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Offline rpm

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A Glaring Error
« on: December 24, 2011, 06:14:36 AM »
I just checked the Wikipedia page for Combat flight simulator and here's what it listed:
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World War I by order of appearance:

Red Baron by Sierra Entertainment, 1990
Dawn Patrol by Rowan Software, 1994
Wings of Glory by Origin Systems, 1994
Flying Corps by Empire Interactive, 1996
Red Baron II by Sierra 1997
First Eagles: The Great War 1918 by Third Wire, 2007
Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War by 777 Studios, 2010

World War II:

Fighter Ace
Aces High
Aces of the Pacific (1992) by Dynamix Sierra
Aces Over Europe (1993) by Sierra
1942:Pacific Air War (1994) by Microprose
European Air War by Microprose
B-17 Flying Fortress (computer game) by Microprose/Hasbro
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th
Battle of Britain by Empire Interactive
Fighter Squadron: The Screamin' Demons Over Europe (1999) by Parsoft/Activision
Jane's WWII Fighters (1999) by Jane's Combat Simulations
IL-2 Sturmovik (2001) by 1C Maddox Games
IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 (2007) by 1C Maddox Games
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover (2011) by 1C Maddox Games
Combat Flight Simulator WWII Europe Series
Combat Flight Simulator 2
Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe by Microsoft Games Studio
Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory (2005) by A2A Simulations

Korean War:

Falcon 4.0 (1998) by MicroProse
MiG Alley (1999) by Rowan Software
Vietnam War
Flight of the Intruder (1991) by Spectrum-Holobyte
Wings Over Vietnam
Where is Air Warrior? Where is Warbirds?
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Offline Gh0stFT

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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2011, 06:26:38 AM »
why dont you edit it?
If, then add Simguilds Flying Circus (1997/98) to the WW1 sims too, its missing.
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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2011, 07:08:52 AM »
It's also missing chuck yeager's air combat.  That game had the best post-flight analysis setup EVER.  It's like the AH film viewer but with a 3D box showing just dots for the aircraft, flight path trails you could turn on, off, and reset, ground track so you could see how the horizontal and vertical turn radius affected the flight and see exactly when flight-path overshoots occurred, etc.

AH should have something like that...  After a flight, just click on postflight debrief and pop right into the CYAC style debriefing, with cockpit camera, external rotatable view, and the 3D box view with dots.  Be able to select flight path trails for all, some, or none of the aircraft.  That would be totally awesome.
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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2011, 07:31:07 AM »
Wikipedia is a constant work in progress and everyone knows it's made up of user generated content (much like aces high).

It's your responsibility to edit it, or if you can't edit it because the page is locked then complain about it.  If they won't let you make it right then you should really complain about it.

I tried to edit the BMW page once because it falsely stated that their logo symbolizes a spinning propellor.  Whoever was in charge of that particular debate removed my changes and locked the page.  I don't know if they ever made it right.


The bottom line is that everyone knows that wikipedia cannot be trusted to be the gosphel truth.
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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2011, 07:35:50 AM »
I loved Aces over the Pacifc/Europe!

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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2011, 09:32:01 AM »
I don't see Stealth Fighter either.(MicroProse- 1989(?)) for Commodore 64/128


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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2011, 10:13:04 AM »
Mig Alley Ace

Microprose (circa 1986ish)

Played the heck out of it with buddies on Commodore 64

F15 Strike Eagle too!

How about...wait for it....


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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2011, 12:10:44 PM »
at first I thought that was a screenshot from WoP

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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2011, 12:12:18 PM »
at first I thought that was a screenshot from WoP
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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2011, 12:33:00 PM »
:rofl

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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2011, 01:03:58 PM »
Missing:
Battlehawks 1942  - Lucasfilms?
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe - Lucasfilms


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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2011, 01:13:16 PM »
Heroes over Europe? Ubisoft.

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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2011, 01:39:34 PM »

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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2011, 02:47:59 PM »
I tried to edit the BMW page once because it falsely stated that their logo symbolizes a spinning propellor.

it isnt?
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Re: A Glaring Error
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2011, 03:41:34 PM »
This is why you should never trust Wikipedia.

And you should never trust reading capabilities of some people.

It clearly says "There are simulators for most modern periods and wars, including the following:"