SAS COMBAT SIMULATOR | Commodore 64 (1989)

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Commando, Who Dares Wins, Ikari Warriors OR SAS Combat Simulator? 😇🕹👌 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= More from 1989: tinyurl.com/1989-C64-GAMES My Top Picks: tinyurl.com/CCGS-BEST-GAMES

[@LurgsHowToGuides]

As Ross Kemp said in Extras ‘SAS stands for Super Army Soldiers’. Classic.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Haha great TV show that... Ricky Gervais is a legend 😇🕹👌

[@ParsnipCelery]

How fitting that I see something for the SAS. I'm reading Rainbow Six right now and it constantly talks about the Special Air Service.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

I can imagine Tom Clancy book is better than the Codemasters variety! 😁🕹👌

[@ParsnipCelery]

@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Dude. How cool would a bang shoot game would/could have been.

[@Steve_UK77]

Have you done Bazooka Bill yet? Urgh, that game is a special kind of awful. This seems tame.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Oh it's on the list alright! Hopefully squeeze it in certainly before end of year 😇🕹️👌

[@LevitatingCups]

that feeling when you throw a grenade at a tank and it explodes, simulation perfection

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

So long as your aim is pixel perfect, like it needs to be in this game, haha 😇🕹️👌

[@clray123]

@@CheekyCommodoreGamer I think op just meant that the grenade explodes, not the tank.

[@ArttuTheCat]

CodeMasters' mixture of IKARI WARRIORS and ARNIE for the Commodore 64 😹😺👍🕹️. I still love the Commodore 64 games on the Commodore 64 and Amiga 😺👍🕹️.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

I liked the fact that it makes an attempt at capturing the best from all of those games... however, it was unfortunate that none of them were as good as their counterpart originals. Shame, but still - give it a whirl and see what you think 😇🕹️👌

[@Syragar]

My first thought was, "Oh! Cool! I haven't heard of this one!" Then I watched the video. My ending thought is, "I guess it's good that I haven't heard of it! LOL!"

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Haha yup, you probably swerved some pain and torment by not playing this before. Still - I always say you should fire it up and give it a whirl all the same. I'm sure there were many out there that maybe loved this game 😇🕹️👌

[@LupoAndy]

The Amiga version looks very poor - especially for 1990.

[@Syragar]

@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Yup. Sometimes its fun to play bad games and laugh at how bad they are. It's kinda like Mystery Science Theater 3000 when it comes to bad movies.

[@trepaning]

the combat simulation was generally my brother saying it was crap and me saying it was great because he said it was crap, then me dodging his punches and thrown items.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Those days sound very very familiar with my experiences with my own brother! Haha 😇🕹️👌

[@caeserromero3013]

Is it just me, or does the sprite the Amiga version look like Elmer Fudd with that red hat and shotgun?

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Now you mention it! There's a definite likeness haha 😇🕹️👌

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

It almost looks like a Shoot-em-up-construction-kit game. Not surprised that the Amiga version is no better: A bad game idea is a bad idea, after all.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Yeah, it just felt... 'off'. The random elements of movement from the enemy soldiers was almost laughable in places! 😇🕹️👌

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@CheekyCommodoreGamer I always liked the idea (in very few of these overhead games) where the enemy cannot see you if you're behind a tree or vehicle etc. It adds a nice level of realism that very few of these games achieve. It's also nice when objects like trees or vehicles block the enemy's shots (and yours) so that you can use them for protection. This does require a bit of a higher level of programming skill, but it adds so much to the game.

[@sporthaas]

Nice video again. Never played this game, will give it a try this weekend.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Much appreciated - yeah, I suppose it's worth giving it a go... not one of the best in the genre though 😇🕹️👌

[@commandingjudgedredd1841]

Nah. I would've been happy sticking to Commando and even better... Airborne Ranger.

[@IsaacKuo]

Airborne Ranger is a completely different sort of game ... more of a sim, really.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Yeah - a superb sim too 😇🕹️👌

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Better choice of games, for sure! 😇🕹️👌

[@caeserromero3013]

Of course, in this game, SAS could stand for Suicide and Senility 😂😂

[@jonnysmith7962]

Never heard this game before looks like nmix between commando and who dares wins ikarinwarriors by elite was the best one

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Definitely a mix alright, but those games you mentioned are much better individually 😇🕹️👌

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Yup, or Soldiers and Silliness, both of which feature heavily in this review haha 😇🕹️👌

[@IsaacKuo]

The success of Kung-Fu Master told developers that players wanted to have an attack with almost zero range, with endless hordes of opponents rushing in from both sides. And then Green Beret took that formula and said, "Yeah, that still makes perfect sense when everyone is armed with guns." Daft!

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

You make a good point here! I always found it unfair that the guy from Green Beret went in without a weapon! favourite

[@raysissum]

This gave me a laugh, cheers!

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Haha good stuff 😇🕹️👌

[@cybermodo]

Had this one around some of my big bootleg compilations, and I always had soft spot for it. Quite simply, looked like a cool interactive demo, and fun private joke experiment - stuffing two distinctive gameplays into one load - and I mean - two of the most iconic & classic "special forces" action games in the arcades, and on 8-bit computer. And visuals and motions weren't bad at all, quite tasty to look at, but sure the gameplay was lacking in various departments. Let's say that I keep fond memories of this game because it made me dream of possibility to actually make some really cool game using the same concept. Just putting some elements properly together (if Sensible Software guys did it, go figure...). Strenghtening the formula and going multi-part for the sheer varied content, some suggested narrative and many cool moments to experience - no limit to great fun. Feel like mentioning Fernandez Must Die again - also unique example of the melting pot of various commando-styled shooters (and then some) - we just needed some more efforts in the same mold, to get it completely right. There is awesomeness lying in these concepts, but not pushed to their possibilities. However, it's never too late. Incredible C64 games are being produced on a daily basis today, and perhaps someone might decide to check these commando stuff of old, and give them some new and better life? Maybe somebody who read these line of mine? One can never know...

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

It never ceases to amaze me how many new C64 games are still being developer. A testament to an amazing machine and a great community 😇🕹️👌

[@exidy-yt]

Hoo boy, this one is absolutely shameless! The days when QA and playtesting was done by the programmer or one of his friends resulted in some ungodly horrible games being released on the unsuspecting public, and thus review magazines were absolutely essential to the gamer of the day. This was surely a good example. Not going to look it up (if I even could) but I am sure the Zzap!64 crew didn't give this clunking turd anything above 30%.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Wasn't one of the best, but still - I'd say fire it up and give it a whirl. I can imagine there will be plenty who love it, as games are very subjective 😇🕹️👌

[@bakerpauldavid]

Fun video! I appreciate the Amiga version comparisons. I always thought that the Amiga versions were far superior, but as here and in some other vids, that was not always true. In this case I have the feeling that this was an eatlier Amiga game? Could it be that they rushed some Amiga releases without using its 16 bit potential? Great upload anyway and keep the good memories rolling!

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Yeah the Commodore 64 had many games which were much better than the Amiga ports and, in this instance, it definitely shows! A poor, poor game for the Amiga. Was funny playing this one though on the C64, it's not half as bad as the review makes out... most of it was tongue in cheek. Stay tuned for more classic nostalgic memories 😇🕹️👌

[@azoriusmage]

Microprose Airborne Rangers is the kind of game this should have been

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

I guess for a budget title it wasn't too bad. But for those who had already played the death out of the likes of Commando, Who Dares Wins II & Green Beret, this would have felt like a big step down 🤔🕹👌

[@vidarlystadjohansen9829]

think I tried the first level of this once, didn't know there were several types of gameplay in it

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

You probably saved yourself a whole lot of frustration to be honest 😇🕹️👌

[@matslarsson5988]

This makes the latest flight simulator look like an arcade game!!! 😂

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Haha yeah you're not wrong there! 😇🕹️👌

[@cremins]

I never ever learnt my lesson with those Codemasters simulators. 10 year old me would always get duped by the fantastical promises on the back of the cassette case. So much disappointment 😂, great days. Another great video. One of my favourite KZbin channels now ❤

[@pgtips73]

@@cremins BMX Simulator was good! At least it was back then. 😁

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Awesome good to hear you're enjoying the channel. As for Codemaster games... yup! Their cassette inlay would always dupe me in also. I'd spend hand over fist just to get home and be ever so slightly disappointed at some of their budget titles. Did I ever learn? Nope 😁🕹👌

[@JohnnyWednesday]

The SAS are well known for only having a single fire button

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Haha yeah, something like that! 😇🕹️👌

[@MrLondonGo]

Ah that era when every game was a ‘simulator’!

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

The Codemasters Simulator 'Simulator' Simulator is a game I'm still waiting to be newly released 😇🕹️👌

[@ekistic]

Didn’t see a game that bad since I played Stroker 😂

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

At least with Stroker - you get a happy ending 😁🕹👌

[@Dorelaxen]

Oooh, cheekier than usual today I see!

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Couldn't resist. Give it a whirl... you'll 100% understand why haha. I very very very rarely slate a game, but this was a bit 'bobbins'. Only because I remember it very well from being a kid and I think it made me cry 😇🕹️👌

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

The SAS seem incredible in this game.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

New slogan... He Who Dares to play SAS Combat Simulator - Wins 😇🕹👌

[@Stoobers]

A new one on me, looks good, but.... :D

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Looks fantastic, I agree... it's even pretty smooth and scrolls well. However, you do get stuck a lot on the various objects like bushes etc. It's worth firing up once! Hehe 😇🕹️👌

[@greghill00]

I had this on the speccy

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

I don't know which is worse 😁🕹👌

[@craigwise6374]

Well done son 😅

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Couldn't resist a little bit of humour for this game 😇🕹️👌

[@Simon0]

3:25 Lol those guys sprinting towards you like Usain bolt 😆

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Those kamikaze running men are lethal! Why they all run at 40 miles an hour is beyond me 😇🕹️👌

[@Simon0]

@@CheekyCommodoreGamer 😆. 🏃

[@itsmrripley]

You're not a fan, then? 🫠

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Got to be right there in my top 1000 somewhere 😇🕹️👌