Digging through my pile of older CDs, I found my Flight Simulator 2000 discs. I popped it in and gave it another whirl and…now I remember why they should never, ever let me anywhere near the cockpit of a plane. Not even seated nearby, lest I infect the crew with Bad Piloting vibes.
I do miss the ‘old-school’ slightly-less-realistic combat flight sims like F-19 and ATF though. You didn’t have to be a perfect pilot, and it was still fun to fly around and just Blow Stuff Up. Unfortunately they don’t run or look so well on today’s machines, and modern flight sims seem to be a dying genre, and overly focused on realism. I’ve been out of touch with the genre though, so maybe there’s a recent gem hidden away somewhere…
I’ve been thinking about this, too. F-19, F-117, and F-15 Strike Eagle II are still some of the best games I’ve ever played. I’d love to be able to play games like those again.
Hey, if I ever find any decent sims (especially if they’re ‘Net-able), I’ll give ya some flying lessons. Sims are, after all, the only games I’m really good at. :-)
flight simulation is not my fortay either… yet, i’m practicing.
too real, yeah… but that’s half the fun.
you have to give up a little to gain a little.
give up the bombs… let yourself somewhat realistically fly?
hmmmmmmmm….
-whoops