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Apache Longbow (1995), one of the most important helicopter sims ever made, has just been re-released on Steam. (europe.pub)
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Apache Longbow (1995), one of the most important helicopter sims ever made, has just been re-released on Steam.

Sometimes this is just called Apache. But make no mistake—this is Digital Integration’s take on the AH-64D Longbow. The very same game that won PC Gamer’s Best Simulation of 1995. It sold over 200,000 copies in its first six months.

At the time, it felt cutting edge. Polygonal terrain. Crisp HUD overlays. SVGA graphics, which were considered high-end in 1995. You didn’t need a monster rig, but a Pentium made it sing.

No background music here. Just full voice acting, crystal-clear radio chatter, and some of the best rotor-wash sound effects of the era. It doubled down on authenticity—because this was a simulator, not an arcade game.

Controls are strictly keyboard and mouse. You could even link two players together—one flying, the other handling weapons. Multiplayer stretched up to sixteen players if you had the setup.

The original supported DOS and Windows 95. On Steam today it’s Windows-only. No confirmation yet on Linux Proton, though I’d bet it works.

Steam’s store page lists a GTX 1070 as the requirement, which feels like a boilerplate placeholder. This thing ran on a 486.

No new reviews yet, but the legacy speaks for itself. This is a classic that stood shoulder to shoulder with Jane’s Longbow a year later.

MicroProse has been on a roll bringing these sims back—Apache Longbow joins a growing stable that makes them look like the retro flight sim company all over again.

Introductory price: C$10.39.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3317800/Apache__Longbow/

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[–] axeln@norden.social 4 points 9 months ago

@atomicpoet @videogames I loved it back in the day. But I remember playing with an analog joystick.