Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 is a civilian flight simulation video game by Microsoft that advanced the long-running series with improved graphics, aircraft models, and worldwide scenery for PC users in the late 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11249092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Context triple: [Flight Simulator series, hasEntry, Microsoft Flight Simulator 98]
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A.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 95
Microsoft Flight Simulator 95 is a mid-1990s civilian flight simulation video game by Microsoft that updated the long-running series with improved graphics and compatibility for Windows 95.
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B.
Flight Simulator series
The Flight Simulator series is a long-running and highly realistic line of civil aviation simulation video games known for detailed aircraft, accurate world mapping, and immersive flying experiences.
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C.
Final Flight
"Final Flight" is a dramatic orchestral cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the film Star Trek: Nemesis, underscoring one of the movie’s climactic space battle sequences.
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D.
Cities in Flight
Cities in Flight is a science fiction series by James Blish that follows entire cities roaming the galaxy using anti-gravity technology over vast spans of future history.
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E.
X-Flight
X-Flight is a wing coaster at Six Flags Great America known for its floorless, winged seating and near-miss elements that create the sensation of flying.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Target entity description: Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 is a civilian flight simulation video game by Microsoft that advanced the long-running series with improved graphics, aircraft models, and worldwide scenery for PC users in the late 1990s.
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A.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 95
Microsoft Flight Simulator 95 is a mid-1990s civilian flight simulation video game by Microsoft that updated the long-running series with improved graphics and compatibility for Windows 95.
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B.
Flight Simulator series
The Flight Simulator series is a long-running and highly realistic line of civil aviation simulation video games known for detailed aircraft, accurate world mapping, and immersive flying experiences.
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C.
Final Flight
"Final Flight" is a dramatic orchestral cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the film Star Trek: Nemesis, underscoring one of the movie’s climactic space battle sequences.
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D.
Cities in Flight
Cities in Flight is a science fiction series by James Blish that follows entire cities roaming the galaxy using anti-gravity technology over vast spans of future history.
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E.
X-Flight
X-Flight is a wing coaster at Six Flags Great America known for its floorless, winged seating and near-miss elements that create the sensation of flying.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civilian flight simulator
ⓘ
flight simulation game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| distribution | CD-ROM ⓘ |
| feature |
3D hardware acceleration support
ⓘ
GPS support ⓘ IFR and VFR navigation ⓘ air traffic control simulation ⓘ dynamic weather ⓘ enhanced aircraft models ⓘ flight lessons ⓘ improved graphics over previous versions ⓘ interactive flight school ⓘ multiplayer support ⓘ real-world airports database ⓘ support for add-on aircraft ⓘ support for add-on scenery ⓘ worldwide scenery ⓘ |
| genre | simulation ⓘ |
| includes |
Bell 206 JetRanger
ⓘ
linked to:
Bell 206
Boeing 737 ⓘ Cessna 172 ⓘ Learjet 45 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mode |
multiplayer
ⓘ
single-player ⓘ |
| notableFor | advancing the Microsoft Flight Simulator series in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows 95
ⓘ
Windows 98 ⓘ Windows NT ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Microsoft Flight Simulator
ⓘ
linked to:
Flight Simulator series
|
| perspective |
first-person
ⓘ
third-person ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
PC ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95
ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft Flight Simulator 95
|
| publisher | Microsoft ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| setting | global ⓘ |
| subgenre | flight simulation ⓘ |
| successor | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 ⓘ |
| supports |
joystick
ⓘ
keyboard controls ⓘ mouse controls ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
PC gamers
ⓘ
flight simulation enthusiasts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Description of subject: Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 is a civilian flight simulation video game by Microsoft that advanced the long-running series with improved graphics, aircraft models, and worldwide scenery for PC users in the late 1990s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.