General / Off-Topic VR: B-17 Flying Fortress, the Mighty 8th

[EDanaII]

I don't know if this has been posted here, but I didn't see it. In any case, stumbled across this news this morning.

It would seem that Microprose, the creators of two B-17 games, are now working on their successor, a VR version of the Mighty 8th Game. It is to be VR and multiplayer. I expect that if it's anything like it's predecessor, you will get to walk around the inside of the 17, man all positions, manually crank flaps and/or wheels and fly all aircraft, even German. We Elite players may not get walk around our own ships, but it looks like we might get to walk around a simulated B-17. I'm certainly looking forward to this.

MicroProse announces B-17 successor – “VR-first” sim The Mighty Eighth

 

[Arioch]

Played the first one on my Amiga, so I’ll be interested to see how it plays. The freebie VR experience 1943: Berlin Blitz gave me the itch for an actual bomber game, I’m pleased that one is inbound

 

[EDanaII]

Microprose has been dead for a while, so I assume this is like CinemaWare with someone claiming their name. I also hope that it means that it will have the details the original versions had, but... we'll see. I suppose it's possible it may not even arrive. Still got my eye on it though.