''B-1 Nuclear Bomber'' is a flight simulator developed by Avalon Hill and

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and released in 1980 for the

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and other computers. The game is based on piloting a B-1 Lancer to its target and dropping a nuclear bomb.Two Games Of Strategy
Dale F. Brown, COMPUTE! ISSUE 49 / JUNE 1984 / PAGE 72 The USSR is one of the target countries.

Gameplay

The game box details a sample scenario set in the then-future of a bombing run over Moscow on July 1, 1991, which turned out to be just months before the official dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26 of that year.

Reception

Larry Kerns reviewed ''B-1 Nuclear Bomber'' in '' The Space Gamer'' No. 33. Kerns commented that

Overall, I feel that the ..price tag is too high and the game is quickly boring. The big fancy box is a waste and although putting all three languages on one tape is an innovative idea, two-thirds of what you bought is wasted. I expected more from Avalon Hill's baby but was disappointed. I hope their other new games are better.

Chris Cummings reviewed the game for ''

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'', and stated that

''B-1 Nuclear Bomber'' ..will bring hours of fun, especially to the war monger who has always wondered what it would be like to sit in the cockpit of a sophisticated flying machine and drop a nuclear load on the 'enemy'.

In March 1983 ''B-1 Nuclear Bomber'' tied for eighth place in '' Softline''s Dog of the Year awards "for badness in computer games",

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division, based on reader submissions. A 1992 ''

'' survey of wargames with modern settings gave the game zero stars out of five, stating that "its play mechanics were embarrassing when it was initially released". The magazine in 1994 said that AH's games such as ''B-1'' "were dated even when they were released back on the old 8-bit machines".

References

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