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Subject: Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 15:52:15 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 9 Jun 2025 08:27:08 +0100, JAB wrote:

> On 08/06/2025 12:10, Xocyll wrote:
>>> Gunship (1986)
>> Don't think I ever played that - gunship 2000 was a close as I got I
>> think.
> 
> I played a lot of it on the Atari ST and found it lots of fun. It had a
> really good balance between giving you a simulator feel while also being
> rather playable. In comparison I really didn't get on with Fighting
> Falcon as landing was a complete nightmare (at least for me) and even if
> I managed to finish a mission I might end up just ejecting as it was
> better than crashing.
> 
> The next one I played was Jane's Longbow 2. Unfortunately by that point
> in my life I no longer found much enjoyment in spending up to hour
> learning how to land with a damaged engine using auto-rotate!

I don't remember which Comanche I played (or if there was more
than one), but thought that was quite a bit of fun.  Sneaky
helicopters seem pretty bad-a**ed to me.

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