What was your first ever flight sim?

Biggles · 08-10-07, 04:08 PM

Hm....well the 3 first simulator games for me:

Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (space simulator, but still....)
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator
Airfix Dogfighter (aaaah, the memories!

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Chock · 08-10-07, 09:11 PM

As far as I recall, my first 'proper' one was SubLogic's Flight Simulator (i.e. before it was a Microsoft title). The earliest one I still actually have in my possession (with the box and everything) is I think a later incarnation of SubLogic's Flight Simulator, maybe version 3, not sure without digging it out of a cupboard. I do remember that it has a great manual, which is still pretty good in terms of correct procedures even today.

The original versions of flight simulator did have quite a few aeroplanes even then, such as the Sopwith Camel and a Cessna, but it was largely limited to flying around the San Francisco area. I also had an early SubLogic version of Flight Simulator for the Commodore Amiga too.

I do remember spending a lot of time with Ubisoft's Fighter Bomber on the Commodore 64, as you could bomb stuff in the F-111 and the Panavia Tornado, and it was one of the first half-decent fight sims with shaded vector graphics, but the first really decent combat ones with all the systems modeled properly would be the very first Falcon and Digital Integration's F-16 Combat Simulator (on the Commodore 64), DI's F-16 was also on the Amiga too. The WW1 sim Knights of the Sky was a good one on that as well.

The first really good combat flight sims for proper dogfighting with very good frame rates I had were: Hellcats (anyone remember that?) and Chuck Yeager's Combat Flight Simulator. I had both of those for the Apple Mac.

I've pretty much bought every flight sim there is over the years.

Chock

JScones · 08-10-07, 09:15 PM

subLOGIC FS1 on the Apple ][, very early 1980's.

This was pre-Microsoft FS1, which came out a few years later.

Hehe - found some screenshots courtesy of Wikipedia...

Aahhh, the memories.

Then on to Microsoft Flight Simulator 1...

Cutting edge graphics!

I had no joystick back then - played all by keyboard.

Then moved on to c64 games like Dambusters, Spitfire, Gunship, F15 SE, F15 SEII (basically any Microprose flightsim - I loved them all because they had ranks and medals), before getting my first PC titles Heroes of the 357th and B17 Flying Fortress for my top of the range 386DX40.

fatty · 08-10-07, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JScones

subLOGIC FS1 on the Apple ][, very early 1980's.

This was pre-Microsoft FS1, which came out a few years later.

Hehe - found some screenshots courtesy of Wikipedia...

Aahhh, the memories.

Then on to Microsoft Flight Simulator 1...

Cutting edge graphics!

I had no joystick back then - played all by keyboard.

Then moved on to c64 games like Dambusters, Spitfire, Gunship, F15 SE, F15 SEII (basically any Microprose flightsim - I loved them all because they had ranks and medals), before getting my first PC titles Heroes of the 357th and B17 Flying Fortress for my top of the range 386DX40.

Damn, you win!

08-10-07, 04:08 PM	#1
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hm....well the 3 first simulator games for me: Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (space simulator, but still....) Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator Airfix Dogfighter (aaaah, the memories! ) __________________

08-10-07, 09:11 PM	#2
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As far as I recall, my first 'proper' one was SubLogic's Flight Simulator (i.e. before it was a Microsoft title). The earliest one I still actually have in my possession (with the box and everything) is I think a later incarnation of SubLogic's Flight Simulator, maybe version 3, not sure without digging it out of a cupboard. I do remember that it has a great manual, which is still pretty good in terms of correct procedures even today. The original versions of flight simulator did have quite a few aeroplanes even then, such as the Sopwith Camel and a Cessna, but it was largely limited to flying around the San Francisco area. I also had an early SubLogic version of Flight Simulator for the Commodore Amiga too. I do remember spending a lot of time with Ubisoft's Fighter Bomber on the Commodore 64, as you could bomb stuff in the F-111 and the Panavia Tornado, and it was one of the first half-decent fight sims with shaded vector graphics, but the first really decent combat ones with all the systems modeled properly would be the very first Falcon and Digital Integration's F-16 Combat Simulator (on the Commodore 64), DI's F-16 was also on the Amiga too. The WW1 sim Knights of the Sky was a good one on that as well. The first really good combat flight sims for proper dogfighting with very good frame rates I had were: Hellcats (anyone remember that?) and Chuck Yeager's Combat Flight Simulator. I had both of those for the Apple Mac. I've pretty much bought every flight sim there is over the years. Chock __________________

08-10-07, 09:15 PM	#3
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	subLOGIC FS1 on the Apple ][, very early 1980's. This was pre-Microsoft FS1, which came out a few years later. Hehe - found some screenshots courtesy of Wikipedia... Aahhh, the memories. Then on to Microsoft Flight Simulator 1... Cutting edge graphics! I had no joystick back then - played all by keyboard. Then moved on to c64 games like Dambusters, Spitfire, Gunship, F15 SE, F15 SEII (basically any Microprose flightsim - I loved them all because they had ranks and medals), before getting my first PC titles Heroes of the 357th and B17 Flying Fortress for my top of the range 386DX40. Last edited by JScones; 08-10-07 at 09:28 PM.