---
title: Biplane
tags:
- dogfight
- duel
- plane
years:
- '1975'
params:
  specs:
  - label: year of release
    value: '1975'
  - label: companies
    value: Fun Games
  - label: type
    value: game
  - label: media
    value: arcade cabinet
  - label: systems
    value: Arcade
  - label: number of players
    value: 2 players (versus)
  screenshots:
  - title: ''
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: monitor bezel / overlay
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: arcade cabinet
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  machines:
  - /museum/misc-arcade-video-games
  company: /companies/misc
  oc_id: 173
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230326152304/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=173
    date: '2023-03-26'
---

Biplane seems to be the first game of a long serie: plane dogfights! A biplane duel where each plane must shotdown the other as many time possible.

Many games have been inspired by this one, including [Spitfire](/software/spitfire/) for the Fairchild Channel F, or [Combat](/software/combat-also-known-as-tank-plus-sears/) for the Atari 2600, or the excellent Bi-plane for the Intellivision.

[Jet Fighter](/software/jet-fighter/) by Atari, also released in 1975 in the arcades, is very similar to Bi-plane, but it's not clear which one inspired which...