/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5185337
Man, I loved the detail in X-Wing back in the day. I thought it was the coolest flight simulator computer game, and that was after playing a shitload of Wing Commander 2, Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, and Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe.

My only problem was that, as you're discovering, some of the missions in X-Wing were quite tedious and frustratingly difficult. And that was using a nice flight stick and having all of the keyboard commands memorized. But it was still awesome as A) It was Star Wars, and B) you got to fly a fucking X-WING (and an A-Wing, Y-Wing, and later B-Wing (in the expansion pack), but the X-Wing was still the king).

As others have mentioned, LucasArts improved a bunch of elements when they made TIE Fighter (a big reason why that game was so successful). Things fell apart later when X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter was released, but LucasArts redeemed itself with X-Wing: Alliance.

That's partially what pisses me off about playing that Star Wars battlepod game at Dave & Buster's. Yes, it's still Star Wars with the familiar ships and music, but it's all flashy graphics and basically a glorified version of Rebel Assault, designed for today's ADHD-infested kids. If you want a much more in-depth experience, you've got to go back to the X-Wing series of games from the 1990s.

>>2493460
Fuck no. This. Sheeeeit, had no idea it qualified as retro. Getting old here.

X-wing Alliance thread.Favorite ships,where to get different mods, etc.

>It's been 15 years since the last X-wing or TIE-Fighter title
Feels bad, man.

Hey /vr/,

I'm trying to play this on my modern PC. It starts up fine, but when I'm trying to play it gives me the error message
>Unable to use 3D Hardware, using software. Please check the trouble shooting guide to see if your 3D card is supported.
It does run without 3D acceleration, but looks like ass. I'm using a HD 5870 with the latest (13.12) drivers.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

So im downloading X-wing alliance. I really wanted to play X-wing VS tie fighter but It was going to be a pain in the arse to get it to work. What are your views on alliance? Do you think that good space combat sims will ever make a return?