Air Traffic Controller
Air Traffic Controller is a video game written by air traffic controller David Mannering. It was released by Creative Computing for the TRS-80 Model I and Exidy Sorcerer in 1978, and for the Apple II and Sol-20 in 1979. It was rewritten by Will Fastie and Bill Appelbaum for Data General AOS in 1980 and ported to MS-DOS for release by PC Disk Magazine in 1983.
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Air Traffic Controller
- Date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Creative Computing
- Genre
- simulation video game
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Air Traffic Controller is a video game written by air traffic controller David Mannering. It was released by Creative Computing for the TRS-80 Model I and Exidy Sorcerer in 1978, and for the Apple II and Sol-20 in 1979. It was rewritten by Will Fastie and Bill Appelbaum for Data General AOS in 1980 and ported to MS-DOS for release by PC Disk Magazine in 1983.
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An enhanced version, Advanced Air Traffic Controller, was published by Creative Computing in 1981 for the TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET, and Atari 8-bit computers.
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• Title — Air Traffic Controller • Publisher — Creative Computing • Platforms — TRS-80, Apple II, Exidy Sorcerer, MS-DOS, Sol-20 • Released — TRS-80, Sol-20'Apple II, Sorcerer'MS-DOS • Designer — David Mannering
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Air Traffic Controller is a game in which the player directs local air traffic.
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Reception
Alan Isabelle reviewed Air Traffic Controller in The Space Gamer, commenting that it was "Unquestionably worth [the price]. I highly recommend this to anyone with the computer to run it.".
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Hillkirk, John. Controller Game. The Times. The Times Publishing Company. 110. 262. 14–F. 15 August 1981.
- 2.Fastie, Will. The History of ATC. Air Traffic Controller. 2009.
- 3.Levitan, Martin. Advanced Air Traffic Controller. Videogaming Illustrated. Ion International Inc. 48. October 1982.
- 4.Ion International Inc. You Can't Please Anyone. Videogaming Illustrated. 8. December 1982.
- 5.Isabelle, Alan. Capsule Reviews. The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 34. 35. December 1980.
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