History of Microsoft Flight Simulator

Over a quarter of a century it entratained millions of people, can be safely considered one of the oldest computer games on the market, it evolved from a couple of lines on a black background to photorealistic scenery and Direct X 10 effects, now that it's future it's uncertain, it's a good moment to look to it's past. There are a handfull of computer games that created that much "adiction" and the evergroing comunity of fans grouped in online networks like IVAO, Vatsim, along with the hundreds of forums available online, proves it.

A short timeline of the series, clicking on the tile will lead you tthe wikipedia page of that version.

1982 – Flight Simulator 1.0
1983 – Flight Simulator 2.0
1988 – Flight Simulator 3.0
1989 – Flight Simulator 4.0
1993 – Flight Simulator 5.0
1995 – Flight Simulator 5.1
1996 – Flight Simulator 95
1997 – Flight Simulator 98
1999 – Flight Simulator 2000
2001 – Flight Simulator 2002
2003 – Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight
2006 – Flight Simulator X

More informations can be also find on this website, dedicated entirely to the history of our favorite game series.