Tracon for Windows
As an ATC, you will view most of the action from radar, which, similar to the real ATC's screen, features the aircrafts as green dots or little airplanes, moving at a certain speed at a certain height. The more traffic is in the air, the more hectic your job becomes. Emergencies and other random elements add to the challenge.
Even to this day, Tracon is widely hailed as the best air traffic controller simulation ever made, and this Windows 3.1 version provides more than enough evidence. The game covers most major airports in the world (U.S., Europe, Australia, etc.), and even some minor airports. Voice implementation was also well done - and the game could even be slowed down for effective vocalizations today's fast computers (see Technical Notes below). Definitely a must-have for all ATC fans'two thumbs up, way up!
Note: an interesting anecdote from MobyGames regarding the game's development: "Tracon was used to train professional ATCs in the early nineties. Then Wesson decided to develop special simulation units for professional users and continue the Tracon series as entertainment."
Average Rating: | 8.89 [111 votes] |
Genre: | Simulation |
Designer: | Robert Wesson & Dale Young |
Developer: | Wesson International |
Publisher: | Wesson International |
Year: | 1993 |
Software Copyright: | Wesson International |
Theme: | Modern |
Multiplayer: | |
Related Links: | ATC Simulators , ATC Simulations |
More Info: | Mobygames | The Web |
System Requirements: | Windows 3.1 |
If you like this game, try: | Tracon, Tracon II, Tower |
Thanks to... | Skyfish |
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