Fighter Pilot

Fighter Pilot is the PAL release of Tomcat: The F-14 Fighter Simulator, a late Atari 2600 flight game designed by Dan Kitchen. In the USA it was published by Absolute Entertainment; outside the USA it was renamed Fighter Pilot and distributed by Activision in one of its budget label styles. The game itself is the same. You can play it here in your browser.

Play Atari 2600 Fighter Pilot online

  • ← ↑ ↓ → Joystick
  • Space Fire
  • F12 Reset
  • F11 Select
  • F4 / F9 Difficulty

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How to play Fighter Pilot online

  • Climb / dive: down arrow pulls the nose up, up arrow pushes it down
  • Bank left and right: left and right arrow keys
  • Throttle: hold Space and press up (more thrust) or down (less thrust)
  • Fire weapons: Space while the THREAT screen is showing
  • Start a game: F12 (Reset)
  • Switch cockpit display screens: F11 (Select)
  • Landing gear and arresting hook: F4 and F9 (the difficulty switches)

Gameplay

You fly an F-14 from an aircraft carrier: launch from the catapult, climb to operating altitude, fight enemy fighters with a gun and missiles, and then land back on the deck. After each sortie you get a mission rating. The full controls, gameplay details and background are on the Tomcat page.

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