Ace of Aces (1986)

Ace of Aces is a flight simulator released in 1986 by U.S. Gold. The game design and concept were created by Michael Bate and Rick Banks, with development handled by Paragon Programming Ltd.

The game is designed for a single player and utilizes a multi-loader system for both 48K and 128K modes. Players control their aircraft using a Kempston joystick or Interface 2, while the gameplay features a crosshair for targeting and a custom screen loader.

The original cassette version was priced at £8.99. The title was also ported to Amstrad CPC, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, and Sega Master System.

The game holds an average magazine score of 67.40%. It received the ZX Computing Monster Hit award in April 1987.

The game gained significant popularity in Russia and the former Soviet states, resulting in numerous TR-DOS releases by groups such as Stack'93, Evil Tim, and Phantom Ltd. It also featured two Russian language translations and appeared in various cracked cassette versions by crackers like Bill Gilbert and Nicolas Rodionov.