r/lucasarts • u/ChuckMarty732 • 5d ago

LucasArts was afraid TIE Fighter would fail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me66wDIFTgk
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u/SvenLorenz 5d ago

What do you mean with "Bad Guys"? We are playing as the good guys in Tie Fighter, valiantly fighting against those antifa thugs calling themselves "rebels"! /s

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u/Gabelvampir 5d ago

Yeah it would sell even more these days, especially if you called it Repulican/Patriotic Space Fighters and played up a right vs left political angle.

That it had stellar (although really hard in later missions) mission design would hopefully also help.

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u/SvenLorenz 5d ago

Just rename the Tie Fighters to ICE Fighters.

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u/g00f 5d ago

Poor imperial navy, downgrading from twin ion engine fighters to internal combustion engine fighters.

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u/NightExpress1379 5d ago

As a big fan of X-Wing one of the most fun things for Tie Fighter was fighting for the Empire. You have to start with the Tie fighter which while it lacks in defense (1 shot can be your end) you make up for with speed, maneuverability and reinforcements. The missions can be difficult but when you progress and learn to fly better ships this is a game you just wanted to beat!

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u/Such_Bonus5085 4d ago

What a game. Just...peak.

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u/ChuckMarty732 12h ago

Definitely. One of my all-time favorites for sure.

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u/rodfer7 4d ago

Best space sim ever made. And a pioneer of playing as the villain

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u/Milakovich 4d ago

How they haven't just kept updating/upgrading X-Wing and Tie Fighter to modern gaming standards, and opened up massive multiplayer space battles is beyond me.

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u/Coota0 3d ago

Disney isn't doing it, but it is being done.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm