I loved everything about the TIE fighter: the whine of the twin ion engines and the BLAT BLAT BLAT of its weaponry, the cool pilot’s uniform and the very design aesthetic of the craft itself – not a thought toward air resistance (obviously useless in space) or even a perfunctory nod toward resembling anything organic. While piloting the fighters was a blast, TIE Fighter was no mere simulation: –Matt Staggs

Sadly, we never had a chance to play TIE Fighter. X-Wing was our game of choice. It was also the only game our college friends had on their personal computing device.

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