<s>
AH-64D	B-Application
Longbow	I-Application
is	O
a	O
realistic	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulator	O
of	O
the	O
AH-64D	O
Apache	B-Application
Longbow	I-Application
attack	O
helicopter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
this	O
simulation	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AH-64D	B-Application
Longbow	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
simulator	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Jane	O
's	O
Combat	O
Simulators	O
line	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mission	O
disk	O
Flash	B-Application
Point	I-Application
:	I-Application
Korea	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
add-in	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
compilation	O
pack	O
,	O
Longbow	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Longbow	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Longbow	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
whole	O
Longbow	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flash	B-Application
Point	I-Application
:	I-Application
Korea	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longbow	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
came	O
out	O
in	O
April	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
pack	O
featuring	O
the	O
AH-64D	B-Application
Longbow	I-Application
and	O
Flash	B-Application
Point	I-Application
:	I-Application
Korea	I-Application
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
fully	O
patched	O
and	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
executable	O
,	O
so	O
DOS	B-Device
is	O
no	O
longer	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
is	O
the	O
3Dfx	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
a	O
Glide	B-Operating_System
renderer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longbow	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
AH-64D	I-Application
Longbow	I-Application
,	O
the	O
mission	O
disk	O
Flash	B-Application
Point	I-Application
:	I-Application
Korea	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Longbow	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
one	O
box	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
abbreviated	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AH-64D	B-Application
Longbow	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
Data	O
's	O
monthly	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
June	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
shipments	O
of	O
AH-64D	B-Application
Longbow	I-Application
ultimately	O
surpassed	O
600,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Longbow	B-Application
franchise	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
compilations	O
and	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Longbow	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
shipped	O
above	O
1.2	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longbow	B-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
flight	O
simulator	O
of	O
1996	O
by	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
and	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
nominated	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
"	O
categories	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
went	O
to	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Flashpoint	B-Application
Korea	I-Application
1996	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
practically	O
makes	O
 [ Longbow ] 	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flashpoint	O
:	O
Korea	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Enhancement	O
of	O
an	O
Existing	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
