Sierra's 3-D Helicopter Simulator was the first computer program ever to permit head-to-head flight simulation competition whether against a computer opponent or another player via modem support.


Sierra's 3-D Helicopter Simulator is based on the power and performance of McDonnell/Douglas's powerful "Apache" helicopter (AH-64 in military nomenclature). The software comes with a complete set of manuals which will instruct you on how to fly the craft, what its limits and restraints are and how to handle emergency situations as they arise.

This 3-D Helicopter Simulator is an exciting step forward in bringing the "true" feel of flight into your home or office! Take hold of the cyclic joystick and feel the smoothness of the operating controls as you bank into a 30 degree turn. Test its flexibility by dodging oncoming mountain tops.

You'll takeoff and land at Los Angeles International Airport. Learn navigation in the skies above Paris. Even experience a firefight in a battle to the death with another helicopter above Manhattan.

The 3-D Helicopter Simulator opens up a whole new age of flight simulation.


Additional Game Features:

• Compete against other players on other computers through a modem hook-up. 1200 baud modem or better required.
  
• Fly over major cities. Go head-to-head with an enemy gunship in a mission over Manhattan.
  
• Flight maneuvers that aren't possible with airplane or jet simulators. Fly sidewards, backwards, or rotate a full 360 degrees while hoevering in mid-air.
  
• Fully animated scenere areas like you've never seen before. Enjoy watching the drawbridge rise and lower as you cross the harbor. Sight the rotating radar dishes that welcome you home to air control. The realism is unmatched!
  
• Advanced special effects. Employ fast or slow scan, to give you a full 360 degree view of your surroundings. Operate your Zoom Control for extreme close-ups!
  
• Incredible out-of-ship points-of-view! Overview your helicopter's flights from the radar tower. Admire your ship from a ground level point-of-view. You can even examine your flight manuevers from a tracking plane that is following directly behind your ship!
  
• Four playing modes to choose from: Flight, Target practice, Combat (against the computer), and Optional two-player combat (through modem hook-up).
  
• Joysticks optional.
  

Developer: Sierra, Joe Wofford
Publisher: Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Released: 1987


System Requirements
IBM/Tandy and MS-DOS compatibles, CGA, EGA and Hercules graphics cards supported.
(Hard disk, joysticks and 100% Hayes-compatible modems optional.)
256K, 3.5" and 5.25" disks included
Note: Not truly a Windows program, but there is not yet a viable platform link for MS-DOS only.