OT - What was your first TBS/War game?

[General Woundwort]

I forget the name of the program, but there was a TBS wargame construction kit for the Commodore 64 (anybody remember THOSE things...?).

[Chronon]

I've played board games for quite some time, but came to the computer later in life. Civilization (the first one) was the first TBS computer game to really draw me in. I played Civ style games almost exclusively for years (Civ II, SMAC, MoO, MoO2), and really only came to SEIV after my disappointment with Civ III.

[Fyron]

How is MOO a Civ style game? It seems to be more the same style as SEIV than it is the same style as Civ.

[Voidhawk]

Originally posted by General Woundwort:
I forget the name of the program, but there was a TBS wargame construction kit for the Commodore 64 (anybody remember THOSE things...?).

Sounds like SSI's Wargame Construction Set. I think I must have just about everything SSI ever put out for the C64/128 in the '80s. Still have all my 5 1/4" floppies too.

[PvK]

First? Probably Trek, on mainframe computers. Oh no! My photon torpedoes caused a stellar nova chain reaction again!

PvK

[Taz-in-Space]

First one?

Hmmm, I think it was: Reach for the stars
for the Apple II+ A primitive (by SE4 standards) Space 4X game. Anyone remember this???

(Taz feeling REALLY old now... must rest!)

[David E. Gervais]

Well, I guess I qualify as an old fuddleduddy, so here's my short list..

In the beginning... (first memories)

RPG: Ultima 4
Space: Omnitrends Universe 2
Adventure: Empire of the overmind
Strategy: Eastern Front
Puzzle: Pipedreams
Action: Star Raiders

Let there be light...

RPG: Bards Tale
Space: Starflight 2
Adventure: King's Quest
Strategy: Empire
Puzzle: Tetris
Action: Pac Man

The dawn of fun...

RPG: Lands of Lore
Space: Sundog: The Frozen Legacy
Adventure: Sam and Max
Strategy: Dune 2
Puzzle: Shanghai
Action: Load Runner

within a famous Hall...

RPG: Betrayal at Krondor
Space: Space Empires 4
Adventure: Deathgate
Strategy: Heroes of Might & Magic
Puzzle: Chips Challenge
Action: Doom

and Last but not least, a peek in the trash can...

RPG: Betrayal at Antara
Space: Outpost
Adventure: King's Quest 2
Strategy: Emperor of the Fading Suns
Puzzle: Tetris (done to death)
Action: Solid Ice Hockey

Aaah, not that was fun, and it is just the tip of the iceberg.

Cheers!