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Delta Wing

Delta Wing is a flight simulator released by Creative Sparks in 1984. It was then later re-released by Mastertronic as part of their M.A.D. range of software. It also appeared on a Crash magazine covertape…

31 December 1984

Delta Wing is a simulator developed by Creative Sparks, released 31 December 1984 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Delta Wing is

Delta Wing is a simulator game developed by Creative Sparks and released in 1984. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Delta Wing is a flight simulator released by Creative Sparks in 1984. It was then later re-released by Mastertronic as part of their M.A.D. range of software. It also appeared on a Crash magazine covertape, given away with Issue 69, dated October 1989. Action is viewed from a first-person perspective, with the planes controls and cockpit visible at the bottom of the screen. After getting to grips with the controls, players can take off, land and go on bombing missions over enemy bases. Enemy planes will also try to hunt down the player, and these can be shot down with the plane's guns. There is a map screen available to show the positions of your bases where you can land to refuel, the…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Delta Wing launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

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When did Delta Wing come out?
Delta Wing was released on 31 December 1984 for ZX Spectrum.

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