<s>
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sphere	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spectrum	O
HoloByte	O
in	O
1991	O
as	O
third	O
official	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Falcon	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
F-16	O
Fighting	O
Falcon	O
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
was	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
used	O
flight	O
dynamics	O
from	O
a	O
real	O
military	O
simulator	O
,	O
and	O
required	O
a	O
math	B-General_Concept
coprocessor	I-General_Concept
to	O
enable	O
the	O
high	O
fidelity	O
flight	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
in	O
less	O
demanding	O
modes	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
virtually	O
unplayable	O
on	O
computers	O
slower	O
than	O
a	O
386	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recommended	O
configuration	O
was	O
a	O
33MHz	O
486	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
top	O
end	O
machine	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
offered	O
"	O
padlock	O
"	O
view	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
POV	O
is	O
slewed	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
a	O
selected	O
target	O
,	O
scanning	O
around	O
the	O
cockpit	O
if	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
expansions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
:	O
MiG-29	O
:	O
Deadly	O
Adversary	O
of	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
and	O
Hornet	O
:	O
Naval	O
Strike	O
Fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
of	O
the	O
Kill	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
tutorial	O
that	O
teaches	O
aerial	O
dogfighting	O
basics	O
used	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
'''	O
s	O
built-in	O
ACMI	O
recorder	O
to	O
reconstruct	O
engagements	O
,	O
explains	O
tactics	O
and	O
counter-tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
dozens	O
of	O
aftermarket	O
books	O
,	O
some	O
written	O
by	O
actual	O
F-16	O
pilots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
series	O
spawned	O
more	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1994	O
as	O
Falcon	O
Gold	O
a	O
compilation	O
which	O
included	O
Art	O
of	O
the	O
Kill	O
video	O
digitized	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
collection	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Operation	O
Fighting	O
Tiger	O
and	O
the	O
announcement	O
for	O
Falcon	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
its	O
expansions	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
"	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
line	O
"	O
surpassed	O
700,000	O
copies	O
in	O
sales	O
by	O
December	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
for	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
add-on	O
products	O
extended	O
its	O
longevity.Falcon	O
3.0	O
received	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
in	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
a	O
Vermont	O
Air	O
National	O
Guard	O
F-16	O
pilot	O
stated	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
flight	O
model	O
and	O
avionics	O
were	O
very	O
accurate	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
survey	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
that	O
year	O
of	O
wargames	O
with	O
modern	O
settings	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
describing	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
as	O
not	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
system	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
complex	O
air	O
simulator	O
ever	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
commercial	O
sector	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
magazine	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
simulation	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
for	O
its	O
introduction	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
truly	O
realistic	O
flight	O
model	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
jet	O
aircraft	O
,	O
useful	O
wingman	O
and	O
dynamic	O
flight	O
sim	O
campaign	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
most	O
innovative	O
computer	O
game	O
for	O
setting	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
realism	O
and	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
the	O
15th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
no	O
other	O
jet	O
simulation	O
could	O
surpass	O
Spectrum	O
Holobyte	O
's	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
for	O
its	O
realism	O
and	O
detailed	O
flight	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
Gold	O
as	O
number	O
80	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
named	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
most	O
innovative	O
computer	O
games	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
many	O
bugs	O
(	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
reported	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
readers	O
have	O
suggested	O
that	O
we	O
give	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
the	O
award	O
for	O
'	O
The	O
Buggiest	O
Game	O
Ever	O
 '	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
retained	O
its	O
reputation	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
realistic	O
flight	O
simulation	O
for	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PCGames	O
named	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
the	O
best	O
flight	O
simulator	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
detailed	O
and	O
most	O
realistic	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
