Gunboat (PC/DOS) Vietnam, 1990, Accolade, Inc.

Gunboat is a simulation video game developed and released by Accolade in 1990 for Amiga, MS-DOS, TurboGrafx-16 and ZX Spectrum. It is a combat simulator of a Patrol Boat, River (PBR).
The game starts out in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. When the player earns a second lieutenant's bar, the game moves on to battle the drug kingpins of Colombia. After making the grade of lieutenant commander, the player may begin patrolling the Panama Canal Zone. The player uses the keyboard, the function keys, and the joystick to move through a number of stations aboard the PBR, including those for the pilot, the stern gunner, and the midship gunner. The pilot controls the searchlights and the ship's speed, and can identify targets for the gunners, and command the crew to open or cease fire.
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[@ravex24]

I remember this game. I was a kid of 10 but I managed, through many trials and tribulations, to dominate the battlefield and win the war against the mighty water buffalo. Their casualties were immense.

[@stderaj]

Hell yeah, brother... I still wake up screaming from the nightmares that force me to re-live all the prepubescent pixelated atrocities I committed. Except in the dreams *I'm* the water buffalo, watching all my fellow 'falos blown to polygonal pieces by some kid who's enraged by his boat's cracked windshield. The great water buffalo genocide of the 1990s never made it into history books, but vets & survivors on both sides know the truth, and we will will never forget.

[@SubidubidubiDu1]

Back in the day, i used to mow down everything i laid my eyes upon with "Ol' Painless" M60, be it civilian junk, US infantry, Vietcong, civilian hut.. :) too much Fortunate Son while playing this i guess

[@lunadog7784]

I remember this game from when I was a kid. Good find. I totally forgot about this one.

[@1teamski]

This was an awesome game. I spent a lot of time on it back in the day.

[@MultiDivebomber]

The droning sound of old PC speaker is one of the most beautiful sounds.

[@grant3226]

Sounds awesome in Dolby Atmos

[@mariogomez3402]

juegazo, cuantos recuerdos, lo jugaba en mi 286

[@hubertk9051]

another treasure, great work!

[@raymondyee2008]

Used to play this sometime back. It’s now on GOG.

[@Trusteft]

This looks amazing. I was a fun of Advanced Destroyer Simulator back then. I wish knew this was a thing too.

[@tomasauren918]

i remember this game too

[@nightmaster5593]

Those are really cool graphic! Completely sincerely, that looks awesome.

[@uncletimo6059]

Pilot, branch left! I can't, YOU are piloting! ;->

[@buddookan]

I played as a child - I had no idea what the goal was or what I was doing :D

[@EROD239]

I remember playing this badboy as a kid... I was in like 1st grade. No idea what I was doing. All I did was shoot anything and everything on screen.

[@MrSaiyan333]

Lol, I didn't have to shoot everything I see? I thought otherwise when I've played this game as a kid and I couldn't speak English. :D

[@buddookan]

I had the same :]

[@aceofswords1725]

Don't worry, in the cause of historical accuracy I'm sure that's exactly how it was meant to be played...

[@NoelPitoy]

Oh love this game

[@usedx115x]

Will you continue this? Perhaps do a playthrough?

[@WeissVogel]

This was a guilty pleasure of mine when I was 11 years old back in 91-92. When my dad underwent a special career management course in the military, he was given a 386 for his lessons. I played Gunboat for hours and man in the Colombia campaign i had to take care of my seaman because i didnt want him killed and lose my mortar; in one mission I needed the punch to kill that fortification and that mortar nest - and destroying those completed the mission.

[@EJ205T]

One of my first games on PC. It had very good graphic for its time on PC.

[@jarmojurisoo3505]

oh boy the sound makes me deaf

[@xy5844]

what kind of minecraft is this?

[@ben2741]

Where’s the dog?!

[@fahrradmittelfranken8207]

Why would they identify "civilians" on some targets?

[@avrahamstern4550]

great games... cool open world 3D simulation in 90 ? better than wolfenstein 3D in 92 :D i remember the dragon flight simulator as well nd the Retaliator - awesome jet fighter simulation - great with joystick