ECS no. 1
ECS no. 2

F-19 Stealth Fighter

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

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Stats

9,579

Conversions

Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
NEC PC-98
PC (DOS)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Credits

3D editing
3D editing
Graphics
Game design
Concept

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1990
F-19 Stealth Fighter
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English, French, German, Italian
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1993
F-19 Stealth Fighter
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
English, French, German, Italian
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] The U.S. version of F-19 STEALTH FIGHTER was released on 3 disks (cf. 2 disks for the UK release).

[2] Distributed in Germany by Rushware and in Italy by Leader.


Known releases:
- V1.00 (1990) [UK], V1.00 (27-Feb-91) [UK]
- V1.00 (28-Jan-91) [U.S.]


TRIVIA: Originally released in 1987 on 8-bit platforms (C64/128, Spectrum) as PROJECT: STEALTH FIGHTER, there was heavy speculation from media and other sources surrounding a missing aircraft in the U.S. Air Force's numbering system, the F-19. It was speculated that the F-19 was the U.S. Air Force's new "stealth bomber", which was widely rumoured at the time to be undetectable by radar due to its innovative design.

MicroProse, through unclassified info. gleaned by retired U.S. Air Force pilot and then-president Major "Wild Bill" Stealey and from various other sources, produced PROJECT: STEALTH FIGHTER......the first stealth flight simulator, based on a number of educated guesses about what the new "stealth fighter" would be like when released. The F-19 remained hypothetical, however, and no such aircraft bearing the moniker was ever unveiled by the U.S. Air Force.

In November 1988, the U.S. Air Force finally unveiled their new stealth fighter as the F-117 Nighthawk. Shortly afterwards MicroProse released F-19 STEALTH FIGHTER for PC, the first enhanced 16-bit version of PROJECT: STEALTH FIGHTER. The 16-bit versions of the game - including the Amiga/Atari ST releases in 1990 - incorporated the real-life F-117 Nighthawk, as well as MicroProse's hypothetical F-19 Stealth Fighter.

Conversion Notes

Based on 1987 MicroProse C64/128 release; ported from 1988 MicroProse PC (DOS) release.
PC versions: Hercules, CGA, EGA, MCGA/VGA, Tandy

N.B. Also known on the C64/128 and Spectrum as PROJECT: STEALTH FIGHTER.

Screen info

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Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

UK Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 2

UK Release (back)

Box scan ECS no. 3

Budget Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 4

Budget Release (back)

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

UK Release [V1.00, 1990]

Disk scan ECS no. 2

Disk scan ECS no. 3

UK Release [V1.00, 27-Feb-91]

Disk scan ECS no. 4

UK Release [2-Jun-91]

Disk scan ECS no. 5

Budget Release

Misc: ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Warranty Card (front) [Source: Atari Mania]

ECS no. 2

Warranty Card (back) [Source: Atari Mania]

ECS no. 3

A500/2000 Keyboard Overlay

ECS no. 4

A500/2000 Keyboard Overlay [HQ alternative]

ECS no. 5

A1000 Keyboard Overlay

ECS no. 6

UK Pre-release Advert (CU Amiga 6/1990, Page 36)

ECS no. 7

UK Pre-reelase Advert (CU Amiga 6/1990, Page 37)

ECS no. 8

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 38, 9/1992, Page 61)

ECS no. 9

UK Advert (CU Amiga 1/1991, Pages 70 & 71)

ECS no. 10

German Advert [1]

ECS no. 11

German Advert (PowerPlay 1/1990, Page 93)

ECS no. 12

German Advert (ASM 7/1991, Page 109)

ECS no. 13

German Advert (PowerPlay 8/1991, Page 15)

ECS no. 14

German Advert (PowerPlay 6/1990, Pages 36 & 37)

ECS no. 15

French Advert [1] [Source: Atari Mania]

ECS no. 16

French Advert [2] [Source: Atari Mania]

ECS no. 17

Italian Advert

ECS no. 18

U.S. Advert (CGW 79 2/1991, Page 23)

ECS no. 19

Philips Promotional Advert (UK)

ECS no. 20

Online Advert [Budget]

ECS no. 21

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 54, Christmas 1993, Pages 74 & 75) [Budget, Kixx]

ECS no. 22

Catalogue Entry [Source: Atari Mania]

ECS no. 23

Micro Prose Summer Promotion (German) [Amiga Joker 9/1991, Page 15]

Manual info

ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Manual (English)

ECS no. 2

Technical Supplement (English)

ECS no. 3

Flight Maps

ECS no. 4

Technical Supplement (English) [Budget]

ECS no. 5

Technical Supplement (German) [Budget]

ECS no. 6

Technical Supplement (French) [Budget]

ECS no. 7

Technical Supplement (Italian) [Budget]

ECS / OCS

Press ‘ALT’ and ‘H’ to get the pitch lines on your HUD, fly upside down, turn off your engines, keep your plane about 10 degrees on your hud and watch that baby climb.

For practically all missions, carry as many Mavericks as possible, along with some Sidewinders for maximum massacre capability. Also, if the enemy are giving you a hard time, land near a runway and taxi to the edge of it (but not onto it), then shut down your engines and wait. Bizarrely, this will cause the enemy to get bored and clear off.

Conversion info

Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
Commodore C64/128
No conversion screens found.
NEC PC-98
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA / Tandy

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

Hercules

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

VGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3
No conversion screens found.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr
No conversion screens found.

Map info

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Action
13 (Oct 1990)
90%
Steve Merrett
Doug Johns
Alex Simmons
2
Amiga Action
44 (May 1993)
84%
Steve McNally
Re-release
1
Amiga Computing
Vol 3 No 6 (Nov 1990)
78%
Duncan Evans
2
Amiga Force
5 (May 1993)
90%
Phil King
Miles Guttery
Re-release
1
Amiga Force
8 (Aug 1993)
90%
Ian Osborne
Roundup
0
Amiga Format
16 (Nov 1990)
91%
Trenton Webb
2
Amiga Format
48 (Jul 1993)
86%
Stephen Bradley
Re-release
2
Amiga Joker
Oct 1990
90%
Max Magenauer
1
Amiga Joker
Oct 1993
Joachim Nettelbeck
Re-release
1
Amiga Power
28 (Aug 1993)
76%
Dave Robinson
Re-release
1
Amiga User International
Vol 4 No 11 (Dec 1990)
Tony Horgan
2
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
Vol 7 No 12 (Dec 1990)
85%
Ken Simpson
0
Computer + Video Games
107 (Oct 1990)
92%
0
CU Amiga
Sep 1990
94%
Mark Patterson
3
CU Amiga
Mar 1991
Roundup
0
Datormagazin
No 18 (Nov 1990)
7/10
Bosse Engberg
2
Joystick
9 (Oct 1990)
93%
Cris
0
The One
56 (May 1993)
87%
David Upchurch
Re-release
2
Your Amiga
Dec 1990
89%
Adrian Pumphrey
1
Zero
16 (Feb 1991)
94%
Alex Richardson
1
Zzap
68 (Dec 1990)
90%
Stuart Wynne
Robin Hogg
0

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
CU Amiga
Apr 1990
Mark Patterson
Preview (in-depth)
1
The One
20 (May 1990)
Gordon Houghton
Preview (in-depth)
2
Zero
4 (Feb 1990)
Preview
1
Zero
7 (May 1990)
David Wilson
Preview (in-depth)
1

ECS / OCS

Lore Score: 86%

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