Aces Of The Deep (PC/DOS) 1994, Dynamix

Aces of the Deep is a World War II submarine simulator game developed and published by Dynamix for the PC DOS in 1994. The game was re-released by Sierra On-Line for Windows in 1995 as Command: Aces of the Deep. Aces of the Deep was the last installment of Dynamix's Aces series, which included the flight simulators Red Baron, Aces of the Pacific, and Aces Over Europe. However, unlike its predecessors, Aces of the Deep simulates a Kriegsmarine U-boat during the World War II.
A unique feature was that Aces of the Deep came with a realistic Kriegsmarine War Grid map in which the player used in reference to finding their patrol zones. There is also an extensive in-game manual that covers the development of the U-boat, time-line based maps that show kill-to-loss ratios, and, on the CD-ROM version, video interviews with former German U-boat captains.
The game includes single mission mode, where the player can choose to attack a convoy, a taskforce of warships (consisting of cruisers and/or battleships), or a carrier task-force in a variety of conditions. There are also several historical missions where the player can replay the role of some of Germany's greatest U-boat captains.
Alongside the single missions, Aces of the Deep includes a single player Career Mode where the player can choose which year of the war he wants to start his career, up until the end of the war. Career features the "Nightclub" for war news, scuttlebutt, and viewing the tonnage board. Within the Career Mode the player can receive promotions, medals, and opportunities to take command of newer U-boats. There are three models of U-boats in several variations for the player to choose from, each of which becomes available during its historical period.
The game includes a rich variety of ships, ranging from oil tankers and merchant ships to large troop ships, several different escorts such as corvettes, frigates and destroyers, and warships such as cruisers, battleships and carriers. It also includes a variety of aircraft on anti-submarine patrols. All these vessels are historically based, and their appearance in the game coincides with their historical appearance on the battlefield. The tactics and weapons used by the ships within the game are also historically based.
Command: Aces of the Deep updated the graphics to a higher resolution. This re-release also integrated an expansion that brought in the Type XXI and Type XXIII U-boats.

[@xenaandzenafromsanbernadin3807]

Hell yes! AOTD is an all-time classic.

[@ronsala8749]

Played a lot of Dynamix games as a child. ACOD slipped passed my sonar somehow, I stumbled on it a few years ago while looking for Aces of the Pacific. Anywho, I guess finding it later in life is better then never. Love this game.

[@thriftweeds]

There's a smoke on the horizon, Captain!

[@JayvH]

Jawohl Herr Kaleun.

[@JayvH]

I've spent month over month playing this stuff. Good old times.

[@1teamski]

When PCs struggled to keep up with game graphics. It was an era when you upgraded your computer on an annual basis! I really loved those games......

[@eduardob6080]

I played this game when I was 13 or 14. Finding a single troop ship or seeking and finding one in a convoy was sooo exciting! Great 90 game!

[@Weste88]

5:47 you cant imagine how long im searching to hear that music again, when you leave the port. played this game as a kid and that melody was inprinted into my brain, finally i found a video where it actually plays. thank you for this!

[@jkajmo]

That's how I am with the intro to Omikron: The Nomad Soul. Every time I hear that music, it takes me to some far off destinations of innocence & happiness. Why oh why did we have to grow up lol

[@behindthen0thing]

Lol

[@ET42Driver]

@Weste88 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4uYd3hubauBgqc starts at 2:25

[@nonada1191]

I still play this and Silent Hunter: Commander's Edition at least once a week. They don't make sims like they used to! LONG LIVE 90s DOS GAMING!

[@themeadowlarkminutewithpau8184]

My man!

[@LAWood-cp6oy]

Played this with my young sons around 1994 04 1995, just fantastic LW

[@Dukefazon]

I played this game a decent amount but I didn't really understand what I'm doing or what my goal was. I remember I was impressed by the graphics and the mood but didn't get too far in the game. Those water effects are really impressive!

[@GordonBender]

lol, played this game every week after kindergarten and primary school :D

[@backdraft57]

Nice. Thanks for putting this up. Lots of fun memories playing this

[@fountaincap]

Look at all the extras they put in back then! If only Ubisoft was patient enough to let the devs take their time polishing the Silent Hunter games.

[@SamsonScorpio]

This was the sub game I was looking for! Thanks, mate!

[@gustavosantos106]

I didn't knew this game even existed, I would have loved it in the 90's. Nowadays (2024) I think the best is UBOAT.

[@dannyhartwig7676]

That game had a fantastic Booklet with Lots of Story and info.

[@oliverbentley8125]

A classy 90's gem!

[@CAPHOTO1961]

I played this on my first computer bought while stationed in Germany, It was an AST Advantage Pentium 100 multimedia computer. Back when memory and hard drive space was uber expensive. The game was designed for a 486 chip so my pentium ran it quite smoothly. Its a shame the developers dont really make simulation games like this for modern machines. Silent hunter is about as good as it gets, devs more interested in crap like minecraft or fortnite.

[@Chevelle602]

Uboat looks good

[@set1896]

good times when my pc would crash to this

[@azarisLP]

The Win95 enhanced version I think had the first voice-command interface in a game ever. Not that it worked very well.

[@takenocare]

SH3's grandfather!

[@thebes56]

Played a lot of this game

[@airforceveteran71]

Played many hours late at night in the dark...use to sneak in the middle of the convoy in fog and start using torpedoes and the deck gun before the destroyer escorts got wise..bonus was sinking a battleship escort.

[@lacknerflorian7254]

Ty for share , greets

[@raymondyee2008]

The original “Silent Hunter 2”.

[@Chevelle602]

Loved this game in the 90s

[@raymondyee2008]

What I would love to get from Steam or GOG.

[@largesoda1729]

When it comes to DOS games, this and Silent Hunter are my choices. Silent Hunter because I get to play the Allies and this one because I wanna play Blue Danube when chasing convoys

[@Chevelle602]

Lol thats hilarious. I used to love playing Blue Danube while destroying convoys

[@nonada1191]

Hey there's someone else in the world that still jumps between these two great games? I canned SH3/4/5 and everything else - I play SH:CE and AOD almost every week! Both offer great experiences, but as an American I gotta say I'm a bit more biased toward the fleet boats :)

[@BadBCat]

Blue Danube it's THE music for chasing convoys 😎👍🏻

[@Martin-wp9mx]

COOL !

[@andrejrockshox]

was this played in DOSBox? which version? is this AWE32 music? or maybe GUS?

[@simonfrederiksen104]

Looks very Red Baron but I never tried that one. Next you'll tell me there was a Panzer Ace too.

[@jawanch]

Conservo un Portail Dell Inspiron Pentium II con Win98 sólo para jugar a Aces of the Deep.

[@tommyzDad]

Got this running on Win 7 64 w/ DOS Box! This is going to be fun! Has anyone tried using the voice commands? Do they work?

[@jsthlrd]

Voice commands are only an option for the Windows 95 version, which unfortunately you won't be able to play outside a virtual machine or retro computer using Windows 95 or 98

[@sonal3696]

Predám túto hru..

[@barron8006]

was there anyway to really be successful and sink ships by 1944? Also, the snorkel seemed useless from a convoy stalking point of view because it's picked up on radar. I assume it's only value is to keep the batteries charged during general (2 knot ) cruising? I also never really used the FAT torpedoes properly. By they time they were around, I couldn't get close enough.

[@johannmckraken9399]

By late 43/early 44 the tide had definitely turned to the allies. You had to be very lucky to even get close enough to make an attack. Mid 44 on missions were all but suicidal and you just tried to hold on until the type xxi came along. The type xxi was a potential game changer but you still had to be very accomplished to get the most out of it. By then crew morale and training was a real handicap.

[@pzkwiia1699]

great realism: a submarine stays on the surface to fight airoplaines ....and survives

[@GTOAviator]

33:44 lol

[@leroyrs]

Good game, but why music during a simulation ? Absolutely useless...

[@Rich4098]

There was a phonograph on board! You could select a number of period tunes to play. I think even Tipperary was one of them, like in Das Boot.