Engage nostalgia.


Engage nostalgia.

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  1. Casey G.February 20, 2015 at 5:46 PM

    It came with 1993 and 1998 versions. Of course I installed 1993.

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  2. Casey G.February 20, 2015 at 6:09 PM

    Yeah, from GOG.com.

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  3. Eric BoydFebruary 20, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    The X-Wing Trainer can get super Zen ... practice waiting until the last second to shoot so you can take out two targets at once.

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  4. Casey G.February 20, 2015 at 6:43 PM

    Jesus, this is freaking harder than I remember...

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  5. Eric BoydFebruary 20, 2015 at 6:45 PM

    Casey Garske​ Yeah, it was for a generation raised http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NintendoHard

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  6. Casey G.February 20, 2015 at 6:48 PM

    Well, 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.

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  7. James OlchakFebruary 20, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    The key is manipulating the power plant.

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  8. James OlchakFebruary 20, 2015 at 6:51 PM

    Adjust speed by pumping power into other systems, rather than fucking with the throttle. Keep 100% of your powerplant in use.

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  9. Casey G.February 20, 2015 at 6:52 PM

    James Olchak I'm remembering why I made a keyboard overlay...

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  10. Casey G.February 20, 2015 at 6:54 PM

    Daniel Swensen escort missions...

    I 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...

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  11. Eric BoydFebruary 20, 2015 at 6:57 PM

    Aaah, running the trainer in the A-Wing with the shields off and minimal power to lasers....

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  12. Alex HakobianFebruary 20, 2015 at 7:11 PM

    How does this compare to X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, which is the only Star Wars space sim I played back in the day?

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  13. James OlchakFebruary 20, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    Tie Bombers hahahaha.  Big sluggish bars of soap scooty-puffing through space, filled with explosives. So satisfying to blow up.

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  14. Casey G.February 20, 2015 at 7:18 PM

    Alex Hakobian​ that's the last of the series, but I didn't play it.

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  15. James OlchakFebruary 20, 2015 at 7:19 PM

    Flying a Tie Bomber in combat would have to be like all of the most nerve-wracking scenes in Sorcerer.

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  16. Casey G.February 20, 2015 at 7:19 PM

    James Olchak​ I love to watch them spiral away in pieces.

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  17. James OlchakFebruary 20, 2015 at 7:33 PM

    The 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

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  18. Alex HakobianFebruary 20, 2015 at 8:27 PM

    Eric 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.
    ( ._.)

    It took me half an hour to find my way back out.

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  19. Humza KFebruary 20, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    X-wing vs TIE isn't the last one in the series - that was X-Wing Alliance, which was pretty good itself.

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  20. Shawn SanfordFebruary 20, 2015 at 10:15 PM

    I bought my first IBM compatible PC (486 SX25) just to play this game.

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  21. Larry LadeFebruary 21, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    A tried to play the original Wing Commander a couple years ago, and it was nearly impossibly hard.

    I assume you are merely warming up to the glory of TIE Fighter? There's about nothing more fun than calling for a swarm.

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