Retro Dogfight, a Podcast Dedicated to Classic Flight Sims, Launches Today

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SpaceGameJunkie

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!

Asid


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Frankie

@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.


After the Dogs of War are let slip, let us smoke the Pipes Of Peace.

Frankie

My first fight sim was this one:

A gorgeous game cover in full technicolour (OMG what a glorious sunset!!!)


abstracted into this in-game graphics:


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!?

After the Dogs of War are let slip, let us smoke the Pipes Of Peace.


SpaceGameJunkie

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/

Asid


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SpaceGameJunkie

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/

SpaceGameJunkie

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/

SpaceGameJunkie

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/


SpaceGameJunkie

Friends, the latest episode of Retro Dogfight is out, in which we take a deep dive into not only F/A-18 Interceptor, but also the Amiga itself.

https://www.retrodogfight.com/07-f-a-18-interceptor-and-an-education-on-the-amiga/

SpaceGameJunkie

Friends, the latest episode of Retro Dogfight is out, in which we cover the entirety of the Jetfighter series!

https://www.retrodogfight.com/08-the-jetfighter-series/

SpaceGameJunkie

Friends, the latest episode of Retro Dogfight, in which we look at the Air Warrior series, is now out for your podcatching pleasure. Thank you so much for listening, and happy New Year!

https://www.retrodogfight.com/09-the-air-warrior-series/