XWVM Mod!

You can count on the fans to do this haha! I would have too if i had the know how and time :p Can't wait for the release. :)

Revoltech X-wing

Hmmm.. so got my revoltech X-wing! It's made of hard plastic thank gawd, not that rubbery stuff they're usually made of. The paint job is pretty ok, not overdone, so i guess the user can dirty it up a bit more if they wanted. :) Surface detail is good with panel lines throughout.

Two of the lasers were bent out of the box though, and the same stripy ones... factory fault? Anyway, nothing some hot water can't fix! The S-foils open and close, the engines are on ball joints so the angle can be adjusted. The canopy just pops off though, no hinge! The Artoo unit is nice... but the pilot is gawd awful... just look at him! :( There is landing gear too but it has to be swapped out.

Not a bad toy overall, not the best out there i guess? But better than that diecast series and some of what hasbro puts out. For the price they could have given more accessories like the ladder to the cockpit, or the pilot transport vehicle... guess most of it went to the license fee?  I'd give this a 7/10. I'm being generous here cos i like the X-wing in most forms generally! :D

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

X-wing Miniatures Game

Hmmm, would have preferred a flight sim on the PC; it'd be glorious seeing what they could do now with Xwing running DX11.... Why lucasarts, why?

Anyway, there's a X-wing BOARDGAME that was released sometime last year? The gist of it goes something like this from the website :

"Fast and visceral, X-Wing puts you in the middle of fierce Star Wars firefights. Use each craft’s unique maneuver dial to secretly plot its movement action for each turn. After each player has locked in his movement decisions, the dials are revealed and ships are moved starting with the lowest skilled pilots. Pepper the enemy with blaster fire as you rush into the dogfight, or move into combat range slowly, attaining deadly target locks before you launch a devastating attack"

Looks interesting... like a joystickless version of the game before the PC version is (eventually.. someday) released. Let your imagination run wild!

I wonder if they'll have a Star Destroyer expansion? Interesting review here!