Privateer 2: The Darkening

I used to play this game often when I was young. It surprises me how well it holds up using dosbox. if you like space sims, try this one out. The story is cool, though the game does not exactly help you get started. And if combat is frustrating to you, first toggle invulnerability and you can have a fun time :)

I played this game 19 years agoand now I play it again, just for fun.

framerate issues can be solved by looking in the forums for the right settings

No joke. I was properly enamoured with this game back in the day, even if the gameplay itself was very slightly limited there was an immense amount of character from the presentation, not just the proper "FMV is the next big thing" feel of the acting but the way individual locations are displayed and characterised. It made me believe, as a young child, that I was immersed in the kind of edgy, chaotic galaxy displayed. Smuggling illegal goods, exploring distant mysteries. Hiring wingmen. Hiring Alopecia Cook, who helped me out of many a tight situation. It came on 4 CDs, didn't it? I'm not sure. Each CD had a different colour. How blessed we were to pass through that age of gaming.

Childhood memories, but this time no horrible disk switching and system malfunctions