This is one of my all-time favorites. I tried the Elite games, kept crashing when trying to land (well, in all but Protostar - another great game GOG should get their hands on). I tried Microsoft's "Freelancer", which seems to be set in the same universe, has great graphics, but only allows you to have one mission at a time (even if there are several missions listed that go to the same place). Oh, and I've tried the freeware fan-made remakes (Gemini Gold and Privateer Remake). Oh, and I've got what I consider the best series to compete with Privateer, the X series from Egosoft. Still, I keep coming back to this game. There's just something about the original, the user interface, the gameplay, that keeps me coming back. I've never completed the main mission in the original, though I got close, and I've only played enough of Righteous Fire to see the opening video where your ship has been ransacked and now you've got a new mission: get back what was stolen and make those who stole it pay. Anyway, I could play (and have) Privateer all day, whether following the main mission or just running around and earning money. Thank you GOG.com for bringing this classic to modern systems. I always appreciate your efforts, as trying to get them to work right is always a challenge for me.
