A very intersting read, dissecting the story of the PC game “Tie Fighter”. It, along with “X-Wing” are two of the best games ever made, hands down. Even with all the addicting titles that have come my way since (I’m looking at you, SOCOM), nothing compares to the obsessive amount of time I (along with my wingman, Keith) spent on those two.
I taught myself to upgrade our family’s first computer — a lovely 386, just for that game. Installed a sound card. Increased the ram. Tweaked the startup files (and almost broke it in the process — Keith had to save my bacon that evening) to get a little more power, just for the game.
It was great, and I miss it dearly. I am not alone. Why Lucasarts hasn’t focused on updating and bringing them back, I’ll never understand.
