A-10 Cuba! Gameplay "Bridge Buster"

Some gameplay from an old favourite of mine, A-10 Cuba! And even though this game is from 1996 it has a surprisingly realistic physics model for the aircraft.
In this mission you have to fly through a canyon to evade SAM's and then destroy a bridge before some guerilla tanks can cross it. Friendlies will lase the weak points of the bridge at seemingly random times so i was going to do a normal bombing run when they finally showed up.
One problem i get frequently when playing with a keyboard is that the game sometimes locks the keys, resulting in a few surprise barrel rolls and brakes being held.
Made by Parsoft Interactive and Published by Activision.

[@silent13379]

I played this when I was like 8 and always thought it was AWESOME how the planes wing could be blown off etc and one engine on fire and you try to limp the plane back. Awesome.

[@ResidentStump]

Christ that engine sound makes me feel like a child lol

[@Badjoe117]

It is quite a unique sound for sure so I know what you mean haha

[@casedistorted]

Wow that A-10 intro splash screen loading up REALLY took me back to the Windows 95 or 98 days playing this on my dad's computer... damn I miss those days If only I could play this on my modern PC with Ultrawide resolution being able to see out the far left and right, that would be amazing

[@Badjoe117]

It does have a pretty iconic splash sceen with that soundtrack too.

[@TheRatesMusic]

this was the first game I ever bought for PC, still play it now and then

[@Badjoe117]

Yeah this must be among my first ones as well, I got mine for christmas way back. It came in like an Activision 10-pack of games.

[@TheRatesMusic]

Badjoe117 . actually I think I bought A-10 Tank Buster which I'm assuming was a later mod. I must have lost it and then picked up Cuba to play. I would have bought it in 1998 when I bought my old PII 400 computer (which was top of the line then lol)

[@TheRatesMusic]

Badjoe117 . also I wondered have you completed all missions? I swear the AA fire gets tougher over time.

[@silent13379]

@@Badjoe117 i had a pack like that as well. It had like marathon on it etc . Lol crazy

[@jansteen5640]

I was so young when I played this game, I never even managed to take off with the plane. Because I didn't understand it

[@Badjoe117]

I remember something similar haha, might have been able to take off(sort of) but landing took a long time to pull off without damaging the aircraft.

[@jansteen5640]

@@Badjoe117 Yeah I could imagine, this game wasn't ment for kids probably so it wasn't very easy. Very cool game for the time though, too bad I didn't understand a single thing. I can remember just staring at the cockpit having no clue what to do, I was like 4-5 at the time I think.

[@xxw379k]

Great game/semi-simulator

[@dealerovski82]

I remember playing this 15 years ago? It was fun!

[@felipes5669]

21 years now

[@dealerovski82]

@@felipes5669 dont rubb it in.

[@cpypcy]

@@dealerovski82 22 years now.

[@dealerovski82]

Stopnremimdingme

[@astat1]

Did you win?

[@karatekidx5000]

Wow. I remember playing this game back in 2000 having to figure out how to fly these planes, lol. The nostalgia!! I was 8.

[@nauseous3925]

we had it secretly installed on many school computers at the time, when the teacher left the class we'd fire this up HAHA now i play DCS and think of this game when flying the A10A

[@Badjoe117]

You're lucky haha, we couldn't really install anything on our computers.

[@stephenhampton7444]

Did that in my highschool way back in 2008 and installing empire earth on my highschool computers lmao

[@johndoejjdujd]

Played this game 23 years ago man i thought it was so awesome back then

[@depthcharge123]

I recall you never really could tell if you were going to hit the top of a slope until you saw your shadow... often too late. Great fun.

[@Badjoe117]

Yeah it was pretty hard to judge the distance to the terrain below as there are very few features in some areas. But at least there are some trees on the ground and waves on the water so you can sort of see how high you are.

[@segbed]

some modern indie games have similar art style, so today together with great physics a-10 cuba! looks pretty much cool!

[@davidsitter3718]

That intro music brings back such vivid memories of playing this game.

[@lajmobile]

Even now, still a classic, nice post

[@KingDennisJensen]

Holy shit that intro music to the game. Huge nostalgia.

[@Badjoe117]

It is pretty great isn't it? haha

[@venomaxus]

My very first simulator ever. I had no idea what the instruction says but gosh, just exploring around aimlessly is as fun as it is :D

[@Badjoe117]

My first flight sim was Microsoft Flight sim 95, but A-10 Cuba was definitely my second and most played for sure. And like you I had no idea how anything worked or what it did, but it was a hell of a lot of fun to just fly around, flying through the tunnel and other things like that.

[@anotherinternetaddict]

I only had the demo of this. I remember always setting the plane up super light so that I could take off straight from the hanger without using the runway - which would allow me to catch up with the b52's and shoot them down - Good times

[@silent13379]

i did the exact same thing. had the demo. Would always shoot down the friendly cargo planes.

[@AndrewP657]

Hey, any of you remember the scream from the pilot when he hit the ground? I uploaded it on my channel. I cannot get the video to show up higher on the you tube search results so I'm kinda of advertising if you don't mind.

[@pauljohnson3340]

I loved this game as well. I used to hate the scenario when you had to blow up the facility at the reactor. I could never figure out how to get in there without getting the shit blown out of me by the AA.

[@joshuakilani9184]

I played this game so much when I was 10yo, I remember wishing I had a game where I could fly the faster jets. But this was all I could get my hands on as a kid in Africa. Then I got my hands on F/A-18 Hornet 2.0 and played the hell out of that too. Funny thing now is I fly the A4 on DCS world and consider myself a mud mover more than air combat ace… I guess the A10 foundation defined me.

[@Badjoe117]

I always felt the same, I always wondered what it would be like to fly the jets you see in the various missions, especially the ones with afterburners. Though in the end I have also sort of always been all about ground attack as well haha.

[@leststoner]

best A10 sim ever.

[@theeltea]

Nice joke

[@lyt_w8t]

TheLT what are some good games out now if I liked this game when I was younger ????

[@kubiz8812]

@@lyt_w8t dcs

[@lyt_w8t]

@@kubiz8812 thanks!

[@fortisfortunaadiuvat9262]

Man I wish this game was still available

[@RobertJonHopkins]

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES!!!

[@trottheblackdog]

OMG The music takes me right back!

[@Badjoe117]

Right? It is a pretty great little theme haha

[@gergatronic]

I got into the game files (it was windows-based) and swapped the MiG sound wavs for a V8 sound. Also, toggle switches, cockpit sounds for Looney Tunes sound effects. Hilarity ensued.

[@craig83cg]

Me and my mate swapped the A10 gun sound for him farting and the F16 was swapped for his dog barking, as you say, it was hilariousbut got annoying real fast!

[@CYON4D]

Awesome sim from the golden era of gaming.

[@lenn55]

Another great game that first started out on the Mac back in the day. Just like Bungie's games.

[@Bietel]

Brings back memories... 15 years ago indeed...

[@AntonioCaruso906]

It reminds me some great memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Badjoe117]

Very much so indeed!

[@m9078jk3]

I got this in a 8 pack of flight sims in early 1999 called AIR COMBAT released by Aztech NEW MEDIA at a Future Shop store which went out of business just a few months later. They carried a lot of flight sim games in that store and I bought a PC from them too in early 1999 I still have the 8 pack of flight sims. The other flight sims that I remember in the pack were Apache Longbow and Hind both by Digital Integration and I-Magic,Silent Thunder A-10 Tank Killer II by Dynamix and Sierra Online,Air Warrior II by Kesmai and I-Magic,Flight Unlimited by Looking Glass, iF-22 Raptor (Bosnia) by I-Magic and Fighter Wing by Gemsoft Thanks for your interesting video.

[@Badjoe117]

I got it in some kind of Activision 8-9 pack or something like that as well. But that was a pretty mixed box of game genres. But I do remember getting Apache Longbow for my birthday, which was a pretty cool game. But it must have been older than A10 Cuba as I remember it being hard to see terrain features. Then again I haven't played it since more or less. I do remember one thing though, and that is how you had to land gently to be able to quit the game. Which as a kid using god mode wasn't easy to do haha.

[@m9078jk3]

@@Badjoe117 Yes Apache Longbow was from 1995 for DOS. DI later made a Win95 version of it. Hind came out in 1996 in the UK and early 1997 in the US it could be played in either DOS or Win95. Both of them later were available with 3D accelerated enhancements for 3Dfx cards like the Voodoo 1 and Voodoo 2 in the Front Line Fighters pack which also had a 3D accelerated version of iF-16. There was also a patch too so Hind could be upgraded to 3D accelerated graphics. I am not sure if they had such a patch for Apache Longbow though. Of those games Hind was perhaps the best and most refined of those 3. I also remember that landing the Apache was tricky and very sensitive too.

[@viniciusfortes4076]

Caralhooo, joguei muito isso!! Apanhei muito para aprender os controles!! I played this game a lot! Was very hard to learn how use the control... Great game

[@chrisdecato]

thanks... this was fun to watch. brings back some great memories! the only flight sim i ever mastered! great game! i do still have a G4 mac that runs OS9... i bet i could get it going! lol

[@bruhmomentum9695]

at the age of 3 this was the first video game I ever played

[@theeltea]

Such an awesome run and a crash! AAAAAawwwwwwwwwww! Excellent video!

[@wun1gee]

If anyone likes these visuals, the game Tiny Combat Arena is a new early-access flight sim that looks just like this, just with sharper aliasing and much better draw distances. It's amazing. Check it out.

[@ThoughtinFlight]

This was the first game that required my parents to hide my PC when I was 12. I wish I could meet the devs, this game ruined any unrealistic game for me from that point on

[@Badjoe117]

Would actually be pretty cool to meet the people behind the game.

[@MyFlightTV1]

Got the game from Classic Gaming Network and it works great on Windows 8.1. Works best unpatched. Patching it makes my XBox 360 controller stop working. As long as I'm playing the 1.0 version it plays fine... sound and all. Have fun!

[@marcelomonteiro587]

nossa, era show. boas recordações.

[@defconklaxon]

@Badjoe117 how do you play these vintage games and capture video? I LOVED these games back in the 90s on my Mac when I was a kid, and would love to play them today.

[@Badjoe117]

I don't remember where I found it, but there was a download somewhere that was compatible with modern computers. As for video capture Fraps worked back in this older version, but I also started using Dxtory in the newer A-10 Cuba videos which worked better.

[@AirwolfPL]

One of the best flightsims.

[@Ozieneercs]

its a masterpiece

[@Fuchsia_tude]

12:31 *BRRRT* warning

[@LeslieJMcCurdy]

I have been looking for this game for a While. Unfortunately, the download link does not work. Great video!

[@Badjoe117]

Oh, I did not even realize the webpage is no longer there. Removed the link from the description now though. And yeah it was a bit hard to find it a few years back. But there must be a functioning version out there somewhere.

[@SimonViegas]

1996... fantastic!!!

[@Badjoe117]

No idea, I just unpacked, installed and then played it. No problems for me.

[@kubassimon]

Hey guys! Where can I get this game? I played it when I was young and now I want to play it again...and google is not my friend in this case... Thaks for advice.

[@smackm]

Hi, what program are you using to get the game to run ?

[@Badjoe117]

I don't actually remember what program it was sadly. But I searched around back then and stumbled upon a version compatible with Win 10. Might still be out there somewhere if you look for it.

[@smackm]

@@Badjoe117 thx , i never got this game to run on a modern system and kind of missed out on it back in the days. Looks like an awsome sim. Would love to try it out.

[@AlphaCollectorCZ]

I always wanted to fly the other Jets that enemies had lol. But it was afun game.

[@Badjoe117]

Same here, seeing the Fighters zooming about with afterburners on always made me want to fly those.

[@tijn122]

Another question, do you have any list of controls? That would be great! :D

[@pierrekuchmann3944]

Damn boi what computers can doo!

[@HenriqueSouzahenriquerbsouza]

Very nice video, miss this game so much. Is there a way to run it on Windows 10 or use some kind of emulator to play it? Thanks a lot.

[@Badjoe117]

There was this link from Gabriel Guedes in the comments below so all credit goes to him: drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Z3xHob-t29ay1SSmVsU0xEUmM/view?usp=sharing It runs even on Windows 10 so thats great. And while I trust that link and it has worked for me without problems without any emulator, it is not my link though and I'm not sure who put it there so download at your own risk. Either way, if you try it then have fun and good hunting!

[@mudmover3279]

I can't find this on Steam!

[@Badjoe117]

I don't think they ever released it onto Steam or GoG unfortunately. I was just using a steam shortcut.

[@mudmover3279]

@@Badjoe117 Got it. Thanks.

[@shorty7845]

How the hell did you get it running on windows 7?

[@lironk1]

Will look for it thanks

[@camilocelio21]

how play without the screen stretched by the widescreen?

[@Badjoe117]

Sorry, I wish I could help you. But I don't remember as it was a while since I played the game now.

[@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT]

You didn't eject. 😢😢😢

[@Maurime2]

That Looks Awsome!!!! Can someone please send me a link to where to buy/DL the game!?!?!?!?!

[@tijn122]

how did you get this on steam? :P

[@israelforreal]

Great video

[@Badjoe117]

Thank you.

[@bobik4581]

Better than DCS.

[@Badjoe117]

Well for the time it was haha

[@CreativoErratico]

Mac versions wont work anymore. :(

[@Badjoe117]

Sorry to hear that, might possibly be a workaround somewhere. Though the game is not the most common one so I doubt it. And sadly I can't be of any help as I don't own a Mac.

[@mendaliv]

It'd be faster and probably more reliable to get Win98 running in a VM on a modern Mac. Pre-OS X applications haven't been supported in any way since the mid-late 2000s. There are OS 9-compatible VMs out there but they're nowhere nearly as reliable as Windows-compatible VMs.

[@joshuapettus6973]

It runs great in sheepshaver

[@Iarzevego]

I managed to install it, but there is no sound .. how can I fix ??

[@Badjoe117]

Hmm, I don't remember what I did to run the game without errors and such. But I commented someone a while ago and suggested looking for the 1.2 patch. I think that might fix it.

[@Badjoe117]

Awesome link, my game ran perfectly well until I recently tried playing it again after updating to Win 10. But this version works more or less flawlessly right off the bat. I was curious as I'm uploading a few new videos of all the levels, but could I put that link in my videos? Just so people could download a functioning version easily if they want to try out the game.

[@samuelgluss2751]

@Gabriel Guedes do you have an updated link perhaps? Struggling to get sound to work on Windows10

[@lironk1]

downloaded it but have no sound and the cockpit is all black:\

[@Badjoe117]

I'm not sure if it will help. But you can try searching around for a 1.2 patch for the game, it might fix the problems.

[@insanelyme938]

+Gabriel Guedes I love you :) thanks for putting this up for dl

[@lironk1]

where did you download it ?

[@Badjoe117]

There is a link in the bottom of the description. But I'll link it here too: www.theisozone.com/downloads/pc/windows-games/a-10-cuba/

[@notanidea]

Badjoe117 . Thanks for the link. I installed the game and everything works except the sound and most important of all: I can't push the throttle of the engines. the '+' doesn't work. Do you have any solutions?

[@joxzaka3316]

where the link to download the game?

[@Badjoe117]

+Mohameed Othman The link that I used for my download is in the bottom of the description, you should be able to see it if you expand it. There has also been a few people here in the comments that have linked downloads as well. Good luck and good hunting.

[@crazyspotter4950]

can somebody explain me how to use bombs?

[@Badjoe117]

Hmm, even though I have played it recently I don't remember exactly. But I think you just select the correct pylon and set master mode to ccip or pave for laserguided bombs, and then just use the weapon release key.

[@crazyspotter4950]

the problem is not to drop the bomb. the laserguided bombs never hit the target. I see never the target symbols ( for example the bridge at 11:00 )

[@Badjoe117]

I think you need to have the mastermode set to pave for that, the pave penny pod will then pick up the laser designated targets. And even then the target symbols are really odd in the way that sometimes they are there and other times they are not. Especially on the bridge mission it can take forever for the bridge to be lased before fading away again. Once it comes up though you just press TAB I think to select the target. Overall I find bombs to be very hard to use in that game so I barely use them unless I have to bomb a large structure like the bridge.

[@crazyspotter4950]

I've got it! It works. Thanks mate!

[@Badjoe117]

I'm glad I could be of help! :)

[@shorty7845]

How the hell did you get it running on windows 7?

[@Drebolaskan]

My childhood!!!! This game made me gay for the A-10

[@davidsitter3718]

Lol same here. I remember playing this when I was like 5 or 6

[@MrFarnanonical]

Pretty sure you were always gay.

[@JohnSmith-dn8ds]

Played this as a kid. I remember trying to find cheat codes that would enable me to fly the enemy aircraft & being bummed out when i couldn't find any because to me the other planes were way cooler than the A-10s lol. I'm not sure if i ever completed any of the missions because i was just that young. I just remember the "go cry to your momma" voice after a failed mission haha

[@Flankymanga]

Ahhhh brings back memories of my youth...

[@johndoejjdujd]

I remember playing this in 1997 when I was 12 it introduced me to the a 10 warthog

[@Badjoe117]

Same for me, I'm pretty sure it was one of the first times I saw that plane as well.

[@scupking]

This and hornet 3.0 were awesome!! They should remake this game just with modern graphics!

[@Badjoe117]

That would be pretty sweet. Someone is working on a similar game to this, called Tiny Combat Arena.

[@Badjoe117]

You can add games and programs to your steam library by clicking the "Add game" button and then "add non steam game". I have not been able to find a list for the controls for this game online. I might look it up though, and post them if I find them.

[@Badjoe117]

I run it on Windows 7 and I can't remember any problems with sound. But I looked it up quickly and I found that some people have had problems with sound on XP. It could just be me, but so far I'm surprised at how well win7 runs old games.

[@TheDeviceDoctors]

Hey, I to would appreciate a link. I remember my dad set me up with a joystick and everything as a kid

[@JerDavies]

I'm 48 now. Used to play this at university high as balls :)

[@mykeymato]

I remember this... I remember that it had all its sound files stored as basic wav's, so I recorded myself making the noises for a laugh.. lol

[@Badjoe117]

Nice, never thought of doing that haha

[@alidsander]

I play this game on my iMac first generation.. Nice Badjoe117 :)

[@Badjoe117]

Thank you, and yeah pretty crazy how old this game is now.

[@Badjoe117]

I'm not sure since I still have the disc, but I think I had to download it anyways. I'll send the link in a message because youtube won't allow links in comments.

[@Badjoe117]

KZbin did not like links before, I guess it was since it counts as a form of advertising maybe. But I have put a link in the bottom of the description now.

[@Mav1168]

If you Guys never found A10 Cuba for XP and Win 7 let me know, and I'll send you a link to my FTP server. You can download it there... :) I love the game... Requires skill and practice...

[@lironk1]

how do you run it on win 7?

[@Badjoe117]

It has been a while since I installed it, but all I remember is that I downloaded it from the link I provided in the description and just ran the game. Runs perfectly for me. There might be a guide on how to run it on win7, if you can't run it.

[@GuuMonster]

Link doesn't work anymore :c

[@GuuMonster]

Oh I meant to reply to this message tho

[@SimonSNB]

wow I can't belive I use to play this

[@Deltaboi4ever]

i cant find it on steam anywhere :(

[@Badjoe117]

Unfortunately I don't think this game is on steam or ever was. I just used it as a shortcut on steam. So you'll have to search around for it and see if you can find a version that works. Hopefully they will add it to GOG.com one day.

[@Kabouter911]

this s so nostalgic!!

[@zzodr]

Awesome game. I still have the CD and manual.

[@Badjoe117]

Same here, though I think I only have the CD still. And it certainly is a great game thats for sure!

[@marcelo_afonso]

My first game... i remember how much time I spent just to learn how to take off. We had to press * to accelerate

[@Badjoe117]

I had a similar experience, I had played some other flight sims before this one. But it was A-10 Cuba that was the first one I was taking more seriously and actually try and learn how to fly. As a kid I still remember dropping my landing gear at high speed and was thinking. "Why can you only put down the landing gear once?" haha

[@marcelo_afonso]

@@Badjoe117 i never finished a mission. I just spent hours flying from one to place to another trying to accomplish goals. Never seen an ending mission screen appearing

[@Badjoe117]

@@marcelo_afonso I did the same as well for a long time. Took me many years until I actually came back and was able to finish a mission myself.

[@joxzaka3316]

i see its around 6.29 MB right?

[@Badjoe117]

+Mohameed Othman It was a while since I downloaded it myself. But it should be around that size, might be compressed but it is not exactly the largest game you'll download haha.

[@joxzaka3316]

How many size?

[@Badjoe117]

+Mohameed Othman If I remember right, then the game is around 40-50MB once you un-zip and install it, but the download in the link I provided in the description is 6.29MB.

[@joxzaka3316]

+Badjoe117 send the game's fils to "[e-mail]

[@allanwhite1232000]

+Badjoe117 does this game still work on a pc of today's standard?

[@eastpack69]

how do you install/play on window 10?

[@Badjoe117]

There was this link from Gabriel Guedes in the comments below so all credit goes to him: drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Z3xHob-t29ay1SSmVsU0xEUmM/view?usp=sharing And if I remember right I just unpacked it and it ran fine for me on Windows 10.