Falcon 3.0
Published: January 7, 2011 - Last update: February 3, 2012 - 1699 downloads
- Year
- 1991
- Genre
- Simulation
- Theme
- Flight
- Publisher
- MicroProse Ltd.
- Developer
- Sphere, Inc.
- Perspective
- 1st-Person
5 votes
5 MiB
Description of Falcon 3.0
To shortly resume Falcon 3.0, it's about simulation and flight. It was done by Sphere, Inc. in 1991. Feel free to download and try it!
One of the best flight simulators ever made for the PC, Falcon 3.0 became an instant classic upon its release in 1991, and the benchmark against which all later "hard-core" modern flight sims would be judged. Before anyone protests the inclusion of this game on the site, let me just say this: it's definitely not an "underdog" on the absolute basis due to both commercial and critical success. But arguably flight sims as a genre has been quite underrated, and many pilots will tell you that Falcon 3.0 can't be rated highly enough. Whatever the reason, here it is-- a proud entrant into our Hall of Belated Fame. I'll let MiGMan's thorough review speak to how excellent the game is: Falcon 3.0 was published in 1991 by Spectrum Holobyte. It was the sequel to Falcon [and later Falcon AT]. Falcon 3.0 pushed the boundaries of Air Combat Sims its release. It had all the features anyone could dream of at the time and the gameplay was riveting. It was also demanding on hardware, needing a 486 to run the "High-Fidelity Flight Model". Even today it's a hoot, and if you only have a 486 you really can't get much more excitement than what's available in the Falcon battleground. Luckily you can adjust the AI of the SAM operators, AAA and enemy pilots because on the higher settings they are murderous!" Suffice is to say that Falcon 3.0 will forever go down in history as one of the very best computer flight sims ever made. Fortunately, MicroProse's recent Falcon 4.0 largely lives up to the pedigree, with numerous improvements over this much-loved classic. Two thumbs up, but be prepared to fiddle with your memory settings for a bit to get this oldie to run on new computers. Note: Spectrum Holobyte later released several add-ons for the game, all of which are included as part of MicroProse's 1994 Falcon Gold collection. In 2001, G2 Interactive purchased copyrights to the entire Falcon series from Hasbro, current owner of MicroProse.
Review by HOTUD
Captures and Snapshots
Screenshots used with permission from MobyGames.com
Comments and reviews
kaori added this comment :
Aahh, the predecessor of the venerable Falcon 4.0! Another must have. I wonder if it also feature an in-flight refueling? Well, I'll find out soon. Thanks for this awesome sim ^_^
Xyvik added this comment :
So many hours wasted on this game...so awesome! The campaigns are still addictive to this day, and instant-action as deadly as ever.
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mnpd added this comment :
Back in the early 90's I bought this game and was hooked! I'd play Falcon 3.0 until dawn each day (I worked evenings anyway). Over the next few years Spectrum Holobyte produced different sims for different fighter planes including the Gold CD which included them all. I bought EVERYTHING as soon as it came out.
My only disappointment is that the company advertised their final product... the A-10 Warthog and I couldn't wait for the release, finding myself staring at the plane on the advertisement. But, the Warthog version was never released. That's almost 20-years ago, and I'm still disappointed.