In my opinion the best file for download is my FS History movie
(190MB) which describes whole history of subLOGIC - Microsoft Flight
Simulator. My previous movie, issued in 2006, included 25 clips from 25 versions of
subLOGIC - Microsoft Flight Simulator. Now, it includes all versions from
subLOGIC 3D Graphics Package Demo, the first ever subLOGIC Flight Simulator
1 for Apple II, to the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator X with Acceleration
Expansion Pack. There are included very rare versions for NEC PC, Data
General One and rare subLOGIC Scenery Disks for Apple II and IBM PC. Whole
movie takes almost 40 minutes. I guess the video
could be viewed too long and boring, but my purpose was to record graphics
design of each Flight Simulator version through many years of its
development and save them for history.In addition everyone
can find his first version.
The movie says more than thousand words. Now it is available on-line on
YouTube as well.
The Microsoft Flight
Simulator history movie
My movie has a musical accompaniment, but I released
an edition without music as well. So you will hear only original sounds.
I have to notice you, that some clips have not sounds, because some Flight
Simulator versions have not sounds. Sometimes it's hard to tell if there is
an issue with the downloaded file or your
computer when there are sound and video problems. If you run regular
maintenance software on your computer it will keep your
system running smoothly.
One of the new clips - subLOGIC
Flight Simulator II for NEC PC-9801
Technical details
There are included 30 clips - 11
completely new clips, 8 old clips were improved. New clips are:
- 3D Graphics Package DEMO - not playable demo for Apple II,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator 1 for Apple II - the first ever playable
issue,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for Apple II with scenery disks,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for Data General One (with grey LCD
display),
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for NEC PC-9801 - a Japanese rarity
issue,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator with Torpedo Attack for NEC PC-8801,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator with Torpedo Attack for MSX,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.1 for IBM PC with rare scenery disks,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.12 for Tandy with SD-Hawaiian Odyssey
Adventure Scenery,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0a for NEC PC-9821,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X with Microsoft Acceleration Expansion Pack.
Improved clips are (now they have right aspect ration):
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 1 for IBM PC,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 1 for Macintosh,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 3 for IBM PC,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 4 for IBM PC,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 4 for NEC PC-9800,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 5 for IBM PC,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1 for IBM PC
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator 1 for TRS-80,
The movie was
captured and edited by Camtasia Studio 6.0.1 with TechSmith codec. The
final movie was edited and subtitled by Microsoft Movie Maker 2.1.
I used following emulators to get running old versions: AppleWin 1.17.2.0 (Apple II), MESS (TRS-80, IBM PC CGA,
Macintosh Plus, Color Computer 3), DOSBox (IBM PC, Tandy, Data General
One), Steem (Atari ST), Basilisk II (Macintosh s OS Mac 7.5), WinUAE (Amiga),
Atari800WinPlus (Atari 800), Vice (Commodore 64), Neko Project 2 (NEC
PC-9801), T98-NEXT (NEC PC-9821), NLMSX 0.48 (MSX) and M88 for Win32 v2.21
(NEC PC-8801). I used Video Edit Magic 4.45 for color correction
(inversion and gray shades) of Data General One clip.
subLOGIC Flight Simulator
1 for Apple II - a full clip version
A complete list of clips
- subLOGIC 3D Graphics Package - DEMO
for Apple II,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator 1 for Apple II,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator 1 for TRS-80,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 1 for IBM PC,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for Apple II with subLOGIC Scenery Disk 4,
6, 7, SF STAR, Japan,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for Atari 8-bit,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for Commodore 64 with subLOGIC Western
European Tour,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for Data General One,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.1 for IBM PC with subLOGIC Scenery Disk 4,
7, 9, 11,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.12 for Tandy with subLOGIC Hawaiian
Odyssey,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 1 for Apple Macintosh,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for NEC PC-9801 with subLOGIC Japan,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for Atari ST,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for Amiga with subLOGIC Western European Tour,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator II for Color Computer 3,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator with Torpedo Attack for NEC PC-8801,
- subLOGIC Flight Simulator with Torpedo Attack for MSX,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0 for IBM PC,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 for IBM PC with Microsoft Aircraft and
Scenery Designer,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 for Apple Macintosh,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 for NEC PC 9800 series,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0 for IBM PC,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0a for NEC PC-9821 with Microsoft Japan
Scenery Add-on,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 Century of Flight,
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X with Microsoft Acceleration Expansion Pack.
Special thanks
I would like to say my special thanks to Jos Grupping from the Netherlands,
Marc-Andre Handfield from Canada, Jeff Leyda from USA, Mark Percival from
Canada, Satoshi "Bin" Hiranuma from Japan, Brian Ties from USA, Peter Job
from South Africa, William Vandenberg from Canada, Peter Veenstra from the
Netherlands, Alexey from Russia, Brian Palmer from Australia, Michael Snook
from USA and Benoit Vedrines from France. They shared information, disk
images or gave other help. Thank you very much!
