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The most popular flight simulation games

The most common kind of vehicle simulation is without doubt flight simulation involving planes or helicopters of any kind. There are two distinct types of flight simulation games: the ones focused on aerial combat (often involving historical scenarios, missions, etc.) and the ones based on civilian flight.
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1942: The Pacific Air War

DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0

DOSMac OS1989 The Bruce Artwick Organization
Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 (MSFS 4.0) is a flight simulation game released by Microsoft in 1989 for MS-DOS. It was the fourth major version of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series and introduced several improvements over its predecessor, Flight Simulator 3.0. Flight physics were more realistic, incorporating wind effects, turbulence, and ...
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Gunship

DOS1986demo MicroProse Software
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Gunship 2000

DOS1991 MicroProse Software
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SimCopter

Windows XP/98/951996 Maxis
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Falcon 3.0

DOS1991protected Sphere
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Chuck Yeager's Air Combat

DOS1991 Electronic Arts
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1991 by Electronic Arts. The game is named after and endorsed by the real-life aviation legend, Chuck Yeager, who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier. In Chuck Yeager's Air Combat players take on the role of a World War II fighter pilot, flying various ai...
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The Dam busters

DOS1985 Sydney Development
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F-15 Strike Eagle

DOS1985demo MicroProse Software
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Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare

DOS1993 Vektor graphics
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Tornado

DOS1993protected Digital Integration
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F-14 Tomcat

DOS1990 Dynamix
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Knights of the Sky

DOS1990protected MicroProse Software
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Comanche: Maximum overkill

DOS1992 NovaLogic
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Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

DOS1991 LucasArts
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is a combat flight simulation game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (later known as LucasArts) in 1991. It was designed for MS-DOS systems and later released for Amiga computers. The game was notable for its detailed and immersive portrayal of aerial combat during World War II, particularly focusing on the ...
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Infiltrator 2

DOS1988 Chris Gray Enterprises
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After Burner

DOS1989 Sega
After Burner is an abandoned DOS combat flight simulation game with elements of rail shooters, with similarities to earlier Sega titles like Space Harrier. After Burner was designed by Yu Suzuki and developed by Sega as a coin-op and then converted to various home computers and consoles in 1989.
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A-10 Tank Killer

DOS1989 Dynamix
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Evasive Action

DOS1993 Particle Systems
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LHX Attack Chopper

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
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ATAC: The Secret War Against Drugs

DOS1992 Argonaut Games
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F-15 Strike Eagle II

DOS1989 MicroProse Software
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B-17 Flying Fortress

DOS1992 MicroProse Software
B-17 Flying Fortress is a single-player historical combat flight simulation game designed by Mike Brunton, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1992 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. As the title suggests, it's a simulation of the B-17 heavy bomber, set during World War II. Flight is not the only aspect of the game you are involved with: you...
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EF 2000

DOS1995 Digital Image Design
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Apache Longbow

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected Digital Integration
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Aces of the Pacific

DOS1992 Dynamix
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Heroes of the 357th

DOS1992 Midnight Software
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Solo Flight

DOS1985 MicroProse Software
Not many people know that the first games created by Sid Meier were flight simulations. Solo Flight was published by MicroProse in 1983 for Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari, and a year later, in 1984, for PC. The game takes place in the United States. As a fliying mailmain, the goal of the game is to deliver mail across the U.S.A.