Apache Strike (DOS)

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Apache Strike
Apache Strike - DOS.jpg
Platform: DOS
Year: 1989
Developer: Activision, Inc.
For another games from this series, see Apache Strike.

Apache Strike is a port of Macintosh release of this helicopter simulator.

The story of this game is placed at the back of the box art. The year is 1997, and the new World War is beginning. You are a pilot of AH-64 Apache helicopter through streets of enemy tanks and helicopters. You must defeat your enemy and your target, the Strategic Defense Computer (SDC), with your guns and rockets, to save the world from nuclear destruction.

The rest of this game is lacking of gameplay. It's boring and hard, and the only track of this game is modified version of Vultan's Theme by Queen, taken without any permission from musical band, and it's badly utilized on PC Speaker. But the true 3D engine, which is better than in C64 and MAC releases, make this game really advanced than the most game of this time.

Screenshots

The game supports different display adapters - 4 colors of CGA, Tandy 16 colors, 16 colors of EGA and even 256 colors of VGA/MCGA (came in 1987), giving very nice picture for this time. Tandy and EGA pictures are the same.

The screens below were taken in MCGA/VGA mode.

Apache Strike - DOS - Title VGA.png

The title screen.

Apache Strike - DOS - First Level VGA.png

Cut scenes for the first level.

Apache Strike - DOS - In the air VGA.png

Air planning over the enemy.

Apache Strike - DOS - Game Over VGA.png

You are destroyed and killed!

Music

The game contains only one track - modified version of Vultan's Theme by Queen. The song sounds very similar to the Airwolf theme. This song is repeating on the menu. The music is more robust than in Commodore and Macintosh releases.

Like other versions, other main events in game (like level backgrounds, game over or highscore board) lack music.

Recording

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men) QueenChris Teslak 1:45
Download

Credits

(Source; recognizable bars of Vultan's Theme.)

This is the only version of Apache Strike which credits arranger. But none of them credit Queen.

Game Rip

Format

Download

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The game use custom language to play music with PC Speaker (probably a kind of BASIC). But since it's compiled, the ripping of original source is impossible for now.

This game still needs to be ripped. The actual recording was made from the game.

Audio Devices

Music

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Sound

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The game doesn't have changing audio hardware program. The music will be played on PC Speaker. The sounds like the shooting of bullets, rockets, explosions or rotation of the helicopter's blades will be played on the same device.

Releases

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Apache Strike - DOS.jpg
Title: Apache Strike
Platform: DOS
Released: 1989-??-??
Publisher: Activision, Inc.

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