Throwback Thursday: Reaching for the Stars

Our friends over at OMGeek.net have written another ode to the gaming days of yore. James recalls his younger years of space piracy when he first played Star Wars: X-Wing, complete with overcoming the challenges of succeeding a diplomacy check with his mom to buy the game, and a concentration check to go through the textbook-thick game manual which proved to be required reading for playing the game.

“I read through the manual some more and tried to learn about power management for this ship and then realized that I could either distribute my power to the engines, shields or the laser cannons. This really opened up the game for me and got me to think more strategically on how to fly better.”

Read the full article for more of James's escapades from inside the cockpit of the Incom Corporation Model T-65 and how he still dreams of returning to the stars.