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{{Short description|1996 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95
| title = Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95
| image = Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 cover.jpg
| image = Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 cover.jpg
| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| publisher = Microsoft
| publisher = Microsoft
| designer =
| designer =
| series = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]''
| series = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]''
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| released = {{vgrelease|UK|October 24, 1996<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 24, 1996 |title=PC World - The Best Place to Fly the Latest Microsoft Flight Simulator |pages=11 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/752089133/?terms=%22flight%20simulator%20for%20windows%2095%22&match=1 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |quote=''Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95'' - New//Out Today}}</ref>|NA|November 7, 1996<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-11-07 |title=Microsoft Soars Into Holiday Season With Flight Simulator for Windows 95; Releases Newest Version of World's Best-Selling Entertainment Title |url=https://news.microsoft.com/1996/11/07/microsoft-soars-into-holiday-season-with-flight-simulator-for-windows-95-releases-newest-version-of-worlds-best-selling-entertainment-title/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Stories |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
| released = October 1, 1996
| genre = [[Amateur flight simulation]]
| genre = [[Amateur flight simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
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'''''Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95''''', abbreviated commonly as '''''FS95''''', is a flight simulator video game. It was released in October 1996 for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].
'''''Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95''''', abbreviated commonly as '''''FS95''''' or '''''FSW95''''', is a flight simulator video game. It was released in late 1996 for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].


With the release of [[Windows 95]], a new version (6.0) was developed for that platform. Although this was essentially just a port from the [[DOS]] version ([[Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0|FS5.1]]), it did feature a vastly improved frame-rate, better haze, and additional aircraft, including the [[Extra 300]] aerobatic aircraft.
With the release of [[Windows 95]], a new version (6.0) was developed for that platform. Although this was essentially just a port from the [[DOS]] version ([[Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0|FS5.1]]), it did feature a vastly improved frame-rate, better haze, and additional aircraft, including the [[Extra 300]] aerobatic aircraft.
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John Nolan for ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' gave the game 3½ stars out of 5 and said ''"FLIGHT SIMULATOR provides the best all-aspect civilian flying experience presently available. If you don't own an earlier version and you're interested in this type of aviation, the choice is a complete no-brainer – at least until [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra's]] [[Sierra Pro Pilot 98: The Complete Flight Simulator|PRO PILOT]] arrives to provide some stiff competition later this year. If you already have a recent version of the program, the choice is more difficult. The improvements are incremental, and you'll have to decide if the new interface, aircraft and videos are worth the price of admission."''<ref name="cgw">{{cite magazine |last1=Nolan |first1=John |title=Still Aloft |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |date=February 1997 |issue=151 |pages=192–194 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref>
John Nolan for ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' gave the game 3½ stars out of 5 and said "''Flight Simulator'' provides the best all-aspect civilian flying experience presently available. If you don't own an earlier version and you're interested in this type of aviation, the choice is a complete no-brainer – at least until [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra's]] [[Sierra Pro Pilot 98: The Complete Flight Simulator|PRO PILOT]] arrives to provide some stiff competition later this year. If you already have a recent version of the program, the choice is more difficult. The improvements are incremental, and you'll have to decide if the new interface, aircraft and videos are worth the price of admission."<ref name="cgw">{{cite magazine |last1=Nolan |first1=John |title=Still Aloft |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |date=February 1997 |issue=151 |pages=192–194 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref>


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 3 November 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95
Developer(s)Microsoft
Publisher(s)Microsoft
SeriesMicrosoft Flight Simulator
Platform(s)Windows
Release
Genre(s)Amateur flight simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95, abbreviated commonly as FS95 or FSW95, is a flight simulator video game. It was released in late 1996 for Windows.

With the release of Windows 95, a new version (6.0) was developed for that platform. Although this was essentially just a port from the DOS version (FS5.1), it did feature a vastly improved frame-rate, better haze, and additional aircraft, including the Extra 300 aerobatic aircraft.

This was the first version released after the purchase of Bruce Artwick Organization (BAO) by Microsoft, and after having physically relocated BAO development staff to Microsoft's primary campus in Redmond, Washington. The BAO team was integrated with other non-BAO Microsoft staff, such as project management, testing, and artwork.

Additional scenery included major airports outside Europe and the US for the first time. The scenery packs for 5.0 are backwards compatible with this release.

More scenery and aircraft. Notice the texture mapped runway, aircraft, and sky, and high density of 3-D buildings.

Reception

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John Nolan for Computer Gaming World gave the game 3½ stars out of 5 and said "Flight Simulator provides the best all-aspect civilian flying experience presently available. If you don't own an earlier version and you're interested in this type of aviation, the choice is a complete no-brainer – at least until Sierra's PRO PILOT arrives to provide some stiff competition later this year. If you already have a recent version of the program, the choice is more difficult. The improvements are incremental, and you'll have to decide if the new interface, aircraft and videos are worth the price of admission."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Microsoft Soars Into Holiday Season With Flight Simulator for Windows 95; Releases Newest Version of World's Best-Selling Entertainment Title". Stories. 1996-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. ^ "PC World - The Best Place to Fly the Latest Microsoft Flight Simulator". The Daily Telegraph. October 24, 1996. p. 11. Retrieved December 11, 2023. Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 - New//Out Today
  3. ^ a b Nolan, John (February 1997). "Still Aloft". Computer Gaming World. No. 151. Ziff Davis. pp. 192–194.
  4. ^ a b c "Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 Reviews". MobyGames. Atari. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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