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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: SideWinder on July 09, 2009, 11:04:17 AM
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Hello all..
I am a former Air Warrior from early-mid '90s, started out playing it through GEnie ISP on my Amiga 500. Was member of DFA squad along with Killer. I remember playing (getting shot down by) along side DokGonzo, GreyEagle, HiTech, Escargot (think that's how he spelled it) and Pyro, to name a few. I also remember meeting some of my fellow pilots at the first AW Con held in Houston back in Oct '95 I think it was.
I went by SideWinder and was player ID No. 4377 (have no idea how i remembered the number).
Anyway, I loved it. Had to drop cuz of life intervening, and thought I would enjoy getting back in the saddle (6 kids and now a grandchild later).
Hope to see you in the arenas, you'll recognize me as the clueless newb helping to pad everyone else's stats by offering up his crate for target practice!
See Ya! :salute
SideWinder
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Welcome to AH. What bird do you fly? Folks always looking to help in whatever you chose.
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w00t! I played AW on GEnie as well...that and Battletech. Welcome to Aces High!!
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Shuffler I could use some 38 lessions..........
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Shuffler I could use some 38 lessions..........
When you come on check the TA. I'm in there sometimes. Otherwise I should have some time this weekend.
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Welcome to AH! :salute
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First Houston AW Con was in 1990.. Dweeb. :lol
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Welcome SideWinder. The Training Arena's a great place to shake the rust off.
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Welcome to AH. What bird do you fly? Folks always looking to help in whatever you chose.
I have been learning the ropes again in the 190D9. I BnZ. Til I get tempted to turn. Then I die :frown:
Thanks.
Welcome to AH! :salute
Heya TJ
Think I got a typhoon off your back one night last week as you were rtb? Thanks for the greeting!
First Houston AW Con was in 1990.. Dweeb. :lol
Fencer! I remember you! (Quick everyone! Hide the sheep!) Wazzup?! :D
1990 eh? Oh yeah, only had two kids then. Gonna have to get the cap and t-shirt from the con out of storage (yup, still have dweebness)
SideWinder
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Welcome SideWinder. The Training Arena's a great place to shake the rust off.
That it is..... just be careful not to get cut on all the 38 parts laying around on the ground in there.
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Much to Zap's disappointment, lethality is zero so you can't scatter P-38 parts like dandelion seeds over the TA's green fields.
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... on my Amiga 500.
Hehehe I used to sell 'em. Had an A1000 and a decked-out A2000. Boy that brings back memories. Welcome aboard the AH2 better-than-crack experience. :salute
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Hehehe I used to sell 'em. Had an A1000 and a decked-out A2000. Boy that brings back memories. Welcome aboard the AH2 better-than-crack experience. :salute
Thanks Dot.
Welcome SideWinder. The Training Arena's a great place to shake the rust off.
Yup. Prolly need to visit. See you in there Moot and Shuffler, Thanks.
SideWinder
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This is the TA/Trainers calendar SideWinder:
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/calendar/
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Welcome SideWinder. The Training Arena's a great place to shake the rust off.
And this guy ^^^ is the one to teach you.
Welcome "back" to the madness.
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Hello all..
I am a former Air Warrior from early-mid '90s, started out playing it through GEnie ISP on my Amiga 500.
SideWinder
Hehe, me too. Welcome to Aces High. :salute
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LOL old AW GEnie player here as well. Id# was 5340 callsign was Jager.
Welcome to AH I hope you enjoy it.
<S>
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Thanks everyone for the warm greets. That's one of the things that kept me coming back in AW, the strong sense of community and comraderie, in spite of all the crashing and burning, and the occasional kill being scored. :D
SideWinder
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1990 eh? Oh yeah, only had two kids then. Gonna have to get the cap and t-shirt from the con out of storage (yup, still have dweebness)
Oi, that's when I was born... :lol Welcome to the party.
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Hiya Side, I quit DFA and AW about 95/96 time frame. Killer was CO at the time.
Rash
Oh, I remember my # as 2599, and I flew a lot with Sly or was it Fly? His # was 666?.
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Oi, that's when I was born... :lol Welcome to the party.
:huh Thanks for the welcome! <ouch!>
Hiya Side, I quit DFA and AW about 95/96 time frame. Killer was CO at the time.
Rash
Oh, I remember my # as 2599, and I flew a lot with Sly or was it Fly? His # was 666?.
Heya Rashy, yeah I remember ya! and I think it was Sly and #6667 iirc. Good to be flyin with familiar "faces" again!
SideWinder
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Oh, I didn't mean that as an insult. Text being emotionless squiggles, I hope you didn't take it that way. :)
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Much to Zap's disappointment, lethality is zero so you can't scatter P-38 parts like dandelion seeds over the TA's green fields.
SAPP birds still fall apart in the TA. It is part of the SAPP training to learn to fly our 38s in differing degrees of parts shortages. Also so they can learn to save the blender at all costs.
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Oh, I didn't mean that as an insult. Text being emotionless squiggles, I hope you didn't take it that way. :)
No OOZ, I didn't take any insult and was just funnin' ya. And I like these using new-fangled emot-icons. :lol We didn't have them back in the 1200-baud modem days!
SideWinder
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Welcome back, SideWinder :)
What's your call sign in Aces High?
If you're ever feeling overwhelmed by the arenas or are looking for someone to practice what Moot and company have retaught you, let me know. I'd be more than happy to act as a spirited target drone for you, if you'll fill my head with stories from the old days (I only found Air Warrior in '98, but I'm very interested in the history of these games).
:salute
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welcome :salute
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Welcome back SideWinder! I look forward to flying with you. <S>
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Welcome back Sidewinder! >S<
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What's your call sign in Aces High?
I'd be more than happy to act as a spirited target drone for you, if you'll fill my head with stories from the old days (I only found Air Warrior in '98, but I'm very interested in the history of these games).
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I've resurrected my nom de plume, but it doesn't all fit, so it's SideWind
Thanks Vudak, and everyone else who have taken time out to reply with a "welcome Back". :salute
I even saw a greeting from a current DFA member, Titan. Thanks. This DFA squad have any connection with my old AW ->DFA<- squad?
See ya up there!
SideWinder
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Here... these two threads should bring back some memories:
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,128754.0.html
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,210117.0.html
Welcome back newb. ;)
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Sidewind? Maybe SW is available? ;) I know of a few ex AW'ers that shortened their names. Just don't use SB or ND, some newbs already claim those. Welcome back my friend. If you fly Bish and see me up, give me a shout!
Rashy
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Hey! Welcome to Aces High!
Also, even if you don't have your sea legs (or air legs) back yet, you are very welcome to play also in scenarios. The tradition of having scenarios is carried on here in Aces High.
The next one up is Coral Sea (something we couldn't do all that well in the Air Warrior days). More info is here if you are interested:
http://ahevents.org/pacific-theatre/current-or-next-scenario.html
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Saurdaukar:
Quote from: moot on Yesterday at 11:52:36 AM
Welcome SideWinder. The Training Arena's a great place to shake the rust off.
And this guy ^^^ is the one to teach you.
Welcome "back" to the madness.
Moot's a cheater and Vudak uses aimbot! Don't trust either one of them.
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Laz where've you been man? :) Any stick time in the near future?
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Near future? Don't see it happening. Rough day, week, month, year. Posted my email for ya in the jg2 forum. Shoot me a line and I'll fill ya in a little.
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Does it have to do with your avatar? :D
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Moot- Thanks to the quality of your flying and the lack of quality in mine, I still scatter plenty of p38 parts thank you very much!
Also shuffler's right about the blender, SAPP legend has it he broke of a formation of 15 c-47's to chase a falling blender. Long story short the blender hit the water, Shuffler compressed and also hit the water. But a move like that is almost grounds for saint hood :)
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OOZ,
Typin from my mobile, no avatars :-(
But if it's the frog and the sheep, that was smooth as silk...err...wool!
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Welcome to your old/new addiction, :D.