Gunship is a simulator developed by MicroProse Software, Inc., released 1 October 1986 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Gunship is
Gunship is a simulator game developed by MicroProse Software, Inc. and released in 1986. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, FM Towns, MSX2, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000 and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gunship depicts one of the Western world's finest attack helicopters: The AH-64A Apache. This simulation recreates the weapons, flight systems, and performance of the real machine. The player controls an arsenal that includes laser-guided Hellfire missiles, a 30mm cannon controlled by helmet gunsights, clusters of bombardment rockets--even air-to-air missiles for duels with enemy helicopters. The game starts with flight training at a base in the United States. Tutorials teach the player to handle the copter; once the controls and flying skills are mastered, there are escalating challenges and hundreds of missions in any one of four regions of the world, including Southeast Asia, Central…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Gunship — frequently asked questions
When did Gunship come out?
Gunship was released on 1 October 1986 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, FM Towns, MSX2, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000 and ZX Spectrum.
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