We all loved Wing Commander, but when Lucasarts released X-Wing we instantly found out how a truly great space-fighting sim should feel. Then Star Wars: Tie Fighter was unleashed and everything else since and before paled into comparison, for this was the absolutely best flight-sim ever. It was tactical, fast, deep, exciting, looked brilliant, felt epic and even sported an excellent plot. Ah, yes, a true gem indeed and one of the most important PC classics.
Mind you, you can (and most probably should) grab the complete, boxed Star Wars: Tie Fighter over at magisterrex. The game includes the original game box, all five 3.5" game disks, the Starfighter Pilot Manual, the reference card, and the troubleshooting guide.
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A truly awesome game. Just wish it was easier to play on modern machines.
ReplyDeleteAlso wish I had a decent joystick, just like I used to. Think of it, setting up a full 486 PC might not be a particularly bad idea...
ReplyDeleteThis isn't a bad idea at all, Gnome. In fact, I do still have an old Pentium II that the Windows 95 version of X Wing and Tie Fighter used to run very nicely on. Think I might drag it out and reinstall Windows 98...
ReplyDeleteAha! A plan put into action. Excellent, excellent. Sadly, I've never kept an older PC and will thus have to hunt for a 486DX2.
ReplyDeleteMy brother and I loved this back in the heady days of the 90's. We managed to join The Order of The Emperor but never figured out how it happened. How did we even survive without gamefaqs?
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, the order of the abominably nasty. Quite loved being part of it, and if I remember correctly it did have something to do with secondary objectives. Hmmm... can't be absolutely sure after all these years.
ReplyDeleteAs for the magic of the lack of Gamefaqs... Well, uhm, it could be infuriating, but definitely shrouded games in mystery.