Although it isn’t technically a game, Google Earth rocks! You can zoom in on almost any point on the planet to check out high quality satellite images.

But what’s better than that is that if you have a joystick you can use it to fly around just like you would a flight simulator.

Here’s how you do it:

1. First, download and install the Google Pack from the link on the right. The pack includes Google Earth and will keep it up to date, along with all your other Google apps. (It’s all FREE!)
2. Plug in your joystick and make sure it’s working properly.
3. Launch Google Earth, go to TOOLS, OPTIONS.
4. Under the NAVIGATION tab check the box that says ENABLE CONTROLLER.
5. After you’ve tried it out a bit in Pan and Zoom mode, switch over to Flight Control mode and go to town!
6. Make sure you turn on “3D Buildings” in the layers section on the left side of the window to be able to fly between buildings.

Enjoy!