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Airborne Ranger

2012-12-15T17:34:03Z

Satchman2000: /* Media */

== Introduction ==

Airborne Ranger is an arcade simulation game.

You control a lone soldier, running, walking and crawling through enemy territory. Missions range from rescuing hostages to infiltrating enemy H.Q., and require planning an pinpoint execution.

The action is viewed from a psuedo-isometric viewpoint, and starts with you controlling your supply 'plane, where you can drop kit bags of supplies (ammo, grenades, first aid etc) for use throughout your mission. You must then parachute behind enemy lines and begin your mission.

You can either run in full guns blazing or go stealth- stealth is the better option as the former will see you quickly run out of ammo and become overwhelmed.

A great action strategy game that should be in every Amstrad owner's collection :)

== Contents ==

As with most Microprose games, you get a few bits in the box:
* 2 cassettes
* 464 and 6128 keyboard overlay
* Field manual (the Amstrad seems to share the Spectrum manual, with an additional loading card)
* Loading instructions card
* Warranty registration card

== Media ==

<gallery caption="Box Contents">

Image:Ranger box front.jpeg|The box front
Image:Ranger box back.jpeg|The box back
Image:RangerOverlay.jpg|6128 Keyboard Overlay

</gallery>

--[[User:Satchman2000|Satchman2000]] ([[User talk:Satchman2000|talk]]) 19:16, 15 December 2012 (EET)

File:Ranger box back.jpeg

2012-12-15T17:31:59Z

Satchman2000: scan of the back of the Airborne Ranger box

scan of the back of the Airborne Ranger box

File:Ranger box front.jpeg

2012-12-15T17:31:08Z

Satchman2000: scan of the front lid of Airborne Ranger

scan of the front lid of Airborne Ranger

Airborne Ranger

2012-12-15T17:25:35Z

Satchman2000: /* Media */

== Introduction ==

Airborne Ranger is an arcade simulation game.

You control a lone soldier, running, walking and crawling through enemy territory. Missions range from rescuing hostages to infiltrating enemy H.Q., and require planning an pinpoint execution.

The action is viewed from a psuedo-isometric viewpoint, and starts with you controlling your supply 'plane, where you can drop kit bags of supplies (ammo, grenades, first aid etc) for use throughout your mission. You must then parachute behind enemy lines and begin your mission.

You can either run in full guns blazing or go stealth- stealth is the better option as the former will see you quickly run out of ammo and become overwhelmed.

A great action strategy game that should be in every Amstrad owner's collection :)

== Contents ==

As with most Microprose games, you get a few bits in the box:
* 2 cassettes
* 464 and 6128 keyboard overlay
* Field manual (the Amstrad seems to share the Spectrum manual, with an additional loading card)
* Loading instructions card
* Warranty registration card

== Media ==

<gallery caption="Box Contents">

Image:RangerOverlay.jpg|6128 Keyboard Overlay

</gallery>

--[[User:Satchman2000|Satchman2000]] ([[User talk:Satchman2000|talk]]) 19:16, 15 December 2012 (EET)

Airborne Ranger

2012-12-15T17:23:43Z

Satchman2000: /* Contents */

== Introduction ==

Airborne Ranger is an arcade simulation game.

You control a lone soldier, running, walking and crawling through enemy territory. Missions range from rescuing hostages to infiltrating enemy H.Q., and require planning an pinpoint execution.

The action is viewed from a psuedo-isometric viewpoint, and starts with you controlling your supply 'plane, where you can drop kit bags of supplies (ammo, grenades, first aid etc) for use throughout your mission. You must then parachute behind enemy lines and begin your mission.

You can either run in full guns blazing or go stealth- stealth is the better option as the former will see you quickly run out of ammo and become overwhelmed.

A great action strategy game that should be in every Amstrad owner's collection :)

== Contents ==

As with most Microprose games, you get a few bits in the box:
* 2 cassettes
* 464 and 6128 keyboard overlay
* Field manual (the Amstrad seems to share the Spectrum manual, with an additional loading card)
* Loading instructions card
* Warranty registration card

== Media ==

--[[User:Satchman2000|Satchman2000]] ([[User talk:Satchman2000|talk]]) 19:16, 15 December 2012 (EET)

File:RangerOverlay.jpg

2012-12-15T17:18:13Z

Satchman2000: Cleaned up scan of Airborne Ranger 6128 keyboard overlay

Cleaned up scan of Airborne Ranger 6128 keyboard overlay

Airborne Ranger

2012-12-15T17:16:44Z

Satchman2000: Overview of Airborne Ranger

== Introduction ==

Airborne Ranger is an arcade simulation game.

You control a lone soldier, running, walking and crawling through enemy territory. Missions range from rescuing hostages to infiltrating enemy H.Q., and require planning an pinpoint execution.

The action is viewed from a psuedo-isometric viewpoint, and starts with you controlling your supply 'plane, where you can drop kit bags of supplies (ammo, grenades, first aid etc) for use throughout your mission. You must then parachute behind enemy lines and begin your mission.

You can either run in full guns blazing or go stealth- stealth is the better option as the former will see you quickly run out of ammo and become overwhelmed.

A great action strategy game that should be in every Amstrad owner's collection :)

== Contents ==

As with most Microprose games, you get a few bits in the box:
* 2 cassettes
* 464 and 6128 keyboard overlay
* Field manual (the Amstrad seems to share the Spectrum manual, with an additional loading card)
* Loading instructions card
* Warranty registration card
--[[User:Satchman2000|Satchman2000]] ([[User talk:Satchman2000|talk]]) 19:16, 15 December 2012 (EET)

Microprose

2012-12-15T17:05:29Z

Satchman2000:

The developer and publisher behind :

*''[[Airborne Ranger]]''
*''[[Pirates!]]''
*''[[Gunship]]''
*''[[Silent Service]]''

Many of their games were quite complex simulations, with the depth of 16-bit games.

[[Category:Computer_and_video_game_companies]]

File:CF2.png

2012-12-08T20:50:32Z

Satchman2000: A real-size printable scan of the Amsoft CF2 blank disk. Useful if you need spare inlays for your disk boxes :)

A real-size printable scan of the Amsoft CF2 blank disk. Useful if you need spare inlays for your disk boxes :)

File:Welcome to Amsoft Cover.jpg

2012-11-25T16:22:52Z

Satchman2000: A cover I created for the "Welcome to Amsoft" demo tape.

A cover I created for the "Welcome to Amsoft" demo tape.

User:Satchman2000

2012-11-25T15:32:41Z

Satchman2000: Created page with "Hello, I'm Dave Campbell, a.k.a. Satchman2000! I originally hail from Edinburgh, Scotland, although I now live closer to Glasgow due to work. I'm an Oracle Developer to trade :)..."

Hello, I'm Dave Campbell, a.k.a. Satchman2000!

I originally hail from Edinburgh, Scotland, although I now live closer to Glasgow due to work. I'm an Oracle Developer to trade :)

My first Amstrad was a CPC 464. I got it for Christmas 1985, and it came with the 12 free 'games' pack from Amsoft. A great start, I played all of them (even Easi Amsword) to death - I still love Roland on the Ropes and Harrier Attack :)

Boxing day we went out and I bought Formula One Simulator and Finders Keepers from Mastertronic, and I was hooked.

I never had the money to upgrade my Amstrad, so it stayed as a stock 464 until I got a Sega Mega Drive, and I've never looked back!

I'm lucky enough to have a 'Retro room' in my house, which currently houses 15 consoles, 2 Spectrums, 2 Amstrads (464 an 6128) and a C64.

Anyway.. thats it for me..!

cheers

Dave

File:Electro Freddy Front Covertape (fixed).jpg

2012-11-25T15:17:20Z

Satchman2000: The Electro Freddy cover scan, cleaned up with the "back" text added so the whole thing can be printed easily.

The Electro Freddy cover scan, cleaned up with the "back" text added so the whole thing can be printed easily.

Robocop

2007-07-18T07:48:59Z

Satchman2000: Robocop on the CPC

Part man. Part machine. All Cop. The seminal playground film of the 80’s, this ultra violent film translated well to many home computer formats. On most it was the common Ocean sideways scrolling shooter (although this was the first to employ the sprites that would later be re-used in Batman: The Movie, amongst others), but the game was great fun to play. Based on the arcade machine, the game saw you take on the roll of Robocop, stomping from left to right in a spree of killing bad guys. The villains attacked from both left and right, as well as the windows above. They attacked on motorbikes, and with chainsaws, shotguns and grenades, adding to the cornucopia of explosions around you as soon as you pressed the fire button to start.

The 8 bit formats differed from the arcade and 16 bit versions in their levels, although the gameplay was largely the same. In between blasting levels, you were presented with various distractions; a photofit section to identify your next target, and the brilliant recreation of the scene where you shoot the bad guy in the nether regions through the womans’ skirt (although you were supposed to hit him in the head!) <more to come>