Nostalgia bug has hit me. I have never finished X-Wing, TIE Fighter or VS. They seem to be relatively cheap to purchase on ebay. Do I just rip it and play it using DOSbox or something? I've never tried older games like this before. Which of the games is the best? I know a proper joystick/flight stick would be the best to use, but can I use xpadder to map (most) controls to a 360 controller? Thanks.
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Best way to play X-wing/TIE Fighter on a modern PC?
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PatrickLyons
Member
just use your imagination. it'll be less frustrating.
infinityBCRT
Member
Have you finished X-Wing Alliance? That one is easier to setup and play on a modern PC I think.
Theres also Windows versions of X-Wing and Tie Fighter that have updated graphics but lose their dynamic music soundtrack.
Theres also Windows versions of X-Wing and Tie Fighter that have updated graphics but lose their dynamic music soundtrack.
hmm, I actually forgot about X-wing Alliance, thanks. I might check that one out.
infinityBCRT
Member
But if you set it up right you can get 3d acceleration in those games.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
http://www.pixelships.com/
He always put optimized dosbox, video, and audio settings in his videos. He has both tie fighter AND x wing up there.
He always put optimized dosbox, video, and audio settings in his videos. He has both tie fighter AND x wing up there.
Peggies
Gold Member
Yes, worked for me. With both X-Wing and TIE Fighter i recommend getting the "Collector's CD-ROMs" of the original versions.
TIE Fighter.
I recommend trying that, yes. You can steer using the mouse, but it's annoying as hell.
StarCreator
Member
Man, seeing this makes me wish there was a version of Tie Fighter Collector Series (the one with X-Wing vs Tie Fighter's flight engine) that had the original's interactive music.
Speculator
BioWare Austin
Have you checked out Freeworlds? It's probably going to be the closest we'll get to an X-wing/Tie Fighter space sim this generation. Really looking forward to it as the team has done a great job updating the Freelancer engine.
They are all awesome, honestly.
