Wing Commander ®: Privateer ™

IF I could have an updated version of this game with modern graphics, full motion characters, and modern engine, but keep the basic game play, I would be GOLD for years. Forget all the reviews that say their is no Righteous Fire pack, its there now. At 5 bucks its the best deal on GOG. You have to set the graphics to: Keep aspect ratio and run it on 800X600 resolution.

Hier geht's zu meinem Nostalgie-Waetsch's Play: https://youtu.be/QoGNKa_zGGc Ja, die dreißig Jahre merkt man dem Spiel an. Vor lauter Armaturen sieht man kaum etwas vom Weltall - aber dafür schmoren die Armaturen auch durch, wenn man getroffen wurde. Der Sound passt auch heute noch, ist aber nicht ganz so bombastisch, wie in modernen Titeln. Am schmerzhaftesten merkt man das Alter aber an der Steuerung - ich hätte so gerne einen Joystick... Mit Maus oder Tastatur zu spielen ist kein Spaß und sollte man sich erst gar nicht antun. Davon abgesehen bietet das Spiel immer noch gute Unterhaltung, auch wenn es in dem Genre mittlerweile bobastischere Title gibt - aber hey, wir reden hier von Privateer! Das Spiel muss man einfach mögen.

The source code was released on this, but the thing is that not all of it was released. I played the open-source version of the game and its very glitchy, and requires the user to write in code. This is pretty much how I remember playing it. And it doesn't glitch on certain missions, like in the freeware version. The only marketable difference is that it doesn't say it has the expansion Righteous Fire in it. But according to reviews it does. I think its far worth the 5-6 bucks to buy this and not have the glitches. Oh, and the speech is here, lips move, upgrades show and battle damage to. Not to mention the scenery moves. Playing the freeware version is like looking through a picture viewer with an attack option. This is how i remember it back in the day. Way to go GOG. This will make you wanna get a stick and throttle controls to get the full effect.

Does it include the Righteous Fire expansion now? It says so. But is it? What about the Speech Pack? It is included too?

wasted hours playing this when it came out, wasted even more hours trying to get it to work on anything modern. This was the greatest game in the world at the time, I was in awe at the freedom and expanse of the world. I play Eve online now, which more than satisfies my need for space freedom/piracy, but just the mention of this game brings back a string of memories.