F29 Retaliator

F29 Retaliator
DeveloperDigital Image Design
PublisherOcean Software
DesignerMartin Kenwright
ProgrammersPhillip Allsopp
Russell Payne
ArtistsMartin Kenwright
Joanne Drury
ComposerMatthew Cannon
PlatformsAmiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, FM Towns, PC-98
Release1989: Amiga, ST
1991: MS-DOS
1992: PC-98
1993: FM Towns
GenreCombat flight simulator
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

F29 Retaliator is a combat flight simulator video game developed by Digital Image Design and published by Ocean Software in 1989 for Amiga and Atari ST, 1991 for MS-DOS, 1992 for PC-98, and 1993 for FM Towns. The game was developed during the end of the Cold War, based mostly on speculations on then-future aircraft that were expected to be in use by the year 2002, in particular based on the design of the Lockheed Martin F-22 and the Grumman X-29A.