Spitfire Ace
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Developer(s) | MicroProse |
Publisher(s) | |
Designer(s) | Sid Meier[1] |
Programmer(s) | Atari 8-bit Sid Meier Commodore 64 Ron G. Verovsky[2] IBM PC R. Donald Awalt |
Platform(s) | Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, IBM PC |
Release | 1982: Atari 1984: C64, IBM PC |
Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Spitfire Ace is a combat flight simulator video game created and published by then-newly formed MicroProse. It was one of the first video games designed and programmed by Sid Meier. It was originally developed for Atari 8-bit family (1982) and ported to the Commodore 64 (1984) and IBM PC compatibles (as a self-booting disk, 1984). The game followed on the heel's of Meier's Hellcat Ace, also from 1982 for the Atari 8-bit computers.
Gameplay[]
The game puts the player in the pilot's seat during World War II. The player defends London during The Blitz while flying the Supermarine Spitfire.[3] The game offers 15 different scenarios that include France, Malta and D-Day.
Reception[]
Softline in 1984 called Spitfire Ace and Hellcat Ace's graphics "extremely simple".[4] Computer Gaming World in 1993 stated that the game "has been severely wrinkled by age".[5]
References[]
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ Spitfire Ace at Lemon 64
- ^ "Spitfire Ace for Atari 8-bit (1982) - MobyGames". MobyGames. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ Bradbury, James (Jan–Feb 1984). "Spitfire Ace and Hellcat Ace". Softline. pp. 51–52. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ Brooks, M. Evan (October 1993). "Brooks' Book Of Wargames: 1900-1950, R-Z". Computer Gaming World. pp. 144–148. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
External links[]
- Spitfire Ace at Atari Mania
- Spitfire Ace at Lemon 64
- 1982 video games
- Atari 8-bit family games
- Commodore 64 games
- Sid Meier games
- U.S. Gold games
- Video games set in France
- World War II flight simulation video games
- Video games developed in the United States
- Computer game stubs