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A History of Military Flight Simulations on the PC
by Len "Viking 1" Hjalmarson The Mature Years: 1997-2000 In February of 1997 the first commercial Internet magazine dedicated to combat simulations was founded. www.combatsim.com was registered as a domain name in February by Doug Helmer and Len "Viking 1" Hjalmarson. These two Canadian simulation fans gave a voice to the growing virtual community that was taking shape around combat simulations on the PC.
In 1997 Digital Image Design released F-22 ADF, a title which had evolved from EF 2000 and was originally intended to be Total Air War. The game was innovative enough that DiD scooped TWO Top Games Industry ‘Oscars’ at Milia d’Or Awards Ceremony in Cannes, France in February. This was the first time that Milia d’Or awarded first prize to a military simulation.
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