yann64andClaude Opus 5.5
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6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: Biplane
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tags:
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- dogfight
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- duel
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- plane
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years:
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- '1975'
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params:
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specs:
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- label: year of release
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value: '1975'
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- label: companies
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value: Fun Games
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- label: type
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value: game
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- label: media
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value: arcade cabinet
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- label: systems
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value: Arcade
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- label: number of players
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value: 2 players (versus)
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screenshots:
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- title: ''
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: monitor bezel / overlay
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: arcade cabinet
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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machines:
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- /museum/misc-arcade-video-games
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company: /companies/misc
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oc_id: 173
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230326152304/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=173
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date: '2023-03-26'
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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.
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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.
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[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...
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