Description
Another update of the hardcore simulation Falcon from Spectrum Holobyte with everything that fans of the game expect, while taking advantage of the latest computer technology. Better missions in this version, as well as being able to fly in an 8-plane force, which you can do while linked to another computer, either by dialup modem or the ever loveable null-modem!
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Trivia
Cancelled add-on
Spectrum Holobyte at one time planned an additional expansion pack for
Falcon 3.0 in the same vein as
MiG-29: Deadly Adversary of Falcon 3.0,
Hornet: Naval Strike Fighter, and
Falcon 3.0: Operation - Fighting Tiger that would let players fly an A-10 Warthog. Advertisements were even made and distributed with
Falcon Gold (a CD-ROM version that boxed all of the above in a single set), but the game never saw the light of day.
Development
Falcon 3.0 was one of the few games released before 1995 that specifically utilized the optional add-in math coprocessor (now standard on everything made since the 80486) for additional functionality. With a math coprocessor, the game would give the player the option of using it to improve the accuracy of the flight model and increase detail, without slowing down the simulation.
Awards
- Computer Gaming World
- November 1992 (Issue #100) – Simulation of the Year
- March 1995 (Issue #128) – Introduced into the Hall of Fame
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) - #10 in the "150 Best Games of All Time” list
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #7 Most Innovative Computer Game
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #9 Hardest Computer Game
- PC Powerplay (Germany)
- Issue 07/2006 - #4 Best Packaging (together with Falcon 4.0)
- Power Play
- Issue 02/1992 – Best Simulation in 1991
Information also contributed by
Adam Baratz,
Andrew Grasmeder,
Michael Palomino and
PCGamer77.This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Old man gamer (302) on Jun 14, 2000.
