Air Traffic Controller (video game)

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Air Traffic Controller
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Publisher(s) Creative Computing
Designer(s) David Mannering
Platform(s) TRS-80, Apple II, Exidy Sorcerer, MS-DOS, Sol-20
ReleaseTRS-80, Sol-20
  • WW: 1978
Apple II, Sorcerer
  • WW: 1979
MS-DOS
  • WW: 1983

Air Traffic Controller is a video game written by air traffic controller David Mannering. [1] It was released by Creative Computing for the TRS-80 Model I and Exidy Sorcerer in 1978, and for the Apple II and Sol-20 in 1979. It was rewritten by Will Fastie and Bill Appelbaum for Data General AOS in 1980 and ported to MS-DOS for release by PC Disk Magazine in 1983. [2]

Contents

An enhanced version, Advanced Air Traffic Controller, was published by Creative Computing in 1981 for the TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET, and Atari 8-bit computers. [3] [4]

Gameplay

Air Traffic Controller is a game in which the player directs local air traffic. [5]

Reception

Alan Isabelle reviewed Air Traffic Controller in The Space Gamer , commenting that it was "Unquestionably worth [the price]. I highly recommend this to anyone with the computer to run it.". [5]

Reviews

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References

  1. Hillkirk, John (15 August 1981). "Controller Game". The Times. Vol. 110, no. 262. Shreveport, LA: The Times Publishing Company. p. 14–F via Newspapers.com.
  2. Fastie, Will (2009). "The History of ATC". Air Traffic Controller. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. Levitan, Martin; Alexander, Michael (October 1982). "Advanced Air Traffic Controller". Computereyes. Videogaming Illustrated. Ion International Inc. p. 48.
  4. Rovin, Jeff, ed. (December 1982). "You Can't Please Anyone". Eyes On. Videogaming Illustrated. Ion International Inc. p. 8.
  5. 1 2 Isabelle, Alan (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer . No. 34. Steve Jackson Games. p. 35.
  6. Chadwick, Ian (1981). "Flight Simulations" (PDF). Moves . No. 56. New York: Simulations Publications, Inc. pp. 24–25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-15.