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Falcon

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Falcon
Falcon cover
Developers
Sphere, Inc.
Publishers
Retail Spectrum HoloByte
Digital (2015-2023) Retroism
Digital (2023-present) MicroProse
Release dates
DOS 1987
Mac OS (Classic) 1987
Windows (DOSBox) October 23, 2015[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) October 23, 2015[1]
Linux (DOSBox) October 23, 2015[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Simulation, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Flight
Themes Contemporary
Series Falcon
Falcon on HowLongToBeat
Falcon on MobyGames
Falcon on Wikipedia
Falcon
Falcon 1987
Falcon A.T. 1988
Falcon 3.0 1991
Falcon 4.0 1998
Falcon 4.0: Allied Force 2005

Falcon is a singleplayer first-person simulation and vehicle combat game in the Falcon series.

Unlike the Atari ST and Amiga releases, the DOS version never received the addons Falcon Operation: Counterstrike and Falcon Operation: Firefight

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Newer copies of the game do not come with copy protection. Older copies require a code wheel.
DOS
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Also available in Falcon Collection bundled with Falcon A.T., Falcon 3.0, and Falcon 4.0.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Tandy version added on May 4, 2023.[2]
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Windows
CGA and Tandy are sold as separate versions. Mac version was Black and White monochrome only.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

The entire game is run from the floppy disk (i.e. no modifiable files)

Save game data location

The game does not support saving

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu (CGA version).
In-game options menu (CGA version).

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
2 AppleTalk, modem, or direct computer link. Cross-platform multiplayer supported.
Online play
For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation.

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, Hercules, Tandy CGA and Tandy are sold as separate versions. EGA runs in 4-colour CGA mode.
An unofficial "2.5" patch is available here.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088
System memory (RAM) 256 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA, EGA, Hercules, Tandy


References