Chickenman 9 Posted June 24, 2008 Anybody still play them? I finally bought another joystick, so I'm cruising through X-Wing Alliance. Also trying to find my the second disk to XvT so I can play that. And trying to find a good DOS emulator for TIE Fighter. I plan on playing this when I finish Alliance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted June 24, 2008 my sister broke our joystick and even all these years later i can't justify paying $70+ for a new one. besides that, think the games disappeared when my mom did her Computer Room Purge of DOOM! but if i could find them and a decent, inexpensive joystick, i'd love to play them. i got to the last mission on the Death Star in Alliance, which is the closest i've been to finishing a game ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chickenman 9 Posted June 24, 2008 I bought a Logitech 3D somethingmeister for $20 at Best Buy using a $20 coupon. And I must say it is not a crappy joystick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted June 24, 2008 I was going to play XWA the other day, then I pulled my PC out to realise that they don't put gaming ports on these things any more. So I guess I'll have to get a USB joystick. :roll: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted June 24, 2008 My dad has an old joystick but couldn't ever get it to work on our old computer. Wish I had those games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chickenman 9 Posted June 25, 2008 I was going to play XWA the other day, then I pulled my PC out to realise that they don't put gaming ports on these things any more. So I guess I'll have to get a USB joystick. Ran into that problem meself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorSec 5 Posted July 2, 2008 I was going to play XWA the other day, then I pulled my PC out to realise that they don't put gaming ports on these things any more. So I guess I'll have to get a USB joystick. Quoted for truth. Look into a game-port to USB adaptor. Probably cheaper. This stopped me from playing XvT again (as well as http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted July 3, 2008 Quoted for truth. Look into a game-port to USB adaptor. Probably cheaper. Although I haven't checked yet, I'm pretty sure one of my old comps has a gameport attatched to an expansion slot. Hmm... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chickenman 9 Posted November 29, 2009 Just started playing X-Wing Alliance again today, and I just have to say, this game is so headache-causing it should be a crimed. I hate/love flight sims. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted November 29, 2009 i'm going to have to find those on Amazon/eBay for cheap. we might be getting a new desktop from a friend of my brother's that has an awesome graphics card. might have to pick up XWA again. the Tie Fighter mission where you have to shoot the missiles out of the sky to save the transport thingy is the most annoying mission ever. i don't think i ever got past it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chickenman 9 Posted November 30, 2009 It's so great but so bleeding hard. I mean, I'm not a good gamer by any stretch, but ouch. The family missions in XWA are the worst. You start off with the 7 mission prologue, which is a pretty cool introduction about your family losing everything to the Empire and what causes you to join up with the Alliance, but after that, you still have to do two or three family missions each tour of duty. The story's decent enough that it's a necessary evil, but I just like hopping into my snubfighter and going. Piloting the Otana and docking and ferrying cargo is tough. Especially cargo. You can either fly with it and let it get destroyed in when you're hit, or you can jettison it to pick back up later, except in the meantime the enemy picks it up. And especially the docking, where you have to jump in a turret with a crappy field of view and just sit there as you get strafed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted November 30, 2009 that's why i play in Invincible Mode. and Unlimited Ammo. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted January 2, 2010 XWA is one of my favourite games... haven't played it in years. Maybe it's time to pick it up again? lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedimaster1043 1 Posted January 3, 2010 X-Wing Alliance......ah the memories....I need to put that back on my copmuter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted January 3, 2010 My joystick doesn't work because my computer doesn't have a gaming port. Should really upgrade to USB... lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
