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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
Jan 4, 20234 min read


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.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Sep 3, 20224 min read


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.

T.J. "Millie" Archer
Jun 15, 202215 min read


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 honoring an ancestor. Getting my hands on a physical copy of Dan Kitchen's Tomcat: The F-14 Fighter Simulator (1989) for this game console felt like recovering an artifact of simulated aviation. It was rather impressive for a flight game on a second-generation game console. Its development team squeezed out every ounce of hardware performance

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jun 1, 20223 min read


Ace Combat Stealth Missiles: Historical Inspiration, Real World Technology
(Screenshot: Dantofu VisMod) Even the most unconventional, outright sci-fi elements of the Ace Combat series often have connections to...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Feb 16, 20224 min read


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
Nov 30, 20214 min read


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 30, 20217 min read


Surviving the Waves of Vertical Strike Endless Challenge
A look at Vertical Strike Endless Challenge!

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Oct 12, 20215 min read


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 24, 20214 min read


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 18, 20218 min read


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...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Aug 14, 20216 min read


Curious Case of PICO-8 Flying
I was vaguely reminded of something during a discussion about childhood flight games and sims. A classic "what sparked your interest in...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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