Comanche by NovaLogic
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 3 of 6 flight simulators by recommenders
Recommended as a groundbreaking, fondly remembered helicopter game from its era. Critics say its graphics look dated.
Recommended as a groundbreaking, fondly remembered helicopter game from its era. Critics say its graphics look dated.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Groundbreaking for its time
“Back then it was the fantastic era of first for everything.”
Comment from 14 May 2026 in “Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features” “I remember how groundbreaking Comanche was”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Voxel Space” “Comanche was incredible when it came out”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Voxel Space” - Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Voxel Space”
Fond childhood memories
“One of my favorite games of my childhood.”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Voxel Space” “I grew up a fan of Nova Logic”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “RAM Has a Design Flaw from 1966. I Bypassed It [video]”
Other flight simulators people recommend
The four most recommended other flight simulators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Flight Simulator | 20 | 10 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Passenger-perspective flight simulator | 19 | 9 | 68% | 1 | — | — |
| Comanche by NovaLogicThis page | 10 | 2 | 83% | 5 | — | Approved |
| F-15 Strike Eagle II | 10 | 1 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| Google Flight Simulator | 8 | 6 | 57% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Comanche'94 was just uggly and "bricky"”
“It was amazing for the time.”
“I played hours and hours of it, networked multiplayer version, with my work colleagues”
“One of my favorite games of my childhood.”
“Comanche was incredible when it came out”
“I remember how groundbreaking Comanche was”
“Back then it was the fantastic era of first for everything.”
“I grew up a fan of Nova Logic”
“even it was loud and gulped fuel”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.