112th_Rossi Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 Just thought it would be fun to list the sims we have played over the years. Doesn't have to be flight, but needs to be old :) Here are some of my faves, in no particular order: AV8B Harrier (Super VGA version) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-10_Cuba! A10 Cuba! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV-8B_Harrier_Assault Tornado http://www.listal.com/viewimage/721824 Apache Longbow http://www.listal.com/game/apache-longbow-pc There are more if I can find them :)
Dudikoff Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 I second the Tornado.. I can still play that game in DosBox (though, only the IDS variant with the autopilot so I don't have to bother with a joystick). But, my favourite flight sim of all time must be the F-14 Fleet Defender. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Defender TFX was very arcade-ish, but had a nice atmosphere, graphics and music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFX_(video_game) Sublogic's Jet was one of the first more "serious" combat flight sims I've played (Atari ST - only had 512 kBs of RAM so the F-16 Combat Pilot wouldn't run on it :( ).. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_(video_game) i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
Cedaway Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 My avatar... DCS Wish: Turbulences affecting surrounding aircraft... [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC] Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - Intel Core i5 6600K - 16Gb RAM DDR4-2133 - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming - 8 Go - 2 x SSD Crucial MX300 - 750 Go RAID0 - Screens: HP OMEN 32'' 2560x1440 + Oculus Rift CV1 - Win 10 - 64bits - TM WARTHOG #889 - Saitek Pro Rudder.
MTFDarkEagle Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 Jeez I'm not that old as you guys :D Played Falcon 4.0 (original) a bit, but mostly F-22 Air Dominance Fighter Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Mustang Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 I'm getting a bit of deja-vu here, i recall posting to a similar retro sim thread not long ago :) http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1420021#post1420021
Rusty_M Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 F14 Fleet Defender Gold way back when (actually, that was old when I played it). I couldn't handle full realism, but I'm trying to make up for that these days. I did play it to death, and even found the dragon. I also played Navy Strike, which I never really got on with. The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
Dudikoff Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) It's time to do the helos some justice.. I never got to run the LHX on my 386 (some weird resolution), but Gunship 2000 ran just fine (and a fine game it was).. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunship_2000 BTW, there was a Ka-50 sim in the mid-90s. It ran my 386 over its limits. I think it was similar to some other Domark sims (e.g. Harrier Assault) where you had an assault ship and was attacking bases on an island. I remember you had some othe rhelos at your disposal, maybe Lynx and Super Cobra - firing Tow missiles was fun.. Doesn't seem to have a wiki page, but here are some screenshots (the first few images). http://www.google.com/search?q=ka-50+hokum+pc&hl=hr&client=opera&hs=Ufy&rls=en&channel=suggest&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=i7SXT8qNH8mw8gPE0qmOBg&ved=0CFMQsAQ Edited April 25, 2012 by Dudikoff i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
MTFDarkEagle Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 Well in that case :D Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Grimes Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 Pilotwings and its state of the art scoring system! The right man in the wrong place makes all the difference in the world. Current Projects: Grayflag Server, Scripting Wiki Useful Links: Mission Scripting Tools MIST-(GitHub) MIST-(Thread) SLMOD, Wiki wishlist, Mission Editing Wiki!, Mission Building Forum
Bucic Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 F-117 2.0 now on GOG! http://www.gog.com/game/f117a_nighthawk_stealth_fighter_20 F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
Koriel Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Newbies, all of you! First flightsims were on the ZX81 and ZX Spectrum. Back in oh 82 or so. I had the Psion simulator, some kind of monochrome F15 with which you could even dogfight and a helicopter (Apache ?) simulator. That one even fired hellfire missiles at tanks. Edited May 13, 2014 by Koriel
RagnarDa Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 The Retro Sim thread Bah, kids today they have it so easy! When I grew up this was the flight sim: DCS AJS37 HACKERMAN There will always be bugs. If everything is a priority nothing is.
Revan Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 Bah, kids today they have it so easy! When I grew up this was the flight sim: lol DCS: F-4E really needs to be a thing!!!!!! Aircraft: A-10C, Ka-50, UH-1H, MiG-21, F-15C, Su-27, MiG-29, A-10A, Su-25, Su-25T, TF-51
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