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- From: sacke@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Elizabeth E Sack)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
- Subject: Re: Flight Sims Inferior on Amiga?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug30.034012.3859@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: 30 Aug 92 03:40:12 GMT
- References: <Berry_Shin.043i@lppl.mi.org> <7377@hq.hq.af.mil> <1992Aug29.213046.24952@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- In article <1992Aug29.213046.24952@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> seifert@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Michael S. Seifert) writes:
- >In article <7377@hq.hq.af.mil> aedwards@saf2 (A1C Aaron Edwards) writes:
- >>Berry_Shin@lppl.mi.org (Berry Shin) writes:
- >>: Hello All! I was just wondering: As a flight simulator fan, I have seen
- >>: and played most of the popular flight simulators on the Amiga (F-18
- >>: Interceptor, F-29 Retaliator, Birds of Prey, etc). IMHO, they are not as
- >>: good as those found in the MS-Dos world (such as Aces of the Pacific,
- >>: Falcon 3.0, Red Baron). Why is this? Is the Amiga somehow "incapable" of
- >>: producing the same quality graphics? In addition, the scrolling seems
- >>: superior on the MS-Dos flight simulators. Finally, how will the rumored AA
- >>: chips affect this situation?
- >>:
- >>: -- Via DLG Pro v0.992
- >>:
- >>: Berry_Shin@lppl.mi.org.
- >>
- >>Try FIGHTER DUEL from JaegerSoft. It runs in HIRES INTERLACE mode at 28 frames
- >>per second. And you can connect via MODEM or NULL-MODEM Cable without speed
- >>degredation at 2400 bps.
- >>
- >>OH! And it runs quite fine on an unaccellorated A500!
- >>
- >
- >Fighter Duel? This is a poor example of an amiga flight simulator and should
- >not be used in the same breath as Falcon 3.0. Although the null modem play
- >(its one saving grace) makes for a lot of fun, the lack of graphics is
- >reminiscent of old C-64 sims. Ever since F-18, things have gotten
- >gradually worse on the Amiga. I can only hope F-15 SEIII, which is suppose
- >to be ported to the Amiga by early next year will be as good as expected...
- >
- >---------------------
- >Mike Seifert, supra-genius
- >
- >
-
- This is a typical response from a "all graphics and no game play" type of person.
- FighterDuel's (and the upcoming Fighter Duel Pro) flight model is the most
- accurate of *ANY* sim on *ANY* platform. Plus, the frame rate is the same as
- live video--something no other sim can claim!!!
-
- F15 Strike Eagle I/II/III is more of a cheap shoot em up than it is a flight
- sim. The enemies have no intelligence. All you have to do to shoot them down
- is pull into a nice 90 deg bank in some direction until you see them and shoot.
- HOW UNREALISTIC CAN YOU GET????????
-
- Fighter Duel/Fighter Duel Pro is the *BEST* sim on any platform.
-
-
- Jeff Hanna
- (Yes, the same 'Jeff Hanna' that has a letter to the editor in the Sept. issue
- of CGW defending Fighter Duel)
-