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Thank you very much for possibility to play such fine games from the past. Good Luck. Good Job. ; )
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iChore28 Jan. 2025
After reading Achtung Panzer! I really got a feel for this game. The time limits can be unforgiving, but destroying Polaks, commies and other assorted vermin makes me a happy boy! It's nice to play as the good guys for once... 88/100
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GameBoy03 Aug. 2024
Top comment
No download button? Why?
6
karr10714 Jan. 2022
no start button for me? i have played this before did something change?
-1
wilmik705 Jan. 2021
Great game! would recommend
2
Wayne09 Dec. 2020
This is actually the DOS-ROM version but it's still really fun!
0
Yankee Charlie01 Oct. 2020
I love this game
1
Art121727 Jul. 2020
Been looking for this for a long time! Thank you!
1
Pontori Falstaff26 Jun. 2020
Lost in this game for months re-redoing every board in search of perfection. Same with Close Combat. Same with Panzer II. Man, biggest concern was what fast food dinner I was going to have to take a 30 min break to go get.
3
MMkie19 Jun. 2020
The is a Win95 version of Panzer General 1 , it came out 2 years later in 1996. The DOS versions has better interface and just plays better. Win95 is like a cut and paste version.
3
@Doom16 Apr. 2020
Thank you.
0
DooM06 Apr. 2020
@CD The "windows version" - CD here is actually the DOS version! It is the full game with cutscenes etc. You must mount the .nrg image in dosbox and then install and start it. It works perfectly. easy. I think it is called "windows" version because it is originally for windows 95 (which is actually based on DOS) :-D.
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CD?06 Apr. 2020
Anyone has the DOS CD version of it? I see in the links only the RIP DOS or floppy version, and a Windows version for CD.
1
DooM26 Mar. 2020
What can one say to this game? Everything has been said. It is a timeless masterpiece and one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. The first version and later Panzer General 2 and the rest of SSI's great games are just great, not to forget Pacific General and the last of the series, People's General, are the best games you can play today. A highly addictive, interesting and challenging game as well as all later SSI releases. Much better than today's stuff...
1
Chris25 Mar. 2020
I used to play this game often.
0
Gen21 Dec. 2019
@Greg G. - OpenGeneral missed a trick not basing it on the Pacific General engine (the best version of the 5* General series). The original dos Panzer General based on that engine would be perfect.
0
Greg G.19 Dec. 2019
I still play the community-improved with a ton of new features version of Panzer General called OpenGeneral. It comes with over a hundred different campaign, different time periods going back to antiquity, and is free to boot. It kicks Panzer Corps butt in every aspect. Panzer Corps making you buy each campaign separately is a huge turn-off, too.
I'd recommend highly that any fans of the old SSI series to check it out.
4
Jones15045801 Nov. 2019
A wonderful game of tactic
1
Meatball29 Sep. 2019
I am looking for the board game that preceded and inspired this computer game. It came with 4 boards that could be combined and rearranged to accommodate the scenarios. I believe it, too, was called "Panzer General", and looked very much like this computer game, except the towns had no names (because the boards were interchangeable, depending on the scenario). If anyone knows where I might find the board game, contact me my email: bennymeatballbartek@yahoo.com (Please provide photos that I can verify it is the game I am looking for. Thank you!)
1
luis filipe27 May. 2019
sorry about my bad english because i am portuguese.Thank you for this game, it was one of my first games and i love it.Thank you a lot sir.
2
tyrock22 Mar. 2019
the windows verion dont seem to run. what am i missing
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Alex18 Nov. 2018
Loved this game ....
0
Bink3824 Sep. 2018
Geweldig ik kan het eindelijk weer eens spelen,
0
latigo21 Aug. 2018
I remember GNBNA best game,simple and also Panzer General,best games ever,
2
Sorrow6221 Jul. 2018
You better play this game under DosBox. The game itself is not realistic but it's the MOST PLAYABLE ever seen. Remember that there is a bug, the second time you play France scenario it will be impossible to have a Decisive Victory, anyway it's well known that in France scenario it's better have a minor victory after haveing conquered all cities and left only a crippled ship to enemy to gain max experience and prestige. The game mechanic is simple, playing the game to reach a decisive victory in USA is another matter. Many believes that you have to choose tanks looking at attack value, that is fully wrong, in this game initiative is more important su if you choose Panzer IV you'll always lose against enemy armor while the Panzer III will be more effective even if the values are less than the "IV". Another thing is to have seven eng. inf. units, it'll take time, but if you play good you'll have them in France scenario. Another important trick I use in early scenarios is Heavy Flak starting in the most difficult battle, Norway. In norway buy a 88 Flak as soon as you take a city, your fighter are too green and too weak to attack enemy fighters while they'll work good when attacked, so encircle enemy planes with your fighters but do not attack them, take Flak at three exes or less and shoot in the next turn, if you're lucky with bad weather you'll stop enemy planes enough to leave them without fuel. This works until you'll upgrade to FW190 with at least two star experience. Another word about the scenario sequence. Play with Decisive Victory until France, win it at last turn than go for Balkans, Creete and go on, you'll have a lot of time to rise prestige and upgrading units and get experience as well. More to say but I have the time to say that I still play Panzer General after so many years and I still enjoy it.
2
Dosser02 Jun. 2018
Dos version works perfect in win 10 64 bit even. You need to run it off a command line inside the Dosbox program is all.
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Michael01 Jun. 2018
I played the DOS version since 1994 and it's probably the best all round war-game ever made. This is the game to play to get ANYONE into war /strategy games. Good learning curve and right balance of strategy and playability. I didn't realize a windows version existed, just downloaded it and it even works on Win10 64bit (unfortunately the Dos version does not). There is a lot of interesting words in the source code of this one. "English-Sheep-Shaggers" is mentioned often and criticism of EA etc.
1
KC17 Apr. 2018
Everyone seems to think this game is sooooo cool, but it is impossible! I can get to level two, but as many games, it gets impossible after the first level. AND THAT'S ON EASY! AND ONLY THE SECOND LEVEL! I think you guys are crazy! There is no way anyone can be that good! I give this game a one star, five if it was possible!
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Bixbt16 Apr. 2018
They released a level editor. Don't remember where it is but its awesome!!
0
rebooted01 Mar. 2018
this game is ownage plus master of orion i played for days
2
QuakeBUG21 Jun. 2017
The music of this game is very cool
3
PANZER20 Feb. 2017
is it legal?
-8
Dirk03 Jan. 2017
Always loved this game. Played it for years
2
Joy01 Dec. 2016
Amazing game! Hours and hours of play.
2
Chris23 Jun. 2015
One of the most repayable games ever, I'd suggest looking for Panzer General II, however, as there are literally hundreds of user created campaigns that you can play, and thousands of military units to use.
1
ASP81121 Aug. 2014
PGI is a well thought out strategy game. It basically computerized the older board games that featured the same hexagonal board, dice, and tiles; adding some corny animations and sounds. I think its simplicity makes it timeless and endlessly playable.
2
STARK16 Jan. 2014
It`s very cool;)
1
evlpngn25 Nov. 2013
my dad loves this game, but he use to use some cheats back in the day, does anybody know how i can find them again for him?
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Pilot19 Aug. 2013
The king of strategic round based games! I spent whole days when I was a child playing it!
0
Javier25 May. 2013
Panzer General was one of the best strategic games that I had ever play.
0
Alex18 Feb. 2013
the old good game ...
0
oam7716 Feb. 2013
good very good to like ...
0
mushandin21 Aug. 2011
A serious challenge
0
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.
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Comments and reviews
Nice game naver play for a long time
Thank you very much for possibility to play such fine games from the past. Good Luck. Good Job. ; )
After reading Achtung Panzer! I really got a feel for this game. The time limits can be unforgiving, but destroying Polaks, commies and other assorted vermin makes me a happy boy! It's nice to play as the good guys for once... 88/100
No download button? Why?
no start button for me? i have played this before did something change?
Great game! would recommend
This is actually the DOS-ROM version but it's still really fun!
I love this game
Been looking for this for a long time! Thank you!
Lost in this game for months re-redoing every board in search of perfection. Same with Close Combat. Same with Panzer II. Man, biggest concern was what fast food dinner I was going to have to take a 30 min break to go get.
The is a Win95 version of Panzer General 1 , it came out 2 years later in 1996.
The DOS versions has better interface and just plays better. Win95 is like a cut and paste version.
Thank you.
@CD The "windows version" - CD here is actually the DOS version! It is the full game with cutscenes etc. You must mount the .nrg image in dosbox and then install and start it. It works perfectly. easy. I think it is called "windows" version because it is originally for windows 95 (which is actually based on DOS) :-D.
Anyone has the DOS CD version of it? I see in the links only the RIP DOS or floppy version, and a Windows version for CD.
What can one say to this game? Everything has been said. It is a timeless masterpiece and one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. The first version and later Panzer General 2 and the rest of SSI's great games are just great, not to forget Pacific General and the last of the series, People's General, are the best games you can play today. A highly addictive, interesting and challenging game as well as all later SSI releases. Much better than today's stuff...
I used to play this game often.
@Greg G. - OpenGeneral missed a trick not basing it on the Pacific General engine (the best version of the 5* General series).
The original dos Panzer General based on that engine would be perfect.
I still play the community-improved with a ton of new features version of Panzer General called OpenGeneral. It comes with over a hundred different campaign, different time periods going back to antiquity, and is free to boot. It kicks Panzer Corps butt in every aspect. Panzer Corps making you buy each campaign separately is a huge turn-off, too.
I'd recommend highly that any fans of the old SSI series to check it out.
A wonderful game of tactic
I am looking for the board game that preceded and inspired this computer game. It came with 4 boards that could be combined and rearranged to accommodate the scenarios. I believe it, too, was called "Panzer General", and looked very much like this computer game, except the towns had no names (because the boards were interchangeable, depending on the scenario). If anyone knows where I might find the board game, contact me my email: bennymeatballbartek@yahoo.com (Please provide photos that I can verify it is the game I am looking for. Thank you!)
sorry about my bad english because i am portuguese.Thank you for this game, it was one of my first games and i love it.Thank you a lot sir.
the windows verion dont seem to run. what am i missing
Loved this game ....
Geweldig ik kan het eindelijk weer eens spelen,
I remember GNBNA best game,simple and also Panzer General,best games ever,
You better play this game under DosBox. The game itself is not realistic but it's the MOST PLAYABLE ever seen.
Remember that there is a bug, the second time you play France scenario it will be impossible to have a Decisive Victory, anyway it's well known that in France scenario it's better have a minor victory after haveing conquered all cities and left only a crippled ship to enemy to gain max experience and prestige.
The game mechanic is simple, playing the game to reach a decisive victory in USA is another matter.
Many believes that you have to choose tanks looking at attack value, that is fully wrong, in this game initiative is more important su if you choose Panzer IV you'll always lose against enemy armor while the Panzer III will be more effective even if the values are less than the "IV".
Another thing is to have seven eng. inf. units, it'll take time, but if you play good you'll have them in France scenario.
Another important trick I use in early scenarios is Heavy Flak starting in the most difficult battle, Norway.
In norway buy a 88 Flak as soon as you take a city, your fighter are too green and too weak to attack enemy fighters while they'll work good when attacked, so encircle enemy planes with your fighters but do not attack them, take Flak at three exes or less and shoot in the next turn, if you're lucky with bad weather you'll stop enemy planes enough to leave them without fuel.
This works until you'll upgrade to FW190 with at least two star experience.
Another word about the scenario sequence. Play with Decisive Victory until France, win it at last turn than go for Balkans, Creete and go on, you'll have a lot of time to rise prestige and upgrading units and get experience as well.
More to say but I have the time to say that I still play Panzer General after so many years and I still enjoy it.
Dos version works perfect in win 10 64 bit even. You need to run it off a command line inside the Dosbox program is all.
I played the DOS version since 1994 and it's probably the best all round war-game ever made. This is the game to play to get ANYONE into war /strategy games. Good learning curve and right balance of strategy and playability.
I didn't realize a windows version existed, just downloaded it and it even works on Win10 64bit (unfortunately the Dos version does not).
There is a lot of interesting words in the source code of this one. "English-Sheep-Shaggers" is mentioned often and criticism of EA etc.
Everyone seems to think this game is sooooo cool, but it is impossible! I can get to level two, but as many games, it gets impossible after the first level. AND THAT'S ON EASY! AND ONLY THE SECOND LEVEL! I think you guys are crazy! There is no way anyone can be that good! I give this game a one star, five if it was possible!
They released a level editor. Don't remember where it is but its awesome!!
this game is ownage plus master of orion i played for days
The music of this game is very cool
is it legal?
Always loved this game. Played it for years
Amazing game! Hours and hours of play.
One of the most repayable games ever, I'd suggest looking for Panzer General II, however, as there are literally hundreds of user created campaigns that you can play, and thousands of military units to use.
PGI is a well thought out strategy game. It basically computerized the older board games that featured the same hexagonal board, dice, and tiles; adding some corny animations and sounds. I think its simplicity makes it timeless and endlessly playable.
It`s very cool;)
my dad loves this game, but he use to use some cheats back in the day, does anybody know how i can find them again for him?
The king of strategic round based games! I spent whole days when I was a child playing it!
Panzer General was one of the best strategic games that I had ever play.
the old good game ...
good very good to like ...
A serious challenge
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.