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Aviation video games
Do you have any favorite aviation-related video game?
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When I was a kid I used to love playing Aerobiz.
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- travelsider05
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Airport Madness games in general. I also love flying in GTA V.
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hOMSaR wrote:When I was a kid I used to love playing Aerobiz.
Aerobiz or Aerobiz Supersonic?
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- AntonioMartin
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hOMSaR wrote:When I was a kid I used to love playing Aerobiz.
Me too!
It was a bit limited with only a few cities you could fly from-to, 4 airlines to be made, and you could only launch routes from hub cities (no point-2-point, no focus cities) also you had a limited set of liveries to choose from and their yellow cheatlines looked horrible on their Boeing 727.
BUT it was 1993 and that is the only airline game they had on the SEGA Genesis!
Otherwise, I was only 21 and 1993 was an AWESOME year!
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USAir707 wrote:hOMSaR wrote:When I was a kid I used to love playing Aerobiz.
Aerobiz or Aerobiz Supersonic?
IMC, I think I had both.
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USAir707 wrote:Aerobiz or Aerobiz Supersonic?
As a kid, I only had the original on SNES. Some years later, I found the Sega version of Supersonic to play with an emulator on PC.
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1942 and Choplifter were a staple growing up. Afterburner was another great one, especially when it was one in the moving pod, it was pricey though, 3 quarters instead of the usual single quarter. Played Steel Talons a lot as well.
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While not a video game, Flight Control HD was a simple, yet entertaining app.
I literally remember when I was around 6 or 7, that game kept me entertained for hours. It's literally dragging planes to the correct colored runways, but it's just so addicting!
I literally remember when I was around 6 or 7, that game kept me entertained for hours. It's literally dragging planes to the correct colored runways, but it's just so addicting!
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hOMSaR wrote:USAir707 wrote:Aerobiz or Aerobiz Supersonic?
As a kid, I only had the original on SNES. Some years later, I found the Sega version of Supersonic to play with an emulator on PC.
Yeah I definitely played this on an emulator when I was in like high school. It was really cool for the time.
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Infinite Flight has always been appealing to me, although I compare them to a ULCC since they charge money for EVERYTHING.
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- Boeing757100
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KPTKRampy wrote:Infinite Flight has always been appealing to me, although I compare them to a ULCC since they charge money for EVERYTHING.
True, and they really need to fix their A380, 717, and C17.
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Boeing757100 wrote:True, and they really need to fix their A380, 717, and C17.
They announced recently that the 380 is the next aircraft they’re gonna rework.
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Assuming you're not talking about flight simulators:
I haven't tried the Tower series by FeelThere but it looks very cool.
Also, I used to play this airline management game, Airline Empires, in my free time back in school. I'm sure there are better ones out there today.
I haven't tried the Tower series by FeelThere but it looks very cool.
Also, I used to play this airline management game, Airline Empires, in my free time back in school. I'm sure there are better ones out there today.
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I grew up on the likes of FSX, Jane's Fighters Anthology (on my father's old Windows XP PC), GTA5, and Ace Combat. As for the different mobile games, I always found the Rortos made games were the highest quality on the mobile market.
As for current favorite, has to be hands down MSFS 2020. The game runs really well on both my PC and Xbox Series S, and despite it's settings flaws, I actually find myself enjoying it more than the rest of the current day Flight sims like X-Plane, Aerofly, and Infinite.
As for current favorite, has to be hands down MSFS 2020. The game runs really well on both my PC and Xbox Series S, and despite it's settings flaws, I actually find myself enjoying it more than the rest of the current day Flight sims like X-Plane, Aerofly, and Infinite.
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World of tanks, its not aviation only, but its good game for relax...
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Is this the place to mention that I remember playing the original SubLogic Flight Simulator running on a 48K Apple II?
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Msfs for sure, i also like playing infinite flight on my mobile phone
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Lots of love for FSX and MSFS2020 but I've also played Airline Empires for ages, probably a decade at this point and still love that game.
It's super in-depth and I feel like I honestly learned a lot about what it takes to manage an airline in terms of the complexity, and the game only scratches the surface! That said, I love being able to take an idea of an airline biz and see if you can make it successful. Ultimately though, once you've figured out the mechanics of the game, it becomes less about the game itself and more about pulling the right levers... "Playing the game" and it gets a little stale after that novelty wears off. Nonetheless, I keep returning to it because it feels like a dream
It's super in-depth and I feel like I honestly learned a lot about what it takes to manage an airline in terms of the complexity, and the game only scratches the surface! That said, I love being able to take an idea of an airline biz and see if you can make it successful. Ultimately though, once you've figured out the mechanics of the game, it becomes less about the game itself and more about pulling the right levers... "Playing the game" and it gets a little stale after that novelty wears off. Nonetheless, I keep returning to it because it feels like a dream
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slick1017 wrote:Lots of love for FSX and MSFS2020 but I've also played Airline Empires for ages, probably a decade at this point and still love that game.
It's super in-depth and I feel like I honestly learned a lot about what it takes to manage an airline in terms of the complexity, and the game only scratches the surface! That said, I love being able to take an idea of an airline biz and see if you can make it successful. Ultimately though, once you've figured out the mechanics of the game, it becomes less about the game itself and more about pulling the right levers... "Playing the game" and it gets a little stale after that novelty wears off. Nonetheless, I keep returning to it because it feels like a dream
I remember that game. Played it for a bit until somebody decided to hack into the game and target certain people that they didn't like, making it impossible to play the game since the hack resulted in many routes being made with a loss of $50,000,000,000,000+ a day.
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Boeing757100 wrote:While not a video game, Flight Control HD was a simple, yet entertaining app.
I literally remember when I was around 6 or 7, that game kept me entertained for hours. It's literally dragging planes to the correct colored runways, but it's just so addicting!
I remember playing that on my iPod touch in high school. I remember feeling poor after a one time but of the game for 99¢. If I had known everything today would be subscription based I would've been more grateful!
I also played Airport Tycoon, Ace Combat (on the original PSP!), Independence Day on PS1 (that game was hard as hell), F15E Strike Eagle on Sega Genesis, and of course MSFS 2004 and X.
The F15 game definitely took place in the Gulf War because I remember most (if not all) levels were desert. And remembering the graphics, I'm surprised I even knew what I was doing!
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Going back to the 8-bit days of the Commodore 64 (which you can still play today using the CCS64 emulator on a Windows PC), the best one was probably A.C.E.
A.C.E. stood for Air Combat Emulator and was from Cascade games. A really, really good fighter simulator for the C64.
Also worthy of mention was Ace of Aces, which was not as good, but still fun.
Project: Stealth Fighter from MicroProse games was also very excellent, though you need the manual to know all the keys that go with it.
You can see reviews and screenshots on the Swedish website Lemon64 here - https://www.lemon64.com/
Otherwise, I remember Flight Simulator 4 was the first MSFS that was very good, played that a lot on a 386 or 486 PC back in the early 1990s.
A.C.E. stood for Air Combat Emulator and was from Cascade games. A really, really good fighter simulator for the C64.
Also worthy of mention was Ace of Aces, which was not as good, but still fun.
Project: Stealth Fighter from MicroProse games was also very excellent, though you need the manual to know all the keys that go with it.
You can see reviews and screenshots on the Swedish website Lemon64 here - https://www.lemon64.com/
Otherwise, I remember Flight Simulator 4 was the first MSFS that was very good, played that a lot on a 386 or 486 PC back in the early 1990s.
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ehbowen wrote:Is this the place to mention that I remember playing the original SubLogic Flight Simulator running on a 48K Apple II?
I remember that. Before, I played an instrument only simulator that I paid $30 for on cassette tape for the TI-99/4A.
My favorite game was F-19 Stealth Fighter back in 1990. Then, later, Novalogic F-22 mostly because one of the weapons was a nuke.
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My go to right now is World of Airports. It's IOS based, but its fantastic! They've been teasing new airports, airlines, and aircraft for a while. There is supposed to be an updated this quarter with the updates, so we'll wait patiently until then!
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Hello!
When we talk about aviation-related games that have gained the most popularity in the States, a few of them definitely stand out. Here is my TOP 3 list:
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) - An incredibly realistic simulation that allows players to fly virtually anywhere in the world. The quality of the graphics, flight physics, and the accuracy of the scenery are simply amazing.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - This is more of an arcade game, but it provides a lot of excitement. A great plot, impressive graphics, and intense air battles make this a must-have for every aviation fan.
X-Plane 11 - This is another flight simulation, but with different features than MSFS. For many, it’s the most realistic simulator available on the market, with a lot of customization and modifications.
Of course, there are many other great games on this topic, but these three are my favorites. What are your favorites?
When we talk about aviation-related games that have gained the most popularity in the States, a few of them definitely stand out. Here is my TOP 3 list:
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) - An incredibly realistic simulation that allows players to fly virtually anywhere in the world. The quality of the graphics, flight physics, and the accuracy of the scenery are simply amazing.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - This is more of an arcade game, but it provides a lot of excitement. A great plot, impressive graphics, and intense air battles make this a must-have for every aviation fan.
X-Plane 11 - This is another flight simulation, but with different features than MSFS. For many, it’s the most realistic simulator available on the market, with a lot of customization and modifications.
Of course, there are many other great games on this topic, but these three are my favorites. What are your favorites?
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