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  1. üFLIGHTSIMULATORחIצCENERYגISKSêõ1 Çbyפichardיarsmakers
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  3. You⇩are⇩flying⇩atβnβverage≤peed∩f⇩about⇩100⇩knots,⇩you
  4. release⇩your⇩throttleβndτlideΣown⌠oβ⌠all⇩object⇩in⇩the
  5. landscape¡⌠heצpaceצhuttle∈earΘtsצkidסad.⇩Youπanπlearly
  6. see⌠he≥ocketΓoosters,⌠heπockpitβnd⌠he∮aunching⌠ower∈ext
  7. to≈hichΘt≤tands,⇩toweredΦigh⌠o⌠heβbove≤ky≈ith⌠heΓirds
  8. circling⇩inΘtβnd∙our≡ropellerΣrivenבessna⇩flying⇩through
  9. it.⇩You⇩decide⌠o⌠akeβπloser∮ook,⇩and⌡se⌠heπontrols⇩to
  10. takeβ∮ightτlide⌠o⌠he∮eft,∩nβπourse⌠hat≈ill∮et∙ouµly
  11. just⇩past⇩theΘmpressive≤tatue⇩of⇩human⇩intelligence.⇩Then
  12. suddenly⇩-β≤turdyΓreezeµrom⌠he≥ight.⇩YourϕachineΘs⇩now
  13. heading⇩for⇩the∮argestµuel⌠ank∩f⌠heצhuttle.⇩You⇩try⇩to
  14. commit∙ourself⌠oσvasiveβctions,⇩butΘt's⌠oo∮ate.⇩You⇩see
  15. the≈hite∩f⌠heτiant≤pacecraftΩustΘnµront∩f∙ouβnd⇩think
  16. about∙our≡ast∮ife.⇩It≈asn't⌠hatΓad,⇩wasΘt?⇩Your⇩latest
  17. conscious⇩moments⇩are≡enetratedΓy⌠houghts∩f⌠hose⇩dear⇩to
  18. you,⇩your⇩mortgage⇩insurance⇩and∩therϕore⇩or⇩less⇩casual
  19. thoughts.⇩Then....youβreβbout⌠oΓecomeβϕemoryΘn⌠he⇩play-
  20. back∩ption∩fצubLOGIC'sóFlightsimulatorחI".....CRASH!
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  23. This⇨is⇩only⇩one⇩of⇩the⇩many⇨possible⇨'Flightsimulator
  24. Adventures'⇩that∙ouπanτo⌠hrough⌡sing≤ceneryΣisksµor⇩the
  25. game≡rogramóFlightsimulatorחI".צubLOGICΦasβlreadyβnnounced
  26. sceneryΣisksõ-12,⇩but⌡ptil∈ow⌠heyΦave∩nly∮aunchedΣiskÃ
  27. andõ1,≤ellingβtβ≥etail≡rice∩fÃ9.50גutchτuilders.גiskÃ
  28. covers⇨a⇨most⇩interesting⇨area⇨(Washington,⇨Charlotte,
  29. Jacksonvilleβndלiami,⇩with≤ceneries∮ike⌠heתhiteזouse,יey
  30. Westβnd⌠heβforementionedצpaceצhuttle)βndπomes≈ith±uiteβ
  31. bit⇩ifβirportΣocumentation¿landing/take-off⇩directions,⇩ILS
  32. frequencies,⇩etc.)βndµourϕaps∩f⌠heπountry⌠he≤ceneryΣisk
  33. covers.⇨Scenery⇨disk⇨11⇩is⇨less⇨impressive⇨regarding
  34. documentation⇩(it⇩covers⇩Lakeזuron⇩and⇩Detroit),⇩and⇩only
  35. includedØϕaps.⇩But⌠heΣisksΘtselfβreΩustβsΘnterestingβs
  36. the⇩other⇩-⇩itΘs∈owβctually≡ossible⌠oµly⇩over⇩not⇩yet
  37. defined≤ceneries,⇩withβll≈ell-known∮andmarks,⇩rivers,ϕotor
  38. ways⇩and⇩more∩f≤uch.⇩Purchasersβre≥ecommended⌠o⇩buy⇩the
  39. specially⇩designed⇩writing⇩cases⌠hatπanΦold⇩up⇩all⇩maps,
  40. documentation⇩and⇩disks∩f⌡p⌠oÀ≤cenery⇩disks⇩-⇩yes,⇩the
  41. peopleβtצubLOGICβlwaysϕanage⌠oϕake⌠heir≡roduct≤tand⇩out
  42. with⇩regard⌠o∮uxuriousness¿is⌠hat≡roper⇩English,⇩Lucas?).
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  45. The≡ackaging∮ooks≥eally≤well,⌠he∩riginalהSחIϕanual∮ooks
  46. very⇩well-designed,⇩and⇩there's∈ot∙et⇩one⇩single⇩SubLOGIC
  47. product⌠hat∮ooks⌠rashy.
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  49. Asµarβsחβmπoncerned,⇩"FlightsimulatorחI"Σeserves⌠oΓe∩n
  50. the⇩first⇩place⇩in⌠he≤oftwareקopõ0⇩(see⇩the⇩"Pop⇩Poll"
  51. article,⇩elsewhereΘn⌠hisΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ)ϕore⌠hanβny∩ther
  52. piece∩fσntertainment≤oftware.⇩These≤ceneryΣisks¿as≈ellβs
  53. the∩ne⌠hatβ≤tillΦave⌠oπomeβnd⌠he≤o-calledóStarצcenery
  54. Disks"¡⌠heseβreΣisks⌠hatπoverβ≥elativelyΣenseβrea⇩with
  55. even⇩moreϕarks∩n⌠hem)ϕake⌠he≡rogramσvenϕore⇩outstanding
  56. than⇩itβlreadyΘs¡ח≤uspectΘt≈ill≥esideΘn⌠he÷ery⇩upper
  57. regions∩f⌠heצTצoftware⌠opõ0µor±uiteβ≈hileµrom∈ow.
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  67. 'Game'≥ating:
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  69. Name: ╱Sceneryגisksêõ1
  70. Company: ⇨SubLOGIC
  71. Graphics: ⇩SeeהSחI≥eview
  72. Hookability: ♪8
  73. Lastability: ♪9.5
  74. Sound: ❎Not≥elevant,≤eeהSחI≥eview
  75. Reality: ⇨9.5
  76. Overall≥ating: ✓9
  77. Remark: ⇦YouΦave⌠oΓeβהSחIµreak
  78. to∮ike⌠heseΣisks!
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  80. Many⇩thanks⇩mustτo⌠oזomesoftµor≤upplying⇩these⇩disks⇩to
  81. review!
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