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Re: Airport Simulator

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Post by rwmj »

s-macke wrote: post #21
rwmj wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Heathrow ATC (for the ZX Spectrum) was one that I played extensively back in the day: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/10530 I wonder if there are earlier examples of popular ATC games? They're simpler than flight simulators so you'd think there would be more of them. Edit: playable version - https://archive.org/details/zx_Heathrow_International_Air_Tr...

Kennedy Approach was published around the same time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Approach

Wikipedia search turns up this game from 1982: https://www.mobygames.com/game/52384/controller/ Quite graphically advanced for the time.

Re: Airport Simulator

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Post by nativeit »

thanzex wrote: post #20

This was really fun to play with, I have a few suggestions: - As the airspace gets more congested, it becomes difficult to click the airplanes as you can also grab an existing path, messing everything up. - The big stats table on the top left completely obscures a good portion of the map, making it harder than necessary. A togglable or semi-transparent option would be nice. -The possibility of zooming or moving aroun…

Speaking of congested airspace…

Yesterday’s 50-mile line of planes coming to Oshkosh is something to behold: https://youtu.be/9IHbO0tzpMc

Re: Airport Simulator

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Post by jstummbillig »

sarreph wrote: post #11

I was only thinking about Flight Control[0] the other day and how I wish there were more modern takes on it! There was Mini Metro[1], but that was released over a decade ago. -- [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_Control [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Metro_(video_game)

Mini Airways - ATC simulator comes close in base mechanics but adds some complexity

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2289650/Mini_Airways__ATC...

Re: Airport Simulator

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Post by kesslern »

sarreph wrote: post #11

I was only thinking about Flight Control[0] the other day and how I wish there were more modern takes on it! There was Mini Metro[1], but that was released over a decade ago. -- [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_Control [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Metro_(video_game)

There's a VR version called Final Approach that's quite fun

https://store.steampowered.com/app/380670/Final_Approach/

Re: Airport Simulator

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Post by tenthirtyam »

kesslern wrote: post #36
sarreph wrote: post #11

I was only thinking about Flight Control[0] the other day and how I wish there were more modern takes on it! There was Mini Metro[1], but that was released over a decade ago. -- [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_Control [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Metro_(video_game)

There's a VR version called Final Approach that's quite fun https://store.steampowered.com/app/380670/Final_Approach/

There's also the simpler 'atc' from BSD games. Text interface only.
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