Games we are playing

[MiG21bisFishbedL]

@SpaceGameJunkie

■■■■ yeah Megafortress. One of my favorite flight sims. So unique, so fun, super difficult. I finished the campaign back in the day and was so exhausted I somehow missed seeking out its expansion packs. I do plan to revisit this soon though. Just such a good sim and game.

Watching the saved stream on your channel really helped me get my wheels up on this one. Also convinced me to actually try it.

Of all the sims from that era, this is one of the very few that has aged with some degree of grace and is approachable by someone who was barely figuring out the F-22 on the Genesis at the time.

@Victork2

@MiG21bisFishbedL

Megafortress

Wow! I’ve never heard of this. I’ve read nearly all of the Dale brown books its based on though! I’m gonna have to look this one up

It’s $8 US on Steam and GoG. Don’t worry about stick finagling with DOS Box etc, it doesn’t actually use a stick. The emphasis is on systems management rather than precision flying. It’s one of the reasons why it holds up on its original strengths.

@damson

That has to be the best copy protection idea ever. In many games you were forced to type in a word from the manual - a bit boring task. !

I remember doing it for XCOM - UFO Defense. I always thought it was annoying and placed an enormous amount of weight on the manual (which I still have) but here? It turns it into an immersive element. It’s cool.

[SpaceGameJunkie]

@MiG21bisFishbedL

Watching the saved stream on your channel really helped me get my wheels up on this one.

Oh thank you so much, that is most kind!

And if I might interject, many sims from this era hold up just fine.

[MiG21bisFishbedL]

You know, I may put that theory to the test. The more fantastical, I think the better chance it has.

[NEVO]

@wheelsup_cavu

A6M2 Defend Munda download: …

your link seems to be to the screenshot , and not to the download page with your review . I thing this one should work better

Mission4Today › Downloads 4 Mods › A6M2 Defend Munda

[NEVO]

@Victork2

Wow! I’ve never heard of this. …

same here . but saw so many adverts in CGW mags when I searched for Chuck Yeagers Air Combat review few weeks ago .

[MiG21bisFishbedL]

Getting topped up on exercise!

[SpaceGameJunkie]

OMG how did I forget Megafortress had in-flight refuelling? Was it the first sim to do so, I wonder?

[MiG21bisFishbedL]

I’m trying to find release dates on both Megafortress and another game, F-22 Interceptor. I had it on my Genesis and I know that had inflight refueling:

Real-Time 3D Flight Sim on Genesis: F-22 Interceptor

[SpaceGameJunkie]

Hah, both 1991, though I can’t tell which one dropped first.

[komemiute]

There’s another 1991 game with in-flight refuel… Argonaut’s Birds of Prey.

[SpaceGameJunkie]

Ohhhh good catch. I always forgot about that one because it’s so boring.

[komemiute]

I have two monitor at work and I put games screenshots as desktops to make my days less bleak.
Today I was graced with this combination…

Two flight sims, both over Germany, both the best in their respective time.

Nostalgia hitting hard.

[Victork2]

Whats the top one? I recognise it but can’t put my finger on it? F15 strike eagle?

[keets]

Looks to be F-19 Stealth fighter (C64 version) I played that so much.