Ace of Aces - Revision history

Morn at 19:13, 11 November 2013

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	All in all this is not a very good port though; the MODE 1 graphics are fairly slow and ugly and the sound effects are not that great either. ''[[Rescue on Fractalus!]]'' uses a similar approach to terrain rendering, but is otherwise a far more fluid and playable game than ''Ace of Aces''. (Actually, what ''looks'' like mountains in the CPC version are actually supposed to be cloud tops, but you cannot really tell at all. They are easier to identify as clouds on the C64: white and nicely rounded vs. green and pointy.)		All in all this is not a very good port though; the MODE 1 graphics are fairly slow and ugly and the sound effects are not that great either. ''[[Rescue on Fractalus!]]'' uses a similar approach to terrain rendering, but is otherwise a far more fluid and playable game than ''Ace of Aces''. (Actually, what ''looks'' like mountains in the CPC version are actually supposed to be cloud tops, but you cannot really tell at all. They are easier to identify as clouds on the C64: white and nicely rounded vs. green and pointy.)

			Also, the cockpit instruments get damaged very easily by enemy fire in the CPC version, making it difficult to complete a mission if you do not know where you are heading. The C64 version seems to be a bit easier in that regard.

	==Video==		==Video==

Morn at 17:42, 11 November 2013

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	For the CPC, this game was also available on the ''[[Solid Gold]]'' compilation, together with ''[[Winter Games]]'', ''[[Gauntlet]]'', ''[[Infiltrator]]'', and ''[[Leaderboard]]''.		For the CPC, this game was also available on the ''[[Solid Gold]]'' compilation, together with ''[[Winter Games]]'', ''[[Gauntlet]]'', ''[[Infiltrator]]'', and ''[[Leaderboard]]''.

	All in all not a very good port though, the graphics are fairly slow and the sound effects not that great either. ''[[Rescue on Fractalus!]]'' uses a similar approach to terrain rendering, but is otherwise a far more fluid and playable game than ''Ace of Aces''.		All in all this is not a very good port though; the MODE 1 graphics are fairly slow and ugly and the sound effects are not that great either. ''[[Rescue on Fractalus!]]'' uses a similar approach to terrain rendering, but is otherwise a far more fluid and playable game than ''Ace of Aces''. (Actually, what ''looks'' like mountains in the CPC version are actually supposed to be cloud tops, but you cannot really tell at all. They are easier to identify as clouds on the C64: white and nicely rounded vs. green and pointy.)

	==Video==		==Video==

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Morn at 17:30, 11 November 2013

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	For the CPC, this game was also available on the ''[[Solid Gold]]'' compilation, together with ''[[Winter Games]]'', ''[[Gauntlet]]'', ''[[Infiltrator]]'', and ''[[Leaderboard]]''.		For the CPC, this game was also available on the ''[[Solid Gold]]'' compilation, together with ''[[Winter Games]]'', ''[[Gauntlet]]'', ''[[Infiltrator]]'', and ''[[Leaderboard]]''.

			All in all not a very good port though, the graphics are fairly slow and the sound effects not that great either. ''[[Rescue on Fractalus!]]'' uses a similar approach to terrain rendering, but is otherwise a far more fluid and playable game than ''Ace of Aces''.

			==Video==
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	==Links==		==Links==

Morn at 13:34, 18 November 2011

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	'''''Ace of Aces''''' is a 1987 arcade-oriented flight sim by [[U.S. Gold]]. The player flies a RAF Mosquito long range fighter-bomber over Europe. Targets include German fighter planes, bombers, V-1 flying bombs, U-boats, and trains.		'''''Ace of Aces''''' is a 1987 arcade-oriented flight sim by [[U.S. Gold]]. The player flies a RAF Mosquito long range fighter-bomber over Europe. Targets include German fighter planes, bombers, V-1 flying bombs, U-boats, and trains.

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	*{{EnWiki\|Ace_of_Aces_(video_game)}}		*{{EnWiki\|Ace_of_Aces_(video_game)}}

Morn at 15:44, 12 November 2011

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	'''''Ace of Aces''''' is a 1987 arcade-oriented flight sim by [[U.S. Gold]]. The player flies a RAF Mosquito long range fighter-bomber over Europe. Targets include German fighter planes, bombers, V-1 flying bombs, U-boats, and trains.		'''''Ace of Aces''''' is a 1987 arcade-oriented flight sim by [[U.S. Gold]]. The player flies a RAF Mosquito long range fighter-bomber over Europe. Targets include German fighter planes, bombers, V-1 flying bombs, U-boats, and trains.

			For the CPC, this game was also available on the ''[[Solid Gold]]'' compilation, together with ''[[Winter Games]]'', ''[[Gauntlet]]'', ''[[Infiltrator]]'', and ''[[Leaderboard]]''.

	==Links==		==Links==

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'''''Ace of Aces''''' is a 1987 arcade-oriented flight sim by [[U.S. Gold]]. The player flies a RAF Mosquito long range fighter-bomber over Europe. Targets include German fighter planes, bombers, V-1 flying bombs, U-boats, and trains.

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