The program is a typical example of games developed at the height of the Cold War, based mostly on speculations on the future machines of war. According to the promotional text, Retaliator is a flight simulation program based upon two of the most revolutionary aircraft designs ever conceived: The Lockheed F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter and Grumman F-29, aka X-29.
F29 was released in 1990 on the then dominating Commodore Amiga computer and could r...
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The program is a typical example of games developed at the height of the Cold War, based mostly on speculations on the future machines of war. According to the promotional text, Retaliator is a flight simulation program based upon two of the most revolutionary aircraft designs ever conceived: The Lockheed F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter and Grumman F-29, aka X-29.
F29 was released in 1990 on the then dominating Commodore Amiga computer and could run as fast on a 386 25 MHz PC, which was the high-end machine of the day. The graphics were detailed by the standards of the period, with cities, bridges, roads, islands, mountains and moving vehicles. The cockpit had 3 Multi-function displays available to set up in a number of configurations.
Ocean Software and Digital Image Design promised a hi-tech combat flight simulator that would feature top-secret USAF fighters. They created a game that featured the most advanced airplanes in the world, F22 and F29. The game includes four war scenarios ...
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