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{{Short description|American software development company}}
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| type = [[Corporation]]
| type = [[Corporation]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1977|10}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1977|10}}
| founders = [[Bruce Artwick]]<br />[[Stu Moment]]
| founders = [[Bruce Artwick]]<br>Stu Moment
| location = [[Urbana-Champaign]]
| location = [[Urbana-Champaign]], [[Illinois]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| industry = [[Video game industry]]
| products = ''[[Flight Simulator II (subLOGIC)|Flight Simulator II]]''<br>''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]''<br>''[[Jet (video game)|Jet]]''<br>''[[Night Mission Pinball]]''
| products = ''[[FS1 Flight Simulator]]''<br>''[[Flight Simulator II (Sublogic)|Flight Simulator II]]''<br>''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]''<br>''[[Night Mission Pinball]]''<br>''[[Jet (video game)|Jet]]''
| homepage = {{URL|www.sublogiccorp.com}}
| homepage = {{URL|www.sublogiccorp.com}}
}}
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'''Sublogic Communications Corporation'''<ref name="compute198208"/> (later just '''Sublogic Corporation''', stylized as '''subLOGIC''') is an [[United States|American]] [[software developer|software development]] company. It was formed in 1977 by [[Bruce Artwick]], and [[incorporation (business)|incorporated]] in 1978 by Artwick's partner [[Stu Moment]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sublogiccorp.com/MenuHistory/default.aspx |title=Base History |website=subLogic |access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> subLOGIC released the [[flight simulator|flight simulation]] program ''[[FS1 Flight Simulator|FS1]]'' for the [[Apple II]] in 1979, followed by the more popular and widely ported ''[[Flight Simulator II (subLOGIC)|Flight Simulator II]]'' in 1983, and [[Jet (video game)|''Jet'']] in 1985.
'''Sublogic Corporation''' (stylized as '''subLOGIC''') is an American [[software developer|software development]] company. It was formed in 1977 by [[Bruce Artwick]], and [[incorporation (business)|incorporated]] in 1978 by Artwick's partner Stu Moment<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sublogiccorp.com/MenuHistory/default.aspx |title=Base History |website=subLogic |access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> as '''Sublogic Communications Corporation'''.<ref name="compute198208"/> Sublogic is best known as the creator of the ''Flight Simulator'' series, later known as ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'', but it also created other video games such as ''[[Night Mission Pinball]]'', ''[[Football (1986 video game)|Football]]'', and ''Adventure on a Boat''; educational software; and an Apple II graphics library.


==History==
In 1982, ''Flight Simulator'' was licensed to [[Microsoft]], and through 2006 Microsoft released major updates to ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]''<ref>[http://fshistory.simflight.com/fsh/versions.htm Flight Simulator History - The Story]</ref> approximately every three years. A new version has since been announced, but whether it will be based on the old series is still unknown.
Sublogic released the [[flight simulator|flight simulation]] program ''[[FS1 Flight Simulator]]'' for the [[Apple II series|Apple II]] in 1979, followed by the more popular and widely ported ''[[Flight Simulator II (Sublogic)|Flight Simulator II]]'' in 1983, and [[Jet (video game)|''Jet'']] in 1985.


In 1982, ''Flight Simulator'' was licensed to [[Microsoft]], and through 2006 Microsoft released major updates to ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' approximately every three years.<ref>[http://fshistory.simflight.com/fsh/versions.htm Flight Simulator History - The Story]</ref> A reboot of the series was announced in 2019, simply titled ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 video game)|Microsoft Flight Simulator]]'', released in 2020.
The company produced software other than flight simulators, including children's educational software,<ref name="compute198208"/> 3D graphics software for CP/M,<ref name="sublogic198007">{{Cite magazine |date=July 1980 |title=The subLOGIC FS1 Flight Simulator is just one application of our fine graphic software. Other applications can be yours! |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-07/1980_07_BYTE_05-07_Computers_and_Education#page/n215/mode/2up |magazine=BYTE |page=214}}</ref> the A2-3D1 animation library for the Apple II,<ref name="ad198010">{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-10/1980_10_BYTE_05-10_Software#page/n27/mode/2up | title=Animation for the Apple II | work=BYTE | date=October 1980| accessdate=14 June 2014 | page=26 | type=advertisement}}</ref> the X-1 [[video card]] and 3D graphics software for the PC,<ref name="byte198609">{{Cite magazine |date=September 1986 |title=High-Speed Animation on Your IBM PC! |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1986-09/1986_09_BYTE_11-09_The_68000_Family#page/n217/mode/2up |magazine=BYTE |type=advertisement |page=207}}</ref> and ''[[Night Mission Pinball]]'' (1982) which was originally for the Apple II and ported to the [[Atari 8-bit family]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[MS-DOS]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaiser|first1=Erde|title=Night mission pinball|url=http://thehouseofgames.org/index.php?t=10&id=358|website=The House of Games .net}}</ref>


Sublogic also produced software other than flight simulators, including children's educational software,<ref name="compute198208"/> 3D graphics software for [[CP/M]],<ref name="sublogic198007">{{Cite magazine |date=July 1980 |title=The subLOGIC FS1 Flight Simulator is just one application of our fine graphic software. Other applications can be yours! |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-07/1980_07_BYTE_05-07_Computers_and_Education#page/n215/mode/2up |magazine=BYTE |page=214}}</ref> the A2-3D1 animation library for the Apple II,<ref name="ad198010">{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-10/1980_10_BYTE_05-10_Software#page/n27/mode/2up | title=Animation for the Apple II | work=BYTE | date=October 1980| accessdate=14 June 2014 | page=26 | type=advertisement}}</ref> the X-1 [[video card]] and 3D graphics software for [[IBM PC compatible]]s,<ref name="byte198609">{{Cite magazine |date=September 1986 |title=High-Speed Animation on Your IBM PC! |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1986-09/1986_09_BYTE_11-09_The_68000_Family#page/n217/mode/2up |magazine=BYTE |type=advertisement |page=207}}</ref> and ''[[Night Mission Pinball]]'' (1982) which was originally for the Apple II and ported to the [[Atari 8-bit family]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[MS-DOS]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaiser|first1=Erde|title=Night mission pinball|url=http://thehouseofgames.org/index.php?t=10&id=358|website=The House of Games .net}}</ref>
==Denouement==
Bruce Artwick left subLOGIC to form the [[Bruce Artwick#BAO Ltd.|Bruce Artwick Organization]], which was taken over by [[Microsoft]] and [[Tony Garcia (video game producer)|Tony Garcia]] in December [[1995 in video gaming|1995]].


===Denouement===
SubLOGIC continued under the ownership of Stu Moment, who produced ''[[Flight Assignment: A.T.P.]]'', which specialised in simulating passenger airliners. It used a scoring method to determine the performance of the user. SubLOGIC began a new flight simulator, but in late 1995 was acquired by [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sherman |first=Christopher |title=Movers & Shakers|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=14 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1996|page=25}}</ref> who completed the program and released it as ''[[Pro Pilot]]''. Moment continues to run the present subLOGIC Corporation as a generic simulation company, in addition to being an airshow display pilot with his [[Classic Airshow]] company.
Bruce Artwick left Sublogic in 1988 to form [[Bruce Artwick#BAO Ltd.|BAO Ltd.]] (Bruce Artwick Organization), retaining the copyright to ''Flight Simulator'', which they continued to develop. BAO and the copyright to ''Flight Simulator'' were acquired by [[Microsoft]] in December 1995.

After Artwick's departure, Sublogic continued under the ownership of Stu Moment, who produced ''[[Flight Assignment: A.T.P.]]'' in 1990. It specializes in simulating passenger airliners, using a scoring method to determine the performance of the user. Sublogic began a new flight simulator, but in late 1995 was acquired by [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sherman |first=Christopher |title=Movers & Shakers|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=14 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1996|page=25}}</ref> which completed the program and released it as ''Pro Pilot'' in 1997.

Moment continues to run the present Sublogic Corporation as a generic simulation company, in addition to being an airshow display pilot with his Classic Airshow company.

== Games developed ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Platform
|-
| 1979
| ''[[FS1 Flight Simulator]]''
| [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[TRS-80]]
|-
| 1981
| ''Saturn Navigator''
| Apple II
|-
| 1981
| ''A2-SG1 Escape! (published by subLOGIC, developed by Educational Software Packages''
| Apple II
|-
| 1982
| ''Zendar''
| Apple II
|-
| 1982
| ''Space Vikings''
| Apple II
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0]]''
| [[IBM Personal Computer|IBM PC]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Night Mission Pinball]]''
| Apple II, [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit]], IBM PC, [[Commodore 64]]
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Flight Simulator II (Sublogic)|Flight Simulator II]]''
| Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, [[PC-98]], [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[Tandy Color Computer 3|Tandy CoCo 3]]
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.0]]''
| IBM PC
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Jet (video game)|Jet]]''
| [[MS-DOS]], Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, [[Classic Mac OS|Mac OS]], PC-98
|-
| 1985
| ''Scenery Disks: 1-6'', ''Western U.S. Scenery Set''
| Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Apple II, MS-DOS
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Pure-Stat Baseball]]''
| Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Football (1986 video game)|Football]]''
| Commodore 64, MS-DOS
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator (1986 video game)|Microsoft Flight Simulator]]''
| Mac OS
|-
| 1986–1988
| ''Scenery Disks: 7-12'', ''Japan'', ''Western European Tour''
| Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Jet (video game)|Jet: Version 2.0]]''
| MS-DOS
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Stealth Mission]]''
| Commodore 64
|-
| 1988
| ''Flight Simulator with Torpedo Attack''
| [[MSX]], [[PC-88]]
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0]]''
| MS-DOS
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Thunderchopper]]''
| MS-DOS
|-
| 1989
| ''Hawaiian Odyssey: Scenery Adventure''
| Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
|-
| 1989
| ''[[UFO (video game)|UFO]]''
| MS-DOS
|-
| 1990
| ''Flight Assignment: Airline Transport Pilot''
| MS-DOS
|-
| 1991
| ''New Facilities Locator''
| MS-DOS
|-
| 1993
| ''USA East''
| MS-DOS
|-
| 1996
| ''Flight Light Plus''
| MS-DOS
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[History of Microsoft Flight Simulator]]
* [[History of Microsoft Flight Simulator|History of ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'']]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.sublogiccorp.com}}
* {{Official website|http://www.sublogiccorp.com}}
* [https://www.mobygames.com/company/sublogic Sublogic] at [[MobyGames]]


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Latest revision as of 12:42, 9 September 2023

Sublogic
Company typeCorporation
IndustryVideo game industry
FoundedOctober 1977; 46 years ago (1977-10)
FoundersBruce Artwick
Stu Moment
HeadquartersUrbana-Champaign, Illinois
ProductsFS1 Flight Simulator
Flight Simulator II
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Night Mission Pinball
Jet
Websitewww.sublogiccorp.com

Sublogic Corporation (stylized as subLOGIC) is an American software development company. It was formed in 1977 by Bruce Artwick, and incorporated in 1978 by Artwick's partner Stu Moment[1] as Sublogic Communications Corporation.[2] Sublogic is best known as the creator of the Flight Simulator series, later known as Microsoft Flight Simulator, but it also created other video games such as Night Mission Pinball, Football, and Adventure on a Boat; educational software; and an Apple II graphics library.

History[edit]

Sublogic released the flight simulation program FS1 Flight Simulator for the Apple II in 1979, followed by the more popular and widely ported Flight Simulator II in 1983, and Jet in 1985.

In 1982, Flight Simulator was licensed to Microsoft, and through 2006 Microsoft released major updates to Microsoft Flight Simulator approximately every three years.[3] A reboot of the series was announced in 2019, simply titled Microsoft Flight Simulator, released in 2020.

Sublogic also produced software other than flight simulators, including children's educational software,[2] 3D graphics software for CP/M,[4] the A2-3D1 animation library for the Apple II,[5] the X-1 video card and 3D graphics software for IBM PC compatibles,[6] and Night Mission Pinball (1982) which was originally for the Apple II and ported to the Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS.[7]

Denouement[edit]

Bruce Artwick left Sublogic in 1988 to form BAO Ltd. (Bruce Artwick Organization), retaining the copyright to Flight Simulator, which they continued to develop. BAO and the copyright to Flight Simulator were acquired by Microsoft in December 1995.

After Artwick's departure, Sublogic continued under the ownership of Stu Moment, who produced Flight Assignment: A.T.P. in 1990. It specializes in simulating passenger airliners, using a scoring method to determine the performance of the user. Sublogic began a new flight simulator, but in late 1995 was acquired by Sierra,[8] which completed the program and released it as Pro Pilot in 1997.

Moment continues to run the present Sublogic Corporation as a generic simulation company, in addition to being an airshow display pilot with his Classic Airshow company.

Games developed[edit]

Year Title Platform
1979 FS1 Flight Simulator Apple II, TRS-80
1981 Saturn Navigator Apple II
1981 A2-SG1 Escape! (published by subLOGIC, developed by Educational Software Packages Apple II
1982 Zendar Apple II
1982 Space Vikings Apple II
1982 Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0 IBM PC
1982 Night Mission Pinball Apple II, Atari 8-bit, IBM PC, Commodore 64
1983 Flight Simulator II Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, PC-98, Amiga, Atari ST, Tandy CoCo 3
1984 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.0 IBM PC
1985 Jet MS-DOS, Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Mac OS, PC-98
1985 Scenery Disks: 1-6, Western U.S. Scenery Set Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Apple II, MS-DOS
1986 Pure-Stat Baseball Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
1986 Football Commodore 64, MS-DOS
1986 Microsoft Flight Simulator Mac OS
1986–1988 Scenery Disks: 7-12, Japan, Western European Tour Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
1987 Jet: Version 2.0 MS-DOS
1988 Stealth Mission Commodore 64
1988 Flight Simulator with Torpedo Attack MSX, PC-88
1988 Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0 MS-DOS
1989 Thunderchopper MS-DOS
1989 Hawaiian Odyssey: Scenery Adventure Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
1989 UFO MS-DOS
1990 Flight Assignment: Airline Transport Pilot MS-DOS
1991 New Facilities Locator MS-DOS
1993 USA East MS-DOS
1996 Flight Light Plus MS-DOS

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Base History". subLogic. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  2. ^ a b "Good News for Kids..." Compute! (advertisement). August 1982. p. 25. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ^ Flight Simulator History - The Story
  4. ^ "The subLOGIC FS1 Flight Simulator is just one application of our fine graphic software. Other applications can be yours!". BYTE. July 1980. p. 214.
  5. ^ "Animation for the Apple II". BYTE (advertisement). October 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  6. ^ "High-Speed Animation on Your IBM PC!". BYTE (advertisement). September 1986. p. 207.
  7. ^ Kaiser, Erde. "Night mission pinball". The House of Games .net.
  8. ^ Sherman, Christopher (February 1996). "Movers & Shakers". Next Generation. No. 14. Imagine Media. p. 25.

External links[edit]

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