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Air Traffic Controller
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 1978 video game written by air traffic controller David Mannering,[1] and released by Creative Computing for the TRS-80 Model I and Exidy Sorcerer in 1978, and for the Apple II, Apple II Plus and Sol-20 in 1979. It was later 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]

An enhanced version titled Advanced Air Traffic Controller was released by Creative Computing in 1981 for the TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET, and Atari 800.[3][4]

Gameplay

Air Traffic Controller is a game that challenges the player to direct air traffic in a particular area.[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]

See also

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. ^ a b Isabelle, Alan (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 34. Steve Jackson Games. p. 35.


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