Purchased Ace Combat Zero from Scarface! I think I now own all the must-have Ace Combat games... maybe Ace Combat X being the last great one to buy.
If you don't mind me asking, which Ace Combat would you suggest for somebody who's never played any of them before?
Ahhh that's a really tough/good question.
Personally, I would say start with either of the three the PS2. The PS1 games are more primitive and less immersive, the newer ones are kind of removed from what most people like about AC, and are typically not as well liked. (Though I really enjoyed Ace Combat Infinity)
So you're left with AC04, 5 and Zero. Personally I would start with 04. The story of it is a little more scaled back than in the other two games, but it's still really enjoyable. You can spend more time flying around and having fun. Other than that I would say Zero is another solid option to start. But fighterpilot can definitely throw in his two cents about that since he's played Zero and I haven't yet.
There are some games that I also can't speak for but have heard are pretty good:
Ace Combat X (PSP)
Ace Combat 6 (X360)
Lock your doors and bar your windows. Fighterpilot is going to to be hard to fend off!
lol, I'll just play it on the podcast for him