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It came with 1993 and 1998 versions. Of course I installed 1993.
ReplyDeleteYeah, from GOG.com.
ReplyDeleteThe X-Wing Trainer can get super Zen ... practice waiting until the last second to shoot so you can take out two targets at once.
ReplyDeleteJesus, this is freaking harder than I remember...
ReplyDeleteCasey Garske Yeah, it was for a generation raised http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NintendoHard
ReplyDeleteWell, I beat this and TIE Fighter with a super shitty joystick back in the day...guys...I think I'm old. I needed a boot disk to run this on my 486. Otherwise I didn't have sound.
ReplyDeleteThe key is manipulating the power plant.
ReplyDeleteAdjust speed by pumping power into other systems, rather than fucking with the throttle. Keep 100% of your powerplant in use.
ReplyDeleteJames Olchak I'm remembering why I made a keyboard overlay...
ReplyDeleteDaniel Swensen escort missions...
ReplyDeleteI remember killing everything but engines and rocketing for the spot I knew the star destoyer would hyperspace into. Then when it launched tie bombers I could hit them with missiles and then fly back top speed to meet the interceptors that were coming...
Aaah, running the trainer in the A-Wing with the shields off and minimal power to lasers....
ReplyDeleteHow does this compare to X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, which is the only Star Wars space sim I played back in the day?
ReplyDeleteTie Bombers hahahaha. Big sluggish bars of soap scooty-puffing through space, filled with explosives. So satisfying to blow up.
ReplyDeleteAlex Hakobian that's the last of the series, but I didn't play it.
ReplyDeleteFlying a Tie Bomber in combat would have to be like all of the most nerve-wracking scenes in Sorcerer.
ReplyDeleteJames Olchak I love to watch them spiral away in pieces.
ReplyDeleteThe A-Wings were so much fun. Concussion missiles were the best. Hey, find the Tie Interceptors, AKA the only thing that's a threat to you remove them with concussion missiles, then ENJOY YOUR HIGH-SPEED FREEDOM
ReplyDeleteEric Boyd I hate you for linking to one of the internet's black holes. But take heart, I hate myself even more for falling for it and clicking.
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It took me half an hour to find my way back out.
X-wing vs TIE isn't the last one in the series - that was X-Wing Alliance, which was pretty good itself.
ReplyDeleteI bought my first IBM compatible PC (486 SX25) just to play this game.
ReplyDeleteA tried to play the original Wing Commander a couple years ago, and it was nearly impossibly hard.
ReplyDeleteI assume you are merely warming up to the glory of TIE Fighter? There's about nothing more fun than calling for a swarm.