My Dad's birthday is coming up this Saturday, and I thought I'd make a game for him. (I did the same for my brother last week... maybe I'll post a download.)

My dad is an old school computer enthusiast, harking back to the days of the TRS-80. He even started what was probably one the first software retail shops in the Midwest, coincidentally called "Etc."

Whenever we get together and talk about computers, he inevitably gets to talking about an old Trash 80 game called Air Traffic Controller. The game is just like it sounds: you direct incoming and outgoing planes in real time, while avoiding disaster.

I had toyed with the idea of remaking this for a while, and kind of dropped it when I found there are already a few really good ATC descendants out there. But with GID 15 coming up this weekend, I figured I could do a casual treatment of the game and kill a few cats with one stone.

After 4 hours, here's what I've got:



There's a lot of good Air Traffic Control references on the web, but I'm mostly basing it on Kennedy Approach (1985) and this awesome graphic:



I have until Saturday night to complete it.

Joe