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Posted October 28, 2014
Make Admiral Ackbar proud, pilot!

<i>Star Wars</i>&reg;: X-Wing Special Edition, a classic space-combat sim putting you at the helm of the iconic starfighter, is available - for the first time in digital distribution - on GOG.com, for only $9.99!

It is the dawn of the rebellion, in <i>Star Wars</i>&reg;: X-Wing Special Edition. The Old Republic is gone. The Senate has been abolished. The Jedi Knights have been exterminated. Now the last Emperor seeks to crush the last remaining opposition. Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion? Suit up, climb aboard your own personal X-wing and prepare to fight for your life. Out-maneuver the evil Empire's TIE fighters and Star Destroyers and blast them into oblivion. The Special Edition offered here, includes Star Wars: X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM</I> and both [i]Tour of Duty expansions: Imperial Pursuit and B-Wing.

Fly over 120 deep space and Death Star surface missions against the Empire in <i>Star Wars</i>&reg;: X-Wing Special Edition, for only $9.99 on GOG.com!

Want to see it in action? Join BaerTaffy today, 6:00PM GMT (11:00AM PDT / 2:00PM EDT) at the usual place: <span class="bold">Twitch.tv/GOGcom</span> and bring enough popcorn to baer-out for solid two hours of unforgettable space combat! Not exactly Twitch-savvy? No problem! You'll be able to see the whole thing right here (and if you're confused by the timing, there's a handy countdown clock at the bottom of the very same page.

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Post edited October 28, 2014 by G-Doc
Posted October 29, 2014
Oh my word, I am SO GLAD to see this on GoG, as well as TIE Fighter. I played these games like a fiend when they first came out -- I was hoping I'd see a remastered version someday with updated graphics, but I ain't complainin'! I'm going to enjoy revisiting these to see if I still have my ace pilot skillz after 20 years, lol.
Posted October 29, 2014
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Strijkbout: No.
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Elmofongo: Well thats a shame I guess I have to enjoy Tie Fighter and X-Wing in a different way.
I thought it best to be honest about it, you won't experience waves of TIE's that blow up so easy all the time, this game requires hard work!
Posted October 29, 2014
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Elmofongo: Will I get that same experiacne with these older games?
What do you mean exactly? X-Wing plays *very* differently from Rogue Squadron but if you're wondering whether the assault on the Death Star is included: yes, it is.
Posted October 29, 2014
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BillyMaysFan59: Straw Poll time! Which of the 2 games do you prefer, X-Wing or Tie Fighter? Do you side with the Rebel Alliance, or the Evil Empire?
The Empire. The Emperor himself zapped a mark on my arm when I entered the Inner Circle, marking me in all manner of badassery for badassery. In the Rebellion they give only medals and stale Bantha feed as refreshments.

Also I get to fly TIE Advanceds and TIE Defenders.
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Elmofongo: As a guy that only experiance Space combat Star Wars games from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQiAEeFwXac

Will I get that same experiacne with these older games?
I already replied you in the TIE Fighter thread. And I love both DS runs is X-Wing and X-Wing Alliance.
Post edited October 29, 2014 by cw8
Posted October 29, 2014
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Elmofongo: Well thats a shame I guess I have to enjoy Tie Fighter and X-Wing in a different way.
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Strijkbout: I thought it best to be honest about it, you won't experience waves of TIE's that blow up so easy all the time, this game requires hard work!
Its a damn shame that there was never a Star Wars Space Simulator with that amazing style graphics as seen in Rogue Leader.

Somebody make a Death Star mod for Star Citizen.
Posted October 29, 2014
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cw8: In the Rebellion they give only medals and stale Bantha feed as refreshments.
At least in the Rebellion you can appreciate all your medals on a nice uniform. The empire only allows you to look at the medals themselves, one at a time.
Posted October 29, 2014
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Elmofongo: As a guy that only experiance Space combat Star Wars games from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQiAEeFwXac

Will I get that same experiacne with these older games?
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cw8: I already replied you in the TIE Fighter thread. And I love both DS runs is X-Wing and X-Wing Alliance.
What I said to Strijikbout.
Posted October 29, 2014
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cw8: I already replied you in the TIE Fighter thread. And I love both DS runs is X-Wing and X-Wing Alliance.
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Elmofongo: What I said to Strijikbout.
I'm not really a person that cares about graphics in games. But anyways, those graphics and music in 1994 were phenomenal back then. Especially when u go from playing games with the PC speaker emitting beeps to your first SoundBlaster card, X-Wing and TIE-Fighter were definitely the way to go to showcase the sounds and music.

Those Death Star missions gave me nail biting experiences, unwanted stress, cold sweat and cheering like a nincompoop when I finally blew DS up. Even more so in X-Wing Alliance since its more difficult than X-Wing's DS run. Why not wait for X-Wing Alliance then, it has better gfx than X-Wing.
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cw8: In the Rebellion they give only medals and stale Bantha feed as refreshments.
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F4LL0UT: At least in the Rebellion you can appreciate all your medals on a nice uniform. The empire only allows you to look at the medals themselves, one at a time.
The Rebellion doesn't have an Inner Circle mark by the Emperor
:)
Post edited October 29, 2014 by cw8
Posted October 29, 2014
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cw8: The Rebellion doesn't have an Inner Circle mark by the Emperor
:)
Yeah well, it wouldn't make any sense, it's the rebellion. What really sucks, though, is that the rebellion doesn't have Bite Marks of Admiral Ackbar.
Posted October 29, 2014
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cw8: The Rebellion doesn't have an Inner Circle mark by the Emperor
:)
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F4LL0UT: Yeah well, it wouldn't make any sense, it's the rebellion. What really sucks, though, is that the rebellion doesn't have Bite Marks of Admiral Ackbar.
Does Admiral Ackbar even have teeth? Never saw any evidence of such in the movies :D
Posted October 29, 2014
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cw8: The Rebellion doesn't have an Inner Circle mark by the Emperor
:)
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F4LL0UT: Yeah well, it wouldn't make any sense, it's the rebellion. What really sucks, though, is that the rebellion doesn't have Bite Marks of Admiral Ackbar.
I reckon the Rebellion should go Suarez mode and Admiral Ackbar and Mon Mothma be biting every top ace in the Alliance.
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F4LL0UT: Yeah well, it wouldn't make any sense, it's the rebellion. What really sucks, though, is that the rebellion doesn't have Bite Marks of Admiral Ackbar.
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JudasIscariot: Does Admiral Ackbar even have teeth? Never saw any evidence of such in the movies :D
He's Mon Calamari so I suppose he has a beak. I assume the term bites still qualify and he doesn't appreciate jokes about fried squid.
Post edited October 29, 2014 by cw8
Posted October 29, 2014
Two of my favorite games as a kid! Recently someone broke into my house and stole almost all my hardcopy console/PC games (thankfully they left all my systems except my PS4) among them were my cherished copies of the entire X-Wing series. I was just thinking to myself a couple weeks ago about hunting down some copies on ebay then came home to find THIS! And I had to *squee* with delight as now I have a copy that NOBODY will be able to steal from me. Any chance of getting the remastered editions that were re-made with the X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter engine?

*edit* and I just discovered that they have both versions! Squee!
Post edited October 29, 2014 by browncoat1984
Posted October 29, 2014
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Elmofongo: As a guy that only experiance Space combat Star Wars games from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQiAEeFwXac

Will I get that same experiacne with these older games?
X-Wing and TIE Fighter are a bit different, they are more akin to the earliest flight sims on the PC. They are far more unforgiving, since you have to deal with a whole lot more: paying attention to your radar scope, cycling targets, ordering wingmen, and energy management (shields, weapons, and engines).

Rogue Squadron games were the watered down Arcade third person attempts at it. They were ok games, but not quite as in-depth. I prefer Rogue Squadron N64 myself.
Posted October 29, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Does Admiral Ackbar even have teeth? Never saw any evidence of such in the movies :D
Duh, of course he does! Don't you remember this moment?
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Posted October 29, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Does Admiral Ackbar even have teeth? Never saw any evidence of such in the movies :D
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F4LL0UT: Duh, of course he does! Don't you remember this moment?
Alright, THAT really and truly did make me LOL
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