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- 2025
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About Retro Dogfight
Three old guys talk old flight sims.
- Publisher
- Brian Rubin
- Category
- leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Mar 2025
- Latest episode
- 1 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
17 episodes in the feed.
1 Sept 2026
17 – The Chuck Yeagers
Hello my friends, and welcome to this episode of Retro Dogfight! In this episode, we’re starting a series looking at many of the sims helped along by a bloke named Paul Grace, whom Denny knows personally, and whom we eventually hope to interview. We decided to go through several of his sims, starting with some of his earliest. This time we’re looking at the three Chuck Yeager sims, specifically: Chuck Yeager’s Advanced Flight Simulator (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4812/chuck-yeagers-advanced-flight-simulator/) Chuck Yeager’s Advanced Flight Trainer 2.0 (https://www.mobygames.com/game/2328/chuck-yeagers-advanced-flight-trainer-20/) Chuck Yeager’s Air Combat (https://www.mobygames.com/game/108/chuck-yeagers-air-combat/) Playing these sims was something of a wild ride because they go from the very basic and rudimentary to the very awesome and legendary. It made for a really fun podcast to record, and I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it. Next time, we’re moving onto Korea to celebrate the launch of IL-2: Korea…which we won’t be talking too much about. What we WILL be talking about are: Sabre Ace: Conflict Over Korea (https://www.mobygames.com/game/36492/sabre-ace-conflict-over-korea/) Mig Alley (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4118/mig-alley/) Which should be a fun ride, especially as I’ve never played Sabre Ace before. Thank you so much for listening, my friends, and we hope you enjoy the show! *Cover provided by MobyGames (https://www.mobygames.com/) The post 17 – The Chuck Yeagers (https://www.retrodogfight.com/17-the-chuck-yeagers/) first appeared on Retro Dogfight (https://www.retrodogfight.com).
1 Aug 2026
16 – European Air War
Welcome, my friends, to this month’s episode of Retro Dogfight! This time, Denny, Chase and I discuss Chase’s favorite flight sim, MicroProse’s 1998 magnum opus, European Air War (https://www.mobygames.com/game/333/european-air-war/). This is a fascinating sim that I had to come to grips with, my own self. Originally I didn’t play it much because I unfairly compared it to 1942: The Pacific Air War (https://www.retrodogfight.com/15-1942-the-pacific-air-war/). Once I put that aside, I was shocked at what an amazing sim this was. All this and more in this episode! In the next episode, we’ll look at the surprisingly small amount of flight sims focusing on flying legend Chuck Yeager, including: Chuck Yeager’s Advanced Flight Simulator (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4812/chuck-yeagers-advanced-flight-simulator/) Chuck Yeager’s Advanced Flight Trainer 2.0 (https://www.mobygames.com/game/2328/chuck-yeagers-advanced-flight-trainer-20/) Chuck Yeager’s Air Combat (https://www.mobygames.com/game/108/chuck-yeagers-air-combat/) It should be a fun time, so we can’t wait to talk about these classics. Well, I know I can’t. Have a lovely day everyone, good hunting, and be sure to check your six! *Cover provided by MobyGames (https://www.mobygames.com/) The post 16 – European Air War (https://www.retrodogfight.com/16-european-air-war/) first appeared on Retro Dogfight (https://www.retrodogfight.com).
1 Jul 2026
15 – 1942: The Pacific Air War
Welcome to this episode of Retro Dogfight! This time, the three of us discuss Denny’s favorite flight sim, and my favorite WWII sim, 1942: The Pacific Air War (https://www.mobygames.com/game/1170/1942-the-pacific-air-war/), which you can get on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/347230/1942_The_Pacific_Air_War/) and GOG (https://www.gog.com/en/game/1942_the_pacific_air_war). If you’re unaware, this sim covers much of the air war in the Pacific in 1942, and it’s a game you can play for years, thanks to massive career modes, tons of single missions and a dynamic admiral mode. This is such a wonderful sim, even if it is over thirty years old. Next time, we’re going to talk about Chase’s favorite flight sim: European Air War (https://www.mobygames.com/game/333/european-air-war/) Which you can also get on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/514130/European_Air_War/) and GOG (https://www.gog.com/en/game/european_air_war). Thank you so much for listening, and be sure to check your six! *Cover provided by MobyGames (https://www.mobygames.com/) The post 15 – 1942: The Pacific Air War (https://www.retrodogfight.com/15-1942-the-pacific-air-war/) first appeared on Retro Dogfight (https://www.retrodogfight.com).
1 Jun 2026
14 – Gunship 2000
Hello my friends, and welcome to this episode of Retro Dogfight. Side note, this is the first episode we’ve recorded with Riverside (https://riverside.com/)! It’s a lovely web-based platform that records from each of our machines individually, so hopefully we’ll sound even better moving forward! Now, to the episode itself! Since we’ve eschewed going chronologically, and because my brain has been mush of late, I decided that we should cover our favorite sims, starting with mine, 1991’s Gunship 2000 (https://www.mobygames.com/game/891/gunship-2000/), which you can snag on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2766090/Gunship__Gunship_2000/) and GOG (https://www.gog.com/en/game/gunship_gunship_2000) along with the original! Now, I love this sim, love love love. It’s not only an amazing sim, but also has strategy and RPG elements as well, so I could play it forever. Did my co-hosts agree with my love for the game? Listen to find out! Next time, we’ll cover Denny’s favorite flight sim: 1942: The Pacific Air War (https://www.mobygames.com/game/1170/1942-the-pacific-air-war/) Which can also be acquired from Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/347230/1942_The_Pacific_Air_War/) and GOG (https://www.gog.com/en/game/1942_the_pacific_air_war), and happens to be my favorite World War II flight sim! It’s so good y’all, I can’t wait to get into it! Thank you, as always, for listening, and we can’t wait to see you next time! *Cover provided by MobyGames (https://www.mobygames.com/) The post 14 – Gunship 2000 (https://www.retrodogfight.com/14-gunship-2000/) first appeared on Retro Dogfight (https://www.retrodogfight.com).
1 May 2026
13 – F-22: Air Dominance Fighter
Hey friends, welcome to this episode of Retro Dogfight! In this episode, Chase, Denny and I tackle something a little bit different. Back in 1997, Digital Image Design released F-22: Air Dominance Fighter (https://www.mobygames.com/game/28185/f22-air-dominance-fighter/), the much-anticipated follow-up to my personal favorite jet sim, EF2000 (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4478/ef-2000/). There was a bit of a hullabaloo at the time as this game shipped with static missions, whereas EF2000 had a lovely dynamic campaign. It did, however, lead to the lovely Total Air War (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4663/total-air-war/), a year or so later. Now, all that said, you can imagine our surprise when F-22: ADF, out of the blue, popped up on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3146140/F22_Air_Dominance_Fighter/) a few months ago, published by none other than the new folks at MicroProse (https://www.microprose.com) themselves. Furthermore, this wasn’t just some barely-emulated cash-grab like so many other classic releases. Oh nay nay. This was a fully reverse-engineered, modern Windows program, with new features like head tracking! So, we have a unique situation here. Not only are we talking about a classic flight sim, but we’re also kind of treating this as a review of a current product, something we’ve not done before. I therefore hope you’ll enjoy this change of scenery, as it were, before we return to our regularly scheduled programming. Speaking of which, next time, as we’re no longer sticking to a chronological format, we’ll be tackling our favorite sims, starting with mine: Gunship 2000 (https://www.mobygames.com/game/891/gunship-2000/) Which you can find on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2766090/Gunship__Gunship_2000/) and GOG (https://www.gog.com/en/game/gunship_gunship_2000). Thank you so much for listening! We just love doing this, and we hope you’re enjoying it as much as we are. See you next time! *Cover provided by MobyGames (https://www.mobygames.com/) The post 13 – F-22: Air Dominance Fighter (https://www.retrodogfight.com/13-f-22-air-dominance-fighter/) first appeared on Retro Dogfight (https://www.retrodogfight.com).
1 Apr 2026
12 – The (Remaining) F-15 Strike Eagle Series
Hello my friends, and welcome this episode of Retro Dogfight! First off, I have to apologize for my audio. Just before recording, I discovered that Windows had, for some reason I still don’t understand, lowered my gain in the Windows audio settings. I only figured it out about a week or so AFTER recording this, but for this particular episode, my audio is a bit soft, and for that, I apologize. Now, for the episode itself, we tackle the remaining two MicroProse F-15 Strike Eagle games, namely: F-15 Strike Eagle II (https://www.mobygames.com/game/1737/f-15-strike-eagle-ii/) F-15 Strike Eagle III (https://www.mobygames.com/game/445/f-15-strike-eagle-iii/) It’s fascinating how different these two games are, and as such, how different our reactions to them are. Overall, they’re delightful games that deserve your time, and I hope you enjoy our discussion about them. For our next episode, we’ll be doing something a little different. The folks at the Air Dominance Project have spent the last several years getting several old DID games working under modern Windows, and this has led to the Steam release of: F-22: Air Dominance Fighter (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3146140/F22_Air_Dominance_Fighter/) Which we’ll be talking about next time, as both a look back and as something of a review. We’re very excited to cover this important Steam release. Thank you so much for listening. We love making this show and love the community we’re building. See you for the next episode! *Cover provided by MobyGames (https://www.mobygames.com/) The post 12 – The (Remaining) F-15 Strike Eagle Series (https://www.retrodogfight.com/12-the-remaining-f-15-strike-eagle-series/) first appeared on Retro Dogfight (https://www.retrodogfight.com).
1 Mar 2026
11 – The A-10 Tank Killer Series
Welcome, my friends, to this episode of Retro Dogfight! Today, Chase, Denny and I will look back at one of Dynamix’s earliest flight sims, and its sequel: A-10 Tank Killer (https://www.mobygames.com/game/2467/a-10-tank-killer/) Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II (https://www.mobygames.com/game/632/silent-thunder-a-10-tank-killer-ii/) These games came out almost a decade apart, but you wouldn’t know it from how they played. It’s kind of a shame. I had so much fun, back in the day and now, playing the first game, so we’re left wondering…what happened with its sequel?! It leads to a fun discussion where we have a mostly fun time kinda crapping on the second game, and deservedly so, but you’ll have to listen for the rest. On our next episode, since we covered the first game a while back, we’ll finish out the F-15 Strike Eagle series, specifically: F-15 Strike Eagle II (https://www.mobygames.com/game/1737/f-15-strike-eagle-ii/) F-15 Strike Eagle III (https://www.mobygames.com/game/445/f-15-strike-eagle-iii/) As always, thank you so much for joining us on this, as I like to call it, road trip through these classics. We’re having so much fun revisiting these sims, and I hope you’re having as much fun as we are hanging out with us. Until next time, check your six! *Cover provided by MobyGames (https://www.mobygames.com/) The post 11 – The A-10 Tank Killer Series (https://www.retrodogfight.com/11-the-a-10-tank-killer-series/) first appeared on Retro Dogfight (https://www.retrodogfight.com).
1 Feb 2026
10 – Q&A
Hello, my friends, and welcome to this episode of Retro Dogfight! This time, as it’s the holiday season when we recorded this one, Chase, Denni, and I took a break from playing a game to answer your questions, and my goodness, did you folks have a lot of awesome questions. Thank you so, so much to everyone who sent in so many amazing questions. We had so much fun answering them. So much so that this ended up being our longest episode yet, at almost two hours long! We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we had recording it! Next up on the show, we’re gonna tackle Dynamix’s classic A-10 Tank Killer series, which includes: A-10 Tank Killer (https://www.mobygames.com/game/2467/a-10-tank-killer/) Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II (https://www.mobygames.com/game/632/silent-thunder-a-10-tank-killer-ii/) Again, thank you so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the episode! *Art by my wife, Nicole E., done in Canva The post 10 – Q&A (https://www.retrodogfight.com/10-qa/) first appeared on Retro Dogfight (https://www.retrodogfight.com).
1 Jan 2026
09 – The Air Warrior Series
Retro Dogfight explores the Air Warrior series, a massively multiplayer flight simulator that began in 1998, highlighting its historical significance as the first graphical MMO.
1 Dec 2025
08 – The Jetfighter Series
Retro Dogfight explores the complete Jetfighter series, which spans seven games over seventeen years, and examines its place in flight simulation and video game history.
1 Nov 2025
07 – F/A-18 Interceptor (and an Education on the Amiga)
This episode explores the classic 1988 Amiga flight simulator, F/A-18 Interceptor, examining its gameplay and historical significance.
1 Oct 2025
06 – F-19 Stealth Fighter and F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0
The hosts explore MicroProse's groundbreaking flight simulators, F-19 Stealth Fighter and F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0, examining their impact on the genre.
1 Sept 2025
05 – MicroProse Takes Off
Retro Dogfight host [Host Name] explores early MicroProse classics like F-15 Strike Eagle and Gunship, revealing the foundational elements of the studio's success.
1 Aug 2025
04 – Early MicroProse Sims – The Ace Series
This episode explores the early MicroProse flight simulation games, Hellcat Ace, Spitfire Ace, and Mig Alley Ace, examining their gameplay and historical context.
1 Jul 2025
03 – Early Text-Based Flight Sim Games
This episode explores the origins of flight simulation games in the 1970s, highlighting the innovative text-based experiences that paved the way for modern flight simulators.
1 Jun 2025
02 – A Look at Lucasfilm
This episode explores LucasFilm's simulation games, such as Battlehawks 1942 and Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, offering insights into their historical significance.
29 Mar 2025
01 – Introductions
Welcome to the first episode of Retro Dogfight! In this show, my friends, fellow flight sim grogs, Denny and Chase, and I will look at beloved old flight sims.
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