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Zeether posted:I'm so goddamn excited. If they add X-Wing Alliance and Outlaws next I'm gonna have to plan a buying spree. Those and maybe Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle, Afterlife and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. I'm sure the Dark Forces series will be made available too. List of LucasArts games http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LucasArts_games
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So I'll finally get to play those old-rear end space sims everyone loves. I hope they live up to the mountain of hype built up over the past decade 
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Oct 27, 2014 23:33
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Did all these forum posts go up 16 hours early because all of them are 404'ing for me now.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:36
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What time are these expected to go live? I have tomorrow off work, and plan to spend a good chunk of it flying x-wings around.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:41
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:So I'll finally get to play those old-rear end space sims everyone loves. I hope they live up to the mountain of hype built up over the past decade I found X-Wing overly full of bullshit deaths, I didn't get very far and don't really want to play it again. TIE Fighter on the other hand is a genuinely good game with well designed mission progression (so long as you remember that the starting TIE is made of glass) and immersive story arcs, brilliant voice acting throughout and some memorable moments. You may possibly miss a few of the mod-cons from FreeSpace 2 but as long as you keep mashing <enter> to match speed you'll get by just fine.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:42
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So hyped for XWing and TIE Fighter  Just need the Rogue Squadron series to be re-released on Wii U Virtual Console and we're set!
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Oct 27, 2014 23:43
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Kibayasu posted:Did all these forum posts go up 16 hours early because all of them are 404'ing for me now. Same here. 
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Oct 27, 2014 23:45
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They're premature, for whatever reason. Those games won't be on sale for whatever hours are left on the front page counter and the announcement is super duper official.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:48
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The posts were early because of a forum software bug that hasn't been fixed for six years.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:49
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doctorfrog posted:They're premature, for whatever reason. Those games won't be on sale for whatever hours are left on the front page counter and the announcement is super duper official. Just one more company that thinks takebacks exist on the internet I guess  The news is out now, anybody who's even mildly interested in it will know about it within a few hours, as this point they might as well roll with it. Not put their store pages up, obviously, but deleting things never works.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:51
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It's 15 hours, who cares.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:53
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9.99 a pop seems a bit much for games this old. Ah who the gently caress am I kidding, I didn't need that $300 that was lying around for some bills for anything anyways...
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Oct 27, 2014 23:56
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I know it's preemptive, but I'm losing my mind over getting to play X-Wing and TIE Fighter again. Any idea if they're going to be the un-texture mapped versions with original audio or if they're the later Windows re-releases with texture maps from XvT and John Williams music? I prefer the former more than is rational.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:57
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Deakul posted:9.99 a pop seems a bit much for games this old.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:57
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And here I thought I'd be done buying stuff from GOG since I was sure they'd never get a hold of the LucasArts catalog. Looks like the dawn of a new age in buying old PC games is upon us. And also I can't wait to get a hold of Sam & Max Hit the Road and TIE Fighter/X-Wing!
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Oct 27, 2014 23:59
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AlmightyPants posted:I know it's preemptive, but I'm losing my mind over getting to play X-Wing and TIE Fighter again. Any idea if they're going to be the un-texture mapped versions with original audio or if they're the later Windows re-releases with texture maps from XvT and John Williams music? Yeah the dynamic music system in the original game was incredible and the new textures looked terrible anyway, so I hope we get the old version.
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Oct 28, 2014 00:13
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AlmightyPants posted:I know it's preemptive, but I'm losing my mind over getting to play X-Wing and TIE Fighter again. Any idea if they're going to be the un-texture mapped versions with original audio or if they're the later Windows re-releases with texture maps from XvT and John Williams music? They mention in the forum post that both the 1994 and 1998 versions will be available which correspond to the two editions you mention. The 98 versions are inferior in my opinion, although high-rez X-wing might be preferable to 320x200. (The re-release was disappointing for me not least because when I originally bought them the picture printed on the CD didn't match the data on the disc, so you had to put the one marked X-Wing to play TIE Fighter  )
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Oct 28, 2014 00:16
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Veib posted:I've... I've only ever played X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and the expansion Balance of Power. The original ones were way before before I started playing PC games and I just never got around to getting them later on. For me, in order of quality it's TIE Fighter->X-Wing Alliance->X-Wing->X-wing Vs. TIE Fighter. I remember playing X-Wing Alliance in multiplayer and somebody said X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter was better. I thought it was terrible. Worst mission I remember was the pre-trench run of the Death Star in X-Wing. You were supposed to blow up hangers and certain towers, while the hangers were easy to destroy there were tons of towers and no way to target them. I remember just flying around in circles blowing up towers not knowing if I was doing something wrong or not. I had to cheat to get past this mission.
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Oct 28, 2014 00:22
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Oh god I lost so many hours of my life to TIE Fighter. The Defender and Missile Boat were game breaking but so much fun. I'm glad they're releasing the Collector's Edition because gently caress the Win95 releases based off the XvT engine.
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Oct 28, 2014 00:25
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You know what's weird to me? X-Wing and TIE Fighter both came out before Doom. Doom released in December Edit: drat, Doom released December 1993. My memory is shot, thanks Disney. X-Wing came out almost a year before though.
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Oct 28, 2014 00:29
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Jose Oquendo posted:Oh god I lost so many hours of my life to TIE Fighter. The Defender and Missile Boat were game breaking but so much fun. I'm glad they're releasing the Collector's Edition because gently caress the Win95 releases based off the XvT engine. Missile boat with the speed booster (SLAM?), diverting all laser energy to engines, and stocked with several hundred concussion missiles etc was some of the most fun I've had. Tie fighter was a really amazing game for me when I was a kid. I don't still have a sidewinder pro kicking around, but I'm definitely going to try and hook up a hotas setup to it. It's an X52 though, and the dead zone / response curve on it makes it a little weird for space sims if my experience with freespace was anything to go by. I miss that old sidewinder Of course, even for the x52 I'll have to dig that out of a gigantic box which is a congealed solid mass of wires, consoles, controllers, and random hardware after my last move. e: wasn't the original tie fighter release on 5 floppies or something? I think I still have those somewhere, along with the cd re-release. animatorZed fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Oct 28, 2014 00:36
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Yaos posted:You know what's weird to me? X-Wing and TIE Fighter both came out before Doom. Doom released in December Ultima Underworld came out March 1992. I wish I was one of the five richest kings of Europe to have a game that could play that on max settings, it probably blew a lot of minds. And The Elder Scrolls Arena was initially meant to make a December 1993 launch. No way in hell arena would have dethroned Doom but comparing the tech side by side I would be far more impressed by Arena. Just goes to show you that Doom's success wasn't just good graphics and a fast engine, it was a drat good game.
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It was pointed out in the GOG thread that TIE Fighter of all things is now trending on Facebook. Anybody know if this somehow matches up with all the private data they steal or are a ton of people talking about TIE Fighter now?
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Oct 28, 2014 01:04
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Cross-Section posted:30 games. If they announced they were bringing Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction to PC somehow it would be like Triple Christmas
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Oct 28, 2014 01:14
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Please please Day Of The Tentacle!
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Sushi in Yiddish posted:If they announced they were bringing Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction to PC somehow it would be like Triple Christmas Hmmm, I'll take the sequel, thanks. Oh wait, LucasArts published Armed & Dangerous! Sharkgun, alright!
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Oct 28, 2014 01:24
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quote:LucasArts  I think alot of my posts have been bitching about Tie Fighter not being on the list. I can't wait to play it again without worrying about a CD. On the Tie Fighter Special Edition, you got every single briefing voice acted n' poo poo, It's great. Seriously, you need to play this poo poo, It's my loving childhood man
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Oct 28, 2014 01:33
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Fargin Icehole posted:
As long as you Serve The Emperor above ALL Others. 
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Oct 28, 2014 01:34
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LastCaress posted:Please please Day Of The Tentacle! This and Full Throttle. I know the puzzles were too easy in Full Throttle but that game's goofy style is just great. Yaos posted:Worst mission I remember was the pre-trench run of the Death Star in X-Wing. You were supposed to blow up hangers and certain towers, while the hangers were easy to destroy there were tons of towers and no way to target them. I remember just flying around in circles blowing up towers not knowing if I was doing something wrong or not. I had to cheat to get past this mission. And, coincidentally the Death Star 2 mission is amazing in Alliance. I still remember taking a wrong turn inside it and finding myself facing deep space but unable to exit. My question was answered when the massive green death beam hit me. Mokinokaro fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Oct 28, 2014 01:41
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Oh snap, all the lucas arts games? I guess my classic PC gaming binge gets to continue!
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I can't wait to see people raging hard over the one defense mission in X-Wing that's so hard there's a novelization that shows the right way to beat it. 
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Oct 28, 2014 01:52
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Balance of power was hard as gently caress singleplayer, to the point where I'm not sure how people beat it multiplayer
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Oct 28, 2014 01:55
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I'm psyched about playing Tie Fighter again.
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Oct 28, 2014 02:03
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I need to dig through all my computer junk and see if I have my .PLT files somewhere.
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Oct 28, 2014 02:04
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al-azad posted:Hmmm, I'll take the sequel, thanks. Y-you'll take Mercenaries 2 over 1?... I... uh... just... 
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^^^ Yeah, been playing 2 and while it's nice that there are more vehicles, variety of maps, the core combat and mission structure just isn't as much fun. Deck of 52 Forever. ^^^Mokinokaro posted:This and Full Throttle. I love a Lucasarts game with a Road Rash combat system AND Mark Hamil V/O
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Oct 28, 2014 02:07
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I literally just got all the Star Wars flight sim games working on my machine a few weeks ago. Well I guess this'll make it easier in the future. Hidden Asbestos posted:They mention in the forum post that both the 1994 and 1998 versions will be available which correspond to the two editions you mention. The 98 versions are inferior in my opinion, although high-rez X-wing might be preferable to 320x200. (The re-release was disappointing for me not least because when I originally bought them the picture printed on the CD didn't match the data on the disc, so you had to put the one marked X-Wing to play TIE Fighter Oh you mean these discs? 
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Oct 28, 2014 02:09
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axeil posted:I literally just got all the Star Wars flight sim games working on my machine a few weeks ago. I'm very, very curious to see how hassle free they end up being.
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Oct 28, 2014 02:10
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Jose Oquendo posted:I'm very, very curious to see how hassle free they end up being. To install it currently you need: -A 32 bit installer that you can only find by scouring mid-2000s era message boards -A text editor that allows you to modify the .exe for modern resolutions -Special Direct3D .dlls OR very specific graphic card drivers -Special compatability fixes again found in mid-2000s era message board -Prayer Anything has to be easier than that. I hope my save games transfer... And I also hope they get X-Wing Alliance in there. RentACop posted:Balance of power was hard as gently caress singleplayer, to the point where I'm not sure how people beat it multiplayer gently caress that "scan all the Rebel capital ships" mission. It took me years to finish the Imperial BoP campaign. And then the next mission is even more insane. I can't imagine doing either of those with humans playing as the enemy. axeil fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Deakul posted:Y-you'll take Mercenaries 2 over 1?... I... uh... just... yeah wtf mercs 2 loving blows. the only good thing about it was the funny commercial
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