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Dawn Patrol

Dawn Patrol is a one-player real-time 3D flight simulation game that uses wire-frame style graphics to display opposing aircraft and terrain. The game puts you in a cockpit that features a simplified…

31 December 1982

Dawn Patrol is a simulator developed by TSR Hobbies, Inc., released 31 December 1982 on Apple II.

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What Dawn Patrol is

Dawn Patrol is a simulator game developed by TSR Hobbies, Inc. and released in 1982. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dawn Patrol is a one-player real-time 3D flight simulation game that uses wire-frame style graphics to display opposing aircraft and terrain. The game puts you in a cockpit that features a simplified two-dimensional instrument panel. Your main instruments are an altimeter, compass, and airspeed indicator.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dawn Patrol launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Dawn Patrol come out?
Dawn Patrol was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II.

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