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  • Why not just run it in an emulator or VM? Is there tangible benefit to reimplementing everything, or is it just an intellectual exercise?
    by hackyhacky
  • I loved these games as a kid. So much so that I made a VR clone of sorts Rogue Stargun (https://roguestargun.com)

    Never quite got around to polishing it to the desired level (due to having kids), and Star Wars Squadrons ended up coming out before I even released the game.

    I believe the XWA revamp project also has a VR mode

    by LarsDu88
  • There’s also a great mod for the original x wing game that adds beautiful new models and textures. Makes it feel very modern which is impressive given how old the game is. https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/news/xwvm-alpha-20251116-dow...
    by darthcircuit
  • How is it that FS mechanics are dependent on which release you have available? It all seems to key off of TieProfile_UsesTie98Logic(). Why can't you enable that with just the 95 release?
    by kevin_thibedeau
  • The original Star Wars: TIE Fighter was one of the first computer games I played as a teenager. The funny thing is, I had absolutely no idea what Star Wars was, but somehow I still thought the game was really cool and played it for quite a while.
    by felixding
  • I grew up playing X-Wing and TIE Fighter, editing missions was my first exposure to "programming" and the notion that you could change the bits inside the computer to make different outcomes occur.

    I also fondly remember my cousins and I taking turns playing missions, and the two that were not playing would swivel and tilt our big office chair to give the sensation of motion, punching the chair with our fists when taking heavy fire.

    by jboggan
  • Very nice. Looking forward to irritating the Empire again as a new recruit [1].

    On a more serious note, there's also a really great conversion that ports the original TIE Fighter over to the later X-Wing Alliance engine [2].

    And of course if you need copies of the originals, they still sell them over on GOG (Good Old Games).

    [1] - https://imgpb.com/AoSwyrZ

    [2] - https://www.moddb.com/mods/tie-fighter-total-conversion-tftc

    by vunderba
  • Loved these games. Grew up playing them with a yoke + throttle controller my dad bought for MS Flight Simulator. Didn't have the specs for Tie Fighter to run well but X-Wing worked great. I'd angle a clock radio next to the yoke for a little more of a cockpit vibe plus to change up the soundtrack.

    So much joy being at that age and in that era of computing/gaming. Hope people are able to pass that same feeling along to the current gen in some way, shape or form.

    by chucksmash

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