688 Attack Sub (Euro, USA)
688 Attack Sub is a submarine simulator game designed by John W. Ratcliff & Paul Grace, published in 1989 for MS-DOS systems and 1990 for Amiga computers by Electronic Arts. A Sega Mega Drive version was also published.
The player takes command of a US Los Angeles-class or Soviet Alfa class nuclear powered attack submarine and plays 10 missions ranging from into either Cold War scenarios or combat missions in a hypothetical global conflict.
As modeled in the game, the American submarine has more sophisticated electronics and more weapons. The Soviet boat has fewer weapons but higher sustained speeds.
688 Attack Sub is known as an early classic of the genre.
John W. Ratcliff followed it up by SSN-21 Seawolf later.
This was one of the earliest games that allowed two players to play against each other over a modem (or null modem cable).
The player takes command of a US Los Angeles-class or Soviet Alfa class nuclear powered attack submarine and plays 10 missions ranging from into either Cold War scenarios or combat missions in a hypothetical global conflict.
As modeled in the game, the American submarine has more sophisticated electronics and more weapons. The Soviet boat has fewer weapons but higher sustained speeds.
688 Attack Sub is known as an early classic of the genre.
John W. Ratcliff followed it up by SSN-21 Seawolf later.
This was one of the earliest games that allowed two players to play against each other over a modem (or null modem cable).
688 Attack Sub (Euro, USA)
Technical
CPU
- maincpu 68000 (@ 7 Mhz)
- genesis_snd_z80 Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)
Chipset
- YM2612 (@ 7 Mhz)
- SEGA VDP PSG (@ 3 Mhz)
Display
- Orientation Yoko
- Resolution 255 x 224
- Frequency 50 Hz
Controlers
- Number of players 4
- Number of buttons 7
- Kind of controler joy (8 ways)
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688 Attack Sub (Euro, USA) Screenshots
Reception
Computer Gaming World gave the MS-DOS version a positive review, noting the game was designed to be a fun game, as opposed to a realistic simulator.
