Jay Marrone for SoftSide said "the MS-Flight Simulator is an entertaining program for anyone who ever wanted to pilot an airplane." Will Fastie for Creative Computing said "In their established tradition, Microsoft has again chosen to market a classic program, unique in the market." They could declare war and fire at enemy aircraft. This mode had the player flying a Sopwith Camel in a grid-divided area with mountains on two sides. There was also a "Europe 1917" mode which was similar to the "British Ace" mode of FS1 Flight Simulator. It would remain the default airport in future versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator, until the real airport was closed. The starting airport was Meigs Field in Chicago, with a view of the city skyline to the left and Lake Michigan to the right. In Microsoft Flight Simulator (1.0), the player flies a Cessna 182 in one of four US regions: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, or Seattle.
If a computer could run Microsoft Flight Simulator and Lotus 1-2-3, it was 100% IBM PC-compatible. Early versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator were used as a test for PC compatibility. It was later updated and ported to other home computers as Flight Simulator II, published by Sublogic.Īdvertisements claimed "If flying your IBM PC got any more realistic, you'd need a license", and promised "a full-color, out-the-window flight display". It featured an improved graphics engine, variable weather and time of day, and a new coordinate system (used by all subsequent versions up to version 5). This version was released in November 1982 as Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The game does have support for RGB monitors, but in monochrome only.Īround the years of 1981–82, Microsoft contacted Bruce Artwick of Sublogic, creator of FS1 Flight Simulator, to develop a new flight simulator for IBM compatible PCs. FS 1.0 – This image is of FS 1.0 displaying color on a composite monitor.
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