Falcon — PDF | Atarimania

Information

Genre: Simulation - Air
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick, Keyboard, Mouse
Players: 2 (sim. Null-Modem), 1
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Payne, Russell, Bell, Colin, Orton, Chris
Graphic Artist(s): Johnson, Mark, Whiteside, Dave, Kenwright, Martin
Game design: Louie, Gilman, Johnson, Mark
Musician(s): [n/a]
Sound FX: Fisher, Judy, Payne, Russell
Year: 1988
Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte
Distributor: Sphere Inc.
Developer: [n/a]
Licensed from: -
Country: USA
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, 0.5MB
Version: 1.0
Number of Disks: 2, Single Sided
Protection: Codewheel / ID Chart

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.8/10 · Votes: 78 · Downloads: 357 · Hits: 13,072

Additional Comments

Two player option only available via serial link

Screenshots (8)

Cover Art (4)

Instructions (178)

Ads (1)

Article (1)

Tips (3)

The One Players Guide

Trivia (4)

Awards:

Microcomputer Industry Awards: Simulator of the Year 1988
The BaPAUG Awards 1988: Best ST Software
Golden Joystick Awards: Best simulation game of the year 1989

Hardware

Supports RS232 for multiplayer action
Supports Drive B
Supports Extra RAM

Charts

Top UK ST charts position: 1 (3/1989 - 6/1989)
Months on charts: 12 between 3/1989 - 2/1990

Releases

First 16bit release reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for Macintosh and PC in 1/1988

Book / Magazine Reviews (14)

The One · December, 1988 · Rating: 93%

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · January, 1989 · Rating: 93%

The Games Machine · February, 1989 · Rating: 81%

ST Action · February, 1989 · Rating: 82%

Atari ST User · March, 1989 · Rating: 9/10

ST Action · May, 1989 · Rating: 85%

Zero · November, 1989 · Rating: 92%

ST Format · September, 1991 · Rating: 83%

ST Review · May, 1992 · Rating: 92%

ST Action · August, 1992 · Rating: 85%

Atari ST User · October, 1992 · Rating: 93%

ST Format · November, 1992 · Rating: 70%

ST Action · December, 1992 · Rating: 77%

ST Review · November, 1994 · Rating: 90%

Comments (4)

Trophy — 31 Oct 2021
My favourite game between 1988 and 1992. So, this is Excellent game :-)
Rutger Manger — 12 Jul 2020
If you had 1mb RAM there was some more sound and visual effects.
Flightsim — 9 Feb 2019
Does not work! --- Well, it launches just fine under STeem Emulator. Please note that STX-images can't be played on real ST without SD-card solution, and even then there are restrictions. You also need Pasti extension for your emulator to run STX-images and play around with various TOS and RAM configurations, check that your disk drive emulation is not accelerated etc... TOS 1.02 / 1MB STf is a good starting point. Also switching off drive B helps in some cases. Old computers are not plug'n'play. See further information of Pasti extension from http://pasti.fxatari.com/ Marko
sparc70 — 9 Apr 2009
Great flight sim.