The Bulge: Battle for Antwerp

The Bulge: Battle for Antwerp is a video game in the strategy genre developed by Choice Software and published by Argus Press Software Ltd. originally released in 1985. It is currently playable on Commodore 64.

This early simulation of the 'Battle of the Bulge' uses a semi-real time system for the game, which consists of 15 minute timestamps and will jump to 7:00 AM the next day as soon as midnight is reached. The game has a pause command, so you can examine the battlefield without time pressure. Units are shown as icons and represent a regiment, a brigade or even a division, each with a given strength value. At first the units are placed in their initial historical locations of December 16, 1944. Orders are given by selecting a unit and pointing to a target on the map. The unit will then attempt to move towards the ordered location (or enemy unit), and enter combat. In the course of the battle each side will receive a number of reinforcements that will appear in predefined (historical) positions. The units will fight until they are completely annihilated. When this happens, you will receive a message that will be displayed in a ticker at the top of the screen. Here you also receive information such as weather reports, air support and incoming reinforcements.

Victory points are accumulated by destroying enemy units and taking cities (each city has a value in victory points). There are some special conditions for the German side, such as not taking the city of Spa in time (with the fuel tank intact) will reduce the combat value of all units. The current points are shown at the bottom of the screen. The game will end on January 3, 1945, also showing the final points again, along with declarations of which sides claim victory. You can examine the final positions of the units and restart the game afterwards.

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