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The home of outdated and pixelated simulation software.
Red Storm Rising - "One Mod Only" (DOS)
Fresh from the PixelWings naval shipyard comes the first ever mod for MicroProse' Red Storm Rising (PC-DOS version)! Features fully revamped and more realistic console graphics, custom UI asset layout, improved colors, display titles and messages, redrawn action screens, as well as a bonus active sonar sound (MT-32). On-screen buttons also correspond to the actual keyboard layout.
The gameplay is for showcasing the changes, and so I did unfortunately take many hits. After what was a brave fight by our boat, we were in fact sunk. But so were most of the enemy forces. Though, the Victor 3 did a good job in hiding from us. Game is running Roland MT-32 sound.
Huge thanks to CanadianAvenger for making it possible for me to work with the internal image formats! Check out his excellent blog and read about his adventures deep into enemy format territory: canadianavenger.io
For more retro goodness, visit my homepage at pixelwings.org.
The gameplay is for showcasing the changes, and so I did unfortunately take many hits. After what was a brave fight by our boat, we were in fact sunk. But so were most of the enemy forces. Though, the Victor 3 did a good job in hiding from us. Game is running Roland MT-32 sound.
Huge thanks to CanadianAvenger for making it possible for me to work with the internal image formats! Check out his excellent blog and read about his adventures deep into enemy format territory: canadianavenger.io
For more retro goodness, visit my homepage at pixelwings.org.
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Flight Simulator 5.1 Gold Edition feat. "Chicago & The Midwest" Addon
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A short IFR roundtrip over Illinois in my WIP "Gold Edition" of Flight Simulator 5.1. This video covers the first flight in a series of demo videos of an upcoming addon for FS5.1, encompassing the area that Microsoft forgot. Namely Chicago, the Great Lakes area and the Midwest. Sure Chicago and some surrounding area was always a staple of FS, but it never got the in-depth treatment that MS gave...
Red Lightning Returns! Longplay (w. Ambient WW3Wave)
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A short (!) scenario in SSI's "Red Lightning" (1989), an excellent and detailed operational level wargame by Norm Koger! This is my first real play of this in many years, and so I make a huge amount of mistakes. But I wanted to get some good time with the game to showcase my new graphic upgrade. I even put on some ambient WW3Wave for your listening pleasure (a music genre I just invented) court...
Red Lightning Returns! (Strategic Simulations Inc., 1989)
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Trailer for my remastered version of SSI's "Red Lightning", programmed by wargaming legend Norm Koger in 1989. Coming soon to pixelwings.org. Music from "Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles" (1996). Longplay to follow. Red Lightning (S.S.I. 1989) was an operational level game covering a hypothetical Soviet invasion of western Europe sometime in the early '90's. There were a number of interesting ...
F-19 Stealth Fighter (Mod Update!) - Persian Gulf Mission #03
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Third mission in the Persian Gulf theatre, with another panel revision and a new and original title screen! I have also modified the Roland MT-32 sound driver to remove the low altitude beeper, that thing is completely counter-intuitive when you try to fly low and slow. As for the mission, it is a daytime deal, photograph one bridge and destroy an oil rig. Flying at times dangerously low, I man...
F-19 Stealth Fighter (Mod) - Persian Gulf Mission #02
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My second mission in the Persian Gulf, using the new panel and sprites. Nighttime assignment, we are to hit a bridge and a tank farm. Sounds easy enough? Well I managed to get hit by my own blast wave not one, but two times! (The blast wave effect is really nice in this game, it rocks your world so to speak) Both targets were hit though, and despite some damage to the plane we managed to get ba...
F-19 Stealth Fighter (Mod) - Persian Gulf Mission #01
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My first proper full mission in the Persian Gulf, using the new panel and sprites. Daytime mission, delivering some equipment -probably some Chicken McNuggets and Coca-Cola to the guerillas who are desperate for it. Then blowing up an oil rig being used by fanatics to terrorize local shipping. We can't have that, and so instead of western treats we have to give them some MK-82 Slicks instead. M...
F-19 Stealth Fighter - First Graphic Mod!
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I present to you, a new cockpit panel, custom sprite graphics and new intro screens for MicroProse's F-19 Stealth Fighter. Panel is drawn by myself from scratch. To my knowledge, this is the first working fan based graphic modification for this game. Panel functionality is the same and everything works. The mod will be available at my website in the near future, pixelwings.org. HUGE THANKS to C...
MicroProse Gunship (1987) Countersign Protection Skip v2 - Complete Tour Of Duty
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Completing the Southeast Asia Tour of Duty, with a new and cleaned up version of the countersign protection skip! Basically, you can see that the countersign prompt is called in the MFD, but since the actual code is skipped the sim does not freeze like it normally would. The next keypress will blank the MFD again, and you can go on to successfully land and debrief like normal. As for the gamepl...
Fleet Defender - Model & Texture Upgrade WIP
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New graphic mod in the works for MicroProse Fleet Defender! I am upgrading the models, textures and other ingame art for the sim. This video represents the work that has been done so far. You will see the old model first, then the new model -and repeat from other angles. I have no idea what happened in the development process that caused the ship graphics to look so horrible, but I assume it mu...
MicroProse Gunship (1987) Countersign Protection Skip
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Well, that was a fun afternoon. The game now skips the countersign check every time, letting me land safely and get a mission report. In the video, you will barely see the check flash in the MFD as you near the base, then the sim continues as normal.
Fleet Defender (Ocean Texture Mod) "Fighting Withdrawal" Mission 01
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First mission of the North Cape scenario "Fighting Withdrawal" in MicroProse Fleet Defender (version 2.0), protecting the carrier group from incoming Tu-16 Badgers. I am using a new and more realistic ocean texture, as well as a fix for the surface scrolling issue. I have also changed the loading screen. Flown with CH Flightstick Pro, and recorded in DOSBox with Roland MT-32 Sound. pixelwings.org
Aces Of The Deep with Graphic & Sound Mod 2.0 - Night Attack on Convoy (Single Mission)
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Another single mission against a convoy, this time near the bay of Cadiz in the "Stalemate" period. Type VIIC U-Boat. The convoy have a medium size escort, but it is evening and the sun is setting soon. If we can get ahead and in a good attack position, and not get spotted -we should have a good night! Using my Aces of the Deep "Graphic & Sound Mod 2.0". Available on subsim.com in the downloads...
Fleet Defender - Ocean Texture Scrolling Fix
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Showcasing a mod I made for F-14 Fleet Defender (MicroProse), that disables the insane ocean texture scrolling that was most likely implemented to create a false sense of speed. It meant that the ocean texture would scroll fast towards the player, depending on the speed of the plane. You see this very clearly when passing over the carrier in the original game, when coming in for landing, or nea...
Task Force 1942 - Guadalcanal I (Screen Delay Fix)
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Playing the historical Guadalcanal I scenario in Task Force 1942 (Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific) from MicroProse. Showcasing a mod that fixes the ingame screen fade delay, essentially removing it. The original simulation suffers badly from an almost 4 second black screen fade, as it makes the gameplay incredibly sluggish and tedious. But without them, it is a joy to play!
Aces Of The Deep with Graphic & Sound Mod 2.0 - Daytime Attack on Convoy Attack (Single Mission)
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Aces Of The Deep with Graphic & Sound Mod 2.0 - Daytime Attack on Convoy Attack (Single Mission)
M1 Tank Platoon - Single Night Engagement (MT-32 Sound Mod)
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M1 Tank Platoon - Single Night Engagement (MT-32 Sound Mod)
Aces Of The Deep with Graphic & Sound Mod 1.8
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Aces Of The Deep with Graphic & Sound Mod 1.8
Gunship 2000 - Single Mission #01 (Sound Mod)
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Gunship 2000 - Single Mission #01 (Sound Mod)
Gunship 2000 - First Training Sortie (Sound Mod)
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Gunship 2000 - First Training Sortie (Sound Mod)
Honor Bound (1988, John Philbin, Tom Skerritt, Gabrielle Lazure) Full Movie, HD Restoration
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Honor Bound (1988, John Philbin, Tom Skerritt, Gabrielle Lazure) Full Movie, HD Restoration
MicroProse F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 EGA - Central Europe Mission 01
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MicroProse F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 EGA - Central Europe Mission 01
MicroProse F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 EGA - Desert Storm Mission
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MicroProse F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 EGA - Desert Storm Mission
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Hard to believe somebody is still developing mods for fs5! Well done!
Hey thanks a lot! It is in fact a very moddable version, so it is fun to do :)
Wow, it looks so much better!
A true classic that inspired one of my favorite modern games: Cold Waters
Fantastic work. thank you!
Awesome
(beginning car chase) that seemed like the fakest army base in THE world!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Very cool!!
A true classic from an era when computer gaming was still a very niche nerdy thing.
I wanted to play this game so badly back then. But at the time my command of English just wasn't enough. Thank you so much for the remaster. Look forward to it.
Glad you like the trailer! I'll have the mod up as soon as I can make the web page for the game. ;)
The upgrade pack is now available! pixelwings.org/military/fleetdefender/fdmods/fdmods.htm
I have just made available the full texture and ocean fix pack, some of which is featured in this video. pixelwings.org/military/fleetdefender/fdmods/fdmods.htm
I'm here for Mark Shreeve music!
Good to meet a fellow fan! Love his music.
holy cow wow… im into music production, acoustic instruments and stuff… synthwave and vaporwave no less. Im randomly watching older movies and clicked on Tom Skerrit… THEN… I press play… and quintessential, PERFECT example of nostalgic genius happens. This theme WOW!.. (vi, I, V progression i think) sounds so incredible! Instant fan of this Shreeve “guy”😊🙏🏻🍻
That's awesome. I never had F-19, but I remember seeing it on the shelf. Everything from Microprose was basically gold back then. I need to see if it's on GoG. I don't remember what the displays looked like (I would have only seen them on the back of the box) so I'll have to find a copy to see what you changed. That's awesome that people have figured out how to mod these pre-modularity games. Dumb question: is that running in EGA or VGA? Apparently I can't tell 320x2x0x16 from 640x4x0x16 anymore.
Thanks! MicroProse holds so many memories for me too. Indeed, the game is on GoG nowadays. This is EGA mode, the game has VGA mode but that is basically the same except for some gradient corners in the panel art. This new panel will work in VGA mode as well, added the proper file to the mod archive now. Though in F-19 VGA mode is still 320x200 too, so it does not matter really :)
The mod is now available on the website!
The mod is now available on the website!
The mod is now available on the website!
The mod is now available on the website!
Lol, Could get fire.. I remember F19 stealth was fun.
I used to LOVE this game. Played it on government computers when I was on night watch in the HQ building when I was in the Marines back in the late 80s.
That must have been a fun, to experience these sims at the time they came out and were fresh!
Sick to see games like this still being played!
Classics never die! :)
You are doing God's work.
Haha! God loves retro gaming, we all know it :D
How do you run this in windows 11?
DOSBox my friend!
top gun fire at will!
It had a really great soundtrack!
Amazing how you did it, great work!
Wow. Nicely done.
Top notch work!
I first played this as a kid in 1995, but only last week did i finally beat my first proper mission in the game. I'm on the third campaign now, and I've grown to love this challenging and detailed game. I especially love the AIM-54 Phoenix missile. :P
Where'd you get the texture mods? This was a great sim that I still fire up sometimes for nostalgia.
I made them, so technically I got them from myself.
@@pixelwings821 any chance you can upload them somewhere?
@@larrythorn4715 I am working on a larger texture pack for the game, so later yes.
@@pixelwings821 I will appreciate it if I could have it also! Thanks in advance for your effort and work!
@@pju28 FleetDefender is the game that made me buy DCS. DCS is the game that makes me regret buying DCS. Hope to see this texture pack soon!
Andreas is it you , thanks for great video and many thanks for your brilliant modding making this game good again . Regards
Indeed, it is me! Thanks a lot my friend! I hope you will enjoy the mod for a long time :)
Awesome work man. Love it. Where can I get it?
Still the best u-boat sim gameplay-wise. Well done, good to see you still at it!
Thanks a lot John, nice to hear from you again!
Wonder if they’ve got this on Steam or GOG provided they fix the damn problems.
Nice. Is the PNVS a part of the FX upgrade? I never seen it. Is this your work or some old mod?
Oh right, PNVS is the right term, thanks. I'll change it. Sound modification is my work.
@@pixelwings821I remember you worked on that sound mod, but I was curious about that PNVS view, it's not part of the vanilla game. Did you modded that in yourself or is this some older mod?
Oh, that is classified intel. I can neither confirm or deny that.@@damsonn
Where'd you get your copy? I've been curious about this for the novelty factor even though it's more painful on the eyes than F-19.
Hi Baron, I got it from the original 5.25" floppy disks. Personally I consider it the best version of F-117A, hugely recommended.