Air Traffic Controller (1978 video game)

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Air Traffic Controller

Publisher(s)| Creative Computing
Designer(s)| David Mannering
Platform(s)| TRS-80, Apple II, Exidy Sorcerer, DOS, Sol-20
Release| TRS-80, Sol-20

* WW: 1978

Apple II, Sorcerer

* WW: 1979

DOS

* WW: 1983

Air Traffic Controller is a 1978 video game written by air traffic controller David Mannering,[1] and released by Creative Computing for the TRS-80 Model I and Exidy Sorcerer in 1978, and for the Apple II, Apple II Plus and Sol-20 in 1979. It was later rewritten by Will Fastie and Bill Appelbaum for Data General AOS in 1980, and ported to DOS for release by PC Disk Magazine in 1983.[2]

An enhanced version titled Advanced Air Traffic Controller was released by Creative Computing in 1981 for the TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET, and Atari 800.[3][4]

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Reception
* 3 Reviews
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Gameplay

Air Traffic Controller is a game in which the player directs local air traffic.[5]

## Reception

Alan Isabelle reviewed Air Traffic Controller in The Space Gamer, commenting that it was "Unquestionably worth [the price]. I highly recommend this to anyone with the computer to run it.".[5]

## Reviews

* Moves #56, p24-25[6]

## See also

* Kennedy Approach

## References

1. ↑ Hillkirk, John (15 August 1981). "Controller Game". The Times (Shreveport, LA: The Times Publishing Company) 110 (262): p. 14–F. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24555727/controller_game_by_john_hillkirk/.
2. ↑ Fastie, Will (2009). "The History of ATC". http://atc.fastie.com/about/atc-history.php.
3. ↑ Levitan, Martin; Alexander, Michael (October 1982). "Advanced Air Traffic Controller". Videogaming Illustrated (Ion International Inc.): 48.
4. ↑ Rovin, Jeff, ed (December 1982). "You Can't Please Anyone". Videogaming Illustrated (Ion International Inc.): 8.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Isabelle, Alan (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (Steve Jackson Games) (34): 35.
6. ↑ https://strategyandtacticspress.com/library-files/Moves Issue56.pdf

## External links

* Air Traffic Controller at the Internet Archive
* Air Traffic Controller for Windows
* Advanced Air Traffic Controller at Atari Mania
* Review in 80-US
* Book of Atari Software 1983
* Article in ANALOG Computing

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