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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
So many great games.
When I look at space simulations, I'm still just a huge fan of Wing Commander, then the X-Wing series, then Free Space.
And the first X-Com game was awesome, When you did the first couple of missions, you thought it would be easy as you blasted those little Gray aliens, but they kept ramping up the aliens to terrifying levels, like the ones that laid eggs in you, or the ones the hovered over you and killed you. Or the ones who would take over your mind.
I never used the plasma based weapons, because Elerium was really tough to come by in that game. The worst though was the first time the Aliens invaded your base.
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You never used the plasma based weapons? In the mid to late game every mission had you scooping up huge amounts of heavy plasmas from the crash site. I was always overstocked so I kept selling them on the market for bucks.
The Elerium was a real b*tch to get, until you started following battleships with your assault craft and waited for them to land before starting the mission. I can't remember how much it was, but you got a lot of elerium for a fully intact BS.
Have to agree about the first alien invasion to your base. Which was usually your first base, that had the preset layout. So many different entry points, always a nightmare to try and defend. Future bases I would always build with the hangars connected by the elevator and then lead to everything else, so there was only one choke point to defend.
I would totally buy an updated X-COM, just the same game with new graphics. Don't change anything else (same goes for X-Wing and Tie Fighter).