Category: Computer Games
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Old Gamers Never Die: A Discussion on ‘Beating the Odds’ in ‘Cold Waters’
Background Briefing Cold Waters, the 2017 Cold War-turned-hot submarine simulation developed and published four years ago by Australian game studio Killerfish Games (Atlantic Fleet, War on the Sea) is one of my favorite computer games. Inspired by the 1988 MicroProse game Red Storm Rising, Cold Waters puts you in command of a nuclear-powered submarine from…
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Old Gamers Never Die, or: Discussion on One of the Tougher ‘Cold Waters’ Missions
Conn, Sonar: New contact bearing 0-4-5, designated Sierra 1. Conn, Sonar: New contact bearing 0-4-7, designated Sierra 2. Make depth 1-2-0 feet, aye. Conn, Sonar: Sierra 1 is classified as…escort. Set course 0-4-0, aye. Conn, Weps: Tube 1 loaded. Part One: A Bit of Background If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know…
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Old Gamers Never Die: War is All Hell in Ultimate General: Civil War’s Battle of Philippi
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s midafternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Saturday, August 7, 2021. It’s a typical summer day. Currently, the temperature is 83˚F (28˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 59% and the wind blowing from the south-southwest at 8 MPH (11 KM/H), the heat index is 90˚F (33˚C). The forecast…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Getting Acquainted with ‘Ultimate General: Civil War’
Hi there, Dear Reader. It is early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, August 5, 2021. It is warm and muggy outside; the current temperature is 85˚F (30˚C) under partly sunny skies. With relative humidity at 70% and the wind blowing from the south at 13 MPH (21 KM/H), the heat index is…
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Old Gamers Never Die: A Quick Look at ‘Ultimate General: Civil War’
Even though I spend most of my days here in New Hometown, Florida writing (whether it’s on my two blogs or other projects), sometimes I like to kick back and relax with a good computer game…or two…or three. And even though I do like space-fantasy games such as Star Wars: Rebellion or Star Wars: Rogue…
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Update for Friday, May 14, 2021, or: The Saga of the Wayward Laptop Ends!
Hello (again), Dear Reader. It’s now mid-afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, May 14, 2021. It’s almost summer-hot outside; the temperature having reached its forecast high of 85˚F (30˚C). I won’t bother with a complete run-down of the weather here; this is just a quick little update to let you know that the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, May 14, 2021, or: The End of the Saga of the Wayward Laptop is Nigh
Greetings, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, May 14, 2021. The temperature is 78˚F (25˚C) under sunny skies and the air quality index is 40 (Good). With humidity at a relatively dry 34% and the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 10 MPH (15 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, May 13, 2021, or: In Transit – The Saga of the Wayward Laptop Continues
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 74˚F (24˚C) under partly sunny skies; with the wind blowing from the northeast at 9 MPH and humidity at 50%, the heat index is 74˚F (24˚C). The forecast for today calls for scattered rain…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, May 12, 2021, or: Lost! The Saga of the Wayward Laptop Continues
Hello, Dear Reader. It’s late morning on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 here in New Hometown, Florida. The current temperature is 80˚F (26˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the south at 5 MPH (8 KM/H) and humidity at 75%, the heat index is 78˚F (26˚C). The forecast calls for light rain throughout the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, May 11, 2021, or: No Joy on the Wayward Laptop & Other Aggravations
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It is late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 83˚F (28˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 75% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 3 MPH (4 KM/H), the heat index is 85˚F (29˚C). Today, we can expect partly sunny…
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