Hey all,
Looking at how successful the crowd-funding campaign for Star Citizen has been, it has kinda interested me in this whole space-sim genre. So I've got to ask, what games can I play to get a feel for what I can expect from Star Citizen?
I know the main person behind it, Chris Roberts, made the Wing Commander series, but what Wing Commanders in particular? Are there any other space-sim games I should also look into?

Thanks in advance

I personally consider Privateer the best of the lot.