What's this game?

[pontifex]

Trying to remember this old NES game. Here's what I remember:
I remember playing this with my dad when i was younger.
It was a war game, can't remember if it was modern or WWII.

It was turn based

2 players could play against each other.

you moved your units around on a grid.

when you moved your unit onto or maybe it was next to an enemy unit, the screen would go to the units of each side in a line facing each other. think Final Fantasy. The units would then fire on each other and the stonger unit would win.

 

[mugs]

Famicom Wars?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famicom_Wars

 

[uhohs]

stratego?

 

[randay]

Super Mario Bros. ?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: mugs
Famicom Wars?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famicom_Wars

i don't think so. its definitely not the name, but that looks like the japanese version. i'll need to look up more screenshots for it to be sure though. i think it was a heagonal or octagonal grid.

 

[mugs]

Panzer General? Did they make that for NES? That had hexagonal tiles on the map

 

[mugs]

Conflict?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_%28video_game%29
The entry for the sequel indicates a possible hexagonal grid:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Conflict

 

[mugs]

North and South?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_and_South_%28computer_game%29

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: mugs
North and South?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_and_South_%28computer_game%29

no, it was modern, with planes and tanks. i think it may have been between WWII and present day (well, 1980s present day)

 

[pontifex]

I FOUND IT!

Desert Commander

Guess I was wrong about the hexagonal/octagonal grid.

 

[mugs]

It's not Conflict? http://www.discountgames.org/NES%20Nint.../NES%20Images/Conflict%20NES%20SS5.png

Edit: Looks cool, a lot like the Wars series, I think I'll check it out.

 

[Xyo II]

Originally posted by: mugs
It's not Conflict? http://www.discountgames.org/NES%20Nint.../NES%20Images/Conflict%20NES%20SS5.png

Edit: Looks cool, a lot like the Wars series, I think I'll check it out.

Wow you know your retro games. I'll have to keep that in mind

 

[AStar617]

Hehe, Famicom Wars. Mugs is definitely a retro NES-head... this wouldn't have been a game that OP would've played as a child unless he was in Japan (the import game scene was nowhere close to what it is today).

Fun fact for GBA fans: The 16-bit sequel was Super Famicom Wars, which we know stateside as Advance Wars. :thumbsup:

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: pontifex
I FOUND IT!

Desert Commander

Guess I was wrong about the hexagonal/octagonal grid.

Ah yes!! That was a cool game. I used to have that one many moons ago.

 

[fustercluck]

I'll give it a go...looks like it might be alright.