The Hidden Game Within Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, played as intended, is absolutely fantastic—its 1:1 recreation of earth is a technical masterwork. That said, I was interested in actually exploring that world beneath its beautiful cloud formations—what I found was absolutely not what I expected. Here's the story of how I accidentally managed to turn Flight Simulator into a walking sim—how a seemingly simple shift in perspective led me on one of the wildest journeys I've had with a game in some time, uncovering things about Flight Simulator that I never thought I'd find. It also got me thinking about intended play, game preservation, speedrunning and, well... my own place in the universe.

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The House on Blue Lick Road (Andy Baio, Waxy) - https://waxy.org/2020/10/the-house-on-blue-lick-road/

Police discover thousands of stolen items in former church (Ann Bowdan, WLKY) - https://www.wlky.com/article/police-discover-thousands-of-stolen-items-in-former-church/3752641

DOOM speedrun footage from Games Done Quick - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4j9RSNbssU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDU7Lu6bbkE

Developer interview footage from Noclip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w7q1ZFfsxs

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Text intro by Isaac Holland - http://twitter.com/drazgames

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