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Wings of the 90s - Flight Simulator

A period-accurate 3D flight simulator inspired by early 90s Amiga/DOS games like Comanche, F-15 Strike Eagle, and After Burner. Runs in any modern browser.

Features

  • Authentic retro aesthetic — 320×200 VGA Mode X resolution, CRT post-processing (barrel distortion, scanlines, color quantization, chromatic aberration, vignette), EGA 16-color palette
  • Loading screen with progress bar and cycling messages
  • Main menu with keyboard navigation
  • Procedural terrain — 2000m heightmap with vertex-colored hills, water plane, low-poly clouds
  • Airport — Runway with markings, taxiway, control tower, hangars, fuel truck, windsock
  • Low-poly Cessna-style aircraft with animated propeller and retractable landing gear
  • 6-DOF flight physics — Thrust, drag, lift, gravity, ground friction, auto-leveling
  • Flight HUD — Artificial horizon, airspeed, altimeter, heading tape, vertical speed indicator, throttle bar
  • Sound — Engine drone tied to throttle, menu beeps

Controls

Key Action
W / S Throttle up / down
/ Pitch
/ Roll
Q / E Yaw (rudder)
C Toggle cockpit / chase camera
Esc Pause / resume

Getting Started

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

Build

npm run build

Tech Stack

  • Three.js r160 for 3D rendering
  • Vite for dev server and builds
  • Vanilla JS, no frameworks
  • Web Audio API for sound