best helicopter flight sim' game?

lost_lemming · 18 February 2010, 21:29

Just wondered if there's any other ones besides gunship 2000. not that gunship is bad - but there's gotta be slightly better ones. ?

Predseda · 18 February 2010, 21:37

No, GS2000 is the best.

Galahad/FLT · 18 February 2010, 21:38

Thunderhawk

Graham Humphrey · 18 February 2010, 21:40

Maybe this thread will prove useful...?

Amigajay · 18 February 2010, 21:56

Gunship 2000 is one of the best though esp on CD32, try Coala as thats a pretty decent game, other than the ones mentioned above thats pretty it as far as Helicopter sims go...

cosmicfrog · 18 February 2010, 22:18

I was going say Coala but Amigajay beat me to it lol

DDNI · 18 February 2010, 22:19

GS2000 seems as deadly slow on my 060 as it was on my 020...

Am I mistaken? Or is the chipset / chip RAM the bottleneck?

btw

Graham Humphrey and I reckon Seek and Destroy is the best flight sim of all

Cammy · 19 February 2010, 02:17

Are you playing the OCS or CD32 version? Perhaps one runs better than the other.

Jonathan Drain · 19 February 2010, 04:02

I quite liked Zeewolf 2 (or CU Amiga's demo version, anyway).

Predseda · 19 February 2010, 08:46

Although I love Seek and Destroy and both Zeewolves, I don't think they are helicopter simulations.

tomcat666 · 19 February 2010, 08:49

Definetly Tomahwak on a Spectrum emulator :

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infos...cgi?id=0005317

Hehe

But seriously... GS2000 and Thunderhawk were both great, the second being much more arcadey ofcourse.

TCD · 19 February 2010, 09:32

I second Gunship 2000. Well, it's almost the only heli sim I played for more than 10 minutes, but that makes it special anyway

FOL · 19 February 2010, 16:15

Gunship 2000 hands down. Best flight sim ever.

EDIT:- and Thunder Hawk. I think Gunship for intense simulation and Thunder hawk for arcade type action.

Paul_s · 22 February 2010, 08:41

Apocalypse - damn hard but very nice to play. OK, it ain't a 'sim'

FOL · 22 February 2010, 10:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul_s

Apocalypse - damn hard but very nice to play. OK, it ain't a 'sim'

Thats more like a choplifter (arcade) type game.

Angus · 22 February 2010, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

GS2000 seems as deadly slow on my 060 as it was on my 020...

Am I mistaken? Or is the chipset / chip RAM the bottleneck?

I found Gunship very playable with on a 1200 certainly 030 upwards. It might be one of those games that benefit from using something like Fastexec to copy the exec library into fast ram (I think that's what it does) which was certainly the case with Star Crusader on an 060 (along with Girv's groovy patch. But I didn't think there was a need for this on GS2000. Now, Tornado AGA or Shuttle, there we could use an improved framerate.

DDNI · 22 February 2010, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cammy

Are you playing the OCS or CD32 version? Perhaps one runs better than the other.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angus

I found Gunship very playable with on a 1200 certainly 030 upwards. It might be one of those games that benefit from using something like Fastexec to copy the exec library into fast ram (I think that's what it does) which was certainly the case with Star Crusader on an 060 (along with Girv's groovy patch. But I didn't think there was a need for this on GS2000. Now, Tornado AGA or Shuttle, there we could use an improved framerate.

I have found that the CD32 version is the most stable and also the one that I found slow.
The AGA version always dumps me out after flicking the red switch to enter cockpit. Today though, I have discovered that if I choose restart from the WHDLoad dump message then the game starts ok. This AGA version is at least 3 times faster than the CD32 version.

Now, I want to know why the AGA dumps me out on the first attempt.

FOL · 22 February 2010, 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

I have found that the CD32 version is the most stable and also the one that I found slow.
The AGA version always dumps me out after flicking the red switch to enter cockpit. Today though, I have discovered that if I choose restart from the WHDLoad dump message then the game starts ok. This AGA version is at least 3 times faster than the CD32 version.

Now, I want to know why the AGA dumps me out on the first attempt.

Am I missing something here??

I found Gunship 2000 on my 1MB A500 / A590 very stable and playable. I enjoyed every second of playing it.

Dastardly · 22 February 2010, 21:44

I always preferred Thunderhawk.

DDNI · 22 February 2010, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Am I missing something here??

I found Gunship 2000 on my 1MB A500 / A590 very stable and playable. I enjoyed every second of playing it.

Hi FOL, yes you are missing the AGA chipset and my A1200T that is likely a lil bit more complex 'n' flaky than your stone age A500

18 February 2010, 21:29	#1
lost_lemming Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Birmingham Age: 38 Posts: 391	best helicopter flight sim' game? Just wondered if there's any other ones besides gunship 2000. not that gunship is bad - but there's gotta be slightly better ones. ?

19 February 2010, 02:17	#8
Cammy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 39 Posts: 1,189	Are you playing the OCS or CD32 version? Perhaps one runs better than the other. Last edited by Cammy; 25 February 2010 at 18:32.

19 February 2010, 16:15	#13
FOL PSPUAE DEV Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales / UK Age: 45 Posts: 5,999	Gunship 2000 hands down. Best flight sim ever. EDIT:- and Thunder Hawk. I think Gunship for intense simulation and Thunder hawk for arcade type action. Last edited by FOL; 19 February 2010 at 17:24.

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18 February 2010, 21:37	#2
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	No, GS2000 is the best.

18 February 2010, 21:38	#3
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Thunderhawk

18 February 2010, 21:40	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Maybe this thread will prove useful...?

18 February 2010, 21:56	#5
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	Gunship 2000 is one of the best though esp on CD32, try Coala as thats a pretty decent game, other than the ones mentioned above thats pretty it as far as Helicopter sims go...

18 February 2010, 22:18	#6
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	I was going say Coala but Amigajay beat me to it lol

18 February 2010, 22:19	#7
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	GS2000 seems as deadly slow on my 060 as it was on my 020... Am I mistaken? Or is the chipset / chip RAM the bottleneck? btw Graham Humphrey and I reckon Seek and Destroy is the best flight sim of all

19 February 2010, 04:02	#9
Jonathan Drain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sector K240 Posts: 338	I quite liked Zeewolf 2 (or CU Amiga's demo version, anyway).

19 February 2010, 08:46	#10
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	Although I love Seek and Destroy and both Zeewolves, I don't think they are helicopter simulations.

19 February 2010, 08:49	#11
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,647	Definetly Tomahwak on a Spectrum emulator : http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infos...cgi?id=0005317 Hehe But seriously... GS2000 and Thunderhawk were both great, the second being much more arcadey ofcourse.

19 February 2010, 09:32	#12
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	I second Gunship 2000. Well, it's almost the only heli sim I played for more than 10 minutes, but that makes it special anyway

22 February 2010, 08:41	#14
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	Apocalypse - damn hard but very nice to play. OK, it ain't a 'sim'

22 February 2010, 21:44	#19
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	I always preferred Thunderhawk.

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