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Your favorite /vr/ space games?

>> No.8660261
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>> No.8660314

Descent: Freespace
Freespace 2
Independence War
Independence War 2
X2: The Threat
Wing Commander 4
Wing Commander Privateer
Master of Orion II
Imperium Galactica II
Homeworld: Cataclysm
Conquest: Frontier Wars
Master of Orion 2
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Tachyon: The Fringe

>> No.8660316

>>8660314
Freelancer too

>> No.8660330

>>8660253
mass effect andromeda

>> No.8660338

>>8660253
I remember having to increase cpu cycles on dosbox or something.
How did people play this in the early 1990s?
I actually have an original copy of WCIII but never really got to play it.

>> No.8660350
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What is the closest experience to Babylon 5 or DS9 where you're running a station full of aliens and humans and trying to keep things diplomatic?

>> No.8660354

>>8660253
test

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>>8660253
Gradius

>> No.8660402

OG X-COM

Everything from space gets incinerated like the filthy alien bitches they are, and then you fuck up Mars.

>> No.8660437

Snes star wars games.
Fever sos

>> No.8660460

>>8660350
Startopia

>> No.8660468

>>8660460
oooooh aaaaaah can I touch it ooooooh aaaaaah

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All three are great.

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>> No.8661083

>>8660253
I wish there it was a filter for WC1 and 2 that gives this box look, the retards at WCNews cant get a wcdx fork right with image upscaling and more.

>> No.8661898

>>8660253
That's a fucking bullshot. There were no dog fights inside asteroid fields in Wing Commander.

>> No.8661905

>>8661083
>the retards at WCNews cant get a wcdx fork right with image upscaling and more
I'm using some exe from 2015 and it runs in 4:3 without bilinear filtering, but it doesn't seem to be pixel perfect like any recent fork of dosbox. I think they just don't realise that there are still issues with it.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9N4mk6BMqY

>> No.8661910

>>8660489
The first one is great. The other two are meh.

>> No.8662170

>>8660402
Hell yeah, motherfucker.

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>> No.8662435

Space Channel 5

>> No.8662517

I like the original Star Fox. It's just fun and hits the difficulty sweet spot for me. The Corneria music being awesome helps too.
SCRAMBLE
SCRAMBLE

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>>8660253
Pic Related

>> No.8662697

>>8661905
Anon, pixel perfect is bullshit because WC1, Privateer and 2 has scaling all over the place.
go with 4:3 with any crt filter to smooth and sharp the image, the best one being reshade royale with grille

>> No.8662716

>>8660253
This probably isn’t the type of space game you’re thinking of, but Starcraft:Brood War. Greatest RTS of all time in my opinion. Just played yesterday and beat a Korean, felt good even though he was probably 8 years old lmao

>> No.8662756

>>8660253
Freelancer
>tfw nothing else scratches that itch

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>>8660350
good post anon, i'd love to play something like that. they were working on a space combat babylon 5 game but it got cancelled

>> No.8664514

Tachyon: The Fringe because Space Ash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skPzyh3e_v0

>> No.8664909

>>8660316
>Freelancer
Was a disappointment.
It doesn't hold a candle to Privateer.

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galaga

>> No.8665762

>>8660253
Freelancer. Its as shallow as a teaspoon in comparison to a lot of other space flight games but it tickled a particular itch I've always had in video gaming, I wanna see what's other there and I don't care if the map says there is nothing there I still want to look. The modding scene was pretty good for a while too so there was various conversion mods, Star Trek and Star Wars mods were always good fun. Never see any of the mods as essential just a novelty after finishing the storyline.

Escape Velocity Override was another really cool space game, MacOS only and it tickled the same itch Freelancer did. Top down 2d affair so it depended on your imagination and could get really tricky to play, ai opponents could also maneuverer much better than you so having an OP insta kill ship with the best weapons was my go too. Always had the shareware version so their anti pirate shit would get me if I didn't play in 10-15 minute segments before restarting the computer. The sequel EV Nova was the same only nicer looking, never really got into it though. It was available for Windows and Mac this time. Spiritual successor Endless Sky is available on Steam for free, it seems pretty good but I never put much time into it.

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Privateer 2 The Darkening
Clive Owen and all the other actors were fucking great. One of the best space games that build a really complete universe and society around you. I'd give anything for a keg of Bex Beer. Or a pleasure borg.

Elite 2 (or 3): Frontier: First Encounters
It was just done right and was more fun than Elite Dangerous

TIE Fighter and Freespace 2
Really made you feel like you've been conscripted to the fleet and made you feel proud of what you accomplished for the Imperium or GTVA

>>8660963
As much as I love that game, it's not really space. All gameplay is in atmosphere and you only even see space in the end cinematic.

>"There's a war going on"
>WAR
>"And it ain't easy."
>HARD
>HARDWAR

>> No.8667531

>>8662697
WCDX is a direct3d hack for the Windows 95 version of Wing Commander to run on modern Windows operating systems. I don't think you can just apply a CRT filter to it.

>> No.8667557

>>8667531
stinger is also fixing the speed issues the game has.

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>>8660253
So much freedom and a really gripping story with interesting characters. The music makes the Yamaha chips sing. The scope is vast and battles feel dynamic.

>> No.8669589

>>8664909
I get that the back half of Freelancer sucked, but why is Privateer so much better?

>> No.8669596

>>8660253
Tie Fighter and Colony Wars for mission-based
Freelancer for open world

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Loved me some EGA Trek as a kid.

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>>8660402
if you're into bloated mods check out Xcom Files

>> No.8670287

>>8660253
The Dig and Wing Commander Iii

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>>8660253
Star Control 2: The Ur-Quan Masters.

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>>8660253
I really fell in love with this one. It's pure arcade action but it's a ton of fun. Great music too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-be07tyEjwY

>> No.8671434

>>8660253
omega boost or conlony wars

>> No.8672104

>>8660314
Master of Orion 2 is an unrivaled classic. I think they got closer than anyone to perfecting the 4X turn-based formula. Ever since then it’s been one flawed attempt after another.

>> No.8672109

Star Trek 25th Anniversary and its descendants
Escape Velocity games

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There is something wrong here...

>> No.8673562

>>8673550
The Kohr-Ah and Kzer-Za might be my favorite video game villains of all time.

>> No.8674710

Does Oolite and Pioneer Space Sim count? Being open source remakes of Elite 1&2?