Re: Name that game!

["SSF" <nonospam@nonospam.net>]

I always had a problem with the carrier landings myself.  Either miss the
wire or slam into the hull.  Hmm.

There is something satisfying about the little chirp sound it makes when you
strafe a "dismount" running for cover :)

"Clifford Robinson" <clifford.robinson@case.edu> wrote in message
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> ethereal,
>
> Thanks! I found the game on www.classicgaming.com. It was actually a game
of
> the week sometime back, so the abandonware files were right there. It runs
> great on AppleWin 1.12.3 with a Gravis Gamepad. My wife told me she thinks
> I'm a little crazy, because I spent 3 hours playing it in front of the TV
> which is hooked up to our brand new x-box. <grin>
>
> "ethereal" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns947677730F889ethereal@64.164.98.50...
> > "Clifford Robinson" <clifford.robinson@case.edu> wrote in
> > news:bujr5j$979$1@eeyore.INS.cwru.edu:
> >
> > > Hi all. I'm going a little crazy here trying to remember the name of a
> > > game I used to play, and would like to try and get my hands on again.
> > >
> > > Premise:
> > > You are a torpedo plane, and your mission is to both successfully
> > > destroy warships (aircraft carriers and the like) and to shoot down
> > > fighter planes when they manage to take off. You initially start on
> > > your own aircraft carrier and must take off from there and complete
> > > your missions and then land without blowing up. The viewpoint is
> > > sidescrolling, though when in dogfights you could "circle" around your
> > > enemy. I believe it was played from a 5.25 disk, though I can't swear
> > > by it.
> > >
> > > If anyone could provide the name of this game for me, I would be much
> > > obliged.
> >
> > It's called 'Wings of Fury'.  Very fun game and challenging when run
with
> > a Zip accelerator.
>
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