An arcade version of the game was released simply as F-15 Strike Eagle in 1991,[2] which uses higher-end hardware than was available in home systems, including the TMS34010 graphics-oriented CPU.

The game begins with the player selecting Libya (much like Operation El Dorado Canyon), the Persian Gulf, or Vietnam as a mission theater.

According to Bill Stealey the game mechanics and the content of the manuals were all based on non-classified information that received approval from the relevant authorities.

Regardless, the Soviet embassy in Washington purchased four copies on launch day; Commodore User speculated that this was in an attempt to learn more about the real aircraft.

[3] The game was first released for the Atari 8-bit family, with ports appearing from 1985-87 for the Apple II, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, and Amstrad CPC.