Hello, my friends, and welcome to this episode of Retro Dogfight! This one is a doozy, my friends! Last episode, we looked at the much-beloved Amiga-only F/A-18 Interceptor by Robert Dinnerman. I wasn’t aware of this at the time, but he then went on to create the long-running and popular Jetfighter series, which spanned seven games over seventeen years!

So, we decided to take on the daunting task of not just talking about one game in the Jetfighter series, but the ENTIRE SERIES. This includes:

• JetFighter: The Adventure
• JetFighter II: Advanced Tactical Fighter
• JetFighter III
• JetFighter: Full Burn
• JetFighter IV: Fortress America
• JetFighter V: Homeland Protector
• JetFighter 2015

This series began in 1988, the same year as the F/A-18 Interceptor, and continued through 2005. It’s a fascinating time capsule of not only flight simming, but also video gaming as a whole, from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s, and all the technological changes that occurred during that fast and furious time in gaming. We had a lot of fun talking about this series. Hell, some of us even had fun playing the games.

Next time, as I alluded to in the last episode, we’re gonna do something a little different: a Q&A! We’re taking your questions — up until December 15th, 2025 — and we’ll then record an episode answering them to the best of our ability. It should be a fun change of pace that we hope you enjoy!

Thanks so much for listening, my friends, and we’ll see you next time!

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In this episode of Retro Dogfight, we'll talk about the legendary Amiga sim, 1988's F/A-18 Interceptor!

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Join as we discuss two seminal MicroProse sims, F-19 Stealth Fighter and its sequel, F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0!

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In this episode of Retro Dogfight, we'll look at early MicroProse classics, such as F-15 Strike Eagle and Gunship!

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Hello my friends, and welcome to this episode of Retro Dogfight! In this episode, Denny, Chase and I look at some of the earliest MicroProse sims, namely:

• Hellcat Ace
• Spitfire Ace
• MiG Alley Ace

These games are some of the earliest, if not the earliest, in-cockpit, “3D” and they’re an amazing time capsule of what these early computers can do, with all the issues that come with them. You’ll find that we were impressed with what these games were able to achieve with such limited hardware back in the day, but they were still kind of rough to play.

Next month, we’re continuing the MicroProse love with F-15 Strike Eagle, Gunship, and Project Stealth Fighter (the prequel to F-19 Stealth Fighter)! Things are getting serious, folks! Can’t wait to see you for that one.

Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

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In this episode of Retro Dogfight, we'll go back to the 1970s with the very first flight games!

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Hello, my friends, and welcome to the second episode of Retro Dogfight! This week, based on an idea from Denny, we’re jumping a little bit out of order — as I hope to typically keep things chronological for my own sanity — and coming in hot with a look at some of the most beloved classic games in the genre: The World War II sims by Lucasfilm. Specifically:

• Battlehawks 1942
• Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
• Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

In which I make a daring — and admittedly somewhat embarrassing — confession regarding these games. We had a very, very fun time talking about these old sims, and we hope you’ll have fun listening!

Next time we’re going back to the very beginnings of the genre with some very, very old text-based flight games, specifically B-1 Nuclear Bomber, Computer Air Combat, and Eagles!

Thank you so much for listening, and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them in the comments below, use our contact form to get in touch, or join the Discord! We’ll see you next time, my friends, and until then, keep checking your six!

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Welcome to the first episode of Retro Dogfight! In this show, my friends, fellow flight sim grogs, Denny and Chase, and I will look at beloved old flight sims.

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