Microsoft_Flight_Simulator_(1986_video_game)

<i>Microsoft Flight Simulator</i> (1986 video game)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (1986 video game)

1986 video game

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a 1986 video game developed by Sublogic and published by Microsoft for the Macintosh.

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Development

In 1984 Amiga Corporation asked Bruce Artwick to port Flight Simulator for its forthcoming computer, but Commodore's purchase of Amiga temporarily ended the relationship. Sublogic instead finished a Macintosh version, released by Microsoft, then resumed work on the Amiga and Atari ST versions.[1]

Notable features included a windowing system allowing multiple simultaneous 3D views - including exterior views of the aircraft itself.

Reception

Frank Boosman reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated, "As a game, FS is exciting. Flying beneath the Golden Gate Bridge was a big thrill, and really had me sweating. FS wins as a simulation as well; the flight characteristics of the Cessna and Lear Jet seem realistic, and the instrumentation is complete."[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Hockman, Daniel (April 1987). "Bruce Artwick's Flight Simulator / You've Come A Long Way, Baby! / The History of an Epic Program". Computer Gaming World. No. 36. pp. 32–34. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    Boosman, Frank (August 1986). "Macintosh Window". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 30. p. 37.
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