20 Years of Military Flight Simulations on the PC by Leonard "Viking1" Hjalmarson reviewed at MiGMan's Flight Sim Museum




A History of Military Flight Simulations on the PC by Len "Viking 1" Hjalmarson The Growth Years: 1990-1996 Aces of the Pacific demonstrates the increasing production effort directed toward combat flight sims. Damon Slye at Dynamix had a special interest in their flight sim products, beginning with the highly successful Red Baron in 1991. Aces of the Pacific included a beautiful spiral bound 240 page manual, including color plates of all the key aircraft in the conflict (25 of which are simulated). The game also featured a mission recorder, allowing the player to fly a mission and record it for later replay, even jumping back into the mission at any point. As I examined the old Aces of the Pacific box, I found two leaflets which preserve some of the magic of those years for Dynamix. The first promotes "The Sierra Network," with the new "interactive Dynamix simulator game RED BARON." TSN (The Sierra Network) is described as "the world’s first electronic entertainment community." The second leaflet is actually a beautiful navy colored brochure with a "Great War Planes" logo on top. The brochure promotes the three Dynamix simulations available at that time: A10 Tank Killer, Red Baron and Aces of the Pacific. It is obvious that Dynamix intended to continue the series.		This article is copyright ThrustMaster and Leonard Hjalmarson. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without permission. 1992 also saw the release of Novalogic’s Comanche and Microprose F15 Strike Eagle 3. Novalogic, a new arrival in the simulation field, used a new technology called Voxel Space to produce incredible low level detail for terrain, creating a tremendous sense of speed. Weaving in and out of canyons was sensational. Strike Eagle III allowed co-op multiplayer front seat, back seat gaming, and had excellent tutorials. Missions were diverse and challenging and avionics were detailed. Read on Email MiGMan with your experiences or any information related to this sim.



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