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ZathriZathri Earthforce Officer
in Your Ideas For Saving The Game
Did anyone look into Microprose? They are big on flight sims and publishing company games.

Here's a link that instructs where people can go if they want their game published.
[url="http://www.hasbrointeractive.com/microprose/feedback/index.cfm?brand=13"]http://www.hasbrointeractive.com/microprose/feedback/index.cfm?brand=13[/url]

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  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    From one company owned by a French coorporation to another...not a good idea.
    Microprose was made to cancel a bunch of great games a little while ago, including the Falcon series.

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  • Ranger BrianRanger Brian The Anti-Scrooge
    Microprose is another company thats decided to concentrate on "kiddies" [img]http://www.firstones.com/forums/smile.gif[/img] games. ie anything that'll port over easily to a playstation.

    Maybe they should try a Barbie v Sindy fps? [img]http://www.firstones.com/forums/smile.gif[/img]

    I've always had the greatest regard for Microprose as they made IMHO the best kick ass flight sims in the world. (F-15 / Falcon series etc.) It's just a shame that most of the big companies are not making games that require a little research and development and can't be converted to work on those damn consoles!

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  • PrometheusPrometheus Earthforce Officer
    Microprose made great games but the REAL Microprose is dead and the new is owned by Hasbro [img]http://www.firstones.com/forums/frown.gif[/img]

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  • angered1angered1 Ranger
    B-17 II looks to be the last great game made by Microprose(if it comes out).
  • Snake PlisskenSnake Plissken Elite Ranger
    Is B-17 II still coming?B-17 was the first flight sim i ever got and i really loved it.It actually was the first Computer game i got for PC.
    Anyway,Microprose was once my favorite gaming company

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  • ZathriZathri Earthforce Officer
    yeah i can't wait for b-17 2 either, but I haven't heard anything about it. I've e-mailed the company to see if they were still making it.
  • ZathriZathri Earthforce Officer
    I just got word that Microprose is still in the Simulation business. Here's what they had to say when I questioned the status of B-17 II:

    Thank you for your inquiry! We are pleased to announce the release of
    B17
    Flying Fortress by MicroProse.
    Command the supreme daylight bomber of World War II. Master each of
    the ten
    crew member roles. Navigate accurately across Europe. Locate and bomb
    strategic targets and defend the plane from furious enemy attacks.
    Breathtaking air combat sequences through photo-realistic terrain makes
    it
    all feel incredibly real.
    It is tentatively scheduled for release in late summer 2000. When
    released
    it will be available from major software and games retailers as well as
    direct from Hasbro through our Online Store at [url="http://www.hasbrointeractive.com"]www.hasbrointeractive.com[/url] or
    by calling 1-800-400-1352.
    Any new information on the title will be found at [url="http://www.microprose.com."]www.microprose.com.[/url]
    We appreciate your interest in Hasbro Interactive and MicroProse!
    Lois
    Hasbro Consumer Affairs
  • An ex-SquidAn ex-Squid Elite Ranger
    The "Sim Column" of the March 2000 PC Gamer talks about Microprose and Hasbro's plans for it. According to Microprose's marketing director, development work will proceed on B-17 II, Gunship, and Tank Platoon; however, once those games have completed development, that's it for military sims. Supposedly, "if future market and business conditions are favorable to release simulation games", they might consider getting back into the sim business, but, as Andy Mahood (the column's writer) points out, that's just "standard corporate rhetoric".

    Simply put, Microprose has all but ceased to exist as a military sim developer/publisher and any chance of their developing and releasing new sims (other than the [i]Roller-Coaster Tycoon[/i] variety) has gone right down the toilet (and Microprose along with it).

    [This message has been edited by An ex-Squid (edited 04-05-2000).]

    [This message has been edited by An ex-Squid (edited 04-05-2000).]
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