Hello, my friends, and welcome to this episode of Retro Dogfight!  This one is a doozy, my friends! Last episode, we looked at the much-beloved Amiga-only F/A-18 Interceptor by Robert Dinnerman. I wasn’t aware of this at the time, but he then went on to create the long-running and popular Jetfighter series, which spanned seven games over seventeen years!

So, we decided to take on the daunting task of not just talking about one game in the Jetfighter series, but the ENTIRE SERIES. This includes:

• JetFighter: The Adventure
• JetFighter II: Advanced Tactical Fighter
• JetFighter III
• JetFighter: Full Burn
• JetFighter IV: Fortress America
• JetFighter V: Homeland Protector
• JetFighter 2015

This series began in 1988, the same year as the F/A-18 Interceptor, and continued through 2005. It’s a fascinating time capsule of not only flight simming, but also video gaming as a whole, from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s, and all the technological changes that occurred during that fast and furious time in gaming. We had a lot of fun talking about this series. Hell, some of us even had fun playing the games. 😉

Next time, we’re going to discuss a series that is important not just to multiplayer flight simming, but to multiplayer games as a whole: The Air Warrior series!

Also, as I mentioned previously, we’re doing a Q&A! We’re taking your questions — up until December 15th, 2025 — and we’ll then record an episode answering them to the best of our ability. It should be a fun change of pace that we hope you enjoy!

Thanks so much for listening, my friends, and we’ll see you next time!

*Cover provided by MobyGames