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The most amazing trick it pulled was how quickly it converted players to the imperial side.

I was initially a bit hesitant playing for the bad guys, but by the end of the first campaign I couldn't wait to blast some traitorous drug trading rebel scum!

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Same! It felt like a weird premise for the game before I started and I was a bit uneasy about it. But it was a bit of a lesson on how things are not always black and white like that (the protagonists had actual motivations), and also on "hey you know what, it's just a videogame, why not be the baddie one in a while?" at the same time. Kinda ahead of its time, but very well executed.

I was young enough playing it that TIE Fighter was my introduction to Star Wars, so I thought the Empire was the good guys until I finally watched the movies!

The Dark Side is quicker, easier, more seductive. Once you’ve played TIE Fighter, forever will it dominate your opinion of video games.

Haha. I don't know what it says about me that I was champing at the bit to serve the Empire. I wasn't even interested in X-Wing, but I ran to the store to get TIE Fighter.

I had XWing CD and a school friend of mine had Tie Fighter. There was definitely some faction-based rivalry any time we discussed Star Wars.

... I bet if he ever played WoW he'd have been Alliance too.

Absolutely! I loved shooting down Y Wings in particular.

After all the Y-Wing escort missions in earlier games I can see where you're coming from. :P

Yes I remember this to. I guess I was around 14 years old and talked even about my mother about this. About how I'm suddenly think the Imperium is the good side. They did the story very well and also the game was just great.

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