Airport Mania: First Flight

My one excuse for not 100%ing this game as a kid? My old setup wasn't running this at 8k, 240Hz, with DLSS on. Clearly, the hardware was the problem.

I played this game religiously growing up and was so excited to see that it's been added to Steam. $10 for some great nostalgic gaming? absolutely some of the specs and settings don't translate the best to newer computers/monitors but it's absolutely playable. I'm having so much fun.

This game was my JAM back in the day. I played it on Wii, I played it on DSiWare, I played it on my mom's iPad, and I bought it on Big Fish Games a couple years ago as soon as I saw it had a PC port (only to subsequently lose it when I upgraded my computer). I've probably bought this game 3-4 times over and a Steam port is no exception. I ADORE this cute little game. It's adorable, it's got a lot of character (plenty of easter eggs and fun things hidden in the backgrounds, and the hints themselves get cheeky sometimes), and it generally strikes a good balance between challenging and fun. I haven't gotten all the way through the game just yet, but I do seem to recall that later airports towards the end can be brutally hard (big city planes aren't patient!). Still, even at its hardest, it's not impossible. I think I still managed to fully clear the game even as a teenager using a wobbly Wiimote. I'm about 3 hours into it and I've already cleared the first three airports, but there's still a lot of replay value for completionists, since there's a whole award room and you can get multiple awards per level. Masochists will have a fun time going back to try to three-star perfect-clear …

This game is super fun has its hard parts but very good to play if you want to pass time. Would play years later.

Absolutely addicting, extremely nostalgic.

Playing this game reminds me of how obsessed I was with planes at age nine.