06-05-2005 05:37									#1
	Apolyton remembers... "Red Baron" Get a bigger avatar today!

I probably played this game more than any other. More than Civilization. More than Civ2. More than SMAC.


Things I'll never forget:


--Getting that first challenge to face an enemy ace, one-on-one.

--Accepting a challenge, only to realize this one is a trap... the scoundrel has brought a couple wingmen with him.

--Gaining the rank of captain and getting to choose your plane's color scheme.

--Being invited to join one of the elite squadrons, like Les Cignones, the Lafayette Escadrille, or the Flying Circus.

--Going on a routine escort or patrol mission, and stumbling across a flight of enemy aces... your sphincter level suddenly shooting up to a 10.

--Hunting down a zeppelin.

--Lining up a foe in your crosshairs and letting loose a stream of lead, only to have your gun jam.

--Wounded, with a damaged plane, desperately trying to escape, coasting low over the front, hoping to last just long enough to set down in friendly territory... this usually did not end well.

--Designing your own custom mission and reviewing it from every angle, putting together an Oscar-worthy action film. (My personal favorite--me and a trio of French aces tangle with a Flying Circus-escorted zeppelin over the streets of Paris.)



Christ, I wish I could get this game to work on my modern computer.

Anyone else play this classic? What are your memories?

	06-05-2005 06:16									#2
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I think that Apolyton does not remember...

	06-05-2005 06:18									#3
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Punkasses, the lot of 'em!


This is also the game from whence I stole my name.

	06-05-2005 06:30									#4
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Wasn't it a board game?

	06-05-2005 08:11									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Guynemer Punkasses, the lot of 'em! This is also the game from whence I stole my name.

I rememeber. You forgot

-Navigating with the little maps that came with the game.

	06-05-2005 08:16									#6
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I played this game ... well, a lot. Played Civilization I much more, though. I had loads of free time back in 1992-1994. Luckily I still have my good old Win95/Pentium I 75Mhz/8Mt RAM with what I can play both of them

	06-05-2005 16:25									#7
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[whisper] Knights of the Sky was miles better [/whisper]

Yes! I remember this game.

	06-05-2005 16:46									#8
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quote: Originally posted by duke o' york [whisper] Knights of the Sky was miles better [/whisper]

[whisper]No it wasn't.[/whisper]

	06-05-2005 17:11									#9
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I just sold my copy of Red Baron 3D for $60. I think I paid around $20 for it. Now that's a game to remember.

	06-05-2005 20:38									#10
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'twas a brilliantly great game. Best flying game, ever.

	06-05-2005 21:22									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Qilue [whisper]No it wasn't.[/whisper]

I heard that!!!

I spent absolutely hours playing Knights of the Sky (not KotS, note ), and the only frustration was that you could only play as the allies.

	06-05-2005 21:25									#12
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i remember Snoopy Vs the Red Baron.

By Milton Bradley

the player playing Snoopy had a dog house - a plastic box, with a roof/lid that you could lift, so the house was either open or closed. pointing into the house was a chute, with a red plastic fokker triplane attached on top. The player who was the Red Baron dropped marbles down the shoot. He had (IIRC) black and white marbles. The goal for Snoopy was to catch the white marble, but not the black marbles, by opening and closing the lid at the right time. The red baron tried to drop the marbles in such a pattern as to fool Snoopy.

	06-05-2005 22:17									#13
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I remember "Red Baron", absolutely great game.

However, I also remember my disappointment about it's successor

	06-05-2005 22:53									#14
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Agreed, 'twas a fine game.

* DrSpike remembers.

	07-05-2005 13:12									#15
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quote: Originally posted by duke o' york I heard that!!! I spent absolutely hours playing Knights of the Sky (not KotS, note ), and the only frustration was that you could only play as the allies.

You could fly for both sides in Red Baron.

	07-05-2005 14:05									#16
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Proving its superiority.

	07-05-2005 22:44									#17
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I kinda liked Wings as well as Knights of the Sky. I borrowed Red Baron for a while but couldn't face reading the manual. It looked a bit more Flight Sim than the others - no idea if it actually was though.

	08-05-2005 04:22									#18
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Snoopy vs the Red Baron

	08-05-2005 04:40									#19
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I still have my Red Baron 3d. Love it

	10-05-2005 02:35									#20
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I absolutely adored Knights of the Sky. That game and Civ I basically defined the early 90's for me.

I got a copy of Red Baron 3 (missed the original) but could never really get into it.

	10-05-2005 07:32									#21
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quote: I still have my Red Baron 3d

The original Red Baron was 3D...

	10-05-2005 08:15									#22
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"Red Baron 3d" is the name of one of the sequels (I think it's the third episode)

	10-05-2005 12:00									#23
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Nope.

I remember M.U.L.E. fondly, though.

	10-05-2005 23:10									#24
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Threadjacker!

	11-05-2005 19:58									#25
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Ban UR!!!