I've played both Apache '95 and Hind 1996 back when they were released! And both work with even the newest joysticks! I'm using the Logitech Extreme 3d Pro. The games have no bugs and you can set the difficulty as high or as low as you want. Hate crashing? switch on Invulnerability! Always running out of missles? switch on Infinte Ammo! You want pure realism? Switch off those cheats and set the difficulty just over the 50% margin, like say 75% and you'll have some serious hostiles on your hands! But setting the difficulty to maximum is not advised because the enemy will snipe you easily and you'll barely be able to push forward! So, again, it become unrealistic at the highest difficulty settings. Graohically the game looks kind of pixelated but you'll get used to it. but only the terrain will become VERY challenging to to navigate over when you';re flying low because the lack of textures that let you judge how close to crashing you are. but then again, if you keep an eye on your altitude indicators indicated with the "R" which is the radar altitude indicator, you should be fine. What did surprise me is now in 2025 i hear so much chatter over the radio! I guess my soundblaster wasn't powerful enough to produce so many sounds at the same time back in the 1990's! And I've recently discovered that you can reload weapons, refuel and get some repairs when you land near allies that are near the waypoints! (You should see friendly trucks, buildings, etc.) and..did you know you can use TrackIR with this game too? You only have to install FreePIE and use a script that turns trackIR head movements into key strokes! :D This made it even more fun than 30 years ago!
No bugs, stereo sounds (you hear explosions left or right!) My Logitech Extreme 3D Pro works like a gem! My only nag is that it's "software mode". So, this means pixels and no Direct3D, 3Dfx or OpenGL. Further - LOTS of in-game chatterfrom your co-pilot and wingmen. And it's FUN!!
