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Does anyone remember a PC flight sim from the (mid?) 90s that supported dogfights over a null modem cable? Have been trying to remember its name for ages.
by huhtenberg 2y ago
Does anyone remember a PC flight sim from the (mid?) 90s that supported dogfights over a null modem cable? Have been trying to remember its name for ages.
- nicholasbraker 2y agoStrike Eagle 3 (the successor to version II) could do this. It supported null-modem as well as Ethernet/IP connectivity to do dogfights, campaigns etc.
- huhtenberg 2y agoThanks, looking. That's pretty damn close.
- postexitus 2y agoLiterally Dogfight by MicroProse? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfight_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfight_(video_game)
- huhtenberg 2y agoNope, not the one. Mine had a large-ish detailed minimap and generally was really good-looking for its time (think, Comanche-level graphics).
- m000 2y agoDid you try ChatGPT? Yes, the game you're thinking of is likely "Chuck Yeager's Air Combat," developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1991. It was one of the first flight simulation games to support multiplayer dogfights over a null modem cable. Players could connect two PCs directly via a null modem cable and engage in aerial combat against each other. The game was quite popular for its time and is fondly remembered by many flight simulation enthusiasts.
- huhtenberg 2y agoThanks, but that's not the one.
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- verpeteren 2y agoretailiator
- huhtenberg 2y agoReta_i_liator - a precursor of Shopify :) Solid lead though, thanks.
- verpeteren 2y agohttps://www.mobygames.com/game/6233/f29-retaliator/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/6233/f29-retaliator/ https://youtu.be/SukxKJDRy28?t=94 https://youtu.be/SukxKJDRy28?t=94
- huhtenberg 2y agoI got it from your first post, no worries. The typo was just funny, that's all.
- actionfromafar 2y agoIIRC there was one which was multiplayer pre Internet. You called in to a BBS like server with banks of modems. (I think there were 20 players or something like that in a game.)
- BeetleB 2y agoEvasive Action.
- elvis70 2y agoYou're persistent. I remember you asking the same question on another thread almost four years earlier [1]. I'm curious to know the name of this game. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24099035
- huhtenberg 2y agoHeh, nostalgia is no joke. Still looking though, so stay tuned for the next installment in a couple of years.
- tscherno 2y agoTry asking here: https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmyjoystick/ https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmyjoystick/
- allarm 2y agoF29 Retaliator?