The era of flights sims has passed. There are a few hard core fans left. There was an enhanced version of Falcon 4.0 released last year by Atari. This was basically Falcon 4.0 with updated graphics, more campaigns, and the working dynamic campaign engine. It is a very detailed game though and if you fly it on advanced mode could probably qualify in the real F-16.
Seems when Microprose got bought out and shutdown, the era was over. Today the computer is mainly seen as a FPS and RTS platform. I've been hoping for a couple years for a new space shooter, like Freespace or the Xwing series, to reemerge, but so far nothing has come out. I've been thinking about getting a new PC just to play Falcon 4.0: Allied Force. I'd have to dust off the old Black Hawk digital and hope the new computers still come with a game port.
Still, last time I was in Best Buy I noticed they only had one joystick. I remember when they used to stock six or seven different models.
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