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F-14 Tomcat

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A flight simulator where you pilot a fighter jet in a conflict over Taiwan.

F-14 Tomcat for Game Boy Advance was developed by Virtucraft and published by Majesco, released in 2001. This is the original game, not a port of an earlier title.


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About F-14 Tomcat

F-14 Tomcat for the Game Boy Advance is a direct adaptation of the 1994 Super Nintendo title Turn and Burn: No-Fly Zone. The core content remains identical, though it introduces a new narrative context where the player assumes the role of a U.S. F-14 pilot deployed during a conflict between China and Taiwan.

This launch title from Majesco includes a landing practice mode, a feature carried over from its SNES predecessor. The game's technical foundation was later reused for two subsequent Majesco flight simulations on the platform, Super Hornet F/A-18F and F24 Stealth Fighter.

A notable addition for the portable version is a multiplayer mode, which requires other systems with the game and a link cable. The primary objective involves protecting American interests within the specified theater of operations.

F-14 Tomcat Screenshots

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...so that it comes back to the center of the screen BY MAGIC (videogame intro magic, that is). Also, unlike Turn and Burn, the title screen shows both the game's logo and the titular airplane (which
Copyright notices
The game's intro, EXACTLY the same as Turn and Burn's. Only that this one has a rockin' awesome soundtrack (made by the guys at Shin'en, no less), unlike Turn and Burn's more serious music
Oh, look! It's leaving...
The game's storyline
The game's menu
The options menu. Why is it that the music volume in EVERY SINGLE GAME is lower than the sound effects volume?
Instructions
More instructions
Still more instructions
And even more instructions! But, then again, what do you expect from a flight sim?
Mission objectives