| Afraid to fly? No problem. Microsoft's
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| | showed. It was the first game with
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| Flight Simulator, one of the oldest
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| | photorealistic scenery and a map of the
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| simulation games around, will take you
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| | whole world. You could travel from New
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| flying anywhere in the world in just
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| | York to Paris in real time. This was a
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| about any type of plane you can think
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| | major breakthrough in the history of the
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| of.The year was 1982 when the first
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| | game. With 5.1, the ability to handle
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| flight simulator came out. It was
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| | scenic libraries was added. Also,
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| version 1.0. Graphically, it was quite
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| | weather was added to the game such as
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| simple, but it did give the user a chance
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| | storms. This was done in 1995.Windows
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| to fly a real plane. In the early
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| | 95, which came out in 1996, was the first
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| editions they used vector graphics, so
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| | game in the series available for that
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| the view from the cockpit was pretty much
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| | windows platform. More planes were
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| left to your imagination.As the game
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| | added, such as the Boeing 737.
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| progressed, however, the graphics became
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| | Photorealistic satellite imaging was
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| more real. If you took a plane ride over
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| | added to this version as well. Plus,
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| New York, you would see a skyline that
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| | flying lessons were added so you could be
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| was letter perfect to what you would
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| | flying in a matter of minutes. It was
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| actually see if you were flying over New
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| | the easier simulator to date.Flight
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| York in a real plane. But the transition
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| | Simulator 98 added 10 times the number of
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| from version 1.0 to Flight Simulator 2002
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| | airports than in the previous version so
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| was a slow and gradual one.In version 2.0
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| | you could take off from virtually
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| they finally added duel support for both
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| | anywhere in the world. More planes were
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| a mouse and a joystick. Version 1.0 was
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| | added and the graphics became even more
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| mouse only. Plus, the simulator became
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| | realistic. It didn't seem like the game
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| more popular and versions were released
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| | could get any better.But then Flight
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| on a number of game platforms.It wasn't
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| | Simulator 2000 came out. Four new planes
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| until version 3.0 that the flight
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| | were added. Thousands more airports were
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| simulator went to Windows. This was in
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| | added. Navigation was greatly improved.
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| 1988. The game featured the first
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| | Graphics were improved. The control
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| multiple windows that you could resize.
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| | panels were more detailed. Just trying
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| It also featured 3D windows and panels.In
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| | to figure out the controls for a Boeing
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| 1989, Flight Simulator came out with
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| | 777 was a challenge. Yes, 2000 was even
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| version 4.0. There wasn't a huge
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| | better than 98.But they didn't stop
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| difference between this version and 3.0
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| | there. Flight Simulator 2002 was to be
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| but the scenery was more detailed. The
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| | the best yet. The working instruments
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| bridges, roads and buildings looked a lot
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| | were more lifelike. Buildings became so
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| better than in the earlier version. This
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| | lifelike that it was scary. New planes
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| version also created a demand for add-on
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| | were added, including the first float
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| products to the game by outside
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| | plane. Real time interactive air traffic
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| vendors.In 1993, they came out with
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| | control was added.If you haven't had the
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| version 5.0. More than 30,000 hours of
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| | pleasure of trying Flight Simulator, now
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| development went into this version and it
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| | may be the best time of all.
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