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Title: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: LCADolby on June 03, 2025, 08:47:51 AM
On 12th April 2025

AcesHigh - HiTech Creations became 25 years old?

How did we miss such a milestone without some kind of party, cake and enough Cragganmore to sink the Bismark!?

Happy Belated Birthday!

(https://i.imgur.com/Ukfdw9I.gif)
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: Animl-AW on June 03, 2025, 09:27:59 AM
I believe it was last October. Could be wrong
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: Mayhem on June 03, 2025, 10:28:12 AM
I think Anml is right and it's over 26 if you include the open beta. According to Wikipedia it's May 8, 2000. Again that does not count the open beta nor the open beta forum. Wikipedia has been known to get dates wrong specially with games.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aces_High_(video_game)

I think the open beta started in Sept or Oct 1999 and the game went live April or May 2000.

I beta tested AH and was on the Beta Forums. I didn't jump into the current AH forums until oct 2000 I didn't go full subscriber until the game dropped down to 14.99 thanks to the Damned and my Squads at the time (33rd Strike Group and ACCS) moved over from what was left of Air Warrior III/ME. Both squads died and Whels Devi and Myself jumped over to the Damned somewhere around 2002-2003.
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: DmonSlyr on June 03, 2025, 11:07:00 AM
On 12th April 2025

AcesHigh - HiTech Creations became 25 years old?

How did we miss such a milestone without some kind of party, cake and enough Cragganmore to sink the Bismark!?

Happy Belated Birthday!

(https://i.imgur.com/Ukfdw9I.gif)

I did make a post about AH 300th tour, back a couple months ago  :old:  :aok
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: Dadtallica on June 03, 2025, 02:56:03 PM
I fee like we have recognized this already ?
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: Mayhem on June 03, 2025, 02:58:46 PM
I fee like we have recognized this already ?

You sure that wasn't the 20th? After a decade or two it all starts to blend together.
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: Dadtallica on June 03, 2025, 03:37:33 PM
I remember using the like that AH was 25 years old when we were promoting the Masters of the Air event.

Didn’t mean it was that old I just remeber is doing it.  :old:
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: Animl-AW on June 03, 2025, 04:47:24 PM
I remember using the like that AH was 25 years old when we were promoting the Masters of the Air event.

Didn’t mean it was that old I just remeber is doing it.  :old:

It was within the window

Oct 1999 rings a bell for me
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: LCADolby on June 03, 2025, 05:01:14 PM
 :o maybe I'm getting Alzheimer's  :o
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: ZE on June 03, 2025, 06:41:43 PM
:o maybe I'm getting Alzheimer's  :o

 :D :D  Welcome to my Club.... :salute
ZE
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: AKIron on June 03, 2025, 09:28:21 PM
Anniversaries based on our solar cycles can bring remembrance but we aren't obligated to them nor limited by them.
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: Chris79 on June 04, 2025, 09:14:33 AM
Anniversaries based on our solar cycles can bring remembrance but we aren't obligated to them nor limited by them.


I see someone has never been married.
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: LCADolby on June 04, 2025, 10:18:25 AM

I see someone has never been married.

 :rofl

 :aok

Ignore that solar cycle once and see what happens!  :bolt:
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: CptTrips on June 04, 2025, 10:31:18 AM
:rofl

 :aok

Ignore that solar cycle once and see what happens!  :bolt:

Ignoring the monthly cycle can be dangerous too.  :O
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: The Fugitive on June 04, 2025, 10:40:46 AM
Going by the scores page....

Beta was August 1999 - January 2000

On the HTC "About us" web page it says that HTC was founded in 1999.

So the company may have started before then but the beta is the first instance of the game.

So using the beta as the start that would mean that August 2024 was the 25th anniversary which does follow for if you divide the 304 tours (which havent been reset yet  :devil ) by 12 you get 25 and change. So the 26th anniversary is in August a short 2 months away.
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: AKIron on June 04, 2025, 10:44:08 AM

I see someone has never been married.

Will be 43 years in 2 weeks. Of course I don't spout nonsense like that at home. ;)
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: CptTrips on June 04, 2025, 10:45:46 AM

I seemed to remember it was sometime in Aug of '99 when I first played the beta.

The early years were an amazing ride. 

Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: CptTrips on June 04, 2025, 10:48:07 AM
Of course I don't spout nonsense like that at home. ;)

Not twice.  ;)
Title: Re: Did anyone else miss this, and how?
Post by: AKIron on June 04, 2025, 11:20:40 AM
I first played the beta in '99, don't recall the month.