law got me my first personal PC with this addiction pre-loaded.
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I heard about it through the Air Warrior community, a lot of which is now here on Aces High.
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My answer to said question because I don't feel like re-typing it all LOL
http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128177&highlight=started
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Military channel commercial. Downloaded it, disliked it greatly at first, but then I met Kazaa, LOVED his big missions, and decided to stay.
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Red Baron 3D was terminally ill.
I went cruising the internet for another WW1 sim and bumped into Aces High by accident.
Been here ever since.
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Saw it on military channel. Looked cool, but I was pretty skeptical. The free trial seemed fair enough, so I decided to download it. I remember upping B-17's, losing the drones, and trying to bomb at 500ft. Smokey23 was real friendly and helped me out with my first day. He invited me into the Lynchmob, and I've been there ever since.
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AW for me.. Looked up my old squad And what did i see..
Shawk
Hondo
Ogie
Steve
Coors
Some of my old AW buddies! I downloaded the game as fast as i could. Flew off line for a day our two learned to take off and did some very basic circles and loops. My first sortie in main low and behold i found shawk all alone with 3 spits on his 6. No vox our skill i helped him out and got one kill with all my ammo. Shawk said nice kill and its great to have you back. Within 5 mins of flight time i was back in my old squad (:
This is my order of addiction..
AW
WW2onlie
Bf1942
AH
The one game for me is AH and i plan on being around for some time to come.....
FX1
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Military Chanell.
I always was a WWII buff..
Thought it sounded like fun, I had an old logitek extreme from many years ago when I bought Jane's F-15 sim.
Two week free trial.....
Didnt wait for the two weeks to expire.
Addicted ever since....
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Like a lot of people here, I was part of the AW community. Tried this game out when it was an open beta. I remember my first night--loving how the control surfaces actually moved. lol.
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I ran across a reference to the open beta Aces High (the original) while it was running on some forum/BBS (may have been combatsim.com). I was playing EAW @ the time and had ventured online with that game and had dabbled in Warbirds but the cost kept me away (poor college student). Signed up for the beta played for several months and subscribed when the game went pay and haven't looked back since.
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Yup, saw it on discovery wings a long time ago, never played games like this b4, waited maybe a year tellin my wife i wanted to try it, finally i guess she got sick of me sayin it so i did, got a stick at walmart and been hooked for a lil over a year now.
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Milatary Channel, and this seems to be where most of us found it so I'd say it's deffintly been a good investment for HTC to run commercials on the Milatary Channel.
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LOL roommate at Flightschool hooked me, we had 3 computers online with realtime vox (yell across room) back in 02
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FlaydONE (my brother at the other end of the pasture), introduced me to AH, and I burned up his perks on Tempests before I figured out what the heck I was doing. Duh......!:rolleyes: :huh
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Anybody else from the History Channel like me?
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Originally posted by Serenity
Military channel commercial. Downloaded it, disliked it greatly at first, but then I met Kazaa, LOVED his big missions, and decided to stay.
Only Dweebs like Kazaa!
:D
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I ran across a "SIMCADE" in a mall one day. It was a bunch of hydraulic powered cockpits with a stick, throttle, and pedals and a monitor. They used Aces High and it cost about $45 for 20-30 minutes. I was pretty stoked when they told me I could play online for $30 a month.
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Originally posted by Blooz
Red Baron 3D was terminally ill.
I went cruising the internet for another WW1 sim and bumped into Aces High by accident.
Been here ever since.
I played Red Baron 3D as well S! Still have it. Was hoping to find a WW1 Sim but the only thing i came across was Aces High and il2 and at that time i couldn’t play il2 on my old Computer, been addicted ever since.
Still miss the old Red Baron days where you would tear you wings of just by diving and jump out without a parachute.
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Originally posted by JB73
My answer to said question because I don't feel like re-typing it all LOL
http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128177&highlight=started
That thread brought back some memories.
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
That thread brought back some memories.
thank you. I was hoping it would be "bumped" and others would share their stories there to continue the thread for an all inclusive archive to look back on.....
as long as the MP or moderators didn't "lock" it.
kind of like the old picture thread, or any old 'meaningful" thread may be.....
yeah I want to be infamous :D :cool:
:p
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Originally posted by JB73
thank you. I was hoping it would be "bumped" and others would share their stories there to continue the thread for an all inclusive archive to look back on.....
as long as the MP or moderators didn't "lock" it.
kind of like the old picture thread, or any old 'meaningful" thread may be.....
yeah I want to be infamous :D :cool:
:p
Yeah, I wanted to, but they would have locked it. How the hell have you been? I'm almost over a torn right calf (f**kin hurt when it happened).
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Greetings,
1994ish, was playing Aces over Europe with a friend's computer in Camp Doha. Read PC magazine about online multiplayer recrations of historical engagements. He had full TM set up and I was hooked.
When I got back to states did search, found Air Warrior Beta. Really appreciated flying for free! Then went to Gamestorm, then it died.
Found this place couple of years later with a random Google search. I ain't leaving again!
Regards,
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Yeah, I wanted to, but they would have locked it. How the hell have you been? I'm almost over a torn right calf (f**kin hurt when it happened).
drunk right now, looking for bed :rofl
thanks for asking lol.
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In '96 I was reading a PC magazine after getting my first PC. They were talking about AW, which was on AOL and Compuserve at the time. The article said something about reading the text channel and low bogies and then the writer got bounced, realizing too late he was the subject of the text discussion. Now that sounded cool to me and since I had subscriptions to both AOL and Compuserve I logged on through AOL. I was hooked.
I went from AWI on AOL to AWII on Gamestorm to AWIII until the updates quit coming and the rumour was it would close the next month. Then everyone started bailing for this new game, Aces High. I bailed 1 month before EA shut down AWIII ('01) and have been here ever since.
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Its my brother in laws fault, he mentioned some game where you can fly online against other people........"think" it was this one, but if it wasnt, unlucky, cos your stuck with me...lol......if it was this one, Kev M (living with J, begat of G), whats your username, so I know if its you shooting me down............or if I shoot you down obviously (in the unlikely event of that happening)
Wurzel
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got in a fight at a bar, wipped this doods arse for about 15 minutes before they pulled me off.
I said "told ya not to look at me funny"
and he said "Well i can still beat you in aces high!"
I said "what is that?"
he said "a computer game come get some, i'm stang"
I said "ok" and i have been pwning ever since :aok
actually superdud showed me.
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Mega, you are a bad man...come n clean this mess up now.........lol....
Wurzel:aok
*Makes mental note to not drink coffee whilst reading this board*
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Westy posted some screen shots from AH beta on an AW forum.........
by early 2001 AW FR was a ghost town and AW scenarios had all but died..........
Then I later learnt that AH was to have an La7 (something I had been hoping BB would add to AW ).............
Tilt first appeared in Tour 14 yet I know I flew the AH La5FN for a few weeks prior to the La7 being introduced............. probably during a free trial period or as a number.
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I just found it one day:D
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Saw advertisement while watching "Dogfights" on History channel.
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Originally posted by Goat1
Saw advertisement while watching "Dogfights" on History channel.
if you don't mind the inquiry, as a new member how do you find the game and it's subsequent spillover onto these boards?
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Originally posted by Slash27
I ran across a "SIMCADE" in a mall one day. It was a bunch of hydraulic powered cockpits with a stick, throttle, and pedals and a monitor. They used Aces High and it cost about $45 for 20-30 minutes. I was pretty stoked when they told me I could play online for $30 a month.
Where was this at? That would be cool to try AH in something like that. And why are you paying $30 a month? You just like AH that much you pay double?
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Originally posted by MWL
Greetings,
When I got back to states did search, found Air Warrior Beta. Really appreciated flying for free! Then went to Gamestorm, then it died.
Found this place couple of years later with a random Google search. I ain't leaving again!
Regards,
I can't believe that nobody in AW told you about AH. The AH open beta was open before Gamestorm died.
You missed a couple good years. :(
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Originally posted by trax1
Where was this at? That would be cool to try AH in something like that. And why are you paying $30 a month? You just like AH that much you pay double?
I prefer my rate of $5.95 / month.
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Originally posted by trax1
Where was this at? That would be cool to try AH in something like that. And why are you paying $30 a month? You just like AH that much you pay double?
it use to cost $30 a month to play, but HT lowered the price about the time AW was killed.
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Originally posted by The Fugitive
it use to cost $30 a month to play, but HT lowered the price about the time AW was killed.
Ahh:aok
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my older brother played with tatertots son in baseball and football. tatertot just told bearkats one day then bear and i started playing.
sorry for bad use a grammer i can only use 1 hand other 1 is broken:(
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Drunky got me hooked on AHII. Up to that point I never played any online games but I did fly on Flight Sim.
I have always liked WWII history specially the Naval history (No wonder I’m in a Naval squad :lol).
When I came on we had a lot more maps/bigger ones & we did not have E.W.A.-Green, M.W.A.-Purple, L.W.A.-Orange, or L.W.A.-Blue.
I have grown to like the AvA & SEA alot more rather then the same ‘ol, same ‘ol that is the MA’s.
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Originally posted by DoNKeY
Anybody else from the History Channel like me?
That is where I saw the commerical as well :aok
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Originally posted by Goat1
Saw advertisement while watching "Dogfights" on History channel.
Delafield huh?
Germantown here.
there's probably 5-10 AH'ers in WI that I can think of... aand I know of 3 in Milwaukee that don't play actively any more.
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Originally posted by Dichotomy
saw a commercial on the military channel
me too
saw it, downloaded it, played it for 2 weeks...bought the online a month later, bought a joystick...and...now im here...
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Registered: Jul 2007
Location: your high six
Posts: 246
Dolby,
high six? :)
try the low six sometime. it's more fun. :D
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found the game randomly on gamerevolution.com on a boring afternoon a few years back. never looked back :D
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Back in about 6th grade I was searching around fileplanet for free games and came upon AH1 and played it Offline for about 2 days got bored and forgot about it. Then came 8th grade near the end of school and I needed a game to play. So I look at fileplanet and look at AH2. Soon there after I tryout online play with the free trial and get hooked. I put on my pug face smile to my father and he gives in and starts to pay for me. About 6 months later I finally get a joystick sent to me for Christmas. And I have been stoked ever since. Noting: I will be entering my junior year. And man am I bored to write this much. :o
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I saw the old comercial on hisory channel and discovery wings, by old comercial I do not mean the polished up nice one they have now...no sir Im talking the one that sounded like an add for a monster truck rally "Sunday, sunday, Sunday" with the loud annoying announce. Yepper I played offline thinking oh Ill just look at it, that progressed to well maby I'll try the trial, then finally I had to subscribe cause I already had found a squad. So yeah Im pretty much gonna stay around :D
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I was actually looking for AIR WARRIOR to see if it was still around or if a new version cam out. I missed that game ever since gamestorm stopped running it. and after 8 years of withdraws playing first person shooters I am finally home back in the air.
To be precise I found it in yahoo searching for AIR WARRIOR, and ACES HIGH was under one of the pretexes. checked it out. flew the first day with a mouse and was a gunner for FORTRESS LOL. bought a stick next day and I dont think ive missed a day of play since. This game keeps me from going out and spending to much money, which I am known to do.
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Just an evolution thing for me.
Red Baron Online
Air Warrior
Warbirds
Aces High
One day I hope to make fire.
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I did a search for WW2 fighter games and came up with this.. I've only been playing for about 1 week though but i did order a stick and headphones with mic. still on my trial.. I think I do remember playing a game very similar to this a few years back and looks very simalar.. was there and older version of this game awhile ago?
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Originally posted by storch
if you don't mind the inquiry, as a new member how do you find the game and it's subsequent spillover onto these boards?
I really enjoy the game, used to play CFS3 on line which is nothing compared to AH. As for the boards, I've picked up a lot of good info in the
"Help and Training" and "Hardware and Software" forums. I find the
"General Discussion" forum is fun to read and usually pretty funny.
:aok
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Originally posted by JB73
Delafield huh?
Germantown here.
there's probably 5-10 AH'ers in WI that I can think of... aand I know of 3 in Milwaukee that don't play actively any more.
Glad to meet you sir.
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i remember it was a cold boring day in rl, my ex and i were watchin military channel and seen it, he ran in, down loaded it and flew with a mouse for bout 10 mins and next thing i know (keep in mind it was like 12am) we were wakin up the kids and puttin them in the truck on the way to meijers for a joystick....45 mins away...come home and he play'd around for hours. he eventually made the mistake of leavin the game up on the desktop and i sat down and started messing around with it, i couldnt figure out how to take off in a plane but was able to drive a tank around but couldnt figure out how to shoot the damn thing, i shortly discovered how to take off in a plane and then i shot down my first red guy, i was hooked..not knowin how to land if i ran out of ammo i would just bail and get a new plane hehe...then i learned that i could belly land...nothin like comin it at 400 mph and skiddin across the ground on ur belly till u came to a stop and towered...then HTC changed it and forced me to learn how to drop my gear and land with it in tact and not crash while landing. took me bout a year and half before i finally learned to taxi and rearm and then reup again without driving my plane into something or tipping it side ways ripping my wings off. then i ran into kermit..well...here i am, almost 3 years later :)
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Originally posted by betty
then i learned that i could belly land...nothin like comin it at 400 mph and skiddin across the ground on ur belly till u came to a stop and towered...then HTC changed it and forced me to learn how to drop my gear and land with it in tact and not crash while landing.
Thats the same way I was forced to learn how to land, when HTC changed it to where if you landed with your gear up over around 160mph you died. It was fun when you could land with your gear up over 400mph and skid from one end of the runway to the other:D .
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'98 it was. Friend showed me Air Warrior.
The rest is history.
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it was a dark and stormy night.
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I actually downloaded the demo a long lomg time ago. I played it single player and thought.. this game sucks. I mean who wants to chase a bunch of crappy looking planes around in a circle.. :lol (was well b4 the graphics updates)
It wasn't until quite some time later like maybe a year or so that I saw the commercials on the history or military channel and decided to give the game a try. Amazed was I to find out that it was the same crappy game I had downloaded so long ago not realizing there was more too it than flying in circles.
:D
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Word of mouth from/through Warbirds players once I started playing that online (about 7 years ago...)
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AH?
Do you mean AW :) Started in 97 then damned ppl that moved here ordered to move too.
I can't be all the dweeb I wanna be on AH.
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i ask my uncle if he still had "that" flyin game. he said ya its in here. i didnt know it was online and kick A** i about crapped myself when i started playin cause it was so cool lol. so ever since that day 3 and half years ago i cant stop playin lol.
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i went to my landlords appt. he was hunched over a computer screen with a stick in hand.
flying this this crazy prettythang two engine plane, called a p38
i watched him shoot down a couple a "red guys" was like "WOW" this rocks. so when he went off to work i would sneak in (well not quit) but i would play off line, he wouldnt let me go online something about messin up his score, but after awhile he let me fly online, and my first flight online i got a kill, (they where AFK) but man did it feel good . hehe
well its been over four years i dropped $1,600 on a gaming computer (gotta hate the credit card)and dont see an end in sight.
at least not untill GOD comes back.
JOZEPI
(the landlord)
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I was online one day in April 2004,looking for information about the Bf 109,when I came across a site ran by someone called Tom Philo.
The site had the required info on the 109,but it also had a link to Aces High,I downloaded the Game and have never looked back.
Tom Philo used to fly Aces High under the handle JG26 as a Rook I think,is he still here?I would like to thank him for introducing me to the online Flight sim world.
Anyway thanks Tom.:aok :aok
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I had just got Broadband hooked up and was gooogling looking for a flight sim to keep me busy on a cold winter night...found the mother of all flightsims,
could not believe my luck....got a joystick within the week & mic...
been on it 6months now...the misses aint to happy....
but i am.
JimmyC
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I found out back in Airwarrior days, damn that was so long ago.. I truly am getting old and feeble, like most of you addicts here :p
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I saw it on the military channel. I Downloaded it the next day. I blame HTC for my addiction. My son is a part time player his call sign is NastyP47.
Jugman
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My dad played for 15 years sence AW and i started playing when he went afk and i would up spit's. Stoped and then when aces high came out he got into it joing the bops agian. I then started playing for real when i was 8.
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Originally posted by Rich46yo
I was on a phone line with a techie for my Power Spec computer. He/You told me about the gaming computer you put together and when I asked what games you play he/you told me you played only one, Aces High.
So now I'm hooked as well. And you know I have it bad cause I just spent my two days off playing the thing.
Who was the fella you were talking about, I mean his ingame name?
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Originally posted by Shifty
Just an evolution thing for me.
Red Baron Online
Air Warrior
Warbirds
Aces High
One day I hope to make fire.
What he said :D CUIPD for RB was BigJim, then a number I can't remember, then BigJim again, and now Boxboy
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I learned of ACES HIGH while in my ‘early’ WARBIRD career [when HiTECH and company left WB]. Over the past 10 years and after several computer system upgrades, I began ACES HIGH, when my Virtual Squadron [475th FG] changed over to ACES HIGH in Dec. 2006.
Prior to Internet set up 1998, I began my World War II gaming with several boxed and Board games including:
COMMADOR 64/128: USAAF (Text game).
WINDOWS 95:
SIERA Series (AOE, AOTP, RED BARON)
SILENT SERVICE
DESTROYER etc.
WINDOWS 95 (1st Internet set up), 98, & XP:
WARBIRDS II 2.0 & III {Mar. 1998 until Nov. 2006}
Dabbling briefly with ACES HIGH, AIR WARRIORS, WWIIOnLine, & etc.
ACES HIGH {since Dec. 2006}
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I read about it on an Italian videogame magazine. There was an article about online flight sims, Aces High was the one that impressed me more. So, being a big aviation fanatic and being eager to finally fight some real opponent, I finally downloaded it. I spent about three years playing in H2H, on and off, finally, in December 2005, I subscribed. I'm hooked for life. :)
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saw it on military channel (commercial is only on at around 11pm-4am est still don't know why) I was thinkin "hmm seems fun" then it said "FREE DOWNLOAD"
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Saw an article in a British magazine back in July 2000. Downloaded it and was interested enough to shell out the $30 subscription fee - it was an amazing experience given that I'd never seen an online flight sim before.