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Silent Service

Exciting World War II Submarine Action in the South Pacific by Sid Meier. 0400 hours, Tuesday 1942... BATTLE STATIONS!! BATTLE STATIONS!! Enemy convoy identified on radar!! SILENT SERVICE, The Submarine…

31 December 1985

Silent Service is a simulator developed by MicroProse Software, Inc., released 31 December 1985 on Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and Apple II.

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What Silent Service is

Silent Service is a simulator game developed by MicroProse Software, Inc. and released in 1985. It was published by France Image Logiciel. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, PC-9800 Series, Thomson MO5 and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Exciting World War II Submarine Action in the South Pacific by Sid Meier. 0400 hours, Tuesday 1942... BATTLE STATIONS!! BATTLE STATIONS!! Enemy convoy identified on radar!! SILENT SERVICE, The Submarine Simulation, brings exciting action, great strategy, detailed graphics and an ultra-realistic simulation of a World War II U.S. submarine in the South Pacific. SILENT SERVICE's outstanding features include: all the critical battle stations 0 engine room, conning tower and ship's bridge; challenging and realistic combat versus single ships and heavily escorted convoys; and an infinite variety of situations using complete maps and charts for the entire South-west Pacific and a sophisticated and…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Silent Service launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Silent Service come out?
Silent Service was released on 31 December 1985 for Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, PC-9800 Series, Thomson MO5 and ZX Spectrum.

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