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Title: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: Warbucks on June 04, 2015, 05:46:08 AM
I wish I can unplay it  :?
Is there something that I am missing or is it just a horrible game.
Took me like 5 minutes before getting to any action.

What are your thoughts?
Title: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: esteban on June 04, 2015, 05:58:40 AM
I wish I can unplay it  :?
Is there something that I am missing or is it just a horrible game.
Took me like 5 minutes before getting to any action.

What are your thoughts?

Read the Brothers Duomazov review. 

Be sure you read the directions. You use the turbo switches.

Most folks complain about this game, but they don't spend any time learning how to play it.

I think Punch(?) made us smile when he created a "High Score" thread for this game (or was it Falcon?).

I have yet to really give this game a chance. My initial reaction was based on my ignorance. Ha!
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: MNKyDeth on June 04, 2015, 06:40:57 AM
I have played this game but had absolutely no idea what I was doing.

I just sat there, did nothing for a bit then turned it off. Guess I should have read the manual or a guide on how to play.
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: mitsuman on June 04, 2015, 08:07:44 AM
Haven't played it in a long time, but I remember having fun shooting stuff. I look to pick it up again sometime.
It's like King of Casino. If you have 15 or 20 minutes to kill, turn it on, play for a bit, then walk away.
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: Arkhan on June 04, 2015, 08:16:08 AM
It's one of those games that you either like, or you just make fun of.   It's a slowgoing, boringish white devil shooter

The game is not that good even on a more capable machine, so whatever.
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: johnnykonami on June 04, 2015, 01:35:46 PM
This thread title cracks me up!  Sounds so ominous.  As a non-sequitur: I have not played a bunch of Gunboat either, but I do wonder if it's not just that it was wrong for the primary demographic of the TG-16.  Same goes for Falcon.  I'm sure plenty of people loved playing these games on home computers, where you would find a lot of simulation fans to account for it's existence.  But I bet most kids with a TG-16 just rejected it outright to choose something with a more exciting theme.
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: tool on June 04, 2015, 01:44:02 PM
I wish I can unplay it  :?
Is there something that I am missing or is it just a horrible game.
Took me like 5 minutes before getting to any action.

What are your thoughts?

ahh that frustration is nothing....try playing it on a turbo express that needs many caps replaced :)
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: esteban on June 04, 2015, 10:53:08 PM

This thread title cracks me up!  Sounds so ominous.  As a non-sequitur: I have not played a bunch of Gunboat either, but I do wonder if it's not just that it was wrong for the primary demographic of the TG-16.  Same goes for Falcon.  I'm sure plenty of people loved playing these games on home computers, where you would find a lot of simulation fans to account for it's existence.  But I bet most kids with a TG-16 just rejected it outright to choose something with a more exciting theme.

You are absolutely correct: these two computer ports did not win over many kids.
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: Galder on June 05, 2015, 01:42:50 AM
I wish I can unplay it  :?
Is there something that I am missing or is it just a horrible game.
Took me like 5 minutes before getting to any action.

What are your thoughts?

ahh that frustration is nothing....try playing it on a turbo express that needs many caps replaced :)

lol, you will be like Captain Hook with the hook right into the eye (...on a second thought I have no idea why I chose this example...  :-k)
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: toymachine78 on June 05, 2015, 03:25:47 AM




1. the constant repetition of the same digitized "scream" makes my ears bleed.



This. And yes it is a horrible game.
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: Necromancer on June 05, 2015, 03:28:55 AM
This thread title cracks me up!  Sounds so ominous.  As a non-sequitur: I have not played a bunch of Gunboat either, but I do wonder if it's not just that it was wrong for the primary demographic of the TG-16.  Same goes for Falcon.  I'm sure plenty of people loved playing these games on home computers, where you would find a lot of simulation fans to account for it's existence.  But I bet most kids with a TG-16 just rejected it outright to choose something with a more exciting theme.

Agreed.  Even if it were a perfect port, equal or superior to any contemporary pc flight simulator, it'd still be a snorefest to the average OBEYer.
Title: Re: So I played Gunboat yesterday
Post by: Keith Courage on June 06, 2015, 07:43:27 PM
This thread title cracks me up!  Sounds so ominous.  As a non-sequitur: I have not played a bunch of Gunboat either, but I do wonder if it's not just that it was wrong for the primary demographic of the TG-16.  Same goes for Falcon.  I'm sure plenty of people loved playing these games on home computers, where you would find a lot of simulation fans to account for it's existence.  But I bet most kids with a TG-16 just rejected it outright to choose something with a more exciting theme.

I agree, wrong demographic. I have no need for this type/style of game on a console.