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Flight Unlimited III

Flight Unlimited III is a 1999 flight simulator that recreates civilian aviation around Seattle, Washington. Players can freely explore or undertake challenge missions in accurately modeled aircraft, supported…

30 September 1999

Flight Unlimited III is a simulator developed by Looking Glass Studios, released 30 September 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Flight Unlimited III is

Flight Unlimited III is a simulator game developed by Looking Glass Studios and released in 1999. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Flight Unlimited III is a 1999 flight simulator that recreates civilian aviation around Seattle, Washington. Players can freely explore or undertake challenge missions in accurately modeled aircraft, supported by real-time weather systems and detailed terrain rendering. Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Electronic Arts, the game expanded on its predecessor with enhanced physics and more aircraft options, though its commercial performance was limited with only 20,000 units sold in the US during its release year.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Flight Unlimited III launched on 30 September 1999, within three weeks of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Homeworld and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Homeworld, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.

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When did Flight Unlimited III come out?
Flight Unlimited III was released on 30 September 1999 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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