I noticed the Privateer Remake on both Slashdot (thread) and MetaFilter (thread). I’m not going to play or even try it for the reason that, although playing the original game was extremely fun (and frustating at times), I cannot see myself playing that game once again.
First of all it’s based on Vega Strike. It’s a game that doesn’t want to run on my computer. Secondly, sure Privateer was revolutionary that time, but so was Elite. Replaying these old games for the sake of sentimental reasons seems not to work for me. There’s one final reason why I don’t like playing the game: the main storyline is too linear. If I was one of the Privateer Remake developers I would look for a professional story writer.
Ed: I wonder how much of this remake will infringe the original WC/Origin copyrights
Oh, I had the pleasure running Wing Commander 3 in a dosbox (.sf.net). Yes, under Linux, at a really decent speed. Hell, still faster than the, what, 386 we threw at it!?
Oh, I tried it under Linux. Not bad. Now let’s try the outrageously buggy Privateer The Awakening. :)
Wing Commander 3 in a dosbox (.sf.net). Yes, under Linux, at a really decent speed. Hell, still faster than the, what, 386 we threw at it!?
Is that Wing Commander “Mark Hamill” 3? We had a 486 (DX33) then, I think, didn’t we?
Oh, I tried it under Linux. Not bad
I played the original a couple of years ago. I liked Wing Commander Secret Ops better… I may still have it somewhere..
|Is that Wing Commander “Mark Hamill†3?
Yes.
|We had a 486 (DX33) then, I think, didn’t we?
Yeah, you’re right:
WC I: 286
WC 2: 386
WC 3: 486