It added joystick and mouse input, as well as support for RGB (4-color CGA graphics) and composite monitors[2] and IBM PCjr.

Version 2.10a,[1] released in August 1984, added PC AT support and minor bug corrections.

Version 2.13,[1] released in August 1986, added support for IBM PC Convertible, enhanced keyboard, 3.5" inch floppy drives, MS-DOS 3.2 and laptop LCD displays.

Over the next year or two, compatibility with Sublogic Scenery Disks was provided, gradually covering the whole U.S. (including Hawaii), Japan, and part of Europe.

"[5] Microsoft Flight Simulator, Version 2.0 was reviewed in 1989 in Dragon #142 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column.