## Description
_Fly8_ is a single player, wire frame flight simulator that, in the author’s
words “puts more emphasis on the dynamics than on the cosmetics”. It written
in ‘C’ and is a reworked and updated version of an earlier program from 1974
that was also called _Fly8_ , that ran on a PDP-15.
Though the player can view the game from different points of view the screen
always shows forward looking view with a HUD display in the centre of the
screen. It was intended to be used with a joystick but can be flown with the
mouse if there’s no joystick, or the keyboard if there’s nothing else. All
other controls for weapons, landing gear, etc are managed by single stoke
keyboard controls
The object of the game is to shoot down enemy planes while avoiding taking any
damage. Successfully landing at an airstrip will replenish weapons used and
repair the damage.
Fly8