Airmail Pilot
Airmail Pilot is a video game published in 1979 by Instant Software, in which the player pilots a Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny" biplane carrying mail from Columbus, Ohio to Chicago.
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Airmail Pilot
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- 1980
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Airmail Pilot is a video game published in 1979 by Instant Software, in which the player pilots a Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny" biplane carrying mail from Columbus, Ohio to Chicago.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Airmail Pilot • Developer — Instant Software • Publisher — Instant Software • Platforms — TRS-80, TI-99/4A • Genre — Flight simulator
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — The simple flight simulation of Airmail Pilot The game begins with an advertisement attributed to an 18 July 1922 issue of the Chicago Sun which reads: "Wanted: Airmail pilot for the Columbus to Chicago run. Must be willing to fly in every type of weather. Only the foolhardy need apply." The player pilots a Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny" biplane carrying mail from Columbus, Ohio to Chicago, via Dayton, Indianapolis, and Logansport.
Reviews
Reviews
• Review in Kilobaud Microcomputing
Reception
Bruce Campbell reviewed Airmail Pilot in The Space Gamer No. 36. Campbell commented that "If you are looking for a realistic airflight simulation, Airmail Pilot is not for you. Since its price is on the lower end of the software spectrum, I do recommend it for those looking for a quick, easy, enjoyable game with limited staying power." Another reviewer from Moves commented, "It can be fun and amusing, but it is not designed to hold an adult's attention for very long."
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- “Airmail Pilot”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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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.Holtz, Frederick. Using & Programming the TI-99/4A Including Ready-to-Run Programs. Tab Books. 186. 1983.
- 2.Every Flight is a Special Delivery. 80 Microcomputing. 2. 29. February 1980. 0-8306-1620-9.
- 3.Staff writer. Entertainment. Home Computer Program Library. Texas Instruments Incorporated. 12. 1982.
- 4.Creative Computing. Airmail Pilot. 5. 12. 115. December 1979.
- 5.Staff writer. Games, Simulations and Entertainment for your TRS-80. Instant Software For Microcomputers. Instant Software Inc. 3. 12. 1981.
- 6.Emerald Valley Publishing. The two finest programs for the TI99/4. 99'er Magazine. 1. 62. May–June 1981.
- 7.Campbell, Bruce. Capsule Reviews. The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 36. 27. February 1981.
- 8.Chadwick, Ian. Why I'm Really Buying a Microcomputer and What I'll Play When It Gets Here, Part 2. Moves. Simulations Publications. 56. 23–29. April–May 1981.
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