OT: a fair few people have played IL2 since the beginning...

[BadAim]

I only bought my first computer in 1998, so I started with CFS1 (it was the first game I bought) EAW, then CFS2 followed, but when IL2 came along I never looked back (as far as Flight sims go).

[doghous3]

I think my earliest fond memory of flight 'sims' was "Gunship".. on the ZX Spectrum. lol

I remember ace of aces too, my mate had it on a Vic20.

How things change.

[adonys]

I've also played Air Warrior Online back then, together with all the rest of them (AoP, AoE, 1942 PaW, Pacific Fighters, SWOTL, B-17 and B-17 2, Red Baron, EaW, Jane's WWII Fighters, Warbirds, CFS 1 and so on). Oh.. the memories