ACE (1986)

ACE, also known as Air Combat Emulator, was released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The title was published by Cascade Games Ltd and developed by a team consisting of Paul Laidlaw, Ian Martin, Nigel Stevens, Guy Wilhelmy, and Damon Redmond.

This single-player flight simulator features the distinct Lenslok protection system. Tony Roberts provided the inlay and poster artwork for the game.

The original cassette version retailed for £9.95, while a budget disk re-issue was priced at £4.99. The game was also released on several other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, and VIC-20.

ACE received an average magazine score of 84.20% from five reviews. The game earned a ZX Computing Monster Hit award in the September 1986 issue of the magazine, reflecting its positive reception among contemporary critics.

The game was widely distributed in the USSR on both cassette and disk formats. Numerous TR-DOS versions were released by groups such as Ershsoft and Logros, and a Russian language translation was produced by Delta Ltd.