SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE, INC. DEBUTS THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FALCON 4.0 FLIGHT
SIMULATION GAME

FOURTH GENERATION OF AWARD-WINNING FLIGHT SIMULATION TAKES OFF AT E3

ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO, LOS ANGELES, MAY 16, 1996 -- Spectrum
HoloByte, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBYT), a leader in realistic air combat
simulations, introduces the next generation of its award-winning Falcon
flight simulation game, Falcon 4.0. Spectrum HoloBytes Falcon software is
widely recognized as a leader in the flight simulation category, and this
fourth generation release will not disappoint flight simulation fans!

The Falcon 4.0 game is a Windows 95, multiplayer air combat simulation game
set in the Korean peninsula, with a real-time war in progress, in which
the player takes the role of a pilot in an F-16 jet fighter. Providing the
most authentic F-16C flight modeling to date, this game will include
highly detailed models of avionics systems, weapons systems, threat
environments and artificial intelligence. The terrain, planes, air bases,
weapons and other objects in the simulation will be rendered with detailed
3-D texture-mapped graphics using digitized aerial photography, creating a
highly realistic visual experience for the player.

Falcon 4.0 will contain a complex Campaign Manager, which creates a living,
evolving land/air/sea battle within which F-16 pilots can fly their
missions. Pilots can choose their missions based on the context of the
ongoing battle which allows pilots to personally make a difference in the
campaign.

We believe the Falcon 4.0 game will set a new, higher standard in the
flight simulator category, said Louis Gioia, Jr. chief marketing officer
of Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. The amazing terrain and the continuous battle
promise to immerse the player into the most realistic combat simulation
ever.

With more than one million copies sold to date, Falcon flight simulation
software is the all-time best-selling air combat flight simulator game for
personal computers. The first Falcon game flew in 1987 on IBM and
Macintosh formats, and was ported to the Atari ST and Amiga shortly
thereafter. Falcon 3.0, introduced in 1991, set a new standard for the
industry and was introduced in 1994 on CD-ROM as Falcon Gold. Falcon 3.0
was inducted into Computer Gaming Worlds Hall of Fame in 1995.

Product information is available for download from the MicroProse BBS at
510-522-8909, FTP site: ftp.microprose.com or World Wide Web site:
http://www.microprose.com. For consumer orders, call 1-800-695-GAME in the
United States and Canada and call 619-693-1200 outside the United States
and Canada.

Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of interactive
entertainment software for use on CD-ROM based personal computer systems.
The company is also developing software for use on next generation console
machines. The companys four development studios are Spectrum HoloByte,
Alameda, California; MicroProse Software, Hunt Valley, Maryland;
MicroProse Limited, Chipping Sodbury, England; and SimTex Software
Corporation, Austin, Texas. Products are available nationally and
internationally through major distributors, retailers and mass merchants.

Spectrum HoloByte, 2490 Manner Square Loop, Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-3584;   Fax (510) 522-3587
 
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