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Offline Pat the Cat

Re: Falcon game does not work
« on: February 22, 2018, 03:30:47 PM »
Quote from: rednova;836154
Hi:

I just bought an original boxed game for amiga, Falcon.
Is by spectrum holobyte.

Assuming you got it working, it's a VERY difficult sim on a standard Amiga.
 
 A faster processor is recommended to make the screen updates smoother and get some controlability - laggy.
 
 Mind you, in terms of being "true" it does do a pretty good job. It's not shabby code, it's pretty good code trying to do an involved job with just a standard 68K Amiga...
 
 ... and yes, it prefers NTSC (slightly less lag on movements generating flight differences).
 
 It was released as a budget title, but you don't get the manual with that release, and quite frankly completing a mission, let alone a full campaign,  without a manual is pretty much impossible unless you are very familiar with the real aircraft.
 
 Even landing without busting your landing gear is tricky... At least, I found it so. Miles and miles harder than Interceptor, but not quite as "propeller head" as Tornado.
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