Tuesday, May 5, 2015

X-Wing Collectors CD-ROM (1994)

So GOG announced a coupla days back, that those who had purchased the X-wing series from them could also get the 1994 edition from them for free. Gawd, their system doesn't update your library of games automatically, so you'd have to manually refresh it to see the game... i guess their system is still a bit behind Steam in that aspect.

Anyways, the 1994 edition uses SLIGHTLY better graphics (not like the 1998 edition of course), however, the most important thing about the 1994 edition is that it still uses the iMuse system for dynamic music, which in my opinion makes ALL the difference in how the game feels! I still get the shivers when the music builds up and the imperial team comes on when a couple of Star Destroyers arrive in the area... Ooooo...

One MAJOR improvement that can be done is to download a virtual MIDI controller, then downloading some soundfonts. Once you set the music to General MIDI in the options, the game takes on a new level of awesomeness.. it's never sounded better.

Well, till they day Disney decides to release a next-gen X-wing, guess i'll have to keep playing a 20 year old game haha! :p

3 comments:

  1. Ooh awesome ! Gonna check it out on GOG now... just re-installed the 1998 version the other day !

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  2. Haha, my reflexes are fading.. had helluva time shooting down a TIE advanced! Damn things won't keep still!

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  3. Lol.. that's probably what Old Han will say in the Force Awakens lol

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