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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: AAIK on February 06, 2020, 07:27:44 AM

Title: 25 Years ago.
Post by: AAIK on February 06, 2020, 07:27:44 AM
This is AH 25 years ago, just to show the lineage that exists!

(https://imgur.com/enF1eoW.jpg)
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: Max on February 06, 2020, 07:50:24 AM
24 years ago. After booting up the Mac and America Online I saw something about Gamestorm and Air Warrior.

(https://i.postimg.cc/wxWCwf8r/airwar.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: hitech on February 06, 2020, 08:16:10 AM
This is AH 25 years ago, just to show the lineage that exists!

(https://imgur.com/enF1eoW.jpg)

Is that Confirmed Kill?

HiTech
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: FLS on February 06, 2020, 08:48:53 AM
Aces High beta looked a lot better than that.  Confirmed Kill was made before Warbirds, Aces High was developed after.
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: DmdJJ on February 06, 2020, 09:22:16 AM
24 years ago. After booting up the Mac and America Online I saw something about Gamestorm and Air Warrior.
And that's when I killed the guy then known as Mad Max over and over again.   :neener:
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: Max on February 06, 2020, 10:26:40 AM
You and everyone else. Sad thing is, nothing much has changed since  :ahand
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: Shuffler on February 06, 2020, 11:27:03 AM
You have mail
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: AAIK on February 06, 2020, 02:10:38 PM
Is that Confirmed Kill?

HiTech

I am not 100% sure, I heard Domark left somewhere in the dev cycle leaving you guys at ICI games on your own and taking the IP name with them. It certainly "is" Confirmed Kill in a way but could also be considered "Warbirds" as well.

Domark went on to use the name "Confirmed Kill" in a WW2 pacific air combat sim later on in 99 that never really went anywhere.

Also found this which has some historical significance:
(https://i.imgur.com/EXzHPuA.jpg)

Looks like a pre-mature version of the ICIgames logo.

Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: AAIK on February 08, 2020, 02:02:24 PM
24 years ago. After booting up the Mac and America Online I saw something about Gamestorm and Air Warrior.

I never got to play Air Warrior...
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: DaddyAce on February 08, 2020, 03:32:52 PM
I never got to play Air Warrior...

Maybe you were too young.   :old:
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: Banshee7 on February 08, 2020, 03:46:36 PM
Maybe you were too young.   :old:

I know I was. I think it’s awesome to see how far these games have come since then.
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: J_A_B on February 11, 2020, 07:58:11 AM
Fancy seeing an Air Warrior screenshot on my "yearly-ish" browse of this board, and in a recent thread no less.  First played it in 1994 myself, although not heavily until about 1996.  I don't see shots from that game too often anymore.  I still miss it.  I load the DOS version up on a DOS-emulator on my PC once in awhile and take a flight around the empty arena for nostalgia's sake.  Since its closure by Electronic Arts I have not spent a dime on a product associated with EA and I intend never to do so.

I never tried Confirmed Kill until it morphed into Warbirds and I never played WB very much largely because it stuck with obsolete hourly pricing for far too long.  I recall trying out Aces High beta in '99 and figured even at the time it'd more or less replace Warbirds.  I didn't foresee Aces High turning into a sort of community lifeboat after Air Warrior and (later) Fighter Ace were closed.  I haven't subscribed to this game in a very long time but I still appreciate and respect the community.
Title: Re: 25 Years ago.
Post by: AAIK on February 11, 2020, 05:25:29 PM
Aces High beta looked a lot better than that.  Confirmed Kill was made before Warbirds, Aces High was developed after.

I meant in spirit.