Cover artwork of Flight Simulator

// Archive entry № 13011

Flight Simulator

From the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, Flight Simulator (1980) is documented in VG90's reference index for Apple II.

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About the game

Dating from 1980, Flight Simulator for Apple II is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the early cartridge-and-arcade boom.

the early cartridge-and-arcade boom was a period of rapid change for the medium: the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Placing Flight Simulator in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

The value of a record like this is context: the early cartridge-and-arcade boom produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Platform on record: Apple II. Release year: 1980. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.