Dan was fascinated by airplanes. Our mutual love of flight was one of the first interests that he and I bonded over. MicroProse made a few of his favorite flight simulators back in the day. I think he would get a kick out of the fact that they’re back in business now and have an upcoming game that’s a callback to some of their classics.
Dan and I played TONS of Duke3d. DHOUSE.MAP was a favorite. It became a running gag that whoever got 100 frags first would be declared the winner. Of course nobody could play Duke3d for that long. And yet, somehow we managed to do exactly that. Dan on his 486, and me on my Pentium. Hours would slip by unnoticed as we blew each other up while Planet Radio played in the background. There is a download link for the map below for anyone who would like to check it out.
Dan really loved Flight Unlimited (1995). I think he would have loved seeing the Flight Unlimited airports in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020).
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