For the 40th anniversary of Flight Simulator, Microsoft has released a whole barrage of new content, be it airplanes, heliports or missions. Especially exciting for nostalgics: The flight simulator from 1982 can be played in today’s flight simulator via the display of an airplane.
On November 11, 2022, Microsoft released a major content update for Flight Simulator. New airplanes, airports, helicopters and heliports as well as a number of classic missions were on board. Last but not least, PC gamers were happy about the implementation of FSR 2 and DLSS 3. Of course, it wasn’t long before virtual machine pilots came across a very special Easter Egg: the Flight Simulator from 1982.
You don’t get it as a remastered version or otherwise made executable for modern systems, but in the form of a game within a game. Pilots who climb into a Diamond DA62 can use the Flight Simulator, which is antique from today’s perspectiveUse it via the machine’s console, more precisely: via a built-in display. The three following games up to Flight Simulator 4 from 1989 are also included.
Easter Egg in Flight Simulator: How to get the original from 1982
And how do you get to the Easter Egg? To do this, go to the cockpit view on the tarmac, then to the ELT switch in the lower right corner of the right digital display. Once the switch is activated, the display on the left turns into a playable version of veteran versions of Flight Simulator. At the top you can switch between games while controlling the action via an on-screen keyboard.
It’s certainly not the most ergonomic way to gamble, but the Flight Simulator in Flight Simulator should make the fan hearts of older genre connoisseurs beat faster. Once the easter egg wears off, virtual pilots can still jump into the rich content of the 40th anniversary patch. These include, for example, the 1903 Wright Flyer, helicopters such as the Guimbal Cabri G2 and the Bell 407 or the four new airports in the form of Hong Kong Kai Tak, Meigs Field in Chicago, Princess Juliana International in Sint Maarten and First Flight Airport in Kitty Hawk.
Source: PC gamers