Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Air Conflicts: Flawed Head Tracking
A thoughtful addition to the Air Conflicts series with a rough execution. Very much like the series itself.
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Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Jan 4
- 4 min
Apache Air Assault: Presentation of Ranged Combat
An analysis of Apache: Air Assault's reasonable presentation of ranged combat using radar, sensors and FLIR and more.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Sep 3, 2022
- 4 min
Macross: Flying 4th Generation Fighters Against Futuristic Mecha
Two games from the Macross series let stubborn fighter jocks fly fixed-wing fighters against futuristic transforming robots.
T.J. "Millie" Archer
- Jun 15, 2022
- 15 min
Airforce Delta Sega Dreamcast Review and Opinion
A review and passionate opinion about the original Airforce Delta released on the Sega Dreamcast from a long term-supporter of the series.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Hands on Console and Stick: Atari 2600 F-14 Fighter Simulator
As someone that collects and plays retro video games as a hobby, the Atari 2600 has a special place in my collection. Something akin to...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Feb 16, 2022
- 4 min
Ace Combat Stealth Missiles: Historical Inspiration, Real World Technology
Even the most unconventional and outright sci-fi elements of the Ace Combat series often have connections to real-world aircraft,...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
Vital and Versatile Heliborne Transports
Flying transports in Heliborne is a fun as it is vital to completing missions. Finally, a game that makes transports worth it.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Oct 30, 2021
- 7 min
Over G Fighters: Appreciating Arena Mode
This opinion is probably a decade and a half late, but Over G Fighters is such an excellent flight-sim lite. When I was forced to notch...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Oct 12, 2021
- 5 min
Surviving the Waves of Vertical Strike Endless Challenge
A look at Vertical Strike Endless Challenge!
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Aug 24, 2021
- 4 min
Torpedoes: Mid-ranged Sledgehammers of Star Wars Squadrons
As this unexpected Star Wars first-person space dogfighter nears one year since its release, the combat style is still firmly within...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Aug 18, 2021
- 8 min
SIMPLE 2000 Vol. 117 The Zero Fighter
Review of a relatively unknown budget flight arcade game with a quirky representation of World War II air combat.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Aug 14, 2021
- 6 min
Enhanced Reality System: Augmented Reality Flight Assists in Tom Clancy's HAWX
On April 3rd, 2008, the last thing anyone expected from the Tom Clancy brand was a combat focused arcade flight simulator. With well...
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Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
- Feb 18
- 12 min
The Dragonfly: From Paper to Reality in VRChat
A look into the development of the Dragonfly, an original aircraft for VRChat Aviation.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Jan 4
- 4 min
Apache Air Assault: Presentation of Ranged Combat
An analysis of Apache: Air Assault's reasonable presentation of ranged combat using radar, sensors and FLIR and more.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Jun 15, 2021
- 8 min
Interview: Jose Pavli, Director of Dawn, an Animated Aerowar Audioplay
With its teaser announcement on May 22nd, 2021, Dawn is described as an "Animated Aerowar Audioplay, intended to tell a story about a...
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