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Microsoft Flight Simulator X
"Microsoft® Flight Simulator X is the culmination of nearly 25 years of the landmark Flight Simulator franchise—the most significant addition to date.
Flight Simulator X immerses you in a beautifully rich and realistic world with dozens of aircraft and interactive Missions for a completely new and innovative gaming experience. Free Flight lets you fly anywhere in the world, from your hometown airport to the most exotic places you’ve ever dreamed of.
Gamers and simmers of all ages and skill levels feel firsthand what it’s like to be an aviator traveling the globe solo or online with others."
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Standard Edition
- 2 DVD
- 18 airplanes
- 40 high-detail airports (16 new to Flight Simulator)
- 28 high-detail cities
- 30+ structured missions
Deluxe Edition
- 2 DVD
- 24 airplanes
- 45 high-detail airports (21 new to Flight Simulator)
- 38 high-detail cities
- 50+ structured missions
- Glass panel (G1000) cockpit
- Tower controller
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista
- Processor: 1.0 Ghz
- RAM: Windows XP SP2 - 256MB, Windows Vista – 512MB
- Hard Drive: 14GB
- Video Card: 32MB DirectX 9 compatible
- Other: DX9 hardware compatibility and audio board with speakers and/or headphones
- Online/Multiplayer Requirements: 56.6 kbps or better for online play
Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition
Take to the skies again as “Microsoft Flight Simulator X Gold” puts pilots back in the cockpit for more than 80 missions set all over the world. Want more? Try the thrilling multiplayer mode where you can race your friends for victory and bragging rights. “Microsoft Flight Simulator X Gold” delivers that sense of immersive realism that only the award-winning Flight Simulator series brings to flight sim fans. And with advanced DX10 graphics, heading into the wild blue yonder has never looked so good.
Key Features
• New Missions. 20 new missions, in Law Enforcement and Rescue, Astronautics, Racing, and Backcountry, will give pilots more chances to soar. Head to the Rockies to fight forest fires or fly relief supplies to the Congo. With the world beneath you, anywhere is possible.
• Dynamic Living World. Watch as the world under you comes to life, from the gates and fuel trucks at your local airport to the hustle and bustle of cities. Experience the challenges of landing at your local airport as day turns to night and as the seasons change.
• Multiplayer Racing. Race against friends online in challenges such as Red Bull Aerobatics, Sailplane, Cross Country, and Reno High Speed.
• All in One Package. For the first time, “Microsoft Flight Simulator X Gold” gives players the chance to purchase “Microsoft Flight Simulator X” and “Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration” together in one bundle.
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Info from http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Pages/fsxge.aspx
Flight Simulator X: Acceleration
"The Flight Simulator X Acceleration Expansion Pack delivers an all new thrilling multiplayer race mode, new action-packed missions, and even more new content!
Challenge friends in the new racing mode, or test your flight skills in the 20 new missions like being a NASA test pilot, performing search and rescue on an ocean liner, or navigating a whiteout blizzard in the backcountry. Also included are six new scenery maps including the famed Red Bull Air Race courses, and three new planes such as the F/A-18A Hornet, EH-101 Helicopter and P-51D Mustang."
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004
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"Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight is the next milestone in the award-winning Flight Simulator franchise. Celebrating 20 years of developing and perfecting computer flight simulation, A Century of Flight will allow aviation enthusiasts to experience history at the controls of historic aircraft, such as Charles Lindbergh’s Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, the Douglas DC-3 and the world’s first successful powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer. New engaging features such as interactive multimedia provide a wealth of historical information on the planes that shaped aviation history and the pilots who flew them. Informed and insightful articles explain all there is to know about Microsoft’s Flight Simulator and the 24 aircraft included in the software. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight also introduces an updated, dynamic weather system, enhanced automatically generated scenery (AutoGen) and detailed visual effects, improved Air Traffic Control functions, and 3D interactive cockpits, as well as 15 modern aircraft, including the Beechcraft Baron and the Robinson R22 helicopter."
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| Flight Simulator 2000 Update v2.0b This second update addresses many issues - please see the Flight Simulator 2000 update page for complete details. Available for both Standard and Pro versions, and for English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian, and Italian versions. |
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
Flight Simulator 98 - Setting the Standard for Flight Realism
The release of Flight Simulator 98 marks the 15-year anniversary of Flight Simulator, the best-selling PC entertainment title of all time. This latest version has been called "the most important upgrade of the product in its history" by Gamecenter, an online publication.
Flight Simulator has always been "as real as it gets," but this year's edition takes reality to the next level by providing rich, new content, refining the flight models of all included aircraft and adding emerging technologies. Flight Simulator 98 includes support for 3-D acceleration, MMX-enhanced graphics, force-feedback support through the Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro joystick and other force-feedback devices and free eight-player multiplay via the Internet Gaming Zone (http://www.zone.com/) .
In addition, Flight Simulator 98 includes the following features:
| • | More than 45 cities around the world modeled in exquisite 3-D detail, including Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Sydney, London, Paris and Rio de Janeiro |
| • | More than 3,000 airports worldwide, which is a tenfold increase over the previous version |
| • | Improved digitally sampled sounds and new high-resolution instrument panels in all aircraft |
| • | The first helicopter ever in the Flight Simulator series, the Bell 206 |
| • | Flight models tested and validated by CESSNA and Learjet and endorsed by FlightSafety International, the leading pilot-training company in the world |
| • | Two airplanes, the CESSNA 182 Skylane and Learjet 45, are new; the Learjet 45 is not even available for sale yet Info from http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1997/sept97/fs98swpr.mspx |
