Guest Captitalistdoginchina Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 I first read about it in the Hamster daily(written by Harry the Hamster), later there was an article in the Gerbil Times which had a link to the demo. But what really got me was the excellent review in the Rodent Review which was well written by Jerry the Gerbil. Recently it was reprinted and translated in Chinese here in Shanghai by the Chinese Chinchilla Club. CDIC ------------------ "Death solves all problems - no man no problem" J.V.Stalin, 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MantaRay Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 In the Red Storm Entertainment message boards 1 year ago. Really weird how time has flown since then. Maybe this time next year I will be playing CM2 also...never know. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenris Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 Think I found it whilst poking around the net after hearing about a PC version of ASL was being developed. IIRC I read the right up and then d/l'd a video that starts at view '8' and then drills down as a tank (Tiger??) moves down a road and gets taken out....can't rememeber, was ages ago. Anyway added it to fav's to keep an eye on...and promptly forgot all about it until many months later when I stumbled onto it again, a demo was available, downloaded it and I'm sure you know the rest Reg's Fen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotcha Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 I "found" Combat Mission while trying to keep track of Major H and TacOps. Gotcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JAZZA Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mother Theresa: I was smoking crack in a back ally, when Jesus appeared to me. We talked about life and the downward spiral mine was going down. As the angels decended to lift him away his parting words were "Visit Combat Missions" and so I did, and it was MUCH better than crack, and just a one time money investment with a monthy internet charge..I was hooked. Of course the more I think about it, he might have said "Visit Convents and Missions" -Mother Theresa<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Laughing my ass off! Anyways,I saw some screen shots of the then newly released gold demo at megagames.com. Got the demo, got the game,been enjoying it ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 I first heard about it back when it was "Beoynd Squad Leader" (?) under development for AH. Hawk ------------------ Our's is not to reason why, our's is but to do and die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The CM Borg Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by drkuw: BTW, I have yet to be assimilated. Guess I just haven't posted enough.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You are now assimilated. ------------------ Resistance is Futile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclassey Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 PC Gamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Michael emrys Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tnkrz_Aze: 1 qusteion. wh y dont the little dead guys bleed? that would be cool!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Had a biiiiiiigggggg discussion about this a couple years ago when the basics of the design were first being hammered out. Final decision was that blood not be cool. End of discussion. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkmek Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 Was on download.com looking at new strategy demos and got it. Like everyone else, I was hooked. Went to eBay to see if I could get it any cheaper (can you believe someone would actually SELL this game?). After a couple of bidding wars, the price climnbed to retail. I said Hell with it and gave BTS my $53.00. 7 days later I was in WWII heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emthon Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 Read many glowing online reviews, CGW ***** review, and then poked around Dejanews. I did not bother d'loading the demo. I sent in my my order and have been in CMBO heaven ever since! I have not enjoyed a game this much in a long time. L8r, Em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Callmeyer Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 An OT post in my ACW Gaming Club's message boards. The guy said HEY CHECK IT OUT! I think that was over a year ago. I did. The rest was history. Or at least a great simulation of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen-x87 Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 PC Magazine had a article on it. Gen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Captain Foobar* Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 I was dinking around looking for good wargames, which is usually a lost cause, so I typed "wargamer.com", figuring the site must exist, and in a little banner ad, was a beautiful scene of halftracks and tanks driving through a snowy forest, and I said DAMN! I gotta get me somma that! I read the alpha AAR and was totally hooked. Finally the beta demo arrived, and we played Reisberg and Last Defense until ours eyes bled. One day they surprised us by releasing Chance Encounter, and oh wow that was fun... The waiting for a release date....it seemed to drag on forever... Do any of you guys remember playing Chance Encounter from different starting places just so we could keep it interesting? And now, with more CM at my fingertips than I ever thought possible, I only have a taste for PBEM. The AI is ggod for testing and a good quick game, but I like being outsmarted, and man does that seem to happen alot when I play the folks around here. Except for against Lawyer. His tactics border on suicidal. But its fun to watch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorak Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 heard about it a long time ago in a galaxy far far away... Then heard mention of it again on the CC foums. Came here and started lurking like a cockroach at noon. Soon had the beta demo and everything has been wonderful since. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> by foobar: Do any of you guys remember playing Chance Encounter from different starting places just so we could keep it interesting?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> LMAO, you remember the ok. When the game starts both sides move all your forces 90 degrees right. When were in place then start the atttack. I won't even mention the threads where people were making up names for ducks at the small pond at resienburg... Ahh, the good old days. Lorak ------------------ "Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking."--William Butler Yeats Cesspool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Ayers Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 Surfing on the company website (IGN.com). I used to work at the parent company snowball.com. They had a link to the demo. Haven't touched Close Combat and barely any of my other games since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffertape Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 I think I came across it at combatsim.com; grabbed the beta demo and the rest is history. GAFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Stringer Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 I found about it in a Close Combat forum, and was assimilated soon after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devils Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 While ordering "Dragoon, battles of Frederick the Great" off of their web-site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Panic Posted October 10, 2000 Share Posted October 10, 2000 Back when it was still called "Computer Squad Leader, there was still a company called Avalon Hill and it wasn't owned by a freakin toy company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U8led Posted October 19, 2000 Share Posted October 19, 2000 I was addicted to Axis and Allies, but absolutely hated the combat modeling. Joined a ladder and was 2-0 and happy. Then lost 5 games in a row to unbelivably bad dice (17 dice could not roll a 2 or 1 on first round). Got so p'd off went on a mission to find a new turn based multi-player strategy wargame. Typed in wargamer.com (didnt even know if there was such a site) and wallaahh found the excellent review. Downloaded Gold Demo and I am so addicted to this darn game and this forum. My copy should of been here today but not, absoltuely can not wait for it. See ya on the battlefield U8led Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckinDixie Posted October 19, 2000 Share Posted October 19, 2000 I was just surfin' around looking for wargames and came across the site. I watched the movie...got hooked...downloaded the Gold Demo and pre-ordered right then and there. I havent been disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunoReactor Posted October 19, 2000 Share Posted October 19, 2000 Gamesdomain.. I love their reviews.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spear Posted October 19, 2000 Share Posted October 19, 2000 I read Colonel Trotter's review in PC Gamer. Downloaded the demo and was immediately assimilated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blitzkrieg Posted October 19, 2000 Share Posted October 19, 2000 Diddo: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rommel22: I saw an ad for it on the Wargamer.com page. So I clicked it and bang, my life of CM started!!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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