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==Reception==
''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' in 1993 praised ''Stunt Island''{{'}}s graphics, ease of use, editing features, and variety of aircraft, concluding that "it represents the future of simulation products [and] also a step toward a future where films can be created completely on the microcomputer".<ref name="trimble199303">{{cite news | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=104 | title=Stunt Island - A Star Is Made! | work=Computer Gaming World | date=March 1993 | accessdate=6 July 2014 | author=Trimble, Timothy L. | pages=78}}</ref> That year the magazine gave it a Special Award for Innovation, and nominated it for Simulation Game of the Year.<ref name="cgw199310">{{cite news | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=111 | title=Computer Gaming World's Game of the Year Awards | work=Computer Gaming World | date=October 1993 | accessdate=25 March 2016 | pages=70–74}}</ref> The game also received a [[Codie award|Critics Choice Award]] for Best Consumer Product from the [[Software Publishing Association]],<ref name="cgw199305">{{cite news | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=106 | title=Awards - Thy Name Is Controversy | work=Computer Gaming World | date=May 1993 | accessdate=7 July 2014 | pages=146}}</ref> and was nominated for an award at the 1993 [[Game Developers Conference]].<ref name="cgw199307">{{cite news | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=108 | title=The 7th International Computer Game Developers Conference | work=Computer Gaming World | date=July 1993 | accessdate=12 July 2014 | pages=34}}</ref>
 
In 1994, ''[[PC Gamer UK]]'' named ''Stunt Island'' the 45th best computer game of all time. The editors wrote, "A great little package, but as with many 'games' of this type, its rewards are only visible if you're willing to invest time and effort. We strongly recommend you do just that."<ref name=pcgameruktop50>{{cite journal | author=Staff | journal=[[PC Gamer UK]] | title=The ''PC Gamer'' Top 50 PC Games of All Time |date=April 1994 | issue=5 | pages=43–56 }}</ref>