F-15 Strike Eagle II
Shares rank 3 of 6 flight simulators by recommenders
Reverse-engineered reconstruction of the classic DOS game, aiming for faithful behaviour; people recall fond childhood play. Caveat: you need the original manual.
Reverse-engineered reconstruction of the classic DOS game, aiming for faithful behaviour; people recall fond childhood play. Caveat: you need the original manual.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Nostalgia from childhood play
“I grew up on F-15 Strike Eagle II, and unfortunately my copy has long since degraded.”
Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots” “we played it so incessantly that his Mum banned him from playing it over the modem”
Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots” “this was one that I played a lot as a kid!”
Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots” Faithful reconstruction of original game
“The F-15 project does that: the aim is the reconstruction of the original game, down to the opcodes”
Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots” “so far everything seems to work”
Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots”
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 | — | — |
| F-15 Strike Eagle IIThis page | 10 | 1 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| Comanche by NovaLogic | 10 | 2 | 83% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Google Flight Simulator | 8 | 6 | 57% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I just happen to love this particular game, and would like to see it transcend its limitations”
“we played it so incessantly that his Mum banned him from playing it over the modem”
“FWIW, the manual is a masterpiece.”
“I grew up on F-15 Strike Eagle II, and unfortunately my copy has long since degraded.”
“The F-15 project does that: the aim is the reconstruction of the original game, down to the opcodes”
“without the manual, good luck even getting the plane off the ground”
“this was one that I played a lot as a kid!”
“so far everything seems to work”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.