Microprose B17 is coming to fs2020 and 2024!

[sloppysmusic]

https://www.amigareviews.leveluphost.com/nighthaw.htm

 

After reading that review my memory was jogged. My first flight sim was in fact Knights of the Sky. 

https://www.amigareviews.leveluphost.com/knightsk.htm#knightsoftheskyac

 

[Fielder]

Guybrush Threep vs. Moraine Bullets.

 

[eslader]

My first flight sim was the SubLogic one. First combat sim was probably F15 Strike Eagle. We complain today if we don't get 60fps. That game was a slideshow by design. I'd guess it maxed out at 5fps or so on my Apple IIgs, and only if there weren't any enemy planes in the area.

[sloppysmusic]

3 hours ago, Fielder said:

Guybrush Threep vs. Moraine Bullets.

 

"Realistic Weather"

Monkey Island II was my first ever video game. Good ol Guybrush!

[jfri]

16 hours ago, tpete61 said:

Just to fly it won't mean much.

Simulated bomb runs would make it worthwhile, otherwise it's probably a pass for me.

 

I agree. Remember this title you could shoot at intercepting fighters and take damage from them. Also bomb targets. Question is it even possible to implement this in MSFS ? If flying the plane is the only thing then it is a pointless product

[psolk]

18 minutes ago, jfri said:

I agree. Remember this title you could shoot at intercepting fighters and take damage from them. Also bomb targets. Question is it even possible to implement this in MSFS ? If flying the plane is the only thing then it is a pointless product

Disagree....  Considering there are less than 10 airworthy airframes left in the world out of over 13,000 produced "any" chance to fly it even virtually is something special to some people, myself included...

[jfri]

3 hours ago, psolk said:

Disagree....  Considering there are less than 10 airworthy airframes left in the world out of over 13,000 produced "any" chance to fly it even virtually is something special to some people, myself included...

Actually if we want to fly a virtaul B17 we can already do so. We have the A2A B17 for P3D. Also if looking at the future I see in my Steam wishlist that a separate Microprose The mighty eight VR is coming. Also listed is B-17 Flying Fortress The Bloody 100th to be coming soon. What could a MSFS version offer that we don't get with these options ?

[Farlis]

19 hours ago, sloppysmusic said:

F15 Strike Eagle and F117a for the Amiga. 

My first flight sims. I can remember coming home from the bar somewhat tipsy and thinking it was a good idea to do a night time carrier mission with the stealth plane. The sun was coming up outside when I finally put that polygon plane down on the deck. It was like finding a black cat in a coal cellar during a power outage but that HUD... 

From then I was addicted to simming. 

F15 Strike Eagle was my first poison. Followed by Falcon.

Strange that I never got into DCS. Too hardcore for my tastes. Especially because you have to learn stuff that was new in th 80's. Military hardware is so hopelessly outdated when it comes to interfacing with the computers.

[psolk]

5 minutes ago, jfri said:

What could a MSFS version offer that we don't get with these options ?

The ability to fly it in MSFS?  Not going back to P3D to fly the B-17 or looking for another game on steam...