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Microsoft Flight Simulator (v4.0)

Overview

Version 4 of Flight Simulator was released just 15 months after version 3. The changes include:

Makeshift airplane designer, which allowed for wing adjustments and weight, speed, and color changes.

New aircraft: Sailplane

Random weather patterns

Dynamic scenery (e.g. air traffic)

Like the previous release, version 4 included scenery for five cities (New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago). It featured CGA through VGA (in EGA resolution) support, and multi-user play. Version 4 also supported newer add-ons such as Microsoft's Aircraft & Scenery Designer, and Sublogic's USA scenery series.

Publishers
Microsoft
Platform
MS-DOS
Alternate Names
No information available

Media

Box - 3D

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Box - Back

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Box - Front

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Clear Logo

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Disc

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Screenshot - Game Title

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Screenshot - Gameplay

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