Jeez, it only took decades, but two of the finest space combat games â not to mention best Star Wars games â of all time are about to get a re-release.
Special downloadable versions of both X-Wing and Tie Fighter will soon be released on Good Old Games. Theyâll be $10 each.
For that price youâre getting not just the special editions of the games (which had slightly higher resolutions and improved sound, as well all of both gamesâ expansions), but more importantly theyâll be editions of the games that will run on a modern PC without the need to tinker.
The Special Edition offered here, includes Star Warsâą: TIE Fighter and Star Warsâą: TIE Fighter â Defender of the Empire, both in the 1994 and 1998 versions!
The Special Edition offered here, includes Star Wars: X-Wing Collectorâs CD-ROM and both Tour of Duty expansions: Imperial Pursuit and B-Wing.
Itâs crazy that itâs taken this long. These games were two of the giants of PC gaming in the 1990s, and from the mission design to the combat still hold up very well today. If youâve never played either of them, but keep hearing people like me blabbing on about how fucking fantastic they were/are, this is going to be $10 well spent.
Note that the announcement of both games comes via a GoG forum notice, which spilled the beans a little early. Similar postings reveal other classic Lucasarts games will also be coming to GoG, such as Fate of Atlantis, KOTOR and Sam & Max (though of course theyâre exciting, since theyâve long been available on services like Steam).
Given the timing of the posting, it looks like both X-Wing and Tie Fighter will be available as early as tomorrow.
UPDATE: Both games are now out. You can get X-Wing here, and Tie Fighter here
(via Sir_Crocodile @ NeoGAF]
