10-27-2014, 06:38 PM | #1 | ||
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X-Wing, TIE Fighter games being re-released on GOG.com......
This is so many levels of awesome.......
X-Wing, Tie Fighter Are FINALLY Getting Digital Re-Releases |
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10-27-2014, 08:37 PM | #2 |
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YES!
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10-27-2014, 09:34 PM | #3 |
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About fucking time!
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10-28-2014, 08:19 AM | #4 |
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Never has a game made such incredible use of the keyboard to play.
I hope there is some controller support, but I doubt it. Either way, I'm waiting for this to show up.
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10-28-2014, 08:22 AM | #5 |
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These are probably not playable with a controller, right? Maybe I'll get them for my son to play anyhow. He doesn't mind keyboard controls in Minecraft...
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10-28-2014, 08:34 AM | #6 |
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Locked in a ready to purchase
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10-28-2014, 08:41 AM | #7 |
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Haven't played these games in roughly 18 years and it is the most excited I have been for a game release in ages. More exciting than FM and Civ to be sure.
I wasted countless hours as a 12-14 year old with these two games, more with TIE Fighter. Now I just need an affordable copy of Day of the Tentacle and Sam and Max Hit the Road.
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10-28-2014, 08:45 AM | #8 |
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Just completed my order, they added them early.
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10-28-2014, 08:48 AM | #9 |
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Do you have a direct link? I don't see them on GOG.com
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10-28-2014, 09:27 AM | #10 |
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Pfft. And now they dare decline my card. How dare they keep me from this.
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10-28-2014, 09:45 AM | #11 |
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When I played these on PC, I definitely used a HOTAS setup. Having analog control over the throttle made it so much easier to slide in behind a TIE and kill it. I hope it still has some form of flightstick control included.
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10-28-2014, 09:46 AM | #12 |
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Looks promising!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Windows version of STAR WARS®: X-Wing (1998) requires a controller or joystick. STAR WARS®: X-Wing (1993) can be played with a mouse and keyboard.
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10-28-2014, 09:58 AM | #13 |
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So the Xbox 360 controller for the PC would work, or would a true joystick be more ideal?
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10-28-2014, 10:01 AM | #14 |
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Depends on how well you can feather the trigger, for true flight throttle control I want an actual throttle (luckily I have a couple of sets of sticks and throttles from my flight sim days...)
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11-03-2014, 10:32 PM | #15 |
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Man, so many times you play an old game and you think it isn't quite as good as you remember. I've put in a few hours into the X-Wing (1998) game. It delivers in spades. Ridiculously fun.
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11-04-2014, 02:21 PM | #16 |
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Agreed, loving it all over again.
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11-04-2014, 04:08 PM | #17 |
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Does Tie Fighter have both expansions?
I'm hearing people say that it isn't the "good" edition of the game.
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11-04-2014, 04:48 PM | #18 | |
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The 1998 version has both expansions but requires a controller or flight stick. It doesn't have the 1995 version that has both expansions but can be played with keyboard and mouse. |
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11-04-2014, 07:08 PM | #19 | |
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There's no bad edition of these games. It's a load of fun and people are splitting hairs if they allow things like that to keep them from spending $10 for each of these games. |
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11-04-2014, 09:04 PM | #20 |
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I just installed Xwing Alliance since I still had the discs. Took a couple hours to find appropriate patches but I finally got it running on my Windows 8 machine.
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11-05-2014, 01:29 AM | #21 |
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Xwing Alliance is much harder than I remember.
Or maybe I'm just drunk
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11-05-2014, 07:02 AM | #22 | |
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The only thing that makes the '94 versions better is the iMUSE system
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11-05-2014, 11:03 PM | #23 | |
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I caved and bought Tie Fighter. I told myself that I wouldn't spend any money on games until the Black Friday deals. I'm loving it so far(again) but I do miss the context sensitive music. I mean it just seems wrong to blow up a X-Wing while listening to the Rebel Fanfare.
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