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A History of Military Flight Simulations on the PC
by Len "Viking 1" Hjalmarson The Mature Years: 1997-2000 For others the highlight of the year was the arrival of Strategic Simulations Inc's Su-27 Flanker 2.0. Austere in atmosphere but outstanding in detail, Su-27 Flanker 2.0 continued to be improved and expanded with a series of feature patches. Still others would name Jane's USAF as the best looking and most fun military simulation ever. Modeling eight American military jets and spanning action from Korea to the present day, USAF remains popular and continues to do well at retail. |
USAF
took maximum advantage of the latest crop of 3d accelerators, and looked simply splendid on high end PCs (PII or PIII 500 or better with 128MB). The most recent simulation of such unusual aircraft as the F117 Stealth Fighter, USAF rode the thin line between realism and gameplay and probably attracted many novices to the hobby. |
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