Air Traffic Controller (video game)

Air Traffic Controller is a video game written by air traffic controller David Mannering.^[1] It was released by Creative Computing for the TRS-80 Model I and Exidy Sorcerer in 1978, and for the Apple II and Sol-20 in 1979. It was rewritten by Will Fastie and Bill Appelbaum for Data General AOS in 1980 and ported to MS-DOS for release by PC Disk Magazine in 1983.^[2]

This article is about the 1978 video game. For the unrelated 1998 video game, see Air Traffic Controller (series) § Air Traffic Controller.

Air Traffic Controller
Publisher(s)	Creative Computing
Designer(s)	David Mannering
Platform(s)	TRS-80, Apple II, Exidy Sorcerer, MS-DOS, Sol-20
Release	TRS-80, Sol-20 WW: 1978 Apple II, Sorcerer WW: 1979 MS-DOS WW: 1983

An enhanced version, Advanced Air Traffic Controller, was published by Creative Computing in 1981 for the TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET, and Atari 8-bit computers.^[3][4]

Gameplay

Air Traffic Controller is a game in which the player directs local air traffic.^[5]

Reception

Alan Isabelle reviewed Air Traffic Controller in The Space Gamer, commenting that it was "Unquestionably worth [the price]. I highly recommend this to anyone with the computer to run it.".^[5]

Reviews

• Review in 80-US
• Book of Atari Software 1983
• Article in ANALOG Computing
• Moves #56, p24-25^[6]

See also

• Kennedy Approach