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Microsoft Flight Simulator 98

Microsoft Flight Simulator '98 is the sequel to the popular Microsoft Flight Simulator '95, with many improvement, including the ability to fly helicopters and aerial stunt plane and more. Terrain maps are…

14 July 1997

Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 is a simulator developed by Microsoft, released 14 July 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 is

Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 is a simulator game developed by Microsoft and released in 1997. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Microsoft Flight Simulator '98 is the sequel to the popular Microsoft Flight Simulator '95, with many improvement, including the ability to fly helicopters and aerial stunt plane and more. Terrain maps are plotted from actual NASA satellite photos, and you can even enter actual GPS coordinates and that will take you directly over a precise area.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 launched on 14 July 1997, within three weeks of Disney's Hercules Action Game and Lula: The Sexy Empire.

Released around the same time: Disney's Hercules Action Game, Lula: The Sexy Empire.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 come out?
Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 was released on 14 July 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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