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Larry Roberts

2006-09-24, 7:47 pm

I have a Win9x version of A-10 Cuba! that I bought from EB
some years back off those $5.00 jewel case software racks they used to
have. The version of the game is v1.3.0. It's a Softkey CD-ROM
distrubution. Is this a cut down version of the full game? There's no
mission planner, or a campaign mode. Just 12 combat + 4 training
missions to choose from + multiplayer modem/network mode.
It runs fine under WinXP Pro SP2 at 1024x768 using Win95
compatability mode on my Athlon64 3800+ with 1GB RAM, and 7600GT
PCI-e. If this is a limited version, I'd like to get the full game.
I'm guessing there is no v1.3.0 patch for the full game. Does the v1.2
work under WinXP Pro SP2?
Nick Brown

2006-09-24, 7:47 pm

I lost my copy of the game somewhere along the line, and haven't ever
tried it on XP, so I can't help you with that, but it sounds like
you've got the full version - 12 missions is all there is.

Now you've reminded me of it, I'm going to have to track down a copy of
it again. Didn't someone used to have it available for free download,
i.e. as abandonware - anyone know?

Cheers,
Nick

Larry Roberts wrote:
quote:

> I have a Win9x version of A-10 Cuba! that I bought from EB
> some years back off those $5.00 jewel case software racks they used to
> have. The version of the game is v1.3.0. It's a Softkey CD-ROM
> distrubution. Is this a cut down version of the full game? There's no
> mission planner, or a campaign mode. Just 12 combat + 4 training
> missions to choose from + multiplayer modem/network mode.
> It runs fine under WinXP Pro SP2 at 1024x768 using Win95
> compatability mode on my Athlon64 3800+ with 1GB RAM, and 7600GT
> PCI-e. If this is a limited version, I'd like to get the full game.
> I'm guessing there is no v1.3.0 patch for the full game. Does the v1.2
> work under WinXP Pro SP2?


HockeyTownUSA

2006-09-24, 7:47 pm


"Nick Brown" <radiowavesurfer@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1159113388.444900.36440@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
quote:

>I lost my copy of the game somewhere along the line, and haven't ever
> tried it on XP, so I can't help you with that, but it sounds like
> you've got the full version - 12 missions is all there is.
>
> Now you've reminded me of it, I'm going to have to track down a copy of
> it again. Didn't someone used to have it available for free download,
> i.e. as abandonware - anyone know?
>
> Cheers,
> Nick
>
> Larry Roberts wrote:
>



You can buy v1.5 from chips & bits for $1.95. But visit the underdogs site
first for the pre 1.5 version for free (have pop-up blocker ON):

http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=1866

http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=1867




Garrot

2006-09-24, 7:47 pm

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:01:04 -0400, HockeyTownUSA wrote:

quote:

> You can buy v1.5 from chips & bits for $1.95. But visit the underdogs site
> first for the pre 1.5 version for free (have pop-up blocker ON):
>
> http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=1866
>
> http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=1867


Wrong game, they are talking about A10-Cuba and not A-10 Tank Killer. 12
missions is the full game.

http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/8a3/a10cuba.htm
Garrot

2006-09-24, 7:47 pm

You can download a demo of it if you want to check it out. Don't know where
to download the full game though. I see it is still being sold so it is not
classified as abandonware yet.

http://downloads.theregister.co.uk/...t/a10-cuba.html
HockeyTownUSA

2006-09-25, 7:42 pm


"Garrot" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:ie112kmgwgn1$.om1rzyzxo4wd.dlg@40tude.net...
quote:

> On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:01:04 -0400, HockeyTownUSA wrote:
>
>
>
> Wrong game, they are talking about A10-Cuba and not A-10 Tank Killer. 12
> missions is the full game.
>
> http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/8a3/a10cuba.htm


Oh yeah. I think I saw that for download somewhere, I will look.

I have a copy in a jewel case here but not sure if my machine is powerful
enough.

Requires 486/DX2 66MHz, 8MB RAM, 40MB HD Space, 1MB Video.

Maybe check out Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=D12JEXH87B4VLK


chainbreaker

2006-09-25, 7:42 pm

Nick Brown wrote:
quote:

> I lost my copy of the game somewhere along the line, and haven't ever
> tried it on XP, so I can't help you with that, but it sounds like
> you've got the full version - 12 missions is all there is.
>


Yeah and it was expensive as shit, too--not very much game for the money,
although it was among the first flight sims to support dual monitors, IIRC.
--
chainbreaker


Surfer

2006-09-27, 2:43 am

Funny how everyone has a different perspective...

....I ran the original Mac version in one of Buzz Hoffman's cockpits with
3 monitors back in a early MacWorld Expo. Su27 Flanker and chits were
born from A10...as well as the mouse clickable cockpit and mouse panning
view system.

A revolutionary sim in physics model and suspension of disbelief
standpoint...IMO.

-Surfer

In article <186dneger-GNTYrYnZ2dnUVZ_oidnZ2d@comcast.com>,
noone@nowhere.com says...
quote:

> Nick Brown wrote:
>
> Yeah and it was expensive as shit, too--not very much game for the money,
> although it was among the first flight sims to support dual monitors, IIRC.


chainbreaker

2006-09-28, 7:44 pm

Surfer wrote:
quote:

> Funny how everyone has a different perspective...
>
> ...I ran the original Mac version in one of Buzz Hoffman's cockpits
> with 3 monitors back in a early MacWorld Expo. Su27 Flanker and chits
> were born from A10...as well as the mouse clickable cockpit and mouse
> panning view system.
>
> A revolutionary sim in physics model and suspension of disbelief
> standpoint...IMO.
>
> -Surfer
>


For those able to afford the extra hardware, I suppose it was. And I didn't
say that what sim there was wasn't a good sim.

--
chainbreaker


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