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I'm trying to remember the name of an old flight simulator game I used to play as a kid (not too long ago, around the release of Windows 95 or 98). My memory is a little crappy, so please try to bear with me (the time frame should help, though - 1995/6 to 1998).
I remember playing the game as 3D, though it was front-facing into the computer with perspective, and as the pilot, I had to try and avoid hitting blocks that were coming at me on a grid. Does this sound like anything familiar? I was around 3-5 then, so I'm sorry I can't remember much.
If the color scheme helps, the background was reddish, and the blocks coming at me were blue. I remember that I kept getting to some screen with a bunch of flags on it (I assume a multinational disclaimer of some kind), but of course, I couldn't read, so I can't tell you anything beyond that.
I've been looking for this game for ages, and for whatever reason, the internet hasn't yet compiled a list of all released flight simulators, so I have nowhere to look this up. If anyone remembers anything like this, let me know... thanks!
Answer
Perhaps it was Cylindrix? One of its "maps" has blue blocks and red background. You can download and play it for free to check if it's the same.
Cylindrix is not a flight simulator. The thing is, when you write
I had to try and avoid hitting blocks that were coming at me on a grid
It doesn't sound at all like a flight simulator. In the flight simulators I know th eonly obstacle is the ground (and sometimes buildings), and there's certainly no "grid". I think the reason you are having a hard time finding it is because you search for a flight simulator.
If anything, it sounds more like a fly-in-tunnel game, something like this flash game (only with added obstacles). Is that closer to what you remember? Unfortunately I don't remember any games like that from ~1995, only games in which you could not fly - such as the wonderful SkyRoads (also free).
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