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Simulation

Gunship

by MicroProse Software, Inc.·published by MicroProse Software, Inc., U.S. Gold

198624
PCDOSAmigaAtari STCommodore 64ZX SpectrumMSXAmstrad CPCCommodore 128PC-88

Reader score

8.1/ 10

72 votes

Trailer

Gallery

45

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Key art

About

Gunship depicts one of the Western world's finest attack helicopters: The AH-64A Apache. This simulation recreates the weapons, flight systems, and performance of the real machine. The player controls an arsenal that includes laser-guided Hellfire missiles, a 30mm cannon controlled by helmet gunsights, clusters of bombardment rockets--even air-to-air missiles for duels with enemy helicopters.

The game starts with flight training at a base in the United States. Tutorials teach the player to handle the copter; once the controls and flying skills are mastered, there are escalating challenges and hundreds of missions in any one of four regions of the world, including Southeast Asia, Central America, the Middle East, and the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies in Western Europe.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Included in

Gunship + Gunship 2000

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.0

Min. RAM Required

256 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA, EGA, Hercules, Tandy / PCjr

Sound Devices Supported

PC Speaker, The Entertainer

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Also known as

Gunship: The Attack Helicopter Simulation — Alternate tag-lined title

Gunship: The Helicopter Simulation — Tag-lined title

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Facts

Released

1986

Series

Gunship

Platforms

PCDOSAmigaAtari STCommodore 64ZX SpectrumMSXAmstrad CPCCommodore 128PC-88PC-98FM TownsSharp X68000

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Tags

1st-personHelicopterVehicular combat