Spitfire 40

Spitfire '40 is a combat flight simulator by Novotrade, set during WWII.

1 April 1985

Simulator Historical Warfare

Spitfire 40 is a simulator developed by Novatrade Software Kft., released 1 April 1985 on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit and Atari ST/STE.

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What Spitfire 40 is

Spitfire 40 is a simulator game developed by Novatrade Software Kft. and released in 1985. It was published by Mirrorsoft. It is available on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

How it plays

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

What it launched against

Spitfire 40 launched on 1 April 1985, within three weeks of Commando, The Rats and Starion.

Released around the same time: Commando, The Rats, Starion.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

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When did Spitfire 40 come out?

Spitfire 40 was released on 1 April 1985 for Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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