Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!cunyvm!ndsuvm1!ud118950 From: UD118950@NDSUVM1.BITNET (Tony Bruno) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: Best Flight Simulator Message-ID: <91025.003408UD118950@NDSUVM1.BITNET> Date: 25 Jan 91 06:34:08 GMT References: <11803@ur-cc.UUCP> Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network Lines: 52 Best FS for the AMIGA (IMHO) 1. F-19 Stealth Fighter-- realstic Very playable, smooth scrolling, interesting missions, and a wonderful role-playing feel that keeps you coming back. The aircraft flies very realistically (I'm a private pilot, so I appreciate that,) but the combat will not leave you scratching your head in frustration. 2. Falcon, WITH MISSION DISKS! Falcon is very detailed, very exciting, and very difficult. Display speed is remarkable, and game play is a big plus. On the bad side, Falcon is, I have it on good authority, *harder* to fly than the real F-16. The reason I stipulate mission disks is that the flight control in the original program stinks to high heaven. They fix it with the Mission disk. 3. Flight Simulator II--serious For the serious aviation enthusiast, really, who can ask for anything more. Wonderful display speed and good scenery combine to make a training aid whos worth knowns no comparison. 4. F-18 Fun. Fair display speed. Nice scenery. After 2 months, though, you've done it all, and the simulator has some serious flaws. Example: get the plane to stall pointing straight up. You'll climb. Now, to avoid 1. F-16 Combat Pilot At first glance an incredible simulation. The makers sacrifice such fancy things as outside views to give you weather, bases at variable readiness levels, GCA approaches, etc. Problem is, though, that the combat is unbeliveably hard. I mean REALLY HARD. If, however, you are a natural top-gun, go for it. But be warned: I'm not lying. By way of proof, I am a 7 mission major (with max settings) on F-19, a Major in THEIR FINEST HOUR, and I max combat scores on arcard F15 Strike Eagle. My combat exptactancy in F16 Combat pilot? 45 seconds. Average. 2. Strike Aces A waste of time and money. If you like mindless repetition at slow display speeds. It's all yours Hoped that helped Tony Bruno ud118950@ndsuvm1 "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Communications specialist Lord my soul to keep...If I should die English/Honors Major Before I wake...then someone gets University of North Dakota another doughnut for breakfast!" (701)-772-2599 --Dennis Miller