Microsoft Flight Simulator is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the newest game in the series is now featuring the four oldest through an in-cockpit based screen that supports the early titles.

As reported by PCGamesN, a display screen in one specific aircraft in the newest game in the series will support the four titles from the 1980s, starting with 1982's Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0 and running through 1989's Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0. The games are playable by selecting the Diamond DA62 aircraft, entering the cockpit, and flipping the switch labeled "ELT," which will cause the aircraft's display screen to start showing the classic original games from the series, along with a screen-inside-a-screen virtual keyboard.

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The news of the four original games' inclusion was announced on Twitter by Tom Warren of The Verge, who shared a video detailing how to get the old games to run in the new game. According to the video, the in-cockpit screen works specifically while the Diamond DA62 is sitting on the tarmac.

In addition to adding the retro games to those playable in the newest release, the official release notes, published on November 11, draw attention to the game's inclusion of helicopters and gliders, which haven't been featured in the series since its 2006 iteration, as well as the addition of four classic airports. Microsoft was also proud to announce the inclusion of the massive airliner Airbus A310-300. Other historical inclusions listed in the release notes include the Wright Flyer from 1903, the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis from 1927, and the Hughes H-4 Hercules Spruce Goose Seaplane from 1947, which is the largest wooden aircraft ever built.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition is available for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and some mobile devices.

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