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What is the name of this game?

by pkaye 12y ago

ChuckMcM 12y ago
Well my wrist reflexively ached when he described it and a picture of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Air_Wing_%28video_game%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Air_Wing_%28video_game%... inserted itself into my head :-)
- jacquesm 12y ago
  Pretty close. The game was called FlightDeck and the publisher was Aackosoft. It was a bit earlier though, 1980s, I'm a bit hazy on the exact date but it would have to be somewhere around 1988 or so. Here are some shots from the MSX version (which was made a few years earlier by an absolutely awesome programmer called Steve Course). http://www.generation-msx.nl/software/aackosoft/flight-deck-ii/3159/ http://www.generation-msx.nl/software/aackosoft/flight-deck-...
  - notastartup 12y ago
    What an amazing feeling it must've been. I absolutely LOVE hearing these developer war stories from 80s and 90s, although 90s more because I am a 90s kid. It definitely makes me feel that today's average devs are spoiled with all the innovations that have taken place...and still can't roll out a hit.
    - usr 12y ago
      If you haven't seen it already, you might enjoy reading "It's Behind You" by Bob Pape. It's about how the game R-Type was ported to the ZX Spectrum back in the day. http://www.bizzley.com/ http://www.bizzley.com/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6470106 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6470106
    - jacquesm 12y ago
      If you want to read more about that particular gig: http://jacquesmattheij.com/A+tale+of+two+programmers http://jacquesmattheij.com/A+tale+of+two+programmers
  - bencollier49 12y ago
    That looks as though it might have been inspiration for "Carrier Command".
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