#How Did Oscar Mike Come About?

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wild hornet
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At this point, I’ve probably heard the Jet Attack Move story above more times than I can count now. But, I don’t think the reason for developing Oscar Mike has really come up in any Q&A yet, so it would be interesting to know.

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dense panther
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Great question. So it actually started life as a Desert Strike style game, inspired by a game I played a lot as a kid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYVDt8XhTBM

Http://www.longplays.org

Played by MadMatty

Desert Strike, developed by Mike Posehn of Granite Bay Software and published by Electronic Arts in 1992.

"The Scuds Are Back!!! With a fiery blast from your Hellfire missiles you must annihilate a ruthless tyrant's military arsenal. Smoke his private yacht and tear into his air force as you challen...

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The project is still called "Apache Strike". I wanted to have you fly a helicopter around, but also switch to a tank and other vehicles. A bit like in Return Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-QO51zqe10

Return Fire gameplay for the Playstation 1 (PS1)

► PS1 playlists:
PS1 Compilation Videos (Top 10 videos etc.)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljauD_hVEDJrd6OEzdSuOoDBH26vkil5

All Playstation 1 (PS1) games that I have played
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljauD_hVEDKWfaig4phAGFpPEhBnZuTW

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