ZQuickSilverZ Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) I like to get nostalgic every now and then. The last time I asked what everyone's first flight simulator was. We sure got an interesting list. This time I am asking what everyone's FAVORITE past flight simulator was. I would also ask people to list what new technologies they were exposed to that gave the sim the "cool" factor. It does not matter if the sim pioneered the new tech, (if it did by all means share) only that it was your first exposure to it. I will go first. For me it was FSX. That was the first time I had been exposed to 3D Cockpits (I missed FS2004), GPS, missions in a nonmilitary capacity (very cool), and rewards for exploring. X-Plane 10 was pretty cool to, and IL2, and................ I know many people criticize FSX (I thought it was pretty ground breaking myself) but, I hope they revive the MSFS brand. Edited February 22, 2014 by ZQuickSilverZ Please move this to General Discussion. I need, I need, I need... What about my wants? QuickSilver original. "Off with his job" Mr Burns on the Simpsons. "I've seen steering wheels / arcade sticks / flight sticks for over a hundred dollars; why be surprised at a 150 dollar item that includes the complexities of this controller?! It has BLINKY LIGHTS!!" author unknown. These titles are listed in the chronological order I purchased them. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Rongor Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 The Flightsimulator series (FS3 - FSX) killed my whole youth and plenty of bucks for sceneries and other add on stuff. Military favorite was Jane's Combat Simulations' USAF.
Asmod Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Good old Gunship - main reason that i'v always overslept and been late to school Edited February 22, 2014 by Asmod Win 7x64 Ultimate Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3, FX-8320 3,5GHz, Noctua NH-U9B SE2 cooler, 4xKingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX, Sapphire Dual-X R9 285, Corsair ForceGT 120 SSD, OCZ-Vertex4 SSD, X-Fi Elite Pro, Tagan TG-600BZ PSU, Corsair Carbide 300R case Saitek X52 FCS
Gannet Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 EF 2000 without a doubt. First dip into a whole new exciting world... i7 8770 4 16MB RAM Geforce GTX 1070 8GB, Win 10 64, TH Warthog Hotas, Saitek Pedals, TIR5, Woodburning Stove, Dog, Zamberlan boots, P&H Kayak, Getaway Car[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
joey45 Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 My very first propa flight sim was Falcon 3.0 then Gunship2000* Both on PC then European Air War onwards... Then without a doubt the Enemy Engaged AH and CH First with easy flight on then I though.. hmmm whats realistic like... never went back to easy on any flight sim. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
Silver_Dragon Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Gunship series, Il2 and f-15 Strike eagle series. Edited February 22, 2014 by Silver_Dragon For Work/Gaming: 28" Philips 246E Monitor - Ryzen 7 1800X - 32 GB DDR4 - nVidia RTX1080 - SSD 860 EVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 2 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Warthog / TPR / MDF
Scoggs Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 My first was F-18 Korea. I think I only had the demo so I would mainly fly around Oahu. But I spent hours upon hours in that game. It's probably why I like the Hornet so much nowadays. So its probably nostalgia... that and I was 12 but it was my favorite. My SpecsAsus Maximus Hero IX Z270 i7 7700k @ 4.7GHz 32GB G.SKILL TridentZ 3700MHz DDR4 EVGA RTX 2080Ti Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2 NVME SSD EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 Acer XB270HU 144Hz @ 1440p (IPS) Valve Index OOOOhhh, I wish I had the Alpha of a Hornet!
Chazz_BMF Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 FLEET DEFENDER still have the Floppy disc :pilotfly:Wolfpack Production:pilotfly: -=<[WiN 10, I7 3770K @ 4,5 Ghz, Corsair H100i, Sabertooth Z77, 16 GB Dominator, Sapphire 7970 VaporX 6GB, C70 Vengance, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Pro rudder, Track IR, Beyerdynamics MMX 300 ]>=- DCS/FC2/FC3/Arma videos on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WolfpackproductionDK "Fortes Furtuna Juvat"
lanmancz Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 My first was F-18 Korea. I think I only had the demo so I would mainly fly around Oahu. But I spent hours upon hours in that game. It's probably why I like the Hornet so much nowadays. So its probably nostalgia... that and I was 12 but it was my favorite. Same here mate! I used to play F/A-18 Hornet 3.0 and then F/A-18 Hornet Korea - it was amazing sim! I was also like 13 y/o and also I think this is why I love hornet to this day - it was my first true flight sim. Can't wait for the DCS hornet to come out! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Elite, Intel i9 9900K, Fractal Design Kelvin S36, Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP Extreme, 32GB DDR4 HyperX CL15 Predator Series @ 3000 MHz, Kingston SSD 240GB (OS), Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2 NVMe (sim), Fractal Design Define R5 Black Window, EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2, Win 10 Home x64, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals, Thrustmaster MFD Cougar Pack, TrackIR (DelanClip), 3x 27" BenQ EW2740L, Oculus Rift S
Extranajero Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 There are very few flight sims I haven't owned, or at least tried out. My favourite would be the Third Wire series, as they simulate the cold war jets I love the most. Having said that the flight models border on being arcade and there are plenty of other things which aren't quite right as well. Amazingly I found an ancient copy of LOMAC recently, one which I had installed on a previous machine and almost immediately given up on. I can't remember why I gave up on it, but after a second try ( with better hardware - that might have been the issue, my PC's are always years out of date ) it's not bad at all. FS has to have a special mention though, I think I've owned every version back from when the graphics were all jagged lines and triangles and it did help me when it came to learning to fly in the real world. It never holds my attention long enough to call it a favourite though, I like blowing stuff up and getting shot at too much :) --------------------------------------------------------- PC specs:- Intel 386DX, 2mb memory, onboard graphics, 14" 640x480 monitor Modules owned:- Bachem Natter, Cessna 150, Project Pluto, Sopwith Snipe
Cyb0rg Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Da best! :pilotfly: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Asteroids ____________________________________________ Update this :D
104th_Maverick Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 TOP GUN FIRE AT WILL This was one of the very first flying games I ever got into. Looking at the video's of it now I can't believe it looks so bad... at the time it seemed to look a lot better! Really enjoyed my time flying on this game, great missions and scenarios with awesome little video clips to go along with the campaign! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 104th Phoenix Wing Commander / Total Poser / Elitist / Hero / Chad www.104thPhoenix.com www.facebook.com/104thPhoenix My YouTube Channel
lunaticfringe Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Falcon AT, 3.0, Fleet Defender. Chazz will appreciate:
outlawal2 Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Gunship on the Amiga... "Pride is a poor substitute for intelligence." RAMBO
Milli Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 I really liked F-15 Strike Eagle by MicroProse, back in the 80's on my ZX Spectrum. I think i liked it because i was young and it seemed 'modern' in that it featured Libyan aircraft as the enemy. The USA had recently attacked Libya and so it seemed relevant to the times. I also remember those damned SAMs. Deadly little things. EF 2000 was my favourite 'proper' looking old sim though. Amazing to play. When it comes to helicopters it was Comanche by Novalogic. Spent hundreds of hours on this one. Amazing graphics. Regards, Milli
westr Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Digital Integrations Tornado. Just hearing the music would bring back so many memories. RYZEN 7 3700X Running at 4.35 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti 32gb DDR4 RAM @3200 MHz Oculus CV1 NvME 970 EVO TM Warthog Stick & Throttle plus 11" extension. VKB T-Rudder MKIV
upupandaway Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 In the following order: 1) Micorprose Falcon 4.0 --- The systems fidelity, scope, overall immersion factor, graphics and my first "real" joystick (MSSW Precision Pro) 2) DID F-22 ADF --- awesome missions and gameplay, cool graphics... (I used to play this secretly at night when everybody was asleep) 3) Jane´s F/A-18 --- carrier landings in the flying computer blew me away, but the terrain looked very bland [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Deedle, deedle!
Irregular programming Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Falcon 3.0, I spent so much time playing that even though I was way too young to understand anything.
VTJS17_Fire Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 "Jane's Longbow" was my first flight simulator, but I also liked F/A-18E Super Hornet. But if I remember correct, the most time (before DCS) I spend with Jane's Fighter Anthology. regards, Fire Hardware: Intel i5 4670K | Zalman NPS9900MAX | GeIL 16GB @1333MHz | Asrock Z97 Pro4 | Sapphire Radeon R9 380X Nitro | Samsung SSDs 840 series 120GB & 250 GB | Samsung HD204UI 2TB | be quiet! Pure Power 530W | Aerocool RS-9 Devil Red | Samsung SyncMaster SA350 24" + ASUS VE198S 19" | Saitek X52 | TrackIR 5 | Thrustmaster MFD Cougar | Speedlink Darksky LED | Razor Diamondback | Razor X-Mat Control | SoundBlaster Tactic 3D Rage ### Software: Windows 10 Pro 64Bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
siipperi Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 MIG alley and old jane's stuff and later i dont need to mention
MudRat02 Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) The one and only. I could only get a purple heart on this bad boy as a five year old. Had to park off the end of the runway and shoot friendlies in the flare in order to get a few kills. Edited February 22, 2014 by MudRat02 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
mhe Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 For me the first addiction was Strike Commander and some Jane's stuff, later followed by MSFS. DCS brought me back to my roots, military sims. | i9 12900K | 64GB DDR5-6000 | STRIX RTX 4090 OC | LG 38GN950 38" | | Hanns-G HT225HPB | TIR 5 & Varjo Aero | Virpil Throttle & Stick | TM TPRs | You don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing.
Blaze Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Jane's F/A-18 and USAF. I miss the cool intro videos to flight sims. 2-pV1KHBz7o JUBZ5c8Tcgo Edited February 23, 2014 by Blaze i7 7700K | 32GB RAM | GTX 1080Ti | Rift CV1 | TM Warthog | Win 10 "There will always be people with a false sense of entitlement. You can want it, you can ask for it, but you don't automatically deserve it. "
SkateZilla Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 ;2002655']TOP GUN FIRE AT WILL This was one of the very first flying games I ever got into. Looking at the video's of it now I can't believe it looks so bad... at the time it seemed to look a lot better! Really enjoyed my time flying on this game, great missions and scenarios with awesome little video clips to go along with the campaign! Chuck Yeagers Air Combat. But Top Gun Fire At Will on the PC with The Controllers to go with it (TM Top Gun Stick and Attack Throttle) was the main time consumer in my youth. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
Tone71 Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 I guess the first sim that I kept going back to was F19 Stealth Fighter on the Atari ST. I loved the randomly generated missions and the mission debriefings that tracked your entire flight path along with all the mission events. Windows 10 Home, Intel Core i7-9700K @ 4.6GHz, Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming (8GB VRAM) on 34" LG curved monitor @ 3440x1440, 32GB RAM, TrackIR 3 (with Vector Expansion), Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Combat Pedals, Thrustmaster Cougar MFDs.
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