Author Topic: 1990 Flight Simming (vid) (Read 1611 times)

Russian · « **on:** September 27, 2007, 05:55:14 PM »

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8688029843119861402&q=computer+chronicles+duration%3Along

Some of the older members might enjoy this video; a reminder of what sims used to be. Notice how they claim realistic FM in each title.
Out of those titles, I only had my hands on FS4.0 and A10:tank killer.

Golfer · « **Reply #1 on:** September 27, 2007, 06:12:11 PM »

I've been under the impression that dressing up in a flight suit to play computer sims was a dorky thing to do. I'm sure glad those cool fellows cleared that up for me!

Makarov9 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 27, 2007, 06:15:07 PM »

Kick-ass....I use to watch that show a lot.

Chuck Yeager's Air Combat - FTW!

AKIron · « **Reply #3 on:** September 27, 2007, 08:16:19 PM »

I fondly remember my first foray into Air Warrior this same year, 1990. Took me a while before I figured out how to turn on the tracers. Flight simmer since 1982.

Flit · « **Reply #4 on:** September 27, 2007, 09:02:58 PM »

Chuck Yeager's Air Combat - FTW! [/B][/QUOTE]
My very first puter Flying Sim

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #5 on:** September 27, 2007, 09:32:09 PM »

Brings back memories.

And did ya dig those jet engine sounds?
I was bout having flashbacks.

And hey. you could get a 486 based computer for UNDER $4,000!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #6 on:** September 27, 2007, 09:33:55 PM »

1988 was my first year on a joystick that was 2 " long, and literally a stick coming out of a very small pad[/b], playing this game:

Kesmai Air Warrior was next, at something like $5.00 an hour until Wife ack killed that....

LePaul · « **Reply #7 on:** September 27, 2007, 11:53:42 PM »

I remember shelling out the big bucks to upgrade from 16 color CGA to my first VGA card to play F-19!

Airscrew · « **Reply #8 on:** September 28, 2007, 12:57:36 AM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
I remember shelling out the big bucks to upgrade from 16 color CGA to my first VGA card to play F-19!

Yep, 1992..??... $265 for my AST 13" SVGA monitor to go with my newly purchased Packard Bell 386/25 with 1mg ram and 80mg harddrive and a 1200 baud modem. A few months later spent $250 for my Creative CdRom, single speed, with a sound card... and then played Birds of Prey and Chuck Yeager's Flight Sim

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #9 on:** September 28, 2007, 01:05:18 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
1988 was my first year on a joystick that was 2 " long, and literally a stick coming out of a very small pad

I hope puberty took care of that..

LePaul · « **Reply #10 on:** September 28, 2007, 01:14:58 AM »

I keep hoping someone will craft a modern version of Chuck Yeager's Air Combat. The Col Tomb dogfight was always a favorite, or flying the Mig-21 to intercept.

The custom mission editor was a lot of fun too. You could put your F-4 (or any plane) up against anything you wanted. It was great fun plinking WW2 planes with missiles from the Phantom.

Ghosth · « **Reply #11 on:** September 28, 2007, 07:49:47 AM »

Actually the Sim I miss the most from those early days was Av8b.

You had control of a amphibious task group and flew harriers through a very sweet campaign.

I got into the game a bit later than a lot of you geeks & freaks.

But it was A10 Cuba over Kali that got me hooked on flying vs PEOPLE instead of AI. After that it was all over but the crying when the bills came.

cpxxx · « **Reply #12 on:** September 28, 2007, 08:31:47 AM »

A 486 for a mere $4K? Now I know why I didn't own a PC back then. That really brings back memories. 1990 doesn't seem so long ago but how dated it is now. I actually had Falcon AT and ATP which I played on my work PC straight off the floppys. That machine didn't even have a mouse. I didn't actualy buy those games. They were copies given to me by a friend. Software piracy!

I preferred ATP as I felt it was 'realistic'. I actually used to practice instrument approaches on it and NDB holds. Falcon AT was fun but I could never land the F16. So the trick was to turn on the autopilot and shut down the engine. The F16 would fall vertically to the ground exactly on the intersection of the runways without damage.

The first one I bought was Chuck Yeagers Air Combat. Even though I still didn't own a computer and had to play it in work. Great game.

lazs2 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 28, 2007, 09:32:55 AM »

yep.. liked red baron then went to aces over the pacific and aces over europe.. then dos AW and then Dos WB and then AH.

Worse thing was the around $3 an hour thing. Best thing might have been that too tho... people liked to fight when they paid that kind of money.

lazs

Ripsnort · « **Reply #14 on:** September 28, 2007, 10:05:30 AM »

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Originally posted by Ghosth
Actually the Sim I miss the most from those early days was Av8b.

You had control of a amphibious task group and flew harriers through a very sweet campaign.

I got into the game a bit later than a lot of you geeks & freaks.

But it was A10 Cuba over Kali that got me hooked on flying vs PEOPLE instead of AI. After that it was all over but the crying when the bills came.

Oh yeah baby! I remember playing that game for hours each day.