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Sim/Strategy/War => Flight Simulation => Topic started by: SpaceGameJunkie on May 01, 2025, 06:27:05 PM

Title: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: SpaceGameJunkie on May 01, 2025, 06:27:05 PM
Hey friends, I'm writing because I'm launching a new thing today! It's a new podcast called Retro Dogfight, and it focuses primarily on classic flight sims of the 80s and 90s! My two co-hosts and I are old flight sim grogs, and even wrote about flight sims professionally back in the day! We love old sims, but I couldn't find a podcast on the subject, so I decided to create one!

You can listen, subscribe, and learn more about it here:

https://www.retrodogfight.com

And you can join our Discord here, if you wish:

https://discord.retrodogfight.com/

Thank you for your time, and I hope you enjoy the show!
Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: Asid on May 01, 2025, 11:57:33 PM
I will take a listen  :thumbsup
Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: SpaceGameJunkie on May 02, 2025, 01:15:17 AM
Wonderful, thank you so much!!
Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: Frankie on May 02, 2025, 05:28:27 AM
@Spacegamejunkie is a National Treasure. Great initiative. Instant subscribe.

Rambling doesn't get any better than a retro flight sim rambling.

Loving the 15-second intro of music.

Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: Frankie on May 02, 2025, 05:31:17 AM
My first fight sim was this one:

A gorgeous game cover in full technicolour (OMG what a glorious sunset!!!)
(http://dogsofwarvu.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9788.0;attach=2760;image)

abstracted into this in-game graphics:
(http://dogsofwarvu.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9788.0;attach=2758;image)

Somehow my 14-year old teenaged mind and imagination managed to convert the cross-like plane, which consisted of blocky pixels, into a reality. Halcyon days of my flight simming youth! My parents had to worry about paying the bills. I had to worry about putting the plane down the runway safely, lit by two lines of chunky, blocky, pixelated runaway lights.

Why the heck am I still simming at 57 years of age!?
Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: SpaceGameJunkie on May 02, 2025, 07:52:53 AM
Wow that is gorgeous.
Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: SpaceGameJunkie on June 01, 2025, 05:18:06 PM
Hey friends, episode 2 of Retro Dogfight is out, wherein we look at the three LucasFilm WWII sims!

https://www.retrodogfight.com/02-a-look-at-lucasfilm/
Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: Asid on June 01, 2025, 07:42:39 PM
Thanks for the heads up  :thumbsup
Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: SpaceGameJunkie on July 01, 2025, 05:37:47 PM
Hey friends, episode three of Retro Dogfight, which looks at what seem to be the oldest flight games ever, from he 70s, is now live today. Thanks so much for listening!

https://www.retrodogfight.com/03-early-text-based-flight-sim-games/
Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: SpaceGameJunkie on August 01, 2025, 01:48:07 PM
Friends, episode four of Retro Dogfight is out today, in which we talk about some of the earliest MicroProse games like Hellcat Ace and Spitfire Ace!

https://www.retrodogfight.com/04-early-microprose-sims-the-ace-series/
Title: Re: Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today
Post by: SpaceGameJunkie on September 01, 2025, 11:29:54 AM
Friends, the latest episode of Retro Dogfight is out! This time, we?re looking at some of MicroProse?s earliest hits, including F-15 Strike Eagle, Gunship and Project Stealth Fighter! Yay!

https://www.retrodogfight.com/05-microprose-takes-off/