Microsoft Flight Simulator (v5.0)

aka: Microsoft Flight Simulator: As Real As It Gets, Microsoft Flight Simulator: Das realistische Flugabenteuer, Microsoft Flight Simulator: Encore plus de réalisme !

Moby ID: 1674

Released

1993 on DOS

Credits

1 person

Releases by Date (by platform)

1993 (DOS)
1994 (PC-98)

Publishers

Microsoft Corporation

Developers

Bruce Artwick Organization Ltd., The

Moby Score

7.0

#12,602 of 24.3K

Critics

70% (9)

Players

(13)

Review Ranking

#933 on DOS

Collected By

45 players

Genre: Simulation
Perspective: 1st-person
3rd-person (Other)
Interface: Direct control
Vehicular: Flight / aviation
Vehicle simulator

DOS Specs

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: 3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk, CD-ROM
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard, Mouse
Multiplayer Options: Modem, Null-modem cable

Add-on (official)

Add-on (unofficial)

Airline Flights 2 (1997)
Apollo Collection 1: Airbus Family (1996)
Apollo Collection 2: Boeing Family (1996)
Apollo Collection 3: Great Airlines (1996)
Apollo Collection 4: Business Jets (1996)
Chartbusters 8 (1996)
Europe I: Scenery Enhancement for Microsoft Flight Simulator (1994)
Flight Simulator Flight Shop (1995)
FS Global Update: Global Base Scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator (1998)
FS5 Designer-Tool (1994)
Game Levels & Co. (1996)
Grand Canyon (1992)
Hawaii (1992)
Las Vegas Scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 5 (1995)
Microsoft Scenery Pack for Flight Simulator (1996)
MicroWINGS Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) Scenery (1995)
Perfect Flight (1996)
Rescue Air 911 (1996)
San Francisco: Scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator v.5.0 (1993)
The Pilot's Toy Box (1996)
The Virtual Squadron (1996)
Washington D.C.: Scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 5 (1993)

Description official description

The fifth take on the Flight Simulator series. This version added SVGA graphics, textures in certain areas, sound card support, and two new flight areas, Paris and Munich. This was the final DOS-only release.

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Credits (DOS version)

Created by

Bruce A. Artwick

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 70% (based on 9 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 13 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

Easter eggs

In Champaign, Illinois (a city southwest of Chicago), if you have scenery complexity set to Very Dense, you will find a small, flat red building. Fly in (actually, slew in, or have crash disabled) one of the entrances. You will see a wall with credits and a picture of the development team (and guess where you are - the subLOGIC main office). In Microsoft Flight Simulator 98, the building is still there, but the wall inside is gone.

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Related Sites +

Andy's Flight Simulator Page
A fan site for the Microsoft Flight Simulator series.

Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 1674

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Andy Voss.

PC-98 added by Terok Nor.

Additional contributors: Alaka, jean-louis.

Game added June 17, 2000. Last modified February 29, 2024.