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Title: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: hitech on January 13, 2021, 11:07:31 AM
I was at the gun range wearing an Aces High hat, the cashier saw the hat and said that he used to play that game.

In 20 years I had never had a player see my hat and say something.

HiTech
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Eagler on January 13, 2021, 11:18:37 AM
Speaking of hats and tshirts.. I can still fit in mine purchased in 2000..wore it just yesterday :)

I had it in my collectable tshirt drawer ..

Any plans to offer them again for purchase HT?

Eagler
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: atlau on January 13, 2021, 11:20:22 AM
Did you get him to re join?! :)
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Nefarious on January 13, 2021, 11:40:29 AM
What did he say when you told him you were the owner?
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: zack1234 on January 13, 2021, 12:47:10 PM
Is it a cowboy hat?
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: RichardDarkwood on January 13, 2021, 05:05:33 PM
A die hard aces high pilot would have recognized who it was.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Slate on January 13, 2021, 05:36:18 PM
  He probably lost money on that Aces High Card Game.  :bolt:
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: waystin2 on January 13, 2021, 05:53:31 PM
Really? Wow. Logo and name has been locked in my head for years.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: shppr01 on January 13, 2021, 06:54:16 PM
How can we get a hat???
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Oldman731 on January 13, 2021, 07:47:27 PM
the cashier saw the hat and said that he used to play that game.


So who was it?  Some of us may remember him.

- oldman
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Peanut1 on January 13, 2021, 08:17:49 PM
Please hitech, let us by some hats, bumper stickers, and sweatshirts from you?! I have a local deal on graphic design, you approve the logo and I can have them made and sell them at a zero profit!
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: 1stpar3 on January 14, 2021, 02:23:35 AM
Please hitech, let us by some hats, bumper stickers, and sweatshirts from you?! I have a local deal on graphic design, you approve the logo and I can have them made and sell them at a zero profit!
HECK YEAH! I am good for buying 20 or so! Would be almost like Word Of Mouth advertising. Now if only my fellow Alabamians could read! I live in WV now, and this is different! They can read...just dont make them smile  :old: Dang Mountain Dew Mouth...its a hideous sight :rofl
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Windycty on January 14, 2021, 07:09:08 AM
Lets get some AH swag!!! I'd wear that hat to EAA Oshkosh, its full of wingnuts and warbird junkies like myself.  :cheers: 
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: fuzeman on January 14, 2021, 07:46:53 AM
Count me IN!!!
I am a t-shirt and hat fan.
1 XL t-shirt no make that 2xXL and one XXL to send to Steve Lehto for him to wear during his YT videos.
2 hats , assuming they are one size fits all... which really does not.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: FLS on January 14, 2021, 10:04:06 AM

My hat's still in pretty good shape.   :aok

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/49c8/q00eybvs1tzkbn74g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/q00eybvs1tzkbn7/AHhat.jpg/file)
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Nefarious on January 14, 2021, 10:08:06 AM
Several years ago I sent a box of random shirts I printed for the Dayton Gatherings, Combat Challenge, and 412th FNVG to HT's office, hopefully they got put to good use. <S>
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Eagler on January 14, 2021, 10:36:59 AM
How do you post a pix here? Does it have to be hosted somewhere?

Eagler
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: ULPink on January 14, 2021, 10:43:26 AM
HECK YEAH! I am good for buying 20 or so! Would be almost like Word Of Mouth advertising. Now if only my fellow Alabamians could read! I live in WV now, and this is different! They can read...just dont make them smile  :old: Dang Mountain Dew Mouth...its a hideous sight :rofl

LOL  Yes; I need hats!
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Frodo on January 14, 2021, 01:02:47 PM
How do you post a pix here? Does it have to be hosted somewhere?

Eagler


It has to be hosted. I use IMGUR, it is free and easy.   :old:
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: dieter on January 14, 2021, 02:08:40 PM
HITECH!! HATS!! YES!!! DUUUUDDDDEEEE!!!! that would be COOL!  I would definitely be in the market for one at least, and if you sign the inside I'll pay more <G>  If you get Pink to put a lipstick kiss on the brim I'll pay DDOUBLE!  And if you get ULTactus to put a lipstick kiss on it............TRIPLE......... ..

ULDieter
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: ULPink on January 14, 2021, 02:24:29 PM
HITECH!! HATS!! YES!!! DUUUUDDDDEEEE!!!! that would be COOL!  I would definitely be in the market for one at least, and if you sign the inside I'll pay more <G>  If you get Pink to put a lipstick kiss on the brim I'll pay DDOUBLE!  And if you get ULTactus to put a lipstick kiss on it............TRIPLE......... ..

ULDieter

Oh my! 

Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: xbrit on January 14, 2021, 02:55:43 PM
I used to have the hat but it got lost in one of my moves, would love another.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Hajo on January 14, 2021, 03:24:53 PM
I still have my Aces High hat!  I wear it frequently during the winter.  My Cod.............how many years ago was that sold?  I also have the Aces High Disk I purchased also.

And I still have my Air Warrior Con hat from Indy that Jordi hosted in 2000 with a ribbon on the back, red that says remove before arming hanging from the back adjustment loop.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Mano on January 14, 2021, 06:13:12 PM
The main web page should be selling Hats, T-Shirts, Bumper stickers, but no stinkin' badges.


 :salute
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Fencer51 on January 14, 2021, 10:56:16 PM
I still have my Airwarrior hat from the 1994 Houston Con back which has Fencer on the back.  Wore the heck out of to airshows and such.. Do not wear it anymore as Chuck Yeagar signed it back at Oshkosh in 1997.  PH got all the 334th personalized hats at the 2007 Mustang Roundup at Columbus Ohio which have been my goto hat ever since.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: popeye on January 15, 2021, 07:48:51 AM
I have a "Virtual Wings Over Houston" AW CON '95 hat.  We shared the hotel with a convention of fantasy game players who walked around with their arms folded because it made them invisible.    :D
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: RUSH1 on January 15, 2021, 08:13:35 AM
The main web page should be selling Hats, T-Shirts, Bumper stickers, but no stinkin' badges. :salute

I was thinking belt buckles might go over well.   
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: 1stpar3 on January 16, 2021, 05:42:38 AM
Oh my!
IKR!!! Dieter...no eat the Brownies!!! Dang Diabetics! Bless your heart, Sugar!  :rofl Tactus=Triple? DUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEE E, check your Blood Sugar!!! Whats yer name!!!!!!!!!!???????????
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: 1stpar3 on January 16, 2021, 05:50:24 AM
Oh my!
:rofl And with that....2021 starts of with...WTF :devil :uhoh :rock :rofl
Love ya Sis!
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: DmonSlyr on January 16, 2021, 12:25:40 PM
Did you tell him you owned it Hitech? Have a discussion about the game? Thats cool someone finally recognized it.


Going back to the marketing comments. I think Bumper stickers might be a good approach. Thousands of people a week would see them on your car whether they want to or not.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: diaster on February 12, 2021, 02:26:47 AM
In 20 years I had never had a player see my hat and say something.
HiTech
maybe in 20 years you never saw a random player. Not as if this game is “all over the internet. Matter of fact you Google aces high...iron maiden album and a school best you out. You Google  flight sim.... no aces high for at least the first six pages of results, got tired of looking.

When I used to watch the hx channel I saw ads and we had two main arenas (full)
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Shuffler on February 12, 2021, 09:11:47 AM
I never saw an ad before. I came over by word of mouth from FA.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: DaddyAce on February 12, 2021, 10:16:23 AM
I recall ads popping up during my google searches.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: AOB on February 12, 2021, 05:14:25 PM
I came to Aces High when Fighter Ace went belly up too many moons ago. I used to be a bad pilot but now I am truly awful.  :)

I would buy a shirt and a hat but I was thinking that maybe those baseball hats are for cissy's. A good 10 gallon Texas hat might be more appropriate for a lot of us.  :lol
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: fuzeman on February 14, 2021, 03:05:17 PM
<SNIP>
Going back to the marketing comments. I think Bumper stickers might be a good approach. Thousands of people a week would see them on your car whether they want to or not.

For the last couple of years I’ve wanted to paint D-Day stripes on my van.
My concern is how long they would stay, I’d like it to wear off after a month or so.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: RotBaron on February 14, 2021, 08:21:59 PM

When I used to watch the hx channel I saw ads and we had two main arenas (full)

I remember the History ch ads, and after I was done with whatever game I was playing at the time, I remembered MSCFS and how much I loved it. Those AH commercials brought me to the game.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: DmonSlyr on February 15, 2021, 12:51:23 AM
From my experience, most long term subscribers I met found this game thru a commercial on the military channel. Commercials are where it's at. I think things like bumper stickers and hats are the cheapest way to market and have hundreds if not thousands of people see your advertisement.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: rvflyer on February 15, 2021, 12:10:26 PM
Bumper sticker only has to say "Play Aces High" with The website address imposed on a WW11 aircraft.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Eagler on February 15, 2021, 12:42:21 PM
PC Gamer ad I think pulled me over from FA2 20 something years ago

Eagler
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: xbrit on February 15, 2021, 02:27:39 PM
I went to FA when AW died but more of my old friends came to AH so I finally made it over in 2001 I think.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: GrandpaChaps on February 17, 2021, 06:27:25 PM
I was at the gun range wearing an Aces High hat, the cashier saw the hat and said that he used to play that game.

In 20 years I had never had a player see my hat and say something.

HiTech

Questions:

where can I get a hat?
What gun range did you visit?
What weapons did you shoot?
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Shrike on March 06, 2021, 12:43:46 AM
I have a t-shirt from Aces High Con III.  I wear it all the time but have yet to hear someone mention anything.  I’m not going to chunk it until I get the satisfaction of a mention.  It’s still in decent condition too :).
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: 1stpar3 on March 06, 2021, 03:46:47 AM
HITECH!! HATS!! YES!!! DUUUUDDDDEEEE!!!! that would be COOL!  I would definitely be in the market for one at least, and if you sign the inside I'll pay more <G>  If you get Pink to put a lipstick kiss on the brim I'll pay DDOUBLE!  And if you get ULTactus to put a lipstick kiss on it............TRIPLE......... ..

ULDieter
:rofl And they called ME SIMP!! :rofl Lawd Lawd Lawd, if Val,Mindy,ULblizz, Betty,Zash,Hailey and Pepper joined together?  :uhoh
Also, with honorable mention...Shatzie???(spelling lol)I never got the chance to play with her, but the videos she made with Murdr(also spelling?)Helped me A LOT! :rock

 End of days, Man...end of days!!!!  :rofl :rock
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: ABDCWOT on March 07, 2021, 12:14:02 PM
I never did get my AH clown nose 🤡
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: RAG on March 09, 2021, 02:09:41 AM
I was at the gun range wearing an Aces High hat, the cashier saw the hat and said that he used to play that game.

In 20 years I had never had a player see my hat and say something.

HiTech

And if you're not wearing your hat, how else do we know when we've seen Hitech? Always wondered what the creator of this great game looks like :lol
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Edbert on March 09, 2021, 08:59:12 PM
I have pictures, from a long forgotten hotel bar in Grapevine, 20+ year old pics don't really count though.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: GrandpaChaps on March 10, 2021, 03:53:50 PM
I remember those ads several moons ago.

I came here after the demise of Air Warrior back in the dial-up days of decades gone by.  Was in search of a combat flight sim, having been first seen (in 1990 or so, Hellcats over the Pacific on the Mac), then found Air Warrior and was more than thrilled that you could start a multi-engine aircraft one engine at a time with Air Warrior.   :old: :old:

Hitech does a mountain of work in a day when there's only about a pebble's worth in a day available.

 :salute

From my experience, most long term subscribers I met found this game thru a commercial on the military channel. Commercials are where it's at. I think things like bumper stickers and hats are the cheapest way to market and have hundreds if not thousands of people see your advertisement.

Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: dirtdart on March 14, 2021, 08:31:10 AM
I was at the gun range wearing an Aces High hat, the cashier saw the hat and said that he used to play that game.

In 20 years I had never had a player see my hat and say something.

HiTech

I still have the one you guys signed and sent me when I was in Iraq.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: HL117 on March 14, 2021, 05:48:27 PM
There is Aces High Hats   :huh
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Edbert on March 14, 2021, 06:08:35 PM
There is Aces High Hats   :huh
I assumed they meant the ones from Conventions.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: delta7 on March 15, 2021, 08:46:02 PM
Back in 2008 my 11 year old son was watching battle 360 or wings, can't remember for sure, on the history channel and saw the aces high commercial. He pestered me for weeks wanting to play the game. Finally mom join in and I gave in. The rest is history. He is responsible for bravoa8, delta7, munteg, killer91, freeze15, and 1 more that I can't remember what they went by. Advertising works because I wouldn't be here if it was not for it. Make some hats.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: JimmyD3 on March 15, 2021, 09:35:12 PM
I'll buy a couple of hats, where at??
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: texasmom on March 18, 2021, 09:41:42 PM
I'd buy hats, too.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: GrandpaChaps on March 23, 2021, 04:12:03 PM
There is Aces High Hats   :huh

Yes, indeed.  Aces High Hats!

$15, $25, $30

my limit, sorry, job and pocketbook, would be a $50 hat, but GLADLY willing to buy a $50 hat like this.
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: SmokinLoon on March 25, 2021, 09:14:32 AM
I'd buy a hat and a t-shirt  :)

There are online clothing companies that will do this for you. You pick the design/artwork, and what clothing items you want, and they make a website that takes care of it all. You send your patrons there, they purchase, and the clothing company and you split the costs. It is easier than you think.

Cheers!
Title: Re: After 20 years I had my first.
Post by: Puma44 on March 25, 2021, 10:28:51 AM
I’m in for a hat and t-shirt.