''Air Traffic Controller'' is a video game written by air traffic controller David Mannering. It was released by ''

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Model I and Exidy Sorcerer in 1978, and for the

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and

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in 1979. It was rewritten by Will Fastie and Bill Appelbaum for Data General AOS in 1980 and ported to

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for release by '' PC Disk Magazine'' in 1983. An enhanced version, ''Advanced Air Traffic Controller'', was published by ''Creative Computing'' in 1981 for the TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET, and

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Gameplay

''Air Traffic Controller'' is a game in which the player directs local air traffic.

Reception

Alan Isabelle reviewed ''Air Traffic Controller'' in '' The Space Gamer'', commenting that it was "Unquestionably worth

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I highly recommend this to anyone with the computer to run it.".

Reviews

Review
in ''80-US''
''Book of Atari Software 1983''Article
in ''

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Gameplay

Reception

Reviews

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