Falcon 3.0 (DOS)

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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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Part of the Following Groups

• Aircraft: F-16 Fighting Falcon
• Falcon series
• Powerplus releases

User Reviews

Incredible flight simulator game for its time!	taly01 (8)
The best flight combat sim of 1991	gametrader (233)	unrated

Critic Reviews

Dragon	Dec, 1992		100
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Feb, 1992	970 out of 1000	97
Zero	Feb, 1992	94 out of 100	94
PC Joker	Feb, 1992	92 out of 100	92
Power Play	Jan, 1992	91 out of 100	91
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Jun, 1992		90
Game Bytes	May 06, 1992		88
Play Time	Mar, 1992	85 out of 100	85
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Mar, 1992	7 out of 12	58
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Apr, 1992	Unscored	Unscored

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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)
• PC Games (Germany)
  • Issue 01/1993– Best Simulation in 1992
• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1992 – Best Simulation in 1991

Information also contributed by Adam Baratz, Andrew Grasmeder, Michael Palomino and PCGamer77.

Related Web Sites

• IGCD Internet Game Cars Database (Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games.)